Gwendoline Captivates On the Beach Tale
A narrator recalls Gwendoline with brown eyes and delicate health, describing her charm and the sunlit beach setting. He notes her allure and hints at the social scene with Busoni and other admirers, while contemplating chances to approach her.
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Gwendoline
Gwendone
Ele
Gwendother
Tom
Busoni
Mr. Henjoon
Attrac
Ged
Simld
Gwen
Taking Right View of Work in the Chicago American
A reader argues work is a blessing if wages reflect toil and emphasizes self-improvement. He notes evolving conditions with shorter hours and higher pay for diligent workers, and warns against feeling slave-like as self-perception shapes effort and relations at work.
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Hoe
Chicago
The Stoddingtons Advise Jane Lawrence Dilemma
Mrs. Stoddington and her brother lawyer Tom Blaine debate how to handle Jane Lawrence a pretty eighteen year old at St Prisca's home. Tom suggests exposing her to normal life to curb vanity while Mrs. Stoddington worries about propriety and social danger.
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Jane Lawrence
St. Prisca’s
Jane
Tom
Mos
Tor
FREAK STYLES IN WATCHES FROM EUROPE ARRIVE IN AMERICA
A New York Fifth Avenue glimpse shows square oblong and triangular watches gaining popularity replacing the round form. Jewelers note easier carrying and slimmer construction with fine engravings and jeweled settings. Prices range from 150 dollars to over a thousand as sapphires emeralds and rubies appear in settings.
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America
Europe
Fifth Avenue
New York
Backbone and Health and the Courage to Face Disease
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Pennsylvania health commissioner, says lack of moral courage helps people become helpless and ill. He notes physicians see many patients who suffer blue funk over trivial ailments and fear harms, though bravery means knowing dangers without being fearful and staying vigilant.
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Samuel G. Dixon
Pennsylvania
Population growth trends in the United States per census estimates
Census bureau experts project US population at 101 208 315 on January 1 and 102 017 302 by July 1. Growth rates from 1900 to 1910 imply an average six month increase of 808 997 or 1 617 994 annually. The nation adds about 4 433 184 persons per year and 31 15 per minute. Western states like Washington Oklahoma Nevada North Dakota and New Mexico lead growth.
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Census Bureau
United States
Washington
Oklahoma
Nevada
North Dakota
New Mexico
Massachusetts bills aim to ease congestion with homesteads and agriculture schools
Two unusual measures in the Massachusetts legislature would fund small rural homes with plots for workers and allow cities to acquire land for agriculture education. The back to the land plan, backed by the home stead commission, targets congested districts after surveying 500 tenement families, many of whom seek healthier suburban life but lack capital and know how.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Homestead Commission
Berries and a Bold Summer Mystery on Greenglade
Madeline on a houseboat shelves berries for Christmas gifts on a Greenglade island and feuds with a dog Krist who snatches the berries. A dance night brings tension with Austin Maycourt as Madeline confronts her spoiled suitor and a race to recover the berries and cat Taj.
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Madeline
Cardwells
Greenglade
Austin Maycourt
Mother
George
Krist
Bho
Austin
Mer
Taj
Ace
Mille Mistinguett Intercedes To Free French Prisoner
In Paris Mile. Mistinguett appeals to King Alfonso XII of Spain for help to release a French prisoner held by Germany. The king’s chamberlain replies that his majesty will assist to hasten the return to France of M. Henri Chevalier. The story notes Mistinguett’s confidence that months of waiting will end.
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Mille
Mistinguett
Paris
Mile
Mlle
Mistinfuett
Alfonso XII
France
M. Henri Chevalier
F& King
Women on the Race Course and Historic Pioneers
Indy applies for a jockey license after shocking England's national hunt comp by female jockey precedent. The piece recalls Mary Mooney who crossed the Atlantic in 1908 and sought a license in France, and Mrs Thornton who rode her husband's horses in early 1800s matches at York. Her debut was a five mile match she lost, then won a five mile race later, with a vivid racing costume described.
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Tim Indy
National Hunt
Thornton
York
Electrical Exhibits Planned To Boost National Defense
Hundreds of electrical firms nationwide plan December exhibits to show growth and progress of the industry. A New York meeting formed the planning plans with Gerard Swope chosen as chair of the managing committee and Guy B Tripp among others. Prizes totaling thousands of dollars will reward advertising designs.
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New York
Society For Electrical Development
Gerard ‘Swope
Vica
The
Weatern Electric Company
Guy
B. ‘Tripp
Westinghouse Company
Fog Statistics compiled from lighthouse service bulletin years
The Lighthouse Service Bulletin logs hours of fog or thick weather observed from 1885 to 1915 at coastal signal stations nationwide. Records show Seguin Mo and near Chicago with high yearly fog hours, while Petit Map and others indicate varying totals, highlighting fog as a major coastal hazard.
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Lighthouse ’ Service Bulletin
Petit
Seguin
Chicago
Hopperdozer Drowns Grasshoppers in Kerosene Water
A Wilkes-Barre Times Leader note praises the U S Department of Agriculture for a gleefully described hopperdozer. It explains a pan of water hidden under kerosene that lures grasshoppers to their watery doom in infested fields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wilkes-Barre
Times
Steam to Clear the Soil by Steam-Powered Weed Kille r
A new agricultural device uses a steam generating plant on a large drum with spine like outlets to inject steam into the soil. The machine drags across fields embedding tips to release steam killing worms larvae and pests and preventing weed seed germination for successive seasons.
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Scientific American
Fiji Prince a Private Soldier in France Memoir
Fragmentary translation of impressions from a Fijian chief and his nephew Ratu Sukuna serving in the Foreign Legion. The text notes Thakomban and mentions foreign postings, with garbled phrasing and missing context.
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Fiji
France
Ratu Sukuna
Thakomban
Foreign
Legion
Ais Con
Army officer seeks mongoose to end trench rat plague
An officer in London searches for a mongoose after receiving a trench request. Cecil Isaacs of Royal Mena geries says the mongoose uniquely kills rats in trenches, unlike ferrets. The price is about 27.50 dollars and private owners are the only source, with supply limited and no ships from Hyeatock. The mongoose originates in Ceylon and is scarce in England.
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London
Cecil Isaacs
Royal Menageries
France
Hyeatock
England
Ceylon
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Jane Obborn
Illinois Central
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
Aurelia
Iowa
Dr. Winfred Moulton
Farmers National Bank
Gene Clark
T.W. Teeling
A.B. Daniels
E. Knettle
A.B. Daniels Livesrock Commission
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Live Stock Exchange Nat
Bank 359 Exchange
Union Stock Yards
Baumann
Nelsons Restaurant
Valles Morea
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