Why public employees lag in productivity, says Interior chief
Secretary of the Interior Dr. Work argues that public employees under state or national control work less diligently than private workers. He cites a 40 percent higher output in private enterprises and notes Civil Service protections may dull motivation. The piece links these ideas to broader beliefs about opportunity and advancement. Burlington-Druggists from five southeastern Iowa counties meet for a district Iowa Pharmaceutical association gathering.
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Dr. Work
Civil Service
Burlington
Iowa
The
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Jester Dies Without Insurance
A light verse about a robust man who dismisses life insurance until Death arrives. His widow and children face hardship after his death as insurance neglect and lack of funds leave them scrubbing, washing, and struggling. The piece satirizes complacency about preparedness and the fate of a family left exposed.
Morning argument and worn phrases echo through a quirky style
A jumble of quirky lines, old metaphors, and comic misreadings sketches a chaotic vignette about covers, a furnace, a traffic cop, and casual misquotes. It plays with language and mis-spellings to evoke a quircked tone and subtextual humor.
World War Attitudes and Mockery Across U.S. Papers
Compilations note sharp quips about loan collection and America’s global role. The Indianapolis and Dallas papers weigh in on American influence abroad while Memphis mocks dress differences and price tags for missionaries. Cleveland remarks call the war a European affair to exclude U.S. direct involvement.
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Memphis
London
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Motion from past to present in daily routines and debt hints
The clip presents a collage of quotes about civic life and economics. It notes locals preferring buses over trains, promises of normal congressional business, and debt payment reminders. It references aviation, public lands, and income figures from 1809 to 1928 as signs of prosperity.
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Congress
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
America
Brooklyn
Post office security alerts amid crime wave
Amid a surge of robberies and other crimes the post office is urged to tighten security to defend against threats to tranquility and disarmament efforts.
Public Health Service entrance exams announced for several cities
Surgeon General Cumming announced December 7 1925 exams for U S Public Health Service Regular Corps in Washington Chicago New Orleans and San Francisco Applicants must be 23 to 32 years old medical graduates with hospital or practical experience and pass oral written and clinical tests before a medical board Successful candidates require presidential appointment with Senate consent Information requests go to the Surgeon General Washington D C Scotland ward arrest of Arthur McManus and John Thomas Murphy for conspiring to incite sedition was reported in London
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Washington, D. C
Cumming
United States Public Health Service
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
D. C
Chicago
Illinois
New Orleans
Louisiana
San Francisco
California
Senate
Surgeon General
U. S. Public Heath Service
London
Scotland
Arthur McManus
Communist Party In
Great Britain
John Thomas Murphy
Communist Press
Pome About Cactus and Country Jane
A light verse titled Pome About Cactus and Country Jane recounts a country kid delivering a poem to the Journal office and his forgetfulness. The poem teases Cactus with playful rhymes about a red haired woman and a broom.
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Country Jane
Potato Clock Joke Returns In Daily Parade
A jokester repeats the potato clock gag amid protests, insisting on his dull routine. The exchange features a steady stream of no and tell it, highlighting the comedian's persistence and the crowd's exasperation.
Piece of scattered verse and a church appointment
The fragmentary text mixes verses and reflections with a travel class appointment. Herbert Booth, son of General William Booth, is named successor to William Jennings Bryan as superintendent of the Presbyterian church Tourist Class in Miami Florida, with Yonkers New York as his home. Booth is described as a Bryan associate who previously shared stages with him.
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New York
Herbert Booth
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
William Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian Church
Miami, Florida
Booth
Yonkers
N. Y
Mr. Bryan
No Matter How Hot It Be Comes You Can't Make Friends
A succinct reflection warns that generosity and warmth matter more than cold shoulder behavior in building genuine friendships. The piece emphasizes empathy over aloofness and highlights social dynamics.
Washington man jokes about making progress at last
A Washington man told his wife he thought he was gazing ahead at last. She replied, heaven knows you need one.
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Washington
Lady of the House Interviews New Maid
A host asks Nora about efficiency and she claims in her prior job she rose at four, lit the fire, started the kettle, and prepared breakfast.
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Nora
Fragmentary line on early morning scene in house
A brief readable fragment notes beds and occupants before anyone woke, suggesting a quiet dawn moment in a home. No names or places are provided, leaving the scene to readers’ inference about who was present when the house woke.
Secret Ambitions and Simple Yearning Prompts Reader Reflections
A brief column presents readers with questions about secret ambitions and desires. The writer contrasts money dreams like a million dollars and a barrel of spending money with personal goals such as becoming a successful homemaker and mother.
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Josh
Po cafe omy shoes and the lazy woman tale
A fragmented column features a senior Isaastein exchange about shoes and chores, a lazy woman who raised buff cochin chickens to avoid sweeping, and a Washington man claiming to see sun moon and rainbow at once. A small boy asks if memory can recall him.
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Isaaestein
Abie
Isaaistein
Junia
Po Cafe Omy Shoes
Dot
Washington
Stork
Gold Heels brings Checkers story to Fox screen
The Fox photoplay Gold Heels opens Friday and Saturday at the Fox theatre. Robert Agnew leads as Checkers Campbell with Peggy Shaw as the female lead, in a tale based on Thomas W. Ross's play, noted for influencing anti corruption in horse racing. The cast includes Lucien Littlefield and others.
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Checkers
William Fox
Gold Hee
Fox Theatre
Robert Agnew
W. 8. van Dyke
Agnew
Perry Shaw
Lucien Littlefield
William Norton
Winifred Landis
Katherine Craig
Harry Tracy
Carl Stockdale
Fred Butler
James Douglas
Buck Black
Betty Hixle
Stillman Litigation Ends with Bond Cancellations
In White Plains on October 22 Judge Morsehauser signed an order cancelling all bonds totaling $50,000 tied to appeals in the suit by James A Stillman and wife Anne A Stillman. The move signals that Stillman paid all litigation costs as the case moved from trial to appellate divisions and the court of appeals.
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Whit. Plains
James A. Stillman
Aeninet Hye
Anne A. Stillman
Supreme Court
Morsehauser
Strew Cellar With Chloride of Lime to Deter Rats
A homespun tip advises sprinkling chloride of lime in the cellar to drive away rats suspected of visiting. The method is presented as a simple preventive measure.
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