Cindy and the kitchen beau with a surprising relation claim
In a Chicago Record Herald tale a woman confronts Cindy about her supposed beau in the kitchen. Cindy reveals the man is not her brother but merely company, prompting a startled correction from the woman. A second vignette from the New York Mail follows a young man arriving exhausted after racing Kronprinz Wilhelm and whistling as the liner sails away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy
Chicago Record-Herald
Kronprinz Wilhelm
New York Mail
At the School and the Atlantic Liner Details
A humorous schoolyard remark about girls and a cat named Miss Prim prompts a note on the new Atlantic liner boasting 11 decks. The quip links a classroom scene to a comparison with a skyscraper reversed, conveying playful confusion.
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Prim
Like Magic Grape-Nuts Restores Digestion in Testimony
A Chicago man credits Grape-Nuts with restoring his long troubled digestion and appetite after years of poor health. He says after four packages his stomach is right, he can eat anything, and he feels stronger overall. The Postum Company promotes The Road to Wellville as the explanation behind these gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
National cemeteries mark price of loyalty across America
The article traces the American system of national cemeteries, noting eighty four sites with over 400,000 interred. It recounts origins in the Civil War, key burials at Arlington Antietam and Gettysburg, and details like known and unknown graves, headstones, and disinterment efforts for battles in Cuba and the Philippines. It also mentions notable figures such as Lincoln and Clara Barton in the context of wartime burial records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ceramicus
Thucydides
Pericles
Kipling
Windsor
United States
Secretary of War
Quartermaster General's Department
Congress
Gettysburg
Curtin
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Antietam
Murfreesboro
Chattanooga
George H. Thomas
Thomas
Union
Andersonville
James Moore
Clara Barton
Greenville
Tenn
Johnson
Arlington
Chalmette
Nashville
Cori Nth
Fredericksburg
Jefferson Barracks
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Robert E. Lee
Lee
George Washington
Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Washington City
United States Army
Virginia
Potomac
Logan
Sheridan
Lawton
Null Run
Rappahannock
Custer
Montana
Seventh Cavalry
Reno
Benteen
Fort Kearny
Old Fort Smith
Philippines
Ball's Bluff
City of
Mexico
Not a Stem Winder and the Curious Crank
In a dialogue scene a sailor shows a winch crank to an inquisitive passenger while the judge identifies it as the device used to wind the dog watch. The exchange highlights a nautical timekeeping detail with dry courtroom tone.
At Eighty White Promises Real Work Criminology
Andrew D. White, founder of Cornell and longtime diplomat, turns eighty and announces plans to study criminology. He aims to contribute meaningful work in the subject within the next few years, arguing that wisdom grows with age and that purposeful effort can replace youth’s half baked notions. The piece echoes a theme of gentleness and purposeful living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew D. White
Cornell University
St Petersburg
Berlin
Hague
Last Civil War veteran forecast to die in 1955
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes estimates from the U S pension office that the final Civil War veteran may pass away in 1955, about ninety years after Lee’s surrender. It compares with Kronk of the War of 1812 and Rakeman of the Revolution, who lived long postwar years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Pension Office
Lee
Kronk
New York State
Rakeman
Philadelphia
Pimples Disfigure Brooklyn Youth Find Cure in Soap Ointment
Albert Goldberg of 287 Watkins St Brooklyn recalls severe acne starting at sixteen with red large pimples and itching. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a dramatic improvement after a week, noting a rosy smooth complexion and urging readers to request a free sample and Skin Book.
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Watkins St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Albert Goldberg
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Unclear Request Fragment in New York Mail Pastiche
Fragmentary quote features a dialogue about a mince pie and a character named Min Tilm, followed by the line about an unloaded pistol that never misses its aim, reflecting a dark, irony-driven tone typical of old crime or satirical prose.
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Van
New York Mail
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Auphithlee
Klip
WY Leal
Kansas City Star
the Gentleman
Carlyle
Robert Burns
Europe
Plowman
God
Ayr
Drummond
Canada
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Province OF
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Syracuse
Ottawa
New York
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Fifth Ave
Waldorf-Astoria
Siz
van Allens & Boughton
Rose Street
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Station OG
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Park Place
N.Y
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Coleman
West Prington
D.C
Stevens-Duryea
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Broadway
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Izport
Motor Credit, CO
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Bryant
Peets-Homan Corp
West
56Th ST
York City
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