Enlisting in the Navy at Fortress Monroe Adventure
A narrator recalls traveling to Fortress Monroe to see the fleet review aboard battleships. He befriends Admiral Evans, longs to join the voyage as a mascot, and experiences the patriotic spectacle of President Roosevelt’s flotilla visit, amid playful mischief and wartime bravado.
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St. Louis
Delaware
Fortress Monroe
Japan
Old Point
Ike
Boller
Connecticut
Lace and silk trade from Shantung Chefoo Mission exports
A mission report notes Shantung lace making fostered by converts under foreign supervision. Chefoo district centers production of lace collarettes tes man Ullag dolles and drawn work mainly by Chinese girls. Goods are sold through mission stations with retail exports worldwide and a five percent ad valorem duty on exports.
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Chefoo Industrial Mission
Ernest Vollmer
Talaxtau
Shantung
Chefoo
China
Untitled fragment from Nashville American story
Fragmentary note from New York mentions girls and a displeased audience with unclear context and missing details about people or events.
Gick Man Wanted Change
A Syracuse business man ill with pneumonia tries to force himself out to work despite his doctor orders. After a night on call, he greets the physician at the door and offers to swap roles, urging the doctor to get into bed and let him carry the medicine bag.
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Syracuse
Desides
Fly Youth and Mirth in the Daily Balloon
A child asks who leaves the milk on the porch to be answered by his mother as the tale turns to a pamphlet on Zambes missions. The piece notes 11 missionary groups serving over 10 million people and cites 84 student volunteers in South Africa since 1806.
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Freddy
A. M
Zambes
Andrew Murray
South Africa
Poor Patient Man Dialogue Exchange
A playful exchange reveals Mrs Henpeck asking Mr Henpeck to drop the name Leo and instead be called Job as a pet name. The husband protests being called Leo before accepting the lighter suggestion for affection.
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Mr. Henpeck
Leo
Mra. Henpeck
Demand for Artificial Flowers in New York City
New York makers of artificial flowers report a surge in orders for fall and winter trade from across the nation. Most nation supply originates in New York where greater spending goes to imitation flower manufacture than any other city.
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New York City
New York
Shoulder Your Own Mistakes
A compact proverb urging personal accountability. It emphasizes that blaming others for mistakes prevents progress and profit, attributing responsibility to the individual rather than external factors.
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Pascal
Not a Miracle Not a Miracle Just Plain Cause and Effect
A reader reports coffee caused spells and fainting, claiming relief after switching to Postum for eight months. The letter praises improved sleep and health at age seventy, urging others to try the beverage.
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Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
Rose beetle invasion challenges vineyards in fruit belt
Entomologist R. S Pettit reports rose beetle outbreaks in grape regions, detailing life stages from eggs in sod land to adults attacking vines. Researchers test oil pans and kerosene spray to trap and kill beetles, noting spraying must be thorough and properly mixed for effectiveness.
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R. 8
Pettit
Michigan
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NAVY
Holt
Admiral Evans
New Orleans
Mr. Evans
Aithe Hennery
Tom Peek
San Francisco
Philippines
Hades
Magellan
Tay
Johny
Hawr
Cane Aong
von Waoble
Fred
Janyunn
Bob Evans
Army
Indy
Hob
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Nashville
Gick Man
FLY Youth
B. J. Kraus
Decatur
Texas
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