Love, Normandy, and a Soldier's Dream at Spring
Sabron confesses his love to Julia Redmond in a music room revival of hopes. He recalls Normandy farmsteads and the chateau on the hill as Julia whispers of going there in spring. Pitchoune the dog watches, then rests contentedly as a new family forms by the hearth.
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Sabron
Julia Redmond
Jon
Violeta Inia
Sabon
Plano
Mademoiselle
Normandy
Tremont
Africa
Julia
Brunet
Pitchoune
Charles
Babron
Louis XIII
Pitchorne
France
Honest graft warned to office girls by a big firm
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports a large corporation ordered office girls to make personal calls on company phones. The piece urges honesty, noting many steal small items and use company supplies. It argues graft harms dignity and moral sense and asks readers to stop such behavior.
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Pittsburgh ‘Dispatch
Soldiers' Cinema Instruction In Prewar German drills
Soldiers in garrisons received cinema style instruction a year before hostilities began detailing how recruits learned guard mounting tent setup bayonet drills and seating duties during peacetime training sessions under German supervision.
Washer-white revival tale amid quips in Ebenezer chapel
In a Kansas City Star excerpt a revival chorus at Ebenezer chapel features Brother Bogus boasting of sinlessness after conversion, while Parson Bagster challenges him with a comic memory of Colonel White accidentally firing in his hen house. The exchange blends humor with religious confidence and local color.
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Bruddren
Sireaks
Brother Bogus
Ebenezer Chapel
Dan Snow
Brudder
Parson
Bagster
Colonel White
Kansas City Star
Woman Renews Alarming Bomb Incident in Philadelphia
Mrs Pauline Siegel stopped a potential disaster by grabbing a bomb at 1621 South Franklin Street then throwing it into the street. The crude device exploded partially, leaving six sticks of dynamite and gunpowder scattered. two men had placed a package on the step and fled as a match was struck. Mrs Corso and her family deny having any enemies.
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Pauline Siegel
Salvatore Corso
Franklin Street
Philadelphia
Siegel
Her Secret of Health from an Eighty Three Year Old
A vigorous octogenarian shares her health secret. She avoids fretting over unchangeable things, naps daily, and keeps chores separate from bed. She trusts the brain and heart of the universe to ease life’s friction, maintaining balance and calm.
German Army Uses Motion Pictures In War Propaganda
The German government produced specially prepared motion picture films to illustrate military activities. They showcased actions like building bridges, destroying railways, earthworks, barricades, street fighting, mines, and laying pontoons. The army advertised large maneuvers and offered free screenings in cinemas nationwide.
True Greatness and the March of Heart
Roswell D Hitchcock describes true greatness as vitality of heart and public spirit. He argues it cannot lag with age yet leads the march, never slumbering as activity sustains existence, portraying greatness as a reservoir and fountain.
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Roswell D Hitchcock
Ocean's Richest Prize in the Whale Cavities
Sperm whales yield spermaceti from head cavities and ivory from lower jaws, with other valuable secretions noted as rich yet variably described in the source. The passage highlights whales as a major maritime wealth source.
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Ocean
Cripple Creek Output For November Totals 82,830 Tons
Western Mining and Oil News reports Cripple Creek district produced 82,830 tons in November with a gross bullion value of 1,297,441 dollars. The average value per ton across treated ore was 15.66 dollars. The report lists treatment sources and totals from several smelters and mines contributing to the month’s yield.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Val
Golden
Caley
J. J. Johnson
Arizona mining progress across Prescott region and Payson
Ore shipments continue from the Davis mine in the Prescott district and several claims along Silver Creek north of El Capitan mine report good ore. Major Mining Company at Walker shows flattering results, Prescott copper ore runs 10.8 percent. Wichita Placer on Lynx Creek near Prescott completes four new buildings as machinery goes in. Silver copper ore from the Manzatzal range east of Payson is shown in Globe, from a sixty foot shaft with estimates of 40 percent or better copper and 2000 ounces silver in similar ore at lesser depth.
