NO LONGER MISTRESS OF SEAL IN BRITAIN FEARS RISE
In Britain fear grows that control of the oceans may shift as naval expert Archibald Hard argues the United States already commands more battleships and plans to expand further while Britain downsizes to a reserve fleet. Brazil’s sugar output nears 300000 tons annually. Virginia wild ginger, a plant of note, hides its purplish blooms and remains unpalatable to most creatures across the Atlantic states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Archibald Hard
London Daily Telegraph
Leas
United States
Washingington
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Mr. Burd
Admiralty
Atlantic States
Virginia
Virginias
Georgia
Florida
Connecticut
Origin of Tommy and the British Soldier Name
The article explains how British soldiers were given a pocket manual with a hypothetical name Tommy Atkins used by the War Office. Tommy Atkins became the generic name for the English soldier, similar to Jack Tar for a British sailor, in England's historical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
England
War Office
Tommy Atkins
John Smith
America
Jack Tar
If you be a goin up would ye zee for Billys kite
A clipped dialogue piece notes a small boy asking an airman to look for Billys kite drifting about as a humorous frontier style exchange. It contrasts with a separate line stating that building costs in Denmark have more than doubled in recent years.
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Utica Heater Company
Utica
N. C
Nateten
Zur
Billy
Denmark
Dean
Albert Akroyd
Indiana Avenue
Philadelphia
H. Walters
Notery Petkenbs
Doan
Viwes Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Rector Chooses Arkansas Parish Over Three Romances
The rector of All Souls, Ronald Marble, faces a whirlwind of romantic rejections as he confesses love to Lydia Minturn and Janet Noble in Wheatley. After a fraught morning of three declarations and a meddling town, he accepts a bishop’s call to Shooting Rock, Arkansas.
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AN Souls
Morris
Marble
Wheatley
Lydia Minturn
Mr. Marble
Mrs. Minturn
All Souls
Shooting Rock
Arkansas
Lydia
Jdnet Noble
Janet Noble
Woman's Auxiliary
Ronald
Janet
Miss Wylde
Mr. Markie
Sttle
Cornelia Wylde
Indy
AN Sons
Mrs. Noble
Ronald Marble
Shooting Rock, Ark
Fiddle Fit: Cascarets Promise Quick Headache Relief
An old advertisement describes headaches and poor health caused by bogged digestion. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach, remove undigested food and toxins, and flush bowels overnight so you wake feeling clear and fit.
Family quarrel over a growing girl's behavior
Dialog shows a father and mother discussing why a growing girl is hard to manage. The father attributes misdeeds to her being a girl, suggesting expected behavior changes with gender.
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Father
Boschee's Syrup Ad and Public Notices
An old advertisement for Boschee's Syrup promotes its use for colds flu and lung trouble, claiming fifty three years of nationwide use and a promise of restful nights. The section also includes a testimonial oath about Ball's Catarrh Medicine and a note about Hall's Catarrh Medicine from Toledo firms. British Columbia's population on registration day is stated as 186,747.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Unio
British Columbia
Wellspring of Health Promotes Wright’s Vegetable Pills
An advertisement asserts good health rests on proper diet and promotes Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills as a medicine and purgative to aid digestion and overall well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Striped Pig tale illustrates early liquor laws and hype
A retrospective on Massachusetts liquor control compares modern strictness to the old dry era of 100 years ago. The "Striped Pig" side show at Readville muster sold drinks under a loophole, feeding patron curiosity with a four penny viewing and free liquor, prompting songs, a beverage named after it, and a New York burlesque title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Readville Fair Grounds
New York
Japanese Music Praised By Henry Eichheim In Tokyo
Boston composer Henry Eichheim, spending a year in Japan, calls the native song sung by workers atop new buildings and temple bell tones among the purest music. He notes oriental art and music arise from elimination and aims to incorporate primitive laborer melodies into his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eichheim
Boston
Japan
New York Evening Post
Tokyo
Post Office Revenue Slide Tied to Rate Change
The Philadelphia post office loses about 15000 dollars daily when rates drop from three to two cents. This amount mirrors the annual revenue Benjamin Franklin sent to Great Britain from colonial post offices in 1774 after four years building the postal system.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
Colonies
Expression Defines. A Confident Line Amid Doubt
A terse exchange frames a theme of certainty and doubt. The lines contrast a man’s need for confirmation with a child’s plea for clarity, suggesting generational pressures in discerning truth. The wording echoes a colonial or frontier dialect.
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In & Z
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Irea
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W. F. Young
Gray’s
Sue
RED
Aia Rats
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Peta LL
Huscon
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