Warship repair and support fleet described in detail
The article details auxiliary naval vessels serving a fleet, including the Vulcan repair ship with tools and heavy forges, the Tris distiller ship producing 60 000 gallons daily, coal logistics via colliers, and the Solace and ambulance ship for wounded. It emphasizes mobility, fresh water, food storage, and rapid repair to keep battle ships ready.
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Vulcan
Chatham
Baltimore
Boston
Spain
van Reypen
R. G. Skerrett
Border Line Marriages Across the Canadian Border
A Belsh business on the boundary discusses brisk cross border marriages between Malone and Canadian possessions. Canadian couples seek fast ceremonies in U S jails of justice with no license, noting cheaper options than Canadian licensing. A Blaine trial justice recalls a hurried ceremony when a mother pursued the groom.
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Malone
Mars Hill
N. Y
J. M. Ramsey
Blaine
Government Red Tape Frustrates Job Seekers and Army Hope
A farmer vented about the demanding tests and rules of government employment and service. He cited John being rejected for a post office exam due to spelling and arithmetic gaps and later being deemed unfit for the army for bow legged and knock knee conditions, lamenting the bureaucracy.
Inventions and gadgets from early 20th century catalog
RoCent inventions include rail guidance with groove wheels, a sewing table basket attachment, wire splicing pliers with slot jaws, a sprung ceiling hanger for signs, a burglar alarm using blank gun cartridges, and aluminium balls for sports with core and metal covering options.
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England
Extraordinary incidents and curiosities from world news
Reports from Souche France a wedding interrupted by intoxicated Seventh Hussars with sabers injuring guests including the bride and bridegroom. Also a Paris shoplifter who forgot her name and address, a Jerusalem bells story, Vesuvius flame events, a dying Paris hawker, and varied antiquities. Includes theater near Smyrna unearthed by German excavators and a balloon collision in Berlin.
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Souche
France
Seventh
Hussars
M. Papot
Old Bris tale of William H. Allen at Girard college leader
The Philadelphia Record recounts William H. Allen former Girard College president visiting a central Pennsylvania town. In a hotel parlor a curious hostess pressed about his private life. He joked about having 390 sons, all boys, prompting his hosts to mistake him for Brigham Young and rush to tell the husband.
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Paris
Comte Auguste de la Tremblaye
Cole County
Democrat
Jefferson City
Mae
Wnon la Grippe
Herman H. Eveler
W. Main St
Jefferson Mo
Dr. Williams
Herman H. Evener
Adam Poutstone
Eveler
Williams
Old Bris
Philadelphia
William H. Allen
Girard College
Mr. Allen
Allen
John
Brigham Young
Klondike Ghost Guards Treasure Mine Tale
A ghost guarded Bonanza creek mine tale spreads as romance and greed mingle. In 1890 near the shaft two partners quarrelled, one pushed the other into the pit and killed him, the survivor went insane and died after claiming the partner’s spirit haunted him. Since then bold miners hear unearthly shrieks and flee, unsure how to doubt the old-time lore.
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Klondike
Bonanza Creek
Fire Sermon Amid Street Revival Attracts Crowd
A Chicago Salvation Army service on a street drew many away as the fire department rushed past. The meeting captain urged calm and warned the crowd about the far greater danger of the everlasting fire while urging listeners to consider their souls.
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Wenan
Lace Sanne
Switzerland
Salvation Army
Chicago
Jones Chooses Literature To Deliver Message
The remark suggests Jones plans to pursue literature to share a message with the world. The quip questions whether he intends to send it “collect,” reflecting a playful, literary dialogue. The source portrays mood rather than a formal event.
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Jones
Puck
Hardtack’s Timeless Hardness
Hardtack remains comparably soft whether thirty years old or freshly baked, indicating remarkable preservation of texture over time. The statement contrasts prolonged age with immediate freshness to underscore unexpected results in food durability.
Rations Discussed By Colonel And Commissary In Camp
A dialogue shows the colonel asking if thirty days of rations are ready and the commissary replying there is pork and beans for twice that period. The exchange notes space savings by dispensing with the pore and mentions troops from Boston.
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Nuremberg
Boston
Five Drops promoted for troops health in camps
An advertisement urges supplying troops with "Five Drops" to combat rheumatism and allied illnesses from camp exposure. It claims the remedy reduces disease risk, enables battalions to fight Spaniards better, and offers sample bottles for 25 cents from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co in Chicago.
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National Guard
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Dinimeter Exchange Sparks Banter in Silent Page
A fragment shows LT recalling a distant memory as a middle aged matron jokes about height. The slim saucy maiden responds that she does not think she is up to it now, hinting at playful tension in a brief social exchange.
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Paris
St. Lazare
Inventors Quarters and Expo Notices Coupled with Broad Royal Descendants
Advertisements describe inventors choosing offices at Sues & Co Patent Lawyers in the Bee Building with free patent books. The Exposition pages note Uncle Sam's seacoast length of 5 715 miles and patent dictionary praise from The Philadelphia Inquirer. A London phrenologist runs a matrimonial bureau claiming to match partners by phonological endowments. Also shows Des Moines dentists and a remark on Queen Victoria’s heirs.
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Sues & Co
Bee
London
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the Colliers
Mercy
Mr. Ramsey
Justice Ramsey
Kew Brunswick
Sored
Ra ‘Torpiso
Amingoam
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Anse
Amir Me
Komische Vollkszeitung
Jerusalem
Palestine
Ottoman Empire
Kaiser
Vesuvius
Prat. Matteucci
Northampton
Ephesus
Smyrna
Nemesis
Berlin
Tempelhof
Karabougas Bay
Batoun
Leymer
Fanersl
Ladais
Greenland
Greta
Anson
Robert Taylor
Scurva
County Down
Ireland
Hardtack
Uncle Sam
Inventors' Shanquarters
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Queen Victoria
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