Nationwide rifle matches at Camp Perry draw large crowds
Secretary Dickinson promotes marksmanship as the national rifle and revolver matches return to Camp Perry Ohio. Contestants include regular army officers National Guardsmen and civilians from ages 18 to 45 with prizes up to $550 for team events and about $69 for individual contests. The event features extensive facilities feeding cot and camp furniture and runs daily from morning to evening across multiple yardage contests.
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Dickinson
United States
Congress
Camp Perry
National Guard
State of
Ohio
Rise of rifle proficiency in the United States
The article discusses growing American interest in marksmanship inspired by Britain. It cites government efforts to train volunteers, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and Secretary of War Dickinson's rifle skills as factors in building a citizen-soldier force. The piece also notes swelling gold production in the Transvaal and its potential impact on prices.
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United States
Sammus
National Board For the Promotion of
Congress
United States ‘War Department
Dickinson
Washington
Transvaal
Alaska
America
National Magazine
Hannah
Phinny
Hit
Phineas
Hafid
Irene
Hospitality in a Nutshell by Sfncee
A 1910 publication notes a concise guide to hospitality with practical tips and social etiquette. It outlines routines, guest management, and polite conduct within domestic and public settings.
The Nutshell Home and Irene's Moral Dilemma
In a remote valley a childless couple live in a modest white house called The Nutshell. Irene, a well-born visitor on a riding outing, learns their mortgage burdens and helps trigger a turning point when Philip Maxfield learns he owns the property and agrees to renew the loan, salvaging the couple's home.
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Phineas
Hannah
Denly
Hiannah
Irene
Iene
Simons
Tor Us
Phinny
Tideea
Kerasa
Philip Maxfield
Philip
Carter
Cupid s t 3 Fey t e Playing the bear in Mexico
In Mexico City social classes differ vastly yet courtship follows two paths. A middle or upper class suitor tracks a woman from the street to her home, waits on her balcony, and watches for a signal before openly pursuing her after about ten to twelve days, with rising salutes and smiles.
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Mexico
Beau O
Beau
Courtly Romance in Mexican Street Life and Night Courting
A dated account describes a Mexican courtship ritual from flower deliveries to rose paper letters, with a developing correspondence and balcony meetings by moonlight. It contrasts the refined suitor’s gestures with the harsher realities of poorer couples and their quiet engage ments, highlighting female devotion amid hardship.
Franklin Aphorism: If a man could halt his wishes
A terse aphorism attributed to Framy Lin suggests that suppressing desires would double the man’s troubles, reflecting a paradox about self restraint and burden.
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Franklin
Framy
Lin
Man's Tenancy of Earth a Great Entail Quote
A concise quotation from Ruskin on Earth's lease to humankind emphasizing responsibility to preserve the land for life and future generations.
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Enye'vition
HEC
Coby
Fawcett
Associated Literary Press
Hanna
Cupid's
Howey
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