Ironies of Progress and a Sailor's New Secret
A reflective piece traces naval gun innovations from whiskered sailors to breech loaders and gas checks. It notes a pivotal shift to breech loading and gas sealing, then laments the irony that such advances arrived too late for facial hair fashion. The account closes with a biographical note on a naval officer who led the Philadelphia asylum and died in 1852.
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Naval Asylum
Philadelphia
Brandywine
Wilmington
Navy namesake Jiggy in early American naval lore
The tale recounts the life of a naval hero nicknamed Jiggy, born near Smyrna Delaware in 1768. He rose from midshipman to commander, fighting Barbary pirates and British ships, enduring captivity and parole, and later leading the Mediterranean squadron before peace.
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Smyrna
Delaware
Jake
United States
Philadelphia
Tripoli
Jiggy
Mediterranean
Grand Navy Christmas at Cherbourg Shows Resourceful Sailors
The piece recalls American bluejackets impressing in Cherbourg when a Christmas celebration invited crews ashore. A French host spoke, gifts awaited, and sailors impulsively toppled the town hall tree and carried it to boats in a roaring departure. The author hails this as a grand example of resource and initiative.
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North Atlantic
Cherbourg
Tarry Pollus
Lafayette
Old Inventions Return in Shadows of Modern War
The piece notes how historic spotting methods predate modern artillery cues. It recalls Foote’s kite balloon Eagle observing at 2000 feet and signaling range changes. It contrasts Civil War lights and balloon telegraphs with later naval and U boat warfare, highlighting camouflage lessons and large scale impact.
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Foote
War Department
Smooth Lines Dominant in New All Day Dresses
The article notes simple straight line designs dominate new all day dresses with minimal waist curves. Beads and embroidery remain, used modestly. Two featured outfits include a long straight chemise style with a double skirt and bead detailing, and velveteen dress with satin collar lace chemisette and silk flower girdle.
Getting Wise
A quotable exchange contrasts Sunday school ideals with travel brochures as a child asks if heaven is as beautiful as books claim and a parent notes summer destinations never match the circulars. The line illustrates childlike wonder and clerical reassurance.
Bison Population Figures and War Impact
The report notes the world bison count at 8 539 with 8 473 in North America. Of these, 90 are wild and 3 303 live in captivity in the United States, with potential reductions due to the war in Russia.
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North America
United States
Russia
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root promotes kidney and bladder relief
A Prominent druggist endorses Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and relieves rheumatism. Swamp Root sample bottles are offered by mail for ten cents with return of the newspaper notice. Large and medium bottles sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dance hats announce spring millinery styles for 1920s
Hats tie into dance music fashion as Brown marines and brown lace lead the look. Silver lace and gold tissue prove popular with wire supports, blue velvet bands, sapphire ostrich plumes, and browns in crepe de chine. Dinner hats pair with theater wear, featuring black panne velvet fin shapes.
Provisions Provided in Conversation
A social worker questions a poor woman's husband as a provider. The woman replies with sarcasm about his promises to provide, saying he always says he will do something to provide and never follows through. The exchange captures frustration with unreliable support.
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Buffalo Express
Works Both Ways Cartoon Debate on Marriage and Death
Cartoon caption exchange argues marriage as a defense against self harm while reversing mortality logic. Lowe cites statistics showing marriage prevents death by action. Bowe counters with a quip that rules must work both ways and notes deaths by action could deter marriage.
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Lowe
Bowe
Cartoons Magazine
Diamond Dyes Color Card Advertisement
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes claiming simple directions for dyeing worn clothing and fabrics. It guarantees rich fadeless colors on wool silk linen cotton and blends and urges readers to ask their druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card.
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Adv
Oil Promoter Skeptic Exchange Sparked by Well Strike
A conversation between a skeptic promoter and a friend about striking oil reveals a punchline about surprise and possibility. A judge weighs in with a wry remark. The exchange highlights optimism and doubt surrounding prospecting ventures.
Obstacle Dialogue About Roof Garden and Mortgage
A brief exchange notes a couple discussing adding a roof garden to a new house. The man cites a mortgage as a barrier, the woman suggests a feasible alternative or persists in discussion.
Gender terms in a classroom debate on widow forms
An Indianapolis News report recalls a class discussion on feminine forms of widower. One student argued spinster, others favored widow, with a teacher explaining distinctions between a grass widow and spinster.
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John
Indianapolis News
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Promoted by Name on Package
Advertisement warns buyers to avoid imitations and to look for Bayer on packaging or tablets for genuine Aspirin. It claims safety for twenty one years and lists uses from colds to neuralgia and rheumatism. Handy twelve tablet tins cost only a few cents with larger packages also sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Triumph of the Trades in Twelve Hundred a Year
The Boston Transcript notes Edna Ferber's Twelve Hundred a Year illustrating wage gaps between professors and janitors. It cites a German parallel from a translated dialogue where one man hires an artist instead of a painter due to cost, highlighting economic disparity.
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Edna Ferber
Germany
Boston Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Notice
BMALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh claims only. It is a liquid taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Available through all druggists with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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BMALL
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
South Africa Buys Delville Wood Memorial Site
Cape Town service marks Delville Wood day as Gen Smuts announces South Africa has bought Delville Wood and will keep the title deeds as a precious possession. The government plans to dedicate the site to the fallen and erect a monument there.
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South Africa
Gen. Smuts
Cape Town
Most Saving Man Is Found on Broadway
A New York Sun item reports the “world’s most economical man” discovered on Broadway opposite Wanamaker’s. A friend offered him a cigar and a match, but he used a magnifying glass to ignite it with sun rays, drawing a wisp of smoke.
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Broadway
Wanamaker’s
New York
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