Nicaragua the Land of Revolt and Wealth Potential
The article reviews Nicaragua's repeated uprisings aided by U.S. intervention, outlines the long history of political change from Zelaya to Diaz, and notes foreign investment and strategic importance near the Panama Canal. It contrasts population, geography, and resources with potential for development, including lakes, bananas, coffee, and minerals, with trade figures showing rising 1903–1904 imports and exports led by the United States.
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Mena
Nica
Little Republic
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
New York
Connecticut
New England
Washington
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Caribbean
Pacific
Les Low
Bluedelds
Sul
England
United States
California
Greytown
Bay of Fonseca
Pacific Coast
Mosquito Coast
Department of Zelaya
Bluefields
Yoolea
Cosequiia
Momotombo
Lake Nicaragua
Lake
Managua
Maanagua
Ier
Queen Wilhelmina’s 6 Meals a Day Attracts Attention
Reports from Paris recount Queen Wilhelmina of Holland consuming six meals daily. Physicians warn the regimen may threaten her health, noting her appetite is enormous yet her mood remains cheerful. The schedule includes morning bread and butter, heavy midday fare, afternoon tea, a large 8 pm banquet, and a late night white wine and crackers supper. Beef and lamb are her meats of choice.
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Wilhsimina
Holland
Wilhelmina of
Wilhelmina
Paris
First Picture Postal Card Origin Disputed
The Nuremberg celebration plans for the thirtieth anniversary of the picture postal card face a challenge. Leon Besnardeau, a Lille le Guillaume bookseller in Sarthe, France, claims he printed and mailed the first picture cards in 1870 during the Prussian war, with customers still recalling his mailed cards.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Leon Besnardeau
Lille le Guillaume
Conlie
Department of
Sarthe
France
Prussia
Cuests
M. Resuardeaus
Poem Fragments Reflect on Art and Hardship
Fragmentary verse recalls a poet's song and a painter's dawn while noting poverty's impact on creativity. The lines hint at inner shadows and a test of character, with lyrical memories of earlier days and enduring struggle. A fictional author Nautius frames the meditation.
College football welcomes 200 pounders and tougher lines
Coaches plan for the 1913 season with new rules favoring heavier linemen as 200 pounders target key roles. Spring ball rules and training camps dominate prep, while baseball teams map next year’s roster and minors may supply fresh faces.
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Aveirdupeis
Clas
Absurdities and Whimsies Across Funny Snippets
A collage of light verse and humorous exchanges features a four year old Harold declaring he will be so good no one will know whose boy he is, a domestic gag about a blond hair on a coat, a playful exchange with a veiled irony, a digging child asking for wriggly worms, and a comic verse about the rule that a man darns socks while a woman spends her rocks, concluding with a light note on affection and social clubs.
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New Orleans
Celon
Greytown
San Juan River
Nicaragua
Cape Gracias A Dies
Pacific
Leon
Manauim
Matagalpa
Granada
Corinto
Coriute
Managua
Columbus
Gil Gonzalex Davila
Panna
Davila
Lake
Panama
Mesquito
Spain
Cartagena
Nombre de Dios
Peru
Harold
Chicago ‘Tribune
Quick Wit's Patchwork Riddles and Sly Puns
A collage of light verse and quips from papers like Philadelphia Bee and Baltimore American. Jokes play