Patriot songs and flag should be taught in schools
A Kansas City World opinion urges teaching national songs in public schools while celebrating Old Glory. It laments that many Americans cannot recite or sing key anthems and argues schools must instill patriotism through music and symbols.
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el Columbia
America
Uermans
Marsel Halsey
Kansas City
A Splendid People and the American Spirit
The piece extols the nationwide generosity toward San Francisco after disaster. It praises Americans across the Atlantic coast, Midwest and Pacific slope for swift contributions of money, provisions, and aid. It argues such charity proves the nation’s humane character and contradicts detractors who claim citizens lack compassion.
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San Francisco
Presse
Atlantic
Middle West
Pacific
The Evolution of Illuminants Through Time
A Memphis News Scimitar note traces lighting from oil lamps to wax dips and candles to electric lights. It laments eye strain and near blindness from modern illumination while praising earlier fuel sources and the humor of historical lighting habits.
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Rome
Memphis News Scimitar
Disaster Inspires National Sympathy Across Cities
A Kansas City Journal note reflects on floods and fires as tests of a community’s resilience, drawing generous national sympathy for afflicted towns and prompting collective aid and support from across the nation.
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Kansas City Journal
Fresh Air Cure for Tuberculosis Warned in Farm, Field and Fireside
The piece argues air and ventilation are key to preventing tuberculosis known as the white plague. It endorses unlimited pure ale and daily exercise, sleeping in open air for early stages, and credits physicians with studying the disease while urging wide adoption of health rules to stamp it out.
Revolt in South Africa Provokes Daily Clashes with Zulus
A British mounted police force fights ongoing bush warfare with Zulu rebels led by Bambata in Natal. Magistrate Stainbants and several troopers were killed during a Malilabitini attack. The unrest spreads beyond English territories with pro Africans rhetoric and rising mutiny among Zulus who increasingly wield rifles.
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Con
Bambautay
Anta
Greytown
Natal
South Africa
British Mounted Police
Banibanta
Stainbants
Malilabitini
Zululand
Rop Oweti
Africa
Aruba
Prince Imperial
France
Napoleon
Whistler Autograph Request Fueled Royal Academy Feud
William Fr Chase recounts how Whistler angered the Royal Academy in London and a Pennsylvania admirer sought his autograph. The academy sent the letter to the dead letter office in Washington stamped Unknown repeatedly, as a petty act of revenge.
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William Fr. Chase
James McNeil Whistler
Royal Academy
London
Whistler
Pennsylvania
Academy
Caustie Whistler
Washington
Washington Star
Proving Identity Weighs Heavily in Courts Across Eras
The article discusses how proving who you are can be nearly impossible when no living relatives can testify. It notes that vital records help but do not prove identity, requiring family Bibles and witnesses with personal knowledge to satisfy courts.
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New York
John Smith
Robert
Mary Smith
Albany
Bureau of Vital Statistics
John
John Sutth
Alt. Stewart
Stewart
A. T. Stewart
Ireland
A A. T. Stewart
Royal Arcanum
Betsy the hen dies at age 22 in famed poultry tale
Betsy, George Bradley's famous hen from Permesseo, dies at 22 after a long life of laying 4750 eggs and hatching 570 chicks. The family plans a stone grave marker and notes the bird would have earned about $1079.50 for her owner if eggs and chicks sold at current prices.
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Shei
Betsy
George Bradley
Permesseo
Bradley
Industriens
New York Herald
Japanese cooks draw praise in Yonkers Statesman
Dialogue notes that Japanese cooks gain favor and observers compare their fighters to culinary professionals. Mrs Bacon expresses awe while Mr Bacon jokes about facing these skilled cooks, reflecting lighthearted cultural commentary in Yonkers publication.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Fainting Spells and Anemia
A Watertown resident reports relief from fainting spells and anemia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad explains the pills increase red blood cells, claiming the medicine makes new blood and restores health. Available from druggists or by mail at 50 cents a box, six for $2.60, Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Williame
George Forrester
Curtis Street
Watertown
N.Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Early Muffs through English French Fashion History
The text traces muff fashion from velvet and fur muffs in Elizabethan times to leopard skin in Queen Anne era. It notes Venetian and Parisian trends, French sumptuary laws restricting muffs to black for commoners, and Louis XIV era courtly opulence with gold lace and embroidered ribbons.
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England
France
Demoise Des Guerin
Rue de Bac
Louis XIV
Ailing Women Urged to Use Dean's Kidney Pills
Groesbeck Texas resident Mrs. W G Davis reports relief from back pain dizziness and irregular kidney action after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She passed gravel stones following the treatment and says her health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburnu Co
Buffilo
Peter Pry's Philosophy on Marriage and Diamonds
The Pittsburg Gazette comments on marriage as a partnership with women as active participants. It warns that flirty behavior can mask sins and suggests buying a diamond ring for the wife as a practical economy. It claims such gifts prevent wear on gloves and solidify economic choices.
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Tittsburg Gazette
Buffalo Return One Fare Offer via Nickel Plate Road
Tickets on sale June dth tenth and 1th good returning June 25th. Call on agent or address C A Melin T P A St Wayne Ind. (852) Uncle Eben laments swindle transfers and 8 cent sales at the corner. HW Green's Sons Atlanta advertise dropsy specials. A caterpillar eats 600 times its weight in a month and other stray notes appear in this shuffled column.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Nickle Plate Road
C. A. Melin
St. Wayne
Ind
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