Dardanelles Named by Castles and The City of Troy Chronicle
The Dardanelles name grew from two old Turkey forts in Roumania and Natalija, later eclipsed by British naval passage in 1807. Fortifications expanded between the old and new castles, with origin traced to Dardanus who crossed to Asia and founded Troy.
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Dardanelles
Hellespont
Turkey
Roumania
Natalija
Gallipoll
Gallipoli
Two Mile
Asia
Europe
Strait
Dardanus
Samothrace
City of
Troy
London Chronicle
A Worker in Glass Miss Mary Tillinghast Exhibition
Miss Mary Tillinghast, famed stained glass artist, shows a large window at a Fifth Avenue gallery inspired by Fontainebleau's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The piece, awaiting presentation to the New York Historical Society, took a year to complete and blends allegory and history with intricate lead lines and color work.
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Mary Tillinghast
Fifth Avenue
New York City
New York Wistorical Society
Russell Sage
Miss Tillinghast
John la Farge
Carolus Duran
Fontainebleau
Tonsiline Promises Sore Throat Cure For All
A period piece ad proclaims Tonsiline as the sole remedy for sore throat and its dangers. It urges timely use to prevent tonsillitis quinsey diphtheria and other fatal diseases with endorsements from users and physicians. Available in 25c and 50c bottles from The Tonsiline Co Canton Ohio.
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United States
Tonsiline Co
Canton
Ohio
Jewelry and Trinkets Offered for All Occasions
Our current stock features high grade jewelry and various trinkets suitable as presents for ladies and gentlemen. Readily priced items include hand crafted pieces and other small gifts designed for both sexes.
Diplomatic Posts in Flux After March Change
The piece surveys expected shifts in U S diplomatic postings after March 4 with Taft’s arrival. It notes potential retention of Reid White and Lum to Great Britain France and Germany, possible replacements due to health and new assignments, and profiles several seasoned diplomats shaping early Taft diplomacy. It also explains Missouri's GOP shift due to Oklahoma migrations and previews a river and harbor bill and related funding.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Whitelaw Reid
Hearty White
David J. Lum
Great Britain
France
Germany
Tuft
Mer. Reid
Edward
Toosevelp
Dr. Fill
State Department
Netherlands
Berlin
Henry White
Legation
London
William W Rockhill
Pekin
Orient
Greece
China
Irving B. Dudley
William C. Fox
Brazil
Ecuador
Dudley
Tate
McKinley
Peru
Lima
Rio de Janeiro
Fox
Quito
Bureau of American Republics
Early Christmas Shopping Urges Fast Start
Shop early this December for Christmas gifts to help workers behind counters and on delivery wagons. The message emphasizes starting early in the day to ease holiday pressures and assist those serving shoppers.
Blank Leases Highlight Tension Between Owners and Tenants
A Review notes blank leases between real estate owners and tenants, signaling disputes over terms and conditions. The article surveys how missing lease details affect rental agreements and tenant security.
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Édte
What Dreams Mean
Dream interpretations outline omen meanings for flying injury jockey legacy malice money neighing and paper. It links flying to fortune and travel while injury implies friends and blessings and other dreams predict marriage offers or losses.
Household Hints and Odd Tidbits From The Paper
A collection of practical tips covers grease removal on wallpaper with baking soda and blotting paper, meat leftovers prepared like gravy, muffin tins lined with crusts for baked fillings, and shelf cleaning using layered newspaper folds. Decorative rug ideas feature butterfly and bird borders, plus time measurement in Turkey linked to equinoxes and a note on the meaning of Texas.
THE ARAB S HORSE AND ITS LONG JOURNEYS
London Field describes how Arab horse and rider live and travel. The Arab keeps his mount groomed lightly, roped and tethered, allowing freedom to move and forage. The horse excels at long journeys due to a calm, steady pace and confidence under minimal distress.
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Desert
London Field
Bill's Aggressor, Old Man’s Complaint, and Nearby Careers
An elderly man on a fence shares family updates with a visitor. He mentions Jim as a telegraph operator at the depot, Zeke as captain and navigator of a lake steamer, and Pete as an aviator aboard an air ship. He notes Bill stays home, grumbling, predicting national ruin.
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Bill
Jim
Zeke
Waal
Pete
The Tall Chimney Puzzle of Time and Cost
A contracting engineer could dismantle a tall brick chimney by calculating the required duration and funds. The plan involves removing base sections, wedging stout timber segments, burning the remaining bricks, and filming the collapse from a safe distance with a camera.
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Scribner's
Movement to bar weakminded marriages discussed
Mr. Snoope proposes a plan to prevent marriages of weakminded individuals while Mr. Grouch questions its necessity asking who else would want to marry. The exchange appears as a humorous quip in the Cleveland Leader.
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Mr. Snoope
Mr. Grouch
Cleveland
Easy Stunt Prompts Laughs With Snake Danced Premiere
A Philadelphia Ledger quip discusses a premiere danseuse advertised to perform with five snakes entwined about her. The caption jokes that viewers would dance too if a snake touched them.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Love of Money Exchange Quip
A moralist and a skeptic debate money’s power in a witty exchange. The moralisers quote scripture while the skeptic counters that poverty itself fuels more trouble, a sharp, era-typical moral dialogue.
Private deal confession and home ad notices
A dialogue fragment hints at an undisclosed deal shared by Hicks and a wife. The page also markets Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee and several local real estate and dining ads promoting Franklin Street residences and a brisk meals spot near Main Street.
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Franklin At
Main’ Street
Left to Right Belief Tied to Sun Worship in Habit
A veteran explains a long held belief that people prefer left to right movement in actions from turning a screw to stirring batter and rowing, linking it to ancient sun worship and habitual behavior across daily tasks and even ship navigation.
Electrical mining rises as top method in America and Europe
Electrical mining is hailed as the most improved technique in America and Europe with mining engineers adopting electrical power widely. Elephants may be most abundant in the Congo basin where swamp protection aids their numbers. Phoebe notes bread from Gold Medal Flour, Daboran.
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America
Europe
The
Congo
Africa
Phoebe
City Prices Mixed In Traded Markets Amid Quiet Day
Amid a quiet day in the city markets, traders cited mixed price signals across multiple items. Notable quotes reflected cautious sentiment as several vendors listed small increments in dozens of local goods and commodities.
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W. C. Davis
Vewelerland Optician
Elkhart
Indiana
van Aken Bros
Florist
Atk
TIP
B. C. Godfrey @ Sons
C. K. Ranyon
Bell
Lexington Avenue
G. W. Butler
South Third Street
Missouri
Trudley
California
Congress
San Diego
Pacific Slope
Lil
Judge Dudley
Ilauna
Oklahoma
John A. Fox
Arkansas
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Union
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Texas
Ponce de Leon
Hicks
Wicks
Boston Transcript
E. W. Grove
Franklin Street
W. P. Puterbaugh
I. C
Temple
Electrical Mining
Shafer & Schult
Ettabie
Elkhart Packing CO
South Main Street
Bel
Porterhouse
Ceak
O. P. Grosh
Honest Measure
Goshen Ave
Ayer
George C. Berkey
Main St
Brice H. Reid
Cdetqiat
Elkhart Cleaning & Dyeing Works
Lexington Ave
Cixhart
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