American Officers Train in France for French Military Study
Ten U S Army officers representing all branches are in France on French government permission for instruction in French military training. The War Department plans six officers in France year round to absorb French military science for U S use. Capt Parker at the war college enjoys rare access to higher strategy instruction while others study under the French system at Orleans Chalons Saumur and Saumur.
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Balkan
W. A. Castle
Orleans
N. Margettes
A. T. Bishop
Chalons
T. Marne
T. Martin
Saumur
F. H. Pope
Frank Parker
War College
Morton Henry
BE. S. Greble
Honeycutt
Artillery
Parker
Higher Strategy
France
Pigeons, Market Days, and White Horses Near National Museum
A vivid street scene beside the National Museum describes pigeons flocking for spilled grain as wagons and droopy horses border the market. An old man muses on fate, roosters voices, and the fate of white horses, noting social perceptions and urban life.
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New National Museum
Salt Lake Desert
Veritable mountain of money built for Yosemite model
The United States three departments collaborated to create a five by twelve foot topographically accurate working model of Yosemite park in Mariposa County. The model weighs 600 pounds and uses a million dollars in surface material. It reproduces meadows mountains chasms lakes streams falls forests and gorges covering about Rhode Island in area and mimics the real park’s vast scenery.
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Nature
United States
United
Uncle Sam
Interior Department
The
Agriculture and the Treasury
Yosemite Park
Mariposa County
California
Sierra Nevada
Rhode Island
Federal census to count United States bird life this summer
The Department of Agriculture will supervise a nationwide bird census starting around May 30 to June 30 with 250 correspondents and many volunteers. The effort aims to determine breeding pairs by area to assess state and federal laws, track population changes, and aid preservation of a valuable national resource.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Planes for Army annual cost to be 260000
Washington reports Congress unanimously approved a bill creating a military aviation service within the army signal corps. The article compares U S spending on aviation to Europe and notes Vera Cruz as a key early example. It predicts anti trust and rural credit battles in Congress, and outlines the Interstate Commerce Commission stepping into railroad investigations.
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George Clinton
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Signal Corps
Army
House
Military Service of
America
United States
Mexico
War Department
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
Austria
England
Belgium
Japan
Vera Crug
United States Army
Navy
Offcers
Maas
Senate Democrats
Senate
Making Him Understand
A Chinaman in a Canadian city pretends not to understand English to dodge a fine. The magistrate and officer struggle to make him comprehend the one dollar penalty and jail threat, leading to a shouted attempt to explain in louder terms.
Dispute Over Fine Roils Courtroom
A heated exchange erupts as a defendant and a Chinaman argue over a two dollar fine. The debtor insists the charge is only one dollar, while the other party accuses him of lying amid rising tensions.
Living On a Salary Versus Self Made Enterprise
The Rochester Sentinel argues that living on a salary can be precarious yet wise for some, while many fail when starting their own business without capital or experience. It stresses that saving money from any salary is essential to financial progress and independence from others.
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Rochester Sentinel
Notable Exchange About Patience and Books
A brief dialogue notes relief and patience. Patrice claims he forgets the ladies, while another says he can shut the books when tired highlighting a humorous contrast about his reading and social habits.
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Patrice
One Himself. Gertrude Vanderbilt Laughs at Beggar
Gertrude Vanderbilt and a companion dined at Murray's when a shabby beggar asked for change. She handed him a quarter and, after his quip that he was a broken-down sport, remarked that she should have given a dollar, adding that the man was brave.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt
Murray's
Miss Vanderbilt
Cure for Eczema in an Infant by Cuticura Products
A mother from Prillhart Pa describes her twelve month old daughter suffering from a facial rash that became scabs and caused itching burning and sleep disruption. After trying various salves she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment three times daily and reports complete cure within two weeks. Sample offer details follow.
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Prillhart
M. H. Kerchner
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Incubation of China's Eggs and Constitutional Reform
The document describes a constitutional reform in China that abolishes the cabinet converting its members into department chiefs except the secretary of state who remains in charge of foreign affairs as kuowuching. The president is made the supreme ruler and a consultative board will guide financial matters while the legislature is barred from high appointments and treaty negotiations.
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China
Allen's Foot-Base Antiseptic Powder Ad
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot Base the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Just the thing for dancing. Refuse substitutes. For PRES trial package address Alien LeRoy Olmsted NY Ady.
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Allen
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y. Ady
Love and Money Give a Jolt in a Hinged City Tale
A short newspaper notice notes love as a ruling passion while the wallet asserts itself with a sharp disruption. The piece contrasts romance with finance in a brisk, period-voiced vignette.
Milk Bottle Suspender Causes Domestic Laughs
A humorous exchange recounts a failed milk bottle suspender. Mrs Crimsonbeak bought a device to hang milk on the house side instead of the doorstep. Mrs Yeast describes the mishap and the husband mistaking the house for a battleship, resulting in no milk the next morning.
Castoria Examined for Infants and Children’s Safe Use
Important to Mothers reminds caregivers to inspect bottles of Castoria for the proper signature and notes it has been in use for over 330 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
First Thing in Nature quote on investigation aims
A fragment notes that every nature guided investigation fixes its ultimate aim on gratifying the stomach, attributed to Athenaeus.
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Athenaeus
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