A Baby With A Good Grip Photographs Show Training
The eight month old Clerys Vernelia Stewart is pictured hanging to a rod with and without a quilt for protection. Her father James K. Stewart, a Cincinnati journalist, credits early physical training for the child’s recovery from indigestion and precarious health. He advocates simple daily exercises by parents without medical supervision, noting the child’s rapid development.
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Clerys
Vernelia Stewart
Bir
James K. Stewart
Herset
Lee
Stewart
A New Woman Party In A Gotham Schoolroom
A bright Gotham school girl organizes a playful New Woman Party where men handle feminine tasks like umbrella rolling and sewing while women perform nails and other chores. Contests, prizes, and a concluding dance provoke laughs as roles are reversed and social norms are teased. The article notes Arctic voyage costs and crew wages for Peary and Baldwin expeditions and describes typical Arctic voyage pay.
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Gotham
North Pole
New York Post
Seaton
Arctic
Baldwin
Farr
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Mark Twain and Levantine Morality in London Truth
A London Truth letter cites Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad as misrepresented by a contributor. A Greek correspondent from Argostoli disputes Twain’s portrayal, asserting his countrymen value honesty and uprightness and accusing missionaries of bias and dishonesty.
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Mark Twain
London
Marmaguire
Argostou
Lonfen Islands
Twain
Delong
Strenuosity in Sermons on Haven Reported
A brief parish bulletin notes lively slang and strong effort in recent sermons at Haven with high energy but cautions about ego and tone as the year progresses.
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Haven
Goo Goo the Giant Meets King in Palace Challenge
A young giant Goo-Goo travels on foot to a distant king's palace. After entertaining the king and court with tales of his feats, he lifts twenty large wine casks, earning a promised payment of $210 and a future meeting. The king offers hospitality and a gift, while promising to send money to Goo-Goo's grieving parents and inviting more talks.
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Mr. Kash-Kash
Tira
Gao- Gog
Kiig
Qwe
Black Eyed Susan and a naval medal debate
A serialized art guide explains Black eyed Susan flowers with vivid botany notes and painting steps. The second part discusses the Santiago medal decision, noting Admiral Sampson's head on the obverse and the Oregon as a likely ship image, amid naval committee debate.
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New York Mail and Express
Santiago
Navy Department
Trontia
Long
Admiral Sampson
Dewey
Manfin
New York
Oregon
Esquimaux Diets and the Midway Exhibit
The Buffalo Express reports on Esquimaux eating habits comparing native fare to the Midway exhibit provisions. It notes frozen, raw foods preferred by Esquimaux and a lavish daily ration list provided by Taber, with over seven pounds of solid food daily amid a dwindling pure-blood population. Lieutenant Peary and Taber’s attempts to exhibit Esquimaux are discussed, predicting a likely end to pure-blood showcases.
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Esquimeur
Buffalo Express
Midway
Bsquimaux
Esquimaux
Hudson Bay Company
Taber
Ilere
Eaquimaux
Eaquilmaux
Greenland
Charles Esquimauxz
Tabet
Eninion
Labrador
Wsquimaux
Arctic
Mr. Taber
Lieutenant Peary
Arctics
New York
Thia
Mr.Taber
Peary
Buck Enett
Camp notes from Demorest GA reveal lively YMCA youth life
Reports from Demerest Georgia describe YMCA camp life with boys writing home about tents named Eastmans and Chigger Hill Cadets. The narrative details daily routines, flag ceremonies, lake swimming, campfires, and a court with a jury, while noting a death in the group and the camp’s spiritual aims.
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Atlanta
Hastmen
Ghigger Hill
Hagel Creek Cascade
Ls Ag
Willis
Eastmans
John Seldell
Horning
Tenta
Scott Bell
Albert Woolley
Rob Grant
Rob
George McCarty
London Answers: Race for a Train with a Drunken Cab
A young lady books a cab to catch a train, but the horse is lethargic. Despite urging, the cab moves slowly. She requests a whip, then asks to strike the horse’s head to wake it. The cabby boasts he has struck the animal everywhere but its left ear, saving that for last.
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Beannie Club
London
Clib
Hevee
Julia
Marlowe
Sephante
Atlanta
Hes
Rome
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Stewdet
Cincionnati
Millpreek Valley
Commercial Tribune
NEW Woman Party
Ratiles
Leyte
Cupper
Mary Mabel Halter
National Order of Railway Conductors
Goo-Goo
the Giant
Mrs. Fanl
Clarkesville
McClure Co
Roger Langston
Mrs. A. Langston
Paul Fuller
ErOroe
Frank Dawson Adams
Carlisle
Oma
Current
West
Sir Mongy
Tha
City Hospital
Bellevue
Edward B. Dalton
City
Coles
Alice Ee Poe, Harris
tAge
Mr. ‘and
Mies
Charles W. Harris
de Eae
Alligence Lamar Waldo, SR
A.L. Waldo
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