Bonnie Brave Soldier Boys of Quinn Battery Parade in Missoula
In Missoula the Quinn’s Battery of Arthur Quinn’s sons is celebrated for its jaunty khaki appearance and discipline. Since 1898 the boys have impressed crowds with military bearing, flag drills, and reliability in parades, while remaining devoted to Boer sympathy and American sharpness.
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Missoula
Quinn's Battery
Arthur Quinn
Schley
Quinn
Arthur
John
Tom
Ireland
North
Dom Paul
How It’s Done and Other Curious Facts
A column describes a classic egg in a bottle trick using vinegar to soften the shell and a smaller-neck bottle. It then notes ocean depth about three miles, Boone descendants near extinction, spider silk weight, a 102 year old German prison warden Mueller, New Zealand children receiving 140,000 war medals, and Liverpool street vendors licensed to sell papers and matches.
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New Zealand
South Africa
All About Easter A Short Chapter
A summary of Easter customs and meanings from around the world. It notes eggs as symbols of resurrection, coloring with unclear origins, egg hunts in Scotland, and omens tied to lambs and doves. Describes Rome Easter ceremonies, papal ritual, and lilies as church decor linked to Christ’s teaching. It contrasts U S flower usage with Bermuda’s Easter flowers.
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Rome
St. Angelo
St. Peter's
Maes
Vatican
Christ
America
Bermuda
Smallest Alphabet Pin Captures Philadelphia Interest
A Philadelphia man wears a tiny pin as a watch charm whose head bears the English alphabet in old English lettering arranged around the edge. Engraver August Starcke spent a year on the piece, now gold plated, drawing admiration from the owner and onlookers.
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Fred Swarts Brink
Philadelphia
August Starcke
Loyal Little American
A teacher recalls a 10 year old passenger on a steamship homeward bound who, while reflecting on home, declares America the best country in the world. The boy had spent six months in Europe including school in Sweden and treasured returning to the United States.
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New York
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
America
Columbus
Europe
Sweden
Anaconda High School Caps City Campaign
Anaconda high school pupils hold a mock city convention on March 29 with a platform and a elected ticket. Miss Maud G. Evans serves as mayor, with a slate including John D. Dwyer as treasurer and several pupils as aldermen and officials from wards one through six.
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Anaconda
Anaconda High School
Literary Society
Maud G. Evans
Annie Evans
Prescott
John D. Dwyer
Dan Dwyer
Margaret M. Hughes
Joe Hughes
Julia Cuddihy
Patrick Cuddihy
Edwin M. Evans
Miss Evans
Alice S. Mehargue
Manager Mehargue
Montana Hotel
Misa Mabel A. McEachran
William McEachran
Jessie M. Ottarson
FE. R. Ottarson
The
Standard
Robert E. Thomas
SAE
Ald
Mabel A. McEachran
John Dwyer
Maude E. Evans
Margaret M. Hugh
Alice F. Mehargue
The Little Tallow Candle's Mistake
A talkative tallow candle in a tin candlestick deserts his fellow wax friends and woos Miss Pinkie Wax. His pride leads to a clash with her father, a violent rebuke, a tumble into the stove, and a humbled return to the group. He proves useful again only by a customer’s extra purchase.
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Tallow Candle
Miss Pinkie Wax
Miss Pinkie
Tallow Dip
Pinkie
Crowd Pressure Pushes Youth Through Rapid Schooling
The passage criticizes rushing children into schooling and adult roles. It condemns pushing babies into grammar schools, cram schooling, and turning youth into workers for money. It warns that such pressure leads to nervous prostration and death, urging patience.
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Daniel Boone
Elizabeth Ward Boone van Hohnensburg
Kingston, N. Y
German Empire
Mueller
Mittlich
City Council of
Liverpool
Scotland
East Yorkshire
England
Germany
Loyal Little American
High School
Manner
Harvey Peake
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