Hair and Hilarity at the Stenographers' Meeting
In a Chicago Record tale, two stenographers scheme with a coworker’s hair to shame delegates from a regional association. The plan backfires as the room riffles with laughter and a coat of golden strands leads to awkward questions about Mr Harmer and the next gathering.
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William
Mr. Davis
Association
Miss Benedict
Miss Burdue
Benedict
Purdue
Miss Purdue
Miss Purdie
Benneath
Mim
Refuge
Mr. Harmer
Tim Gundry
Urther
Misa Benedict
Harmer
Mr. Mordant
Misa Purdue
Rgdom
I Want Me Money Irish Teller Joke
A Baltimore Sun humor piece tells of an Irish depositor demanding funds at a bank. The teller calmly counts the amount and hands it over, only to declare he does not want it and invites the man to keep the money. The man leaves satisfied with the bank's solidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Politeness Wins Better Job for Courteous Conductor
A Baltimore News item contrasts two Hillcott City line conductors. A polite conductor’s helpful gesture to a parcels laden lady led to a better job, while a later rude reply to a waiting passenger foretold a stagnant career. The anecdote underscores politeness as career capital in day to day transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentleman
Hillcott
Gene Fleman
Hillcott City
Charles
Lexington Streets
Saratoga and
Charles Streets
Cherrily
Charles and
Saratoga Streets
Lexington
Baltimore News
Trigonometry in X Ray Work in Surgery Insight
Dr J C Egelston explains how trigonometry guides X ray diagnosis to locate bullets or foreign bodies beneath the skin. By converting surface position to depth, surgeons avoid unnecessary cutting and reduce risk. The method uses X rays to map surface location and computes depth to determine the safest approach.
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J. C. Egelston
City Hospital
Kansas City
Journal
Some Spanish Titles for Sale in Europe and America
An agent in Paris circulates confidential prospectuses offering Spanish noble titles to wealthy Europeans and Americans. Americans today scrutinize titles before purchase, while Europeans buy any title available. Paris brokers tout baron viscount and count titles priced from 500 to 1000 dollars with purported Spanish government patent attestations.
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Paris
Europe
Insurance companies take on limited risks for football players
Insurance firms will assume restricted liability for certain football players, offering coverage up to specified limits. The move sets new terms for player health risks and team cost management, signaling a shift in how clubs manage injury exposure and financial planning.
Griggs Won't Make Atlanta Prison Appointments
A Washington special reports Attorney General Griggs will not appoint the southern federal prison at Atlanta. He will leave the distribution of these posts to his successor, transferring the responsibility for organization to the incoming official amid many applications and endorsements.
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Washington
Griggs
Atlanta
Livingston
Conger Leaves Pekin Amid Farewells at Rail Station
The state department dispatch reports Mr. Conger leaving Pekin for America on March 11 with Squiers in charge. Foreign ministers bade him farewell at the railway station. Rockhill is not Conger’s successor, but a special commissioner limited to negotiations with the Chinese government and other ministers over the Boxer uprising issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
State Department
Conger
Prin
America
Squiers
O Connur
Rockhill
United States
Time Extension for Ratification of French Reciprocity Treaty
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Cambon signed an agreement extending the ratification period to March 24 1902 for the French reciprocity treaty.
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Hay
Cambon
Nation's Trial Called in Topeka Court
Mrs Nation's trial for destruction of property was called in the district court at Topeka on Friday. She did not appear in person since the offense is a misdemeanor and her presence was not required.
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Mrs. Nation
Carrie Nation
Topeka
Fertilizers for cash and notices from Georgia county
The document lists fertilizer prices due October 1 1901 for various Chicora products including Acid A P Chicora Compound Guano Dissolved Bone and German Kainit with prices and a six percent discount for cash. It also contains administrative notices from Doonx County Georgia citing J F Calhoun and J T Carlisle as executors and seeking discharge, plus administrator notices for D E Altman and a general subscription pitch urging readers to subscribe for a year or six months.
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Hancrove
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Mallory Bros. Machinery CO
Macon
Armour Fertilizer
Xyespectaly, D. B. Toomison
Georgia
Dooy Country
Cross
L. M. Altman
D. EB
Altman
J. D. Haneroyer
O. D
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