The Cheval Noir Tale From Capitaine Stack In Haiti
Capitaine Stack of the Gendarmerie recounts a Haitian episode about a mischievous horse named cheval noir and a crafty servant Louis. A coastal night scene near Port au Prince frames a tale of lost ropes, stolen chickens, and a vanished horse as a morale tester for the commander.
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Weis
M. le Capitaine
Haiti
Art
Port Au Prince
M. le President Shaon
Capitaine
Stack
Louis
Capitaine Stéck
Sauvie
Merci Beaucoup
Mon Cheval Noir
Allez
Monsieur
Petionville
Helas
Kim
le Capitaine
Capitaine Stack
Odd Foods: Ants and Worms Feature In Diverse Cuisines
A colonial era description notes Turkish harems consuming meal worms from small beetles for plump beauty. Paraguayan women eat rolled baked large ants. White ants are traded in the Levant and sold in Constantinople markets with aromatic, sour notes. Swedes flavor native whisky with ants, using no more than five per quart to avoid throat irritation.
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Paraguay
Levant
Constantinople
Garden plan invites children to reclaim vacant lots for outdoor learning
A guide urges securing school-adjacent land for child gardens with practical outdoor instruction. It lists hardy perennials and annuals for a vibrant border, stresses neatness, careful color grouping, and the social benefits of urban garden projects for at risk and backward children.
New Rubber Sources and Modern Inventions Featured
A gum yielding 10 to 20 percent rubber is found in the Malay peninsula while Natal trees supply satisfactory rubber aiding a new English refining plant. Innovations include a two legged bathtub stool with rim hooks, a ping pong ball target pistol, Alpine avalanche filming via dynamite, a puncture proof tire, a violet ray water sterilizer with automatic drainage, and a faucet connected dish washing machine for sinks.
McClarygrams on opportunity and living for enjoyment
McClary's Magazine discusses how opportunity favors those who seize it and notes that wealth, spending, and timing shape success. The piece contrasts frugality with extravagance and ends by suggesting that procrastination harms if driven by ambition but can aid when life is meant to be savored.
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McClary
A Riff on Spending, Progress, and Prices Through Ages
The piece muses on modern wealth and costs compared to forefathers, noting airplanes, makeup use, and historical pleasures. It contrasts past and present prices, hints at pervasive change, and calls attention to evolving value contexts across eras.
Facts in Figures Highlights 1910s Economic Data
English breweries employ 18 000 women New York state has 251 savings and loan societies Finland yearly realizes 96 000 000 from forest products Georgia collects state taxes on property valued at 954 236 072 J Ogden Armour donated 200 000 to University of Chicago In past three years Pennsylvania railway carried 550 000 000 passengers In 1916 there were 227 miles of new roads and 1 975 miles of trails in United States national forests
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Georgia
Pennsylvania Railway System
United States National Forests
Unity of Color in Your Garden Scheme
Unity of color in the garden yields a pleasing effect with careful planting from spring to fall. Suburban grounds benefit as a front back yard screen splits pink and white. White predominates to break colors, with shading for a softer transition. White varieties include fragrant lilies and peonies.
Beauty of the Home Lot Plans for a Full Garden Next Year
The note advises sizing the lawn appropriately and using seed mixes to create a lasting border and flower garden plan. It suggests planting tall growers at the rear with lower plants in front to maximize sun and visual appeal, keeping a notebook for notes and changes.
City plans widen Stuart street in Boston
Boston will widen and extend Stuart street. Paulsboro New Jersey reports 25 jitneys in operation. Chicago runs a free dispensary for sick cats and dogs. Milwaukee suburbs object to being annoyed to that city.
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Boston
Paulsboro
N. J
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cascarets promise quick relief for bilious headaches
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for sick headache biliousness and digestive discomfort. It claims the 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and poisons from the bowels and liver and promises relief by morning. It also sells a playful aside about a boy nicknamed Night of the Bat in a jokey royal scene.
Boschee's German Syrup Advertises National Reach
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds especially lung trouble. It promises better sleep relief from coughing easier morning excretion and natural recovery with air and sunshine. Trial size and family size prices are listed. Sold across the United States Canada Australia and other countries.
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Boschee
United States
Canada
Australia
The Boss in the House Question
In a dialogue a boy asks who is the boss at home and learns mamma is the real boss while papa claims authority. The boy contemplates whether to ask mother or father before selling something, noting the parental dynamic.
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Gay
Mamma
Papa
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Skin Care Ad
Cleans away pimples by applying Cuticura Ointment to affected areas and washing with Cuticura Soap. Rinse in five minutes and repeat until clear, then use Cuticura for daily toilet needs. Free sample by mail with Book at Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
New Jesus Sayings Report From Egypt Discovery
The dean of St. Pauls preached at St Martins in the Fields about newly found passages in the sands of Egypt. One saying attributed to Jesus claims I stood in the midst of the world and in the flesh I was seen of them and I found all men drunken and none athirst.
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Jesus
St. Paul’s
St. Martins-In-the-Fields
Egypt
Grove's General Tonic Ad Promotes Quinine and Iron
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Price listed as 50 cents.
Good-By Say Boss I’m Discharged
A brief exchange shows a worker departing after a conversation with the boss. The line implies the worker is being discharged from employment. No further context is provided.
Electric traction income in 1916 and magnolia blossom note
The record states United States electric traction lines earned about 750 million dollars in 1916. It also mentions the magnolia blossom as the flower most associated with the Confederacy.
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United States
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Savings and Loan
Finland
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Grove
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
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