Soldiering As Career And Education In The United States Army
A writer argues that good behavior and discipline are essential in army life. He notes compensation, education, medical care, libraries, gymnasia, and post exchanges for soldiers, plus extra duty pay. Advancing from private to corporal or higher is possible through merit and conduct, as exemplified by Lt. Gen. Young and others who began as privates.
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Lfe
United States Army
United States
Napoleon
Saeut-Gen. Young
Young
Leutenant
12Th
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Chaffee
U. S. Cavalry
Ife
Ancient bracelets as symbols of power through time
The article traces bracelets from royal insignia in ancient times to military rewards and status symbols. It notes Rebecca's bracelet weighing about five ounces, Roman practices among betrothed women, and Fosbroke on royal emblems. It also mentions brass bracelets on skeletons and northern oath customs linking bracelets to contracts.
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Fosbroke
The History of Firedamp and Damps in Mines
The passage traces the terms firedamp and afterdamp and their mining dangers. It notes their antiquated English sense of noxious vapors, cites Caxton and Bacon on damp in mines, and explains how damp extended to visible vapors and moisture. It mentions damping down a furnace as a relic use of damp meaning suffocate.
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Peple
Bacon
Tailor’s Excuse Stirs Stirring Reminder of Scripture
A strict tailor condemns an assistant for offering cheap material at a low price. The assistant justifies the switch by saying it followed scripture since the customer was a stranger and he took her in. The owner rebukes the aide, illustrating strict rules and cunning excuses.
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Pture
Harper's Weekly
Made American Rifle Famous in Europe after New Orleans
The piece notes the American rifle's fame following the January 1816 Battle of New Orleans where Kentuckians and Tennesseans faced British forces. It claims 2,117 of 6,000 English were killed or wounded, and that the Raekeh were shot at forty to sixty yards. It also mentions Wellington doubting reports of British losses.
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Europe
New Orleans
Wellington
England
How Foolscap Got Its Name
Water marks used by 1301 paper makers distinguished products in the Middle Ages. A fool wearing a cap and bella appeared as the mark on a then scarce grade of paper. By the mid 1600s Britannia replaced the fool, yet the name foolscap endured for this paper size.
The Good Mixer and Public Buying Habits
The Atchison Globe critiques the notion of a good mixer as a social connector. It argues that business success hinges on value and access to best prices rather than personal friendliness, and questions the emphasis on social prowess in trade.
Cure for Insomnia Ad Varies with Word Association
A medical journal ad recommends a word association method to cure sleeplessness. Read a list like ice slippery smooth rough ruffian tramp and recite it mentally to keep the mind focused, avoiding daydreaming and the dull task of counting sheep.
Fuel From Follage: Paris to Turn City Leaves Into Fuel
A Paris company secured contract with municipal authorities to gather all follage from trees in public squares gardens streets and woods within city limits. Leaves will be compressed under high pressure and converted into a fuel claimed to have greater calorific capacity than coal or any known fuel.
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Paris
Scientist on Hypnotism and Moral Action
A Boston scientist argues that hypnotism cannot create complete moral restraint. He claims experiments show 75 percent of people would steal if prompted by pride and similar motives, even under hypnosis.
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Boston
Pet grave at Peking summer palace marked by ornate coffin
When a pet of royal rank dies in China its body is placed in a carved polish oak coffin and buried in the animal cemetery behind the summer palace at Peking.
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China
Summer Palace
Peking
Fitchburg Library Receives Complete Chopin Collection
Herbert L. Jenks presents the Fitchburg library in Massachusetts with the only complete set of Chopin's compositions. The donation highlights the library's music holdings, enriching local cultural resources and preserving a full Chopin catalog for public study and enjoyment.
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Chopin
Herbert L. Jenks
Fitchburg
Masa) Lbrary
Valley to host agricultural show in September
Valley hosts an agricultural show on September 20 and 21. The report lists cattle losses at Rock Island railroad Sarpy county a house fire Langhorst Lathmann Fontanelle and other local incidents including a murder attempt and a city hall contract in Humboldt.
Seward Citizens Threaten Dowding After Abuse Charge
James A. Dowding was charged with abusing the 13 year old daughter of Charles H. Wullenwaber. About thirty Seward citizens took him to the city edge and threatened to hang him. He was released with a promise to leave Seward and stay away permanently.
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Seward
James A. Dowding
Charles H. Wullenwaber
Dowding
State Treasurer Seeks Seward County Bond Plan
State Treasurer Mortensen reports Seward County will send a portion of the $100,000 bond issue for a new courthouse. Later nearly all bonds, except a few thousand dollars, will be sold to the state treasurer.
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Mortensen
Seward County
Lincoln firm lands library contract for Perm normal school
Lincoln Saint and Assemmacher of Seneca Kansas won the library building contract from the state board of education for 20,222 dollars. F C Phillips and Co of Lincoln was awarded the heating and plumbing job for 7,300 dollars.
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Lincoln—Saint & Assemmacher
Senaca
Kans
Perm Normal School
State Board of Education
F.C. Phillips & Co
Lincoln
Lincoln farmers' grain dealers accuse lumber trust plans
A Lincoln source says members of the Farmers' Grain Dealers association will help uncover evidence of a lumber trust. The speaker claims profits mask a hidden inner ring, and that litigation may follow as the attorney general pursues alleged collusion and restraint of trade in the lumber industry.
