Postal Savings Plan Aims to Boost Government Banking
A Senate committee report favors a bill to establish postal savings banks with government-backed deposits. The plan allows accounts from age ten, limits deposits to one per person, and offers 2 percent annual interest. Deposits are protected from seizure or taxation, with funds placed in national or state bonds as needed.
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United States
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Congress
Postmaster-General
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorney-General
Taft injunctions praised by Roosevelt as a labor charter
President Roosevelt urges labor leaders and members to study Taft's injunctions, arguing they embody fair dealing and even handed justice. He says the judge who authored them stood for rights of the people and opposed mob power and corporate corruption.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Taft Described as a Conscientious Statesman by Borah
Senator Borah hails William H. Taft as a statesman with conscience praising his devout public service and firm regard for constitutional principles. The Boston speech notes Taft's legal training and twelve years on the bench, his unwavering duty, and a life free of public stains.
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Senator Borah
Idaho
Boston
William H. Taft
Cornmeal Versatility and Uncle Hiram's Eager Aid
A feature on cornmeal describes its use in breakfast waffles dumplings and supper hoecakes with butter and ham gravy. A second anecdote shows Uncle Hiram offering to fund Margaret’s abroad music study to boost her voice career.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remuse Magazine
Norton
Hiram
Margaret
An Oversight and a Pink Pajama Wakeup
Chappie wakes in distressed mood after a night of unrest and blameful groans. His valet Alphonse notes the cause as creased trouserines in his pink pajamas, humorously blaming the preparation for the day’s discomfort.
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Chappie
Alphonse
The Doll Industry of Thuringia Grows from a London Idea
A Circle article traces how Thuringian toymakers transformed a London imported doll from China into a renowned craft. The wax head method, movable eyes, Angora wigs, and dipping process marked the rise of a dollmaking industry. Women and girls now dress dolls, producing inexpensive pieces with lace trims.
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Thuringian Mountains
Sonneberg
London
China
Thuringian
Rene Bache
Return of the Prodigal Umbrella Tale
A humorous note from the New York Press about a penniless girl recounting a rain soaked reunion. She recalls visiting friends who confiscated her umbrella, then celebrated as they found their long missing umbrella after the rain.
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New York Press
Stetson Yacht Name Likely Starts With 8S
The late John Stetson famed theatrical manager plans a new yacht. A friend on the street asks the name. Stetson replies he has not decided but it will start with 8S, possibly Psyche or Cinch.
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John Stetson
John
French Schools Teach Strong Secular English Across France
Barrett Wendell notes in France Today that French secondary schools provide exemplary secular instruction with students fluent in English. He recalls a class of sixteen year olds debating nuanced terms priests, minister, and dissenter with near teacher-level proficiency. The observation emphasizes the vitality and thoroughness of French education.
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Harvard
France
Barrett Wendell
Paper tiger and other Chinaman sayings in New York
A Lexington Avenue laundry owner quotes his view of Western phrases. He explains paper tiger as a harmless bluff and offers Cantonese equivalents for pride and wasteful riches, ending with a critique of American missionary giving.
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Lexington Avenue
Twenty-third Street
China
New York Press
White Canoe Superstition and Housewise Warning
A clipped notice recalls a Metropolitan Magazine tale of a white canoe guided by a pioneer spirit foretelling death among northern trappers and traders. It also notes Somerville Journal advice urging calm, straight walking to avoid indoor trouble when someone is sick at home.
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Metropolitan Magazine
Somerville Journal
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Postal Savings Banks
James S. Sherman
Des Moines
Bryan
Indianapolis
Topeka
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
CL. Willey’s
Stetson
Kennedy
Shoo
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Bayfield County Plat Books
By George A. Calder
2. Doenitz and
FH. Rittenhouse
Washburn, Wis
Bayfield County
Ashland
Washburn
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