Marking a Sailor Insignia Symbols in Navy Ranks
The Philadelphia North American describes how Navy and Marine insignia distinguish sailors, clerks, carpenters, deck men, and Marines. It details symbols like crossed keys, eagles, stripes, props, wheels, quills, and other device meanings across ranks, rates, and staffs.
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Sam
Avert
Ing
Dabur
Insiguia
Vuorle Sum
Marine Corps
Engineers’ Corps
Marine Corporat
Philadelphia
Despised Pariahs and Caste Rules Clash in India
Basanta Koomar Roy reports in Century Magazine on the brutal caste system in India. Pariahs are barred from social contact, even shadows trigger ritual cleansing. Brahmans suffer imagined pollution when touched by pariahs. Travancore and Baroda rulers begin allowing representatives in councils and funding schools for the untouchables. Pariahs rise, strike, gain sympathy.
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Travancore
Gaekwar
Baroda
Fachitatea
Simin
Basanta Koomar Ftoy
Century Magazine
Made Him Feel Old as His Namesake Gets Engaged
A Chicago Herald note claims a man feels old when a younger person named after him becomes engaged. The humorous aside reflects on time passing as the engagement is announced.
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Chichgo Herald
Money Stones of Yap Value Big Island Wealth
Natives of Yap display stone "money" carved from Palau granite. Small stones about a foot across buy a month’s food for a family, while larger stones three feet in diameter command far higher value due to transport difficulty. Stones are used in exchanges and during war through neutral payments.
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Palas
Paluo
William EL
Cathcart
St. Nicholas
The Nine Times Table Memory Trick
A Youth's Companion excerpt explains a mnemonic for multiplying by nine. It notes a pattern: the first digit of the product is one less than the multiplier and the second digit completes to nine. Example: nine times eight yields seventy two, via seven and two. The method helps memorize nine’s table like fives tens elevens.
Noted English Wit and the Expensive Apple Tart
Lord Alyanley, famed for wit, insisted on an apple tart daily. He once paid a caterer $1,000 for a Thames luncheon basket. At a London club of two dozen diners, his dish, the priciest, earned him free entertainment. A Fricassee of wolx cost $540, using parts from thirteen birds including snipe and woodcock.
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Lord Alyanley
England
Thames
London
Alvauley
Keeping House in France and the Thyme of Thrift
A French household ethic favors buying daily portions and avoiding waste. French housewives eschew bulk purchases, trusting skill to estimate daily needs, and use a wall storage cupboard with air circulation to keep perishables. Breadcrumbs are kept and reused in multiple recipes, ensuring no scrap is wasted, a practice valued for saving money and preserving food.
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France
Paris
Lessons From Elisha on Vision and Deliverance in Samaria
A Moody Bible Institute lesson outlines Elisha's defense of Israel during Jehoram's reign. It notes Israel's danger from Syria, the servant's fear, and Elisha's prayer for blindness, leading to deliverance in Samaria. It emphasizes faith, God’s guidance, and prudent mercy toward enemies.
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Jezebel
Dothan
Ssmaria
Israel
Joseph
Damascus
Syria
Danger
Jehoram
Jeroboam
Ahab
Judah
Jehoshaphat
Athaliah
Jehu
Assyria
Elisha
Isaiah
God
Israal
Naaman
Samaria
Jehovah
Walla of
Elimination of Risk in Rail Travel Motto Debate
A dialogue from the Washington Star and Boston Journal columns contrasts safety pledges with upfront payments. A man insists risk is reduced by prepayment while a landlady jokes about familiarity after payment. The exchange highlights a recurring theme of cautious conduct in travel and lodging.
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Washington Star
Masked Ball Demand and Royal Ban on Lear Performances
A fragment notes that during the late reign of George JIL all King Lear performances were banned due to the king's madness. A separate line features a masked ball request and a dealer offering something to disguise, followed by a quote about exercise as a source of improvement.
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George Jil
King Lear
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Denton Journal
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JH. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, “Publishers
Denton-Federalsburg-Hurlock
Denton
Williston
American Corner
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Williamsburg
Hurlock
Baltimore
Ocean City
Federalsbuurg
Federalsburg
Denton-Greensboro
Pennsylvania
Greensboro
Denton-Ridgely
Ridgely
Downes
Denton Auto Co
Shulz
MM. K. Inserv
ADM
Smith Good
Second Street
Oscar Clark
Mad
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Best Store
Howard and
Lexington Streets
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
H. MM. Thompson
Telephone
Hillsboro, Md
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Baltimore, Md
Naval
Uncle Sam
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Wilmington
Contigent Fund For the Protection of
Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro, Md
Robert Jarrell, JR
Murderkill River
Nathan H. Maxson
Walfeave Frederica
Webb
Saehm
Oddlsor
Frederica Wroin
Mey
Gan
Neo
Tan
WASP
Steciler
Crom
Chest Street
Delphia
Consumers' Ice Co
Chester
Phila
Keystone
Faroto
Philadaiphila
Frederica & Philadelphia Navigation Co
Lerederica
Dhl
Call On Holt Construction Co
Denton, Md
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Greater Delmarvia
Delmarvia Advancement CO Incorporated
duPont Building
Del
Victor Torbert
Pres
Mgr
New York
Washington
Delmarvia
America
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Mary- Jane
New Castle County
Delaware
Caroline County
Ysis
Harry L. Scott
Maryland
Cole Fg. Co
Cole
Preston, MD
Fbls
Yyhanny
International Sunday School
E. 0. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Elisha’s
Heavenly Defenders
Jehovah Sncamipeth
Hoston Journal
Blair
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