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Lincoln
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
Godfrey
Lancaster County
Lumber Dealers’ Trust
Lancaster
Poisoned cows raise countywide livestock concern
In western Plattsmouth county farmers report multiple cows dying from suspected poisoning. J F Deming of South Bend lost two cows, another died after showing illness, and a third became sick though later survived with veterinary help. Stomachs from two cows were sent to Lincoln for analysis.
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Plattsmouth
J. F. Deming
South Bend
Ashland
Lincoln
Horse Thief Arrested in Nebraska City
Sheriff Trade confirms G. H. Baker wanted for stealing three horses and a buggy here has been arrested at Nebraska City by Sheriff Page. Baker is also wanted at Geneva for stealing a team years ago. He will likely be taken to Fillmore County first for trial. Baker was driving one of the stolen horses.
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Rock Island
Sarpy
Tecumach
Falla City
Wood River
Langhorst
Lathmann Brothers
Fontanelle
Joe Graves
EB. M. Harding
Humboldt
Gage County
Pinkeye
Derby
Plattsmouth
John Gilmore
Fremont
H. Wilegenjost
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lincoln
Beatrice
Union Pacific
Wiliam Cook
D. W. Cook
Blue River
Tie
Nemaha
Court House
Falls City
J. Butler
Missouri Pacific
Brown County
Mage
Fillmore County
George Baker
Nebraska City
Geneva
Baker
Page
Boulder
Colo
Monat Lakes
Emma Cropsey
Hastings
Neb
Charlotte Boyle
Walter Chamberlain
Cropsey
State Teachers’ Association
Lindell Hotel
George Crampton
C. 0. White
Ypsilanti
Mich
C. A. McKim
A. T. Peters
Valley
Grant Burt
Burt
Henry Wilson
Omaha
Howard County
Columbus
O. Ralph Powell
Foxclaeman Powell
Salt Creek
Roca
Kearney
Peru
Plate Board of Education
Miles of
Novinger Nut
George H. Dowing
Damforth Nat Coal
Trade
G. H. Baker
Diamond Repaid Twenty Dollar Loan With $900 Gem
In a St Louis Post Dispatch item, Fred W. Bender loaned Howard Thompson $20 in 1890 to help reach the Klondike. Thompson mined gold at Dawson City and sent back a 5 carat diamond worth about $900, a thanks gift that far exceeded the loan.
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Klondike
Fred W. Bender
Southern Railway
Howard Thompson
San Francisco
Bender
Dawson City
Thompson
Philippines
United States Army
Spain
United States
Tom
Mr. Bender
Seattle
Dawson
Gold Country
Cripple Creek
Louigville
Red
Army
Louis Post-Dispatch
The Need of Foresters and Forestry Growth
The need for foresters is acute as forestry becomes essential to sustaining wealth and production. Experts are scarce compared to demand, echoing the rapid adoption seen in electric lighting and transportation.
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St. Paul
American Ice Cream Habit
An observer notes Americans consume vast ice cream quantities in department store displays and social events. The habit is linked to summer indigestion and contrasts with European dining, where ice cream is sold by the quart.
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New York
America
London
London News
Remembering in Moonlit Memory of First Love
Fragmentary verses evoke memory and longing under moonlight. Lines describe a prairie, river moonpath, and a remembered beloved, with reflections on love’s first kiss and lingering nostalgia across years.
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Lfe
Senator Sullivan Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Hon Timothy D Sullivan of New York District 8 and a Democratic leader endorses Doane Kinney Pills. He states the remedy relieves distress from sick kidneys and restores health. Signed Timothy Sullivan. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Sold by all druggists, 60 cents per box.
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Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Congress
New York State
Doan
Sullivan
Doane Kinney Pils
Timothy. Sullivan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Faith and medicine collide in 1900 strip of verse
A terse historical clipping mocks curing claims with a pun on Piso’s Cure for Consumption and coughs and colds. It notes a location Trinity Springs and a date February 15, 1900. The fragment contrasts abstract fights with arguments over subtraction.
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Piso
Bowen
Trinity Springs
Fed
Cuticura Heals Baby Scalp Crusts, Pine Bush Mother Says
A Pine Bush Minnesota mother reports her infant’s yellow crust rash on the head clearing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After washing with the soap and applying the ointment, a few treatments produced a complete cure and she has advised other mothers.
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John Boyce
Pine Bush
MN. Y
Banker Recovers Lost Chickens After Lawn Mix Up
A western banker bought chickens from a ranchman who left them on the lawn. The banker searched alleys in a mood of fury and returned with eleven birds. The ranchman calmly reveals he left only six, implying more remained elsewhere.
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Grace M. Crawford
Harper's
Asiatic Population Grows in Transvaal and Natal
In the Transvaal English residents fear rising Asiatic numbers. Natal reports Asians outnumber Europeans and white retail trade suffers from Asiatic competition.
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Transvaal
Transvasa
Natal
OUST THE DEMON A Tussle with Coffee
A California couple tell how quitting old coffee and using Postum Coffee relieved nervousness headaches and neck muscle tension. They praise Postum as drug free and say they now share it with their children and never return to former coffee.
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Calif
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
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