Engineers Behind the Front in World War I
The article highlights army engineers as essential yet unseen forces shaping campaigns. It notes American and European engineers building bridges and railways, planning routes, and mounting guns, with named feats like the Panama Canal and Keokuk dam, while describing pioneer corps and indirect artillery fire reliant on scientific measurement and coordination.
Absence and time linger in a Scots lyric moment
The fragment reflects longing and memory in Scots verse. It recalls happy days with a dear one and laments the slow, heavy hours separating them. The speaker questions how to bear the distance now, noting weariness and a faint memory of brighter times. Anon.
Johnson's Fortune Climb After Jeffries Bout
The article details Jack Johnson's rising fortune after winning the title from Tommy Burns. It notes earnings near 300000 from eleven fights and film engagements, with $120000 from the Jeffries match including purse and advertising. Soccer clubs donate 100000 to Prince of Wales relief fund with broad support across leagues. Cincinnati fans trust Herzog to build a competitive team next season.
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Johnson
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Jed
Burns
Victor McLaghlen
Jack O'Brien
Tony Ross
al Kaufman
Stanley Ketehel
Jeffries
Mde Johnson
British Isles
Prince of Wales’ National Relief Fund
Scottish Football Association
Durham F. A
Everton
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
Herzog Plans For Next Year In Cincinnati Reds Rebuild
Charles Herzog devotes time to planning the reconstruction of the Cincinnati team for next season. During the early part of the season the Reds made an excellent showing, both in the first division and sticking there for a considerable length of time.
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Herzog
Charles Herzog
Cincinnati
Reds
Less Fox Hunting In England at Colchester Meets
The London Standard reports war effects on fox hunting. At the Kesex Suffolk meet in Colchester ten masters of fox hounds are serving in the Somerset and Devon yeomanry stationed nearby, and 200000 horses have been drawn from various counties this year.
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England
London Standard
Colchester
Somerset and Devon Yeomanry
Choynski Critiques Modern White Heavyweights
Joe Choynski, former champion and now an athletic club director in Pittsburgh, disdains today’s white heavyweights. He recalls a crowded era of top contenders and believes he would dominate if in his prime, a view some longtime fans echo.
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Choynski
Joe Choynski
Direc
Pittsburgh
Israel Deliverance and Women's Roles in Judgment Lessons
The lesson highlights Israel as a kingdom of priests and God’s ongoing quest for wholehearted obedience. It notes Deborah and other women as key agents in deliverance, praising faith over fear, and calls Christians to readiness and sacrifice. It also contemplates future universal recognition of Israel and the coming reign of Christ.
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Israel
Jer
Adam
Abram
Deborah
Joel
Heber
Huldah
Priscilla
Philip
R. V
Barak
God
David
Jesus Christ
Cii
Isa
Lunatic With Patience Escaped After Prolonged Escape Act
A former Oregon State Insane Asylum superintendent recounted his time there. He described loosening walls to trap escaped lunatics, then a patient inmate devised a running routine on the lawn as a decoy. He later slipped away during release and vanished, outsmarting guards.
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Oregon State Insane Asylum
Paranit
St. Lows
Beauty Beyond Youth: The Allure of Mature Feminine Charm
The article argues that beauty can peak after thirty-five, citing ancient and royal figures such as Cleopatra and Diane de Poitiers. It notes several women famed for elegance in middle age, while contrasting youth myths with evidence of lasting appeal and maturity in facial expression and demeanor.
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Os Troy
Cleopatra
Antony
Aspasi
Pericles
Diane de Poitiers
Henry II
Anne of Austria
Europe
Mme. Mar
Mme. Recamier
Mme. de Maintenon
Louis
Catherine of
Russia
The Man They Think I Am by Mary Carolyn Davies
Poem excerpt reflecting on friendship and self image. A speaker recalls counting friends and longs to live up to the ideals others hold, praying to remain the person his friends believe him to be for life.
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Mary Carolyn Davies
Silly Lunn the Southern Fancy Bread Tale
An excerpt from the New York Post extols Silly Lunn as a prized Southern confection beyond daily bread. A housewife urges Uncle William for Sally Lunn while the old servant resists, saying he never cared for that “female bread” and preferring no indulgence.
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William
Sally Lunn
Miss May
New York Post
Bayonets Hold Moral Edge In Warfare Says Tribune
The New York Tribune notes bayonets remain vital in modern combat for their moral impact on troops. It explains many enemy infantry retreat or are repelled by concentrated fire, leaving hand to hand clashes uncommon due to retreat or defeat. The piece cites U S army training in such close quarters fighting.
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Landwehr
von Beseler
United States Army
New York Tribune
Hard to Learn Arabic Alphabet Shapes
The Arabic alphabet consists of twenty nine letters each written differently depending on position in a word. Learning the alphabet requires memorizing about forty signs for various letter forms.
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Corps of Engineers
Panama Canal
Mississippi Levee
Great Keokuk Dam
Mississippi
Hell Gate
New York
East River
Antwerp
Wavre-St. Catherine
Vley
Lierre
Tillery
Pioneer Corps
American Press Association
Paris
Anon
Berean