Public Be Damned Attitude Among Newly Unionized Workers
A columnist recounts several anecdotes of unionized service workers defying employers and customers, from smoking in cabs to dirty trucks and indifferent sales clerks. The piece questions a public be damned stance, suggesting it harms both workers and the public and cites cases across dairy, laundry, janitorial, and retail sectors. It considers causes like pendulum swing and revenge, warning of a trend that hurts union progress.
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Union
New
Russell Sage Girls Share Campus Slanguage List
Dr. Lois Whitney at Russell Sage College catalogs slang terms used by students. Terms include ape polisher, meatball, gleeps, nub, and wheel a sled among others, reflecting campus gossip influence and evolving language. Whitney notes such slang mirrors national college speech and may interest philologists.
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Russell Sage College
Russell Sage
Lois Whitney
Grief Reappears as a New Visitor in a Quiet Morning
The speaker recalls many past sorrows that shadowed yesterday and wonders if the new grief will depart like the others. Through ritual acts of remembrance a plate is set for each old pain as hope persists that tomorrow the new sorrow may fade away.
Lost Opportunities by Edgar A. Guest
Poem urging people to act kindly and share when able. The speaker imagines wealth but notes the missed chances to help others, arguing that small gifts today beat grand plans later and kindness should be seized in the moment.
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Edgar A. Guest
Conversation on women's voice and requests
A dialogue contrasts how a woman lowers her voice when asking for something and raises it if she does not get it. The exchange highlights gendered speech patterns in interpersonal dynamics.
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Garce Noll Crowell
Smith
Jones
The Optimist Creed Worth Learning
The creed by Christian D. Larson encourages speaking health happiness and prosperity to others. It urges looking on the sunny side of life and striving for the best while celebrating others success and improving oneself.
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Christian D. Larson
World Traveler Tells Desert Hotel Tale
A world traveler recalls meeting a hotel manager in New York and sharing a story about an entire hotel moved across 500 miles of desert in North Africa piece by piece. The manager retorts that in America hotels are carried away towel by towel.
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New York
Globe Trotter
North
Africa
America
Texans' Peace Officers Training at Camp Mabry
Texas Public Safety Department runs a two week Peace Officers Training School at Camp Mabry with fifty officers and Mexico City police represented. The course covers criminal investigation, identification, and modern enforcement methods with lab demonstrations. The state saves about 15000 annually by not renting near the Capitol, using WPA labor to build permanent facilities.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
FBI
Public Safety Department
Department
Peace Officers
Police Department
Mexico City
Camp Mabry
Capitol
WPA
Highway Patrol
Ranger Force
Round Trip Hubby The Bank Returns Check
A husband reports to his wife that a bank has returned a check while she celebrates, asking what they can buy with it this time. The exchange captures domestic humor over finance and shopping.
They Meant It Visit Requests From a Steamer Couple
A remembered steamer encounter leads to a plan as a visiting couple is invited. The dialogue hints at a mistaken assumption and an upcoming visit, signaling social engagement and humor.
Quiggle Debate Sparks Wife Word Clash
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Quiggle asserting women win arguments by default as men exhaust excuses. The line about having “a dozen arguments left” highlights wit over spousal sparring.
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Quiggle
Mrs. Quiggle
Dr J R Thompson Opens Clinic in Sherman
Dr J R Thompson announces the opening of his medical office over Bass Parrish and Taylor Sherman. He is a physician and surgeon offering osteopathic treatments, general practice, and care for rectal diseases.
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Bass, Parrish & Taylor
Sherman
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