Politics as a civic duty and peacetime slacker warning
John T. Adams of the Republican National Committee argues politics is the art and science of government and urges citizen participation beyond elections. He warns laziness or self interest erodes governance and praises active reformers to promote general welfare through primaries and votes. Sea serpent tale closes with Munamar sighting and a captured 34-foot hawser tethered to a keg.
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Washington
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
Republic
Aura
Adams
New York
Munamar
Antilla
Cuba
Andrew Osborn
Painful Cholera Morbus Episode Reported
A reader from Macon Missouri recounts a severe attack of cholera morbus in Michigan. After suffering intense pain she took Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, receiving relief after one dose and completing treatment with two or three doses.
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Michigan
De Bergerac of the Bees and a Lake Rescue Tale
Fate orchestrates a meeting between Monk and a watery eyed figure as De Bergerac narrates adventures with the Harriman of the highways a car stunt and a dramatic lake rescue. The rescued couple, Geraldine Pendelton and a companion, receive fanfare while Monk seals the union of Pendelton and De Trop and notes the auto hobo's shift to servile work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monk
America
Richard Mansfield
Cyrano
de Bergerac
Lake Nocopo
de Bergerne
Suss Pendelton
House of Pendelton
de Trop
Butser
PLC
Parrot Whistles Police to Aid at Disturbances and Burglaries
A Hertfordshire hotel owner keeps a parrot trained to whistle police calls aiding staff during rowdy disturbances. The bird also warned of a burglary attempt at York Cottage, prompting a quick royal response.
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Hertfordshire
London Answers
King George
York Cottage
Frank Woodstock
Birds Absent in Ireland Contrasts With English Counterparts
The Christian Science Monitor notes Ireland lacks several birds common in England such as the nightingale and wood warbler. It observes some species rare or unknown there while others like the common whitethroat thrive, and only the hooded crow is intermittently present in neighboring Britain.
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Ireland
England
Britain
Christian Science Monitor
Barrels and Gauging Pioneers in Oil History
The article recalls 19th century oil industry practices in Pennsylvania from 1859 to 1865. It details standardization efforts by Samuel Van Syckle creating a 42 gallon barrel and F E Hammond’s tank gauging table that influenced ongoing measurement methods. It also notes evolving arts and crafts trends such as rag figures and Mme Wolkoff's works aiding Russian soldiers.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel van Syckle
Miller Farm
Titusville
England
Edward IV
van Syckle
F. E. Hammond
Hammond
Oll
Mme. Wolkoff
Princess Troubetskoy
Petrograd
Mme. Wolkof
Christian Science Monitor
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Cranbury Press
Cranbury
New Jersey
Parrot
Properietress
King's Pet
Emerald Isle
Allentown
N. J
Hope
BASE
Fire Company
Leonard
Parade
New Sharon
Allentown Citizens’ Band
Oookaran
Clicquot Club Company
Millis
Mass
U.S. A
Fred’k W. Donnelly
South Broad Street
Trenton, N. J
Aren's Department
Oxford
Horace Mann
Trenton
ER. A, Donnelly
State Street
Broad
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