General Hugh Scott Pacified Indians at Medicine Lodge
A 60 year celebration in Medicine Lodge Kansas honored Maj. Gen. Hugh Lenox Scott famed for pacifying tribes. The West Point graduate and former U S Army chief of staff was lauded as a skilled diplomat and student of Indian affairs who served in campaigns from the Sioux to the Moros and Hopis.
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French envoy's wife returns from shopping in Washington
Mme Paul Claudel wife of the French ambassador returns from Rue de la Paix with a large winter wardrobe for the capital. She is dressed by a long established Paris house and her orders include six evening gowns three ensembles and coats. New gowns feature cyclamen chiffon with flame sequins a black velvet decollet and a blue lace dinner gown. Her style favors white black and pale pastels.
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Mme
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War dept considers dishwashers and spud peelers for army
Thousands of Americans with memories of kitchen police duty welcome news as the War department contemplates installing electric dishwashers and spud peelers in army mess halls.
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Washington
Army
War Department
It's His Boston Hitchhike Champion Claim
William C. Woolfson a Boston University senior says he has traveled 18,000 miles during his college career in pursuit of the hitchhike championship claiming the feat as proof of his long distance travels and travel stamina.
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Boston
William C. Woolfson
Boston University
The Kitchen Cabinet Quote From 1927 Edition
A fragment from The Kitchen Cabinet in 1927 Western Union publication quotes a line urging readers to value what they possess. The text emphasizes selecting the best from available things and reflecting on how sought they would have been otherwise.
Cheesecake and Savory Dishes From the Era
A recipe collection offers desserts and savories including Cheese Cake with cottage cheese and meringue, Currant Sauce for fowl, Hot Slaw with cabbage and eggs, Cheese Souffle, Oyster Soup, Strawberry Pudding, Pineapple Turnovers, Raspberry Tea, and Sautéed Tripe.
ANSWEC concaree Questions 27 from the West Indies quiz
A list of general knowledge questions from an early 20th century contest. Topics include geography, history, astronomy, literature, law, and sports with inquiries about islands, record times, baseball, editors, and notable figures. The set asks naming appellations, dates, and founding individuals across multiple domains.
Answers to trivia prompts from a historical quiz
The list provides multiple clear facts: Mount McKinley is in Alaska, Olympia is the capital of Washington, Hippocrates as a key figure, a $500 amount, seventy years, Leoncavallo and Pagliacci, Luzon and Mindanao, James Gordon Bennett, ninety six, 866400 miles, Vera Cruz, Richard Mansfield. Johnny Hayes won it last in 1908. There are 1,750 clubs and 175,000 members. Abraham Lincoln. A Flemish scientist of the sixteenth century famed for his marine chart projection. Hamburg. John Peter Zenger. One member per 211,877 population. A planet known for red light.
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Hamburg
John Peter Zenger
Time’s Passage Not Reckoned in Hours
An English astronomer questions if time exists, citing Thrift Magazine and Longfellow. The piece notes time as a measure and life of the soul, with Hawthorne’s line on time’s shadow lingering after its flight. It recalls ancient and literary echoes arguing time’s fleeting nature versus its enduring mark.
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Thrift Magazine
Longfellow
HyPerion
New York
Tts
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Fashion and Good Breeds
A fragmentary reflection on men forming a sensible circle, praising reliable character and independent virtue. The speaker condemns indirect fashion and vanity, noting true fashion lies in integrity and self-sufficiency rather than seeking others' approval.
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Olympia
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Mindanao
James Gordon Bennett
Vera Cruz
Richard Mansfield
Johnny Hayes
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