Officers Camp at Mainz Castell Reveals Privileged Prison Life
The Mayence Castell internment camp houses British Russian French and Belgian officers in well appointed rooms within the citadel. Officers, about 12,000 prisoners, enjoy self government, varied meals, wine or beer with meals, and a canteen with goods and luxuries.
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Rhine
Maine
Mayance
Germany
Castell
Balgiana
Mayence-Castell
Hamk
Island Cephalonia's Long and Turbulent History
The article surveys Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea, detailing its strategic role in ancient and medieval diplomacy, a succession of rulers from Romans to Byzantines, Normans, Venetians, Turks, and finally Greece in 1862. It notes Argostoli and Luxpurt harbors, Cyclopean walls at Cranli Proni and Samos, St George fortress, native industry in vines, olives, currants, shipbuilding, silk spinning, basketry, carpets and aloe lace, plus Elato Monte Negro.
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Cephalonia
Ionian Sea
National Geographic Society
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Ionian Islands
Hadrian
Athens
William the Conueror
British
Islea
Robert Guiscard
Italy
William
England
Tarntum
Todo
Republic of Venice
Greece
Naples
Venice
France
Great Britain
Court of St. James
Ar- Bostol
Argostoli
Luxpurt
Cranli
Proni
Samos
Cephaloniangs
Feathers Spark Bird Protection Quandary at Milliner
A woman asks if feathers pose trouble with the Bird Protection society. The milliner reassures that the feathers are from a parrot variety and notes their fondness for mice makes the bird less of a bird, revealing a humorous tale about feather provenance.
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Bird Protection Society
Passage from pulpit to vestry room remark
A humorist quips about a clergyman whose sermons are long but not eloquent. He notes the passage that stands out is the move from the pulpit to the vestry room in the church.
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Father Healy
Father Werty
A Grievous Burden and the Prisoner’s Numbers
A humanitarian exclaims that prison reduces a man to a number while a man with motor tags counters that confinement and hard labor leave him no better off, since he also bears a numeric identity and must pay for it.
Coffee Grounds and a Punny Divorce Exchange
Henry Enpeck complains his wife treats him poorly over bad coffee. Meeker jokes that the dispute has grounds for divorce, turning a domestic quip into a humorous exchange about coffee and marriage.
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Henry Enpeck
Meek
Henry
Why Women Write Good Stories Analysis by George M Stratton
A fragment from George M. Stratton in the Atlantis argues that women possess wider character variety and adaptability than men. He claims women can suppress parts of themselves and reveal contrasting traits, making them especially adept at storytelling, more than in painting or music.
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Troes
George MM. Stratton
Revolutionary Army Huts Unearthed Near Two Hundred Street
Hundreds gathered as Reginald P. Bolton and four associates excavated near Two Hundred and Fourth Street in New York uncovering 47 huts from the Revolutionary era. Finds include Hessian and British regimental buttons, coins, and utensils.
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York
Two Hundred
Fourth Street
Broadway
Reginald P. Bolton
Fifty-second
British Regiment of Foot
Oxford Light Infantry
Botton
England
Bolton
William Heath
Coldstream, Guards
Leicestershire
Buckinghamshire
Welsh Fusiliers
Black Watch
Dyckman
Suffrage Speaker Clashes With Chicago Newsboy
Miss Elaie Hill of the Woman Suffrage Union staged a street talk at Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street. A confrontation with a Chicago newsboy over sales disrupted the scene as she moved to a new location and pressed the suffrage message amid a crowd seeking a football score update.
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Commeres
Elaie Hill
Congregational Union For Woman Suffrage
Michigan Avenue
van Buren Street
TL. Y. Sherman
Polpar
Theo
Folper
Miss Hill
Unemployed in Gotham Are Mighty Particular
The New York employment bureau reports job seekers favor white collar roles and office comforts over hard, hands-on labor. Men shy from janitorial and manual work while women chase office jobs, though the agency notes growing demand for real work and employers seeking reliable applicants.
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York
Wall Street
New York
Father Knickerbocker
Public Employment Bureau
Alabama Bailiff Seeks Arrests for Bees in Beekeeping Dispute
In Montgomery county two residents clashed over a swarm of bees that migrated to a neighbor's home. Bailiff W C Frizzle studied law and ruled that bees must be arrested individually with warrants and named, a task impossible without each bee’s name, leaving the swarm in the rival's home.
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Tamingham
ACLA
Montgomery County
W. C. Frizzle
Vodka Before Firing Squad in Transcaucasia
Report from Transcaucasia describes Russian officials enforcing prohibition on moonshine by seizing a large quantity in the Wazel district. A platform was set in a village square with a firing squad, soldiers, and the confiscated liquor poured away as bullets shattered the casks. No strict distillation has occurred in the region since.
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Kentucky Mountains
Transcaucasia
Russia
Acra
Wazel
Boston Globe
Freckles and the cottage for two in countryside prose
Freckles promises a cosmetic tonic claim while a comic bedroom scene unfolds with George hiding under a bed. Ideal cottage for two critiques small, efficient homes as Raymond Comstock highlights practical, sunlit living in Countryside Magazine and contrasts urban cramped spaces.
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Raymond Comstock
Countryside Magazine
Uncultured Confidence in Grand Opera Dreams
A witty exchange features Mr. Comrox declaring a wish to be a grand opera singer if given another chance. He jokes about lacking singing ability yet claiming a talent to “holie” and entertain. The dialogue playfully contrasts advice with helpful action to please others.
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