Public Salaries and the Call for Adequate Pay
The piece argues that top U S officials face inadequate pay compared with private sector wages, hindering the recruitment of capable leaders. It contends higher salaries are needed to meet demands of national government roles, while noting a bias toward fiscal simplicity in American ideals.
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Washington
Civil Service
Privat
Supreme Court
Elreult Court Jidgen
Dasaadd
Ruth
Widlinddale
Wealth Theories: Aristocratic Socialistic and Liberal Ideas
The article outlines three main wealth distribution theories: aristocratic, claiming wealth belongs to certain groups by heredity. socialistic, advocating distribution by needs or predefined plans. and democratic liberalism, tying wealth to productivity and worth within a competitive life. It frames a debate on how wealth should be allocated.
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Ileeloh
T. N. Carter
Atlantic
Needa
Hothouse lamb on menus at hotels hints origins
A quirky report describes hothouse lamb appearing on menus at various hotels. Prices range from four to five dollars, with carcasses selling for 25 to 30 dollars each as bitches refuse to divide. An inventor claims the method came by accident in Kansas, raising a lamb in a stable cellar at constant heat to yield market-ready meat in six weeks. The piece also notes William Sherring, winner of a muddy race in Athens, credits his mother for his training and diet, sparking humorous commentary.
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Kansas
Wiliam Sherring
Athens
Gladys and the Patients on a Sunday Yacht Trip
Dr Oxdeb Moore hosts a mixed social cruise for patients and city guests aboard his yacht. Gladys Harte confronts love and social barriers as tensions rise among factions, culminating in a tearful reconciliation after a dramatic evening on the Bound.
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Jomept
Powles
Oxdeb Moore
Lotus
Hell Gate
Osten
Ogden
Gladys
Dr. Moore
Aurora
Cavlen
Be sure to read about a near crash and brake failure
A Washingtonian recalls an automobile incident on a hill where brakes failed and steering held. He describes the rapid sequence from brake nonresponse to wheel spin, the evasive choices, and a near crash into a telegraph pole and embankment. The driver escaped injury and notes the occupants feel shock rather than fear.
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No. 22
Treasury
Japanese Mothers and Daughters in Modern Training
Fortnightly Review discusses how Western education and gymnastic training in Japan have transformed girls into tall, strong women. It notes mothers appear fragile beside daughters yet preserves refined manners only among elder women, suggesting physical and social changes from modern training.
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Japan
Man Famine in England Says Lady at Afternoon Tea
A Lady notes social constraints during an English famine era. She claims men and women avoid interaction at afternoon teas and garden parties to prevent attention. At dances, few single men appear and are rarely seen again, reflecting social pressures of the time.
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England
Wealth and worry as choice in life’s balance
A Washington Star snippet quotes Mr. Dustinstax saying wealth does not bring happiness but offers a degree of control over the kind of worry one bears. The remark reflects a provocative take on money, contentment, and personal agency.
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Mr. Dustinstax
Bives
Washington Star
Good Jokes In the Wrong Office Pediet Aly
A garbled archive of jokes and quips from Philadelphia Press and Detroit Free Press excerpts. It includes lines about heiresses and foreign nobles, a pun on a robe, and various cartoonish one-liners from old papers, with a few misprints and stray names.
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Aly
Peilor
Fragmented Humorous Newspaper Snippets Compiled
A collage of volleys from various papers includes playful dialogues and cartoons. Snippets touch on domestic tasks, marriage reveals, inquisitive editors, and light gossip, reflecting early 20th century humor and public notices.
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