Rich land yields little uses for horns in China
A Chicago Daily News reader notes limited value of Mosquito coast and its resources. The piece details how Chinese horn and ivory crafts use water buffalo and ox horns, deer antlers, and tortoiseshell, with Canton’s carved ivory and a bamboo wind instrument illustrating harmony of heaven and earth.
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China
Columbus
Mosquito Coast
Nilcaragua
Nite
Ouf
Chicago Daily News
Boston Evening Transcript
Canton
Siam
Siuo Canton
Huang-Ti
Heaven
Earth
Jole Rich Becoming Fewer in These Modern Times
The article notes a shift from generations of hard work to heirs trained to manage wealth. It contrasts past values where a son inherited and spent, with today’s juniors in American business who work hard alongside sons of laborers. It claims more heirs to wealth are proving capable and industrious.
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Uying
Seung Chap
Women in 1861 Civil War Work in New York Village
A reminiscence by William H P Shelton in Century recalls village women supporting Civil War efforts in 1861. Locals gathered at the red Cross scene using a yellow cannon carriage and portables to make havelo cks and lint from old sheets and heirloom linens, with sewing and cleaning tasks shared among the volunteers.
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New York
William Hps Shelton
Century
Red Cross
Cultivation Counts and Inner Power Revealed
The piece urges self cultivation over networking with powerful or wealthy acquaintances. It argues real distinction comes from within and urges focused self-improvement rather than chasing external advantages to achieve life’s best. It ends with the idea that success is earned, not gifted.
Royal Road to Knowledge and Self Improvement
The text argues there is no royal road to a well stored mind, emphasizing internal growth and personal effort over external crowns or shortcuts. It praises inner intelligence and self cultivation as the path to true power, contrasting it with dependency on others.
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Berm
Real Secret of the Czech and Allied Ideals
Olive Gilbreath notes in Harper's Magazine that Czechs prize enthusiasm and beauty, living with love of country and people. The American view adds Allied ideals fused with Teuton training, praising efficiency especially for veterans returning from Russian service.
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Olive Gilbreath
Harper’s Magazine
Lepanto Victory Ends Turkish Naval Threat
Don Juan of Spain led alliance fleets to defeat the Turkish navy in Lepanto Bay. The capture of the enemy flagship secured Christian triumph and the Reale became famed as a destiny ship. The battle marked the decline of galley warfare and a shift to sailing ships ruling the seas.
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Don Juan
Bay of Lepanto
Holy League
Mediterranean
Lepanto
Burma cultivation and its British imperial ties
The piece argues Burma lies outside India and owes its development to recent history and British influence. It notes Burma’s conquest with Indian expense, aided by Todalans, and cites hill tribes in the Irrawaddy valley area still practicing archaic head-hunting and intertribal conflicts prior to incorporation.
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Burma
India
Irrawaddy
Ata
Forest resources of the Philippines rich in untapped woods
The tropics boast rare cabinet and spice woods with medicinal value while temperate forests supply most lumber. Philippines forests hold vast wealth in rubber and gutta percha trees and other wood products, largely untapped but increasingly managed since American occupation.
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Tropics
Legion
Philippines
There Must Be Tender Recollections About That Lock of Hair
The Louisville Courier Journal recalls a keepsake lock of hair with questions of its origin and who gave it, reflecting on memories and the passage of time.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Do You Wish to Learn About Your Husband’s Past
A cryptic exchange quotes a modern narrator seeking the backstory of a current spouse. The fragment hints at themes of fate, memory, and the unknown histories that entwine with marriage.
Oklahoma Overland 90 Sets 168 Hour Gearless Run Record
An Overland Model 90 from Carhart Motor Co in Oklahoma City ran 168 continuous hours in high gear with four drivers, covering 4370.1 miles despite rain and poor roads. The test, supervised by local business leaders and newspaper editors, highlighted fuel economy and upkeep features and reported 20.66 mpg and only 5 percent oil use with no spark plug changes.
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Carhart Motor Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lee-Huckins
Oklahoma
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Severs
Overland
E. R. Carhart
Chamber of Commerce
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Dick Carhart
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