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Arizona
Davis
Prescott
Silver Creek
el Capitan
Walker
John Brady
Wichita Placer Mining Company
Lynx Creek
Manzatzal Range
Payson
Globe
Mines and ore shipments headlined in New Mexico report
New Mexico notes report three cars of ore shipped from the South Virginia mine in November. The Reserve Mining and Milling Company files incorporation papers in Santa Fe. A sal sodium or magnesia vein is found near Galisteo by Jose Ortiz y Pino on his ranch. A Jarilla branch survey eyed for a one mile extension to tap Iron deposits. By-Chance and Delusion mines ship copper ore regularly, with Garnet and Providence groups also active in shipments.
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South Virginia
San Simon District
Reserve Mining and Milling Company
Red River
Taos County
F. W. Reed
State Corporation Commission
Jose Ortiz Y Pino
Galisteo
Santa Fe County
Jarilla
el Paso & Southwestern
Otero
DeMuele Caston
Delusion
Garnet
Providence
Oil rush spreads across Greybull and Grass Creek fields
F J Castell for Los Angeles operators secures ground leases in Greybull while drilling rigs arrive from Casper. Chic Oil pays 710 an acre for 100 acres in Grass Creek, highest Wyoming oil land price. J P Wilcox begins drilling near Thermopolis as plume maps by L W Trumbull detail Big Muddy and Douglas fields. Thirty rigs operate in Greybull district.
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F. J. Castell
Los Angeles
Greybull
Riga
Casper
Chic Oil Company
New Grass Creek
Wyoming Oil Land
J. PB Wilcox
Thermopolis Company
Jack Shafer
Thermopolis
L. W. Trumbull
Big Muddy
Douglas
United States Geological Survey
Georgetown shipment boosts Colorado mining outlook
The Capital Company at Georgetown shipped a twenty-all ton lot of concentrates. Spelter advanced again by 4 a gal of 25 dollars per ton over that week's average. Mining conditions in upper Clear Creek county appear better now than in many past years.
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Georgetown
Spelter
Upper Clear Creek County
Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Swamp Root Benefits
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. The copy asserts quick relief and notes sizes from pennies to dollars with sample bottles available by mail order, urging readers to mention the newspaper.
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Parea
Reading the Book Leaves Frankleigh Baffled
Frank Criticlem argues about a recent book with Miss Frankleigh who says she skimmed it thrice yet found it opaque. He presses for reaction and she admits she merely sought the gist, not the meaning.
Improved Quinine Not Cause Nervousness or Ringing
An old ad presents improved quinine claimed to avoid nervousness and head ringing. Mentions laxatives in LAK ATI SMO gu QUININE and a form similar to Bromo Quinne. Promotes a product with name similar to E. W. Grove and price 250.
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E. W. Grove
Man who won roses bill tale turns bitter
Charlie opens mail and finds a bill for a dozen roses sent three years ago. He asks why he should pay when the girl married someone else. He notes the bill should go to the man who married her, not him.
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Charlie
Ignorant I
Where Kindness Killed by a Judge Quip on Style
A Judge narrates a flirtatious exchange in which a woman compliments Henry’s appearance and muses whether bowlegs might ever become fashionable. The dialogue plays on social mockery and gendered vanity within a sharp, era-tinged moment.
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Henry
Ideal Place Town Promises Planks for Campaign Platform
A visiting observer praises a model town for lighting, paving, neat streets, excellent streetcars, reliable telephone, parks police and fire services, cheap gas, good water, and Sunday cinema. The citizen notes the challenge of gathering planks to form a campaign platform when running for office in such a place.
Postum Aids Calif. Wife Find Coffee Causes Distress
A California wife describes quitting coffee for Postum after her nerves and sleep improved. A guest who tried coffee worsened his headaches and insomnia, prompting a full switch to Postum. She notes weight gain and calmer nerves, crediting Postum with relief. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek and outlines Postum Cereal and Instant Postum.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Grocera
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Juolia
Mont
Mining and Oil News
Union News Service
St. Louis
Gomkoes
New Mexico
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