France Faces Growing Military Shortage Amid Recruitment Decline
The article analyzes declining French recruiting in the late 19th century, noting Germany’s growing numerical advantage and the strain on France’s peace footing. It cites 1898 comparisons, recruitment law shortfalls, and 1899 deficits that hinder fourth battalion credits. It also mentions Col. S. A. Houston acquiring acorns to plant living monuments to McKinley.
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France
London Standard
Germany
Russia
Col. S. A. Houston
Lawrence
Kan
McKinley
Ohio
No Beaux for Central Girls in Dresden Post
A Western Mail correspondent notes trouble at the Dresden post office where about 30 women in the telephone department greet and depart to crowds of male admirers. Officials ban male escorts to and from the building as a result, a topic hot in the Dresden press.
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Dresden
Western Mail
This Man Should Get Rich
Sir Arthur Sullivan once dined in Monte Carlo and found prices at a restaurant unfairly high for a wealthy patron next to him. The proprietor blamed the cashier and admitted items were mispriced to the grand duke, a scheme Sullivan found humorously clever.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Monte Carlo
Sir Arthur
New Use for Petroleum in Fuel and Health Remedies
Scientific note claims petroleum's superiority to coal as fuel and notes discovery of substitutes when resources dwindle. The piece highlights Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and fevers, urging readers not to fail trying it.
In China the year begins in February
A brief note explains that in China the new year starts in February, marking a shift in calendar or cultural timing for seasonal celebrations.
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China
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Promoted For Bright's Disease
An advertisement asserts Bright's Disease spares no one and promotes Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the guaranteed remedy with a sixty cent price and money back offer if it fails to cure. It notes the product is sold by druggists. Falling in love is described as becoming exclusive in affections.
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Bright
Smith
Tetterine
Texas
Wm. Schwarz
Gainesville
J. T. Shoptrive
Savannah
Defiance Starch Defies Smaller Packages Claims
Some grocers avoid De fiance Starch claiming stock of other 12 oz brands. They argue 12 oz cannot be sold first while De fiance offers 16 oz for the same price. Buy Defiance starch for value.
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Defiance
Arch
Cough Stopper and Cold Laxative Ad Snippet
A small advertisement column touts Bronio Quin ine Tablets as a cough remedy and laxative with a price of 2 cents. It includes testimonials and unrelated quotes on ideals and public figures. Street references and product names appear alongside general promotional copy.
Best Results in Starching with Defiance Biarch Use
Defiance Biarch yields top starching results and requires four or more for some money no cooking needed benefits.
Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief
A short note advertises Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup priced at 25 cents per bottle for teething babies it claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and stop wind colic. The passage shifts to a quirky tally of given names from states and a Scottish proverb about a sheep with a shepherd remark.
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Mra. Winslow
Bettie
Kent kin of Roosevelt chief justice candidate in Arizona
Edward Kent of Colorado appointed by President Roosevelt as Arizona chief justice is the son of a famed Maine gubernatorial potential and its stirring campaign cry Hell bent for Governor Kent. William M. Ramsey of California buys Westover on the James River and plans colonial restoration. Sarath Kumar Ghosh, Hindoo writer of English fiction, is a Royal Astronomical Society fellow once urged to practice at the English bar by the late Lord Chief Justice.
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Edward Kent
Colorado
Roosevelt
Arizona
Maine
Kent
William M. Ramsey
California
Westover
James River
Sarath Kumar Ghosh
Royal Astronomical Society
Briquettes Substitute for Coal Free of Duty in France
France orders petroleum briquettes used as coal substitute admitted free of duty. Storekeepers report high extra quantity and quality of Defiance Starch makes other brands hard to sell. Notes count of boiler explosions: 373 in the US in 1900 causing 268 deaths and 520 injuries. GB had 24 deaths and 65 injuries.
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United States
Great Britain
Very Low Rases To California and Passenger Tickets
March and April special low rate Colonist tickets from Texas to Los Angeles and San Francisco. One way second class from Dallas Fort Worth Austin Waco Houston San Antonio and nearby points to $25.00. Consult Sunset Central agents or write M L Rowniss Houston Texas G P J A Prince Edward of Wales praised and seven years old. Mayor Seth Low grants relief after petition, with no influence alleged.
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California
Sunset-Central Lines
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dallas
Ft. Warch
Austin
Waco
Houston
San Antonio
Sunset-Central
M. L. Rowniss
T. J. Anderson
G.P
J. A
A.G. P
Egypt's fertile soil supports far more people per mile
The article notes that 10 500 square miles of Egypt can sustain 928 persons per square mile while Belgium’s density tops at 680 per square mile, illustrating Egypt's exceptional soil fertility and potential population capacity.
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Egypt
Belgium
Man With Sense of Humor Knows When Not to Get Funny
A saying notes that a man who can joke wisely also knows the moment to refrain from humor. It emphasizes restraint and timing in wit.
Man and wife confront schoolboys after snowball strike
While strolling past a school a man’s wife was hit by a flying snowball in the neck. Enraged, the man turned on the class, warning the boys it is lucky they did not hit him and shaking his finger in anger.
Defiance Starch Advertisements and Miscellany
An array of old advertisements tout Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming more product for money and urging trials through dealers. Mentions of health statistics, satire, and a mail order note for Tetterine plus a naval vessel count and standing army question appear as scattered filler.
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