Fragmented Notes From The Silver Messenger Page
A garbled column from the Silver Messenger lists varied items. It mentions Vesuvius, wage debates, polarm and pole references, a Horton woman embracing many religions, a Chicago butcher fined over bad meet, and political notes about Crown Prince George of Latvia. It includes stray references to Cuba, a New York girl, psychotherapy in churches, and Western migration of consumptives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowdmviens Compass
Youted
Northleaf Pole
George
Latvia
Cuba
Women and Unions Across Genders for Equal Standings
The text argues that women need unions as much as men to gain self-respect fair pay security against incapacities of life and to strengthen their standing with male coworkers. It asserts organized women influence employer terms, wage levels, and benefits while educating workers in political action and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamp Tinderstrapper
Hang On Till Your Luck Turns in a Chicago Grocery House
A bookkeeper in a leading Chicago wholesale grocery firm with $20 weekly pay explains his lack of partnership due to lost confidence. He and the president saved $500 each and invested in a neighborhood store that boomed briefly, then faltered. Foreclosures loomed, one partner sold out for $200, and after a rival failed, the fortunes reversed, leading to a lucrative sale and entry into wholesale. The moral: keep hanging on for better days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nemberhood
Billa
Bille
Sid
Man ill at ease after prison break in honeymoon tale
A broken spirited man, met by Capt. Tom Halls at a federal building, recalls time in Leavenworth and Joliet after a wedding trip. He seeks help with fare to Louisville and a meal, receiving two dollars and a 60 cent piece to buy a ticket.
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Tom
Joliet
Cap
Loutavillé
Caugh
Taulsville
Louisville
Capt. Halle
Indianapolis Star
Teaching Nothing and the Zero Lesson at Case School
Dr. Howe of Case School Cleveland rebukes Morgenthaler for calling zero nothing he writes 0 on the board and explains the difference between zero and nothing. A second item notes a shopper disputing a Ti cent bargain marked down from 77 cents and deciding to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Case School
Cleveland
Morgenthaler
Richard A. Jackson elected president of Rock Island Company
Richard A. Jackson is named president of the Rock Island Company, the holding firm behind the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific system. A longtime leader, he has served as first vice president since 1904 and as director across the company group. Born in Richmond Indiana in 1858, he studied at Earlham College and the University of Virginia, was admitted to Indiana bar in 1880, served as Wayne County prosecuting attorney for four years, moved to Chicago in 1891 as general attorney for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Jackson
Rock Island Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific System
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
University of Virginia
Indiana
Wayne County
Chicago
4 Pacific
Youngster Recalls Pioneering Artist Childhood memories
A fragmented reminiscence describes a young painter's early influence and family moments. The speaker recalls conversations with a parent about art, mentions an eye and a bald spot, and notes how exposure to "artists" and "the earth's career" shaped a budding career.
Random musings and maxims from a talkative snippet
A string of caustic jokes and quips on marriage money and philosophy. It recalls Ezra Podder’s son deciding between a car or a wife with savings over four thousand dollars, a soda water clerk inventor disliked for riches, and warnings that critics reflect more on the critic than the subject. The piece weaves humor with social observation and anecdote about misfortune, medicine costs, and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Podder
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Silver Messenger
Challie
Sweet
Naples
South Pole
Horace
New York
China
Laighton Parks
Los Angeles
Denver
Russia
Police Department of the
Empire
Rungia
Diogenes
Droganes
Shakespeare
Des Moines
Turkey
Nia
Idaho
Unions
Emily G. Balch
Wellesley College
George Payne
G. K. Chesterton
London News
Hungary
Totaradae
Nagybecskerek
Mia
Martin
Mrs. Saunders
Amd
St Thomas
Chancel
Leslie Carter
Mary Anderson
Rie
Jer Bo. Eee Witpur D
Wwe
Rick
Perry Anil
Papa Lee
Earth
Cerny Grwpes
Philosophy
Alfred Stiges
Puddiford Suggs
Posivie
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