General Mills Leads Reorganized National Guard Training
A detailed portrait of Brig. Gen. Albert Mills who led the 1898 battle at Santiago de Cuba and now heads the division of militia affairs. The piece explains his role in expanding federal aid, standardizing National Guard training, and integrating organized militia with the regular army to form a capable national defense force.
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Santiago de Cuba
New York
Michigan
Oklahoma
Arizona
Union
Hfe
Albert L. Mills
First
United States Cavalry
Phace
War Department
Santiago
Washington
Mills
Bloody Bend
West Point
Philippines
Department of the Gulf
General Mills
National Guards
Yarlun States
Condiit
United States
National Guard
National Militia Board
Secretary of War
Division of
Albert I. Mille
Congress
Chief of Staff
Army
Dawn Man Debate Sees Piltdown Fossil Recast by Smith
At a Manchester meeting on November 18, Prof G Billot Smith argues the Piltdown jaw and teeth are unmistakably simian yet indicate a modified descendant of the common ancestor of modern man. He posits rapid early evolution and contends no confirmed human workmanship dates before the Pleistocene, suggesting an advanced group of anthropoids may have become early humans during the Pleistocene transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Billot Smith
Dawn
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Professor Smith
Pennsylvania Coal Output Near Second Place in Nation
Pennsylvania’s coal production is almost as high as the other twenty seven producing states, underscoring the state’s strong role in national energy output.
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Pennsylvania
Othe
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praise ad plus odd vignette
An Montpelier reader praises Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improving menstrual irregularities and general health. The letter notes the product’s forty year popularity and invites other women to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. A separate New York Evening Post item features a humorous exchange about fresh eggs with an old fashioned mammy character offering them for sale.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia
Cuticura Soap Ad Headlines Gentle Baby Skin Care
The advert touts Cuticura Soap as pure and refreshing for babies, soothing minor irritations and promoting skin and hair health. It pairs with Cuticura Ointment for eczema and dermatitis, claiming long-lasting use and economical value, with a free sample offer via mail order from Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Quirky Ads and Divorces From a Fuzzy Page
A collage of sensational lines and mock ads, including a Van Million divorce suit with a $25,000,000 settlement and pug custody dispute, herbal pills, celebrity praise, and quips about bromides and eye ailments. The piece reads like a garbled late 19th century page of puffery and social squibs.
First Year Farming in Saskatchewan Attracts Many
Thousands of young men in the United States who once left the farm are returning to rural life in Western Canada. R H Crossman of Kindersley Saskatche wan, winner at the Tulea Oklahoma Dry Farming Congress, proves success with grains in his first farming year after an engineering career. The 160 acre Canadian government grants offer opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
R. H. Crossman
Kindersley
Tulea
Oklahoma
Feline Serenade Sparks Family Doorstep Chat
In a quirky moment a cat reportedly serenaded a girl last night causing family members to gather at the doorway. The family confirmed only the feline appeared, no humans emerged.
Crotalin treatment hailed as epilepsy cure
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century ad notes that a rattlesnake bite cured epilepsy in one Texas patient, prompting medical trials. It claims widespread use by specialists in thousands of epileptic cases and mentions Boericka & Runyon, New York, as makers of a Crotalin preparation offered with a free booklet.
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Texas
Boericka & Runyon
West 38Th Street
New York
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General J. Laills
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Gaunter
Ridge St., Montpelier, We
New York Evening Post
Wright
H.W Grove
Patnam
Fadeleas
Dyos
Dean
Mississippa
Milena
Gulf Coast
Ara
Comatags & Coi
Dears St
Chicago
W. L. Twining
Mgr
Cura Carter
Ross
Elias
Rene
W. Ross CO
Centrada
Landology
Free Sea
Gray
Yafothers
FREY
le Roy
H. Ys
Gonoha
Noraninnoy
Kansas Land
Taro
Floyd
Jone City
Tgee
Virginia Farms and Homes
Chavfin & CO
Ind
Richmond
Way
Allen Converso Chane, Co
Kanban City
Selgan Nocenza Particulara J.J
Rohan
K.W. L
Bayonno, di
Walondasos
Alek
Howliog
Goa
Ac Mua
Hsia Ces
Genehyec
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
U.S. A
Paar Rae
Connecticut
Kentucky
California
Alfielal Botorouutt
Jugaiar
Araneta Dee
N. U
Ghicago
Waldo
Bierra Modre
Cal
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