Navy to Stage Big Maneuvers
The Navy plans a January mobilization off the Pacific coast near the Gulf of Panama, with Admiral Wilson and Admiral Rodman leading a combined Atlantic and Pacific fleet. The drills will be simple, competitive, and involve ships regularly in commission, including destroyers and submarines, marking a first actual mobilization of the modern U S fleet.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Panama
Navy Department
Wilson
Henry B. Wilson
Atlantic Fleet
Hugh Rodman
Guantanamo
Cuba
Tennessee
Ala
California
Admiral Rodman
Neva
New Hampshire
Congress
Tennemime
Marines
Ninteen
Oregon
Rodman
Pearl Instead of a Boil on Man's Neck
James Lon den of Clifton Heights Pa swallowed a pearl found in an oyster twenty years ago. A small neck lump became painful and he squeezed it, releasing the pearl to end years of discomfort.
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James London
Clifton Heights
Longen
Naval strength shifts show more auxiliaries and fewer cruisers
The 1910s navy lists 200 vessels with 100 more in reserve or under construction. Submarines rise to about 16 on active lists, nearly 100 now attached to fleets with 75 under construction. Cruiser force declines from eight to six modern armored ships, while light cruisers remain scarce. Major growth occurs in auxiliary ships including hospital ships, supply and fuel vessels, repair ships, and troop transports across Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
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San Diego
Memphis
Atlantic
Pacific
Straw Kitchen Utensils Made by Collestrada Orphans
The Junior Red Cross school at Collestrada in Umbria teaches orphans to make colanders and market baskets from ossers to supply countryside needs. Sifters are woven tight from reed and horsehair to replace metal wares, with output about a hundred baskets weekly, absorbed by nearby villages due to wartime limits on exports.
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Collestrada
Italy
Red Cross
Umbria
Cole
First Man Eating Shark of Year Caught in Potomac
A Potomac river tale from 1920 tells of a large shark caught at Piney Point Maryland. A doctor in the fishing party removed the teeth and kept them as souvenirs for the crew. The report notes the shark was a notable catch for the season.
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Potomac
Washington
Piney Point
Blazed Trails in Woods Describe Historic Marking Methods
The article explains how early surveyors used blazed trees to mark trails and property lines. It covers techniques for winter blazing on deep snow, blaze placement on trunks, and how old marks endure or vanish with time. It notes how blazes reveal line direction and approximate dates through bark and growth rings.
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Woodamnan
Wood Fibers Show Wide Fiber Length Variations
A Wisconsin forest products lab reports vast variation in wood fiber length within a single tree. Douglas fir fibers ranged from 0.8 to 7.65 millimeters, average 4.41 mm, while longleaf pine averaged 3.67 mm. Early growth fibers lengthen from the center outward, with each annual ring showing spring fibers longer than those formed later.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Wisconsin
Beside the Gentleman cab tale from Back Bay
A Boston Herald report recounts a late night Back Bay cab scene. A woman arrived with two bags found only one cab. The driver invited her to sit up front, while two men chose a different ride, overhearing the offer.
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Boston Herald
Philip Hale
Back Bay
Indy
Chilton Club
Algonquin Club
An Unbiased Critic in a Surprising Twist
A visitor tours two artist rooms in a town store building. He dislikes the first set but praises landscapes in the second. The attendant guides him out and reveals he painted the second room’s pictures, admitting neither he nor the critic sees them well.
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Ochicago Tribune
Change In Turkish Rulera. Philip Brown Meets Mohammed VI
Princeton professor of international law Philip Marshall Brown met Sultan Mohammed VI in the Malage of Yialdiz. Brown notes the sultan as a scholarly figure with gray mustache and gold-rimmed glasses. He describes a palace atmosphere shifting from fear to serenity and kindness.
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Philip Marshall Brown
Princeton University
Mohammed VI
Yialdiz
Abdul Hawid
Sultan Mohammed
Mr. Brown
Asia
The Queen Bee Speaks of Her Royal Life and Duty
An illustrated narration presents the queen bee describing her role in the hive. She details laying thousands of eggs daily, being served by workers, and ruling the colony while remaining homebound. The tale explains royal jelly feeding, queen battles, and the swift two week path from egg to queen.
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Queen Bee
Buzz
Queen Hee
Mortifying Conduct in Church Sermon Incident
A minister scolds Traiph and his heir for misbehaving in church, recalling a prior incident last Sabbath. The exchange shows a tense discipline scene as the reverend warns against unseemly behavior and urges proper conduct during services.
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Traiph
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimonial
Mrs J C Teet Bee of Omaha Nebraska testifies she has used Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for over twenty years to relieve female troubles and keeps a bottle on hand. She endorses the product and allows publication of her statement. She notes she has used Lydia E Pinkham’s Sonlative Wash with good results and invites others to write for confidential responses from the company.
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Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. C. Teet
2Th Street
Omaha
Nebraska
Pinkham Medicine Co
Eatonic for pep in hot weather
In hot weather appetite wanes and energy drops. Take an eatonic tablet before meals and one or two after to remove excess acids and gases. It claims to cool the mouth and stomach, renew appetite, and restore vigor, urging a big box from the druggist at a trifling cost.
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Nature
Eatonic
Adv
May I ask what that diploma is you gaze at
A quip about a diploma from the school of experience. The speaker notes a canceled note that another man persuaded him to endorse, paying for it after the fact.
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School of Experience
A Past Joy Poem Fragment
This reads as a quaint verse about memory and longing. A dialogue between a father and son questions the meaning of alcoholic content, answered with a melancholic line on fading feeling. The fragment evokes nostalgia and loss without explicit detail.
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Holland
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