Morning with Geese in the Taunus Village
An observer describes a Hessian village where hundreds of geese migrate daily from cottages to upland ponds. The scene follows Gretchen and Hans guiding the flock past fields, through heat, to the water where the herd settles by willows and rushes. The day ends as geese return downhill with minimal shepherding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kfort
Gretchen
Hans
Tingent
Julie
Rosine
Kari
Moritz
Ernest
Sov
Hull chemist unveils gas driven machine gun
Ernest Welsh, a Hull chemist, describes a gas powered gun firing projectiles five miles per minute and able to ignite targets. He claims three generators create distinct gases, keeps their composition secret, says the weapon can ignite on water and has a plane dealing shot to bring down aircraft.
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Ernest Welsh
Hull
England
Welsh
Mr. Welsh
Knicker and Mrs Knicker Frock Quip in Cartoon Panel
In a comic dialogue, Mrs Knicker comments on a dress while Knicker jokes about the time and cost to pay for it. The exchange, printed in Puck, plays on the idea of fashion costs and creation time with wit and humor.
Once Patriots Were Fooled by Lazy Patrick at Dawn
A humorous sketch depicts Patrick, a lazy coal-delivery man, waking neighborhoods with early morning churning of coal. Neighbors resent the racket yet tolerate his stubborn quiet persistence, as the city’s “coal horse” and a magistrate comment on war era progress and labor. The piece ends with a quip about marriage and domestic sewing.
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Patrick
Wounding in Balkan Conflicts Compared to Old Firearms
Reports from the Balkan fronts describe soldiers being hit by rifle fire rather than artillery, noting rifles cause less gruesome wounds than historic muskets. The era’s equipment is presented as comparatively humane despite ongoing duels and fighting.
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Balkan
America's Privilege and the Power of Example
A brief reflection quoting Carl Schurz on national privilege. The author argues the United States should avoid reliance on large armed forces and instead influence the world through good example and wise counsel. The piece praises preventing wars over conducting foreign policy through restraint and moral leadership.
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America
Carl Schurz
Paragraph From Behind the Bars in Good Words Prison Page
A fragmented excerpt from Good Words at Atlanta prison touches on concerns about pay day, political investigations, and hopes for opening day in a prison league. It mentions Dante and a rainy Saturday, with stray lines on baseball, astronomy, and public sentiment.
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Atlanta
Congressional
Dante
Cardlus the Woman's Tonic Praised by Local Resident
In Tullahoma Tennessee Mrs Mary Carroll writes that Cardlus the womans tonic relieved her prolonged womanly troubles. She could stand sit and walk again without head pains and gained weight from 110 to 137 pounds, urging others to try the remedy. The piece blends ad copy with editorial chat about writing meaty copy for 25 cent radium priced meat.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Cardlus
Mary Carroll
Cardus
Mrs. Carroll
Berne Fo
Chattanooga
Freeland eczema remedy touts Cuticura on infant
A Freeland Maryland notice recounts a mother's account of severe infant eczema on a baby's face. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing the rash after nightly itching and sore outbreaks. The ad, dated March 21 1912, promotes Cuticura products and offers free samples via a Boston address.
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Freeland, Md
Harry Wright
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Constantine Man of Action King of Greece and a London dinner miscue
Constantine of Greece, born in Athens and raised with English and German tutors, gains notice as a soldier and leader. He commanded Greek troops in the 1897 Turkish War and, by April, was inspector general of forces marching in Epirus to expel Turks. In a London note, the electric light outage at a wealthy widow’s town house becomes a comic sideshow as the butler contends with overdue bills and warning letters from the electric company.
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Ftate
Constantine
Greece
Christian IX
Denmark
Alexander II
Athens
Berlin
Turkey
Thessaly
Epirus
London
Electric Company
Tetterine cures eczema claim from Myricks Mass
An elderly testimonial from Myricks Massachusetts praises Tetterine and Tetterine Soap for curing eczema on the face after two years of trouble. The ad lists ailments including eczema dandruff itching piles ringworm and scalp and skin diseases and notes prices 50 cents for Tetterine and 2 cents for soap. It invites druggists and mail orders from The Shuptrine Co Savannah Georgia with an offer of 10 percent liver pills with every mail order.
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Myricks
Mass
A. Haskins
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Tetterine
Bos
Shuptrine
Elixir Babek Aimed At Malaria Cure Tones
A testimonial urges Elixir Babek as a magic tonic that drives malaria from the system. Rev Szymanowski of Perth Amboy endorses it for chills fever and general malaise. Available at druggists for 50 cents or by parcels post from Kloczewski & Co Washington DC.
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Parth
Ragtime Notes and Castoria Advertisement Snippet
A fragment from a period newspaper includes an advertisement urging mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and noting the product’s thirty years of use. It also contains scattered clippings about wary spenders, a Ragtime reference, and a personal anecdote about a mother dressing a finger wound with a rag before church practice.
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Fletcher
Over Night Relief for Constipation and Ads
An old newspaper fragment promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a night remedy for constipation and related ailments. It touts quick, gentle relief, cites customer anecdotes from Harrisburg and Monticello, IL, and notes affordable prices and availability at drug stores.
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A. B. Danner
Riley St
Harrisburg
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Allen's Foot-Ease ad offers relief for tight shoes
An ad promotes Allen S. Olmsted's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder as a free trial remedy to ease tight or new shoes, promising rest and comfort. The message urges consumers to refuse substitutes and invites readers to request a trial by mail from Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y. Adv
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