The Two Men and a Valley of Life in History
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts The First Man and The Second Man living in the valley of life. It notes The Second Man’s enduring fame, and references old English customs such as tall hats and the hatter Greenway in Bishopsgate Street, with duties evolving up to 1813.
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Aomeone
Toft
Tottenham
Tottenham Free Grammar
Bishopsgate Street
Greenway
Exch
London Mall
Peculiar War Honor Tied to Mexican Villages
A historian of the recent war with Mexico says officials rewarded towns and villages with war honors for their residents. The writer notes Alvarado rose from a village by decree for its residents bold stance against invaders.
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Moxico
Alvarado
The Death Tick Sound Across the Night
The article describes a strange ticking sound heard through the night, attributed to a male insect striking its head against a support while drawing in its antennae and legs. The passage likens the noise to an omen and explains the insect’s mating call behavior.
Roses Tested Across Climate at Arrington Farm Exhibit
The Agriculture Department at Arrington Virginia presented more than 400 rose varieties to the U.S. government. Dr W Ay Taylor accepted on behalf of the government. The National Rose Society has tests expanding to Hartford Minneapolis Ithaca and other sites. Rose testing began two years ago on about two acres. Plants are monitored for three years with detailed growth records.
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Asrington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Arrington
Eton
Ay Taylor
Bureau of Deyats
Exer
Waa Y
Cromwell
Conn
Nmi
National Rose Society
Hartford
Silk Worms and Their Work At National Museum Exhibit
A National Museum silk exhibit shows the life cycle from egg to moth, the cocoon spinning by silkworms, and the transformation into woven silk. It displays fabrics, dyed silks, and samples from the silk industry, noting cocoon processing and thread lengths.
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The
United
National Museum
Division of Textiles
Risitor
Army Prisoners Restored to Colors Exhibit at War Dept
An exhibit at the War Department, Adjutant General McCain office, reconstructs an infantry trench in sand for disciplinary prisoners at Fort Leavenworth and Alcatraz to learn restoration to army duty. The three month course includes drills, target practice, signaling, and sand table modeling leading to promotions to noncommissioned officers.
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United States” Disciplinary
Fort, Leavenworth
Kaw
Alcatraz
Gal
Fort, Jay
Army
McCain
the War, Department
North Pole Wobbles As Observatory Tracks Shifts
Naval Observatory exposes how the North Pole wanders in a spiral path, not fixed in one direction. Prof F H Rows leads experiments with a small instrument at the grounds, noting swings of up to 30 miles and cycles spanning about seven years. The current outward voyage is under way and will last over a year.
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Observatory
North Pole
F. H. Rows
Meetle
Pole
North ‘Pole
July Desserts In Open Air The Housewife’s Summer Guide
A mid summer guide urges simple desserts and fresh fruits during hot weather. It notes serving cold appealing dishes to ease day heat, suggests combining gelatin desserts with fruit and whipped cream, and offers a sponge pudding with Roxbury raisin sauce as a wholesome option. Ice cream is praised as nourishing and popular for open air meals.
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Roxbury Bauer
Savory Tomato Dishes and Stuffed Mutton Recipe Snippet
A historical cookbook style passage guides tomato dishes and lamb preparation. It describes peeling tomatoes, layering with macaroni and white sauce, baking until tender, and offers asparagus as a substitute. Also outlines stuffed mutton with vegetables, bread crumb stuffing, and baking with potatoes, plus baked mutton chops with crumbs and tomato ketchup gravy.
The Irony of Life and Health Habits
A brief reflection from the Ohio State Journal on life's ironies as the mind grows yet daily needs force focus on teeth stomach and legs. Also a note about turpentine mixed with stove pollab as a remedy claimed to prevent root issues and brighten health, contrasting wisdom with quackery.
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Ohio State Journal
Hints for the Housewife on Cooling Off Haphazardly
Rifts advise how to save money by skipping lights and dinners and how to manage tense husbands with cheeky tactics. A veterinary warning condemns cooling horses with cold water in heat, urging gradual cooling from mouth wash to leg baths while keeping kidneys dry to prevent fatal shock.
Clear Your Skin Dramas And Fragrance Ad Sermon
A fragmentary ad and prose piece touts skin care products promising to clear pimples and roughness, with references to a 32 page book and mail-order offer from Cuticura in Boston. The text blends consumer guidance with satirical musings on doctors, love, and life in a Judge. era voice.
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Akin
Cutioura
Dept
Boston
Local Anecdotes and Drug Habit Estimates
An anecdote recalls Bill Dono van and waiter Sutton at a Savannah camp, noting Sutton's slow service and a quip about cold cakes. Separately, public health data estimate 70,900 drug habit victims in the U S with 860 million narcotic doses used annually under new anti narcotic laws. The wedding party jokes about duplicate gifts and checks as gifts are inspected.
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Bill
Donovan
Sutton
United States Public Health Service
Newsee Wkers
Trenches and theater mix frame line in wartime tale
Wartime prose contrasts soldiers in trenches with cinema life as some men fill scenes and others’ roles shift. The text notes no blankets for warmth and a resolve to find glory, while women handle the remaining wardrobe and stage work.
Fragmentary theft haul listed by arresting officer
Resembled Olning, Gar, Tim. Sullivan, typical American, tramp, carried contraband under his coat when arrested in Hed Wing Minn. Found items include seven pounds raw potatoes, one quart bottle of sweet mill, ten-cent note, bread, tea, rolls, ground coffee, two gum jars, vinegar, onion and Japanese paper napkins.
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Olning
Gar
Tim
Sullivan
Hed
Wing
Minn
Fragments and Wit From a Wry Reader Collection
A mosaic of dialogue and quips spills from a rural setting with lines about luck, a doctor charging for a foot amputation, and a railroad payout. Other threads touch a war correspondent, a nurse, disguises, and social observations on credit and understanding.
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TE Era Sabiade
Oliver
Libby's
Libby
M‘neill & Libby
Chicago
Deak
Joosa
Mearo
Lynette Fremire
Bridagroora
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Ollemma
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Europe
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Pwal
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