Making Future Naval Officers At Annapolis 1912
Captain John H. Gibbons, chosen as superintendent of the Naval Academy in May 1911, leads reforms aimed at easing admissions, simplifying the curriculum, replacing civilian teachers with officers where possible, eliminating hazing, and dignifying the first class. He emphasizes greater sea experience, post graduate study, and closer officer contact to instill naval spirit and prepare midshipmen for future fleet leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
John H. Gibbons
Naval Academy
Gibbons
Asiatic Station
Charleston
General Board
Captain Bowyer
Captain Gibbons
Jamestown
England
Marquis de Gibbons
Academy
Tyre
Hee Hoo
Annapolis
Er Tegal Aigldelying
Congress
Navy
Absentminded man saves would be jumper by own act
A man named Harry Such attempted suicide by hanging after a quarrel with his wife. John Korem, living above, heard the crash, found Such barely alive, and cut the rope with a saw after sawing down the beam. Such survived and vowed revenge on the absentminded neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Such
John Korem
Corpse revival shocks Paris society and courts
A Paris rumor claims the late Duc de D- was revived by doctors two hours before midnight to protect his infant heir from chancery. Treatments included hypodermic injections and revived heart and breath to life. Also noted in Society is Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, famed American hostess, with a biting epigram about a young matron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Duc de D
Cardus touted as cure for womanly troubles in Durant
Emma Bazemore credits Cardus for relief from severe womanly pains after failed doctor visits and a near operation. The ad promotes Cardui as safe, urging women to begin today and promising improvement, with a mail offer from Chattanooga Ladies' Advisory Dept. A humorous customer exchange closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
N. B
Chattanici Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chater Tee
Ciee
Adv
Skin Trouble Relief Promises Cuticura Cure
A Richmond reader describes a four year leg sore failed to heal until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After one month the sore vanished and itching ceased, with no recurrence five years later. Hair loss from scalp fever recovered after Cuticura treatment. Ad copy urges free samples and postal address for Cuticura Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grace St
Richmond
John “Lovina
Saar
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Modest Booster and the Editor in a Comic Exchange
A clerical looking man visits a newspaper editor to solicit aid for a refined and intelligent gentleman in need of money. The editor jokes about being the only man fitting the description, and the caller declines to name the gentleman. Two lawyers discuss eloquence in court versus after dinner, noting dinner depends on the jury while the diners have already eaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson
Cleveland
Sunday School Exchange Sheds Light on Genesis Temptation
A playful dialogue features a teacher and a small girl debating the story of Adam and Eve. The girl asks how the serpent fared before after the temptation, prompting a concise moral reflection on biblical tales.
Deep Dissimulation Dialog Sparks Sidelong Plot
A conversation reveals Mr Meekton plotting to manipulate his wife into becoming a suffragette. He suggests convincing her to march and give speeches to provoke resentment and defiance. The exchange hints at strategic social manipulation within a marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meekton
The Man Who Chooses View Over Speed
A Kansas City Independent vignette describes a motorist who slows at a hilltop to enjoy a view rather than race. When questioned, the driver calmly explains the pleasure of the scenery, leaving onlookers bewildered and fearing an insane driver is at large in an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National Canned Foods Week Urges Savings and Quality
Dealers and manufacturers nationwide join March dust to April 5 in promoting canned foods as economical and safe. Heat preservation at 250 degrees sterilizes cans, keeping contents fresh. The campaign aims to show house wives how canned foods lower living costs and offer varied menus, with emphasis on busy farmers wives and daily use.
Half Married Ring Bearer Delivers Candid Clouded View
A young girl who served as ring bearer recalls her grave view of marriage after overhearing her grandmother. A humorous aside follows about a remedy Elixir Babek touted for malaria curing chills and fevers without quinine. An aside ends with a light domestic anecdote about a husband hurt by a clothesline incident and his wife’s rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Bleczewski & Co
Washington, D.C
Fletcher's Castoria Used For Over Thirty Years
A vintage advertisement urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the 1 signature line and trusts the remedy for infants and children. A dialogue features a small colored boy named Ephraim Ebenezer with the exchange about spelling and a casual remark on worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Fletcher
Ephraim Ebenezer
Desperate quarrel over a alderman and a crowding agent
A dialogue snippet depicts an alderman blocking a corporation agent from lining his pocket with $1 000 while a Puck cartoon frame mocks the scene. The ad content promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder offering shoes relief for corns bunions and related foot conditions with samples and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Adv
Dobble's Word Bond Question Spurs Cryptic Exchange
In a terse exchange, characters debate the strength of Dobble's bond as Dr. Pierce's Pellets promise relief for digestion and constipation. The dialogue shifts to satire on discretion with Cynicus mocking prudence and noting an elderly man who recently wed for a fourth time.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Naval Academy
Sam
Tey
Liberty
Karen
South Norwalk
Conn
Philadelphia Record
Durant
Henry
Old Closefist
Dobble
Sillicus
Cynicus
le Foley
Greens SO
Atlanta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Elizabeth Gentilcore
Buffalo, N
Lydia E.pinkham
Orice
W. EL. Jouglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Mr Cenor
W. EL. Douglas
Brockton, Mas
Inate
Broadway
New York
Pire
Isoey Central Bank
New Cricane
San Francisco
Woodruff Machinery Mfg. Company
Winder
Atlanta, GA
van Viedt-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis, Tenn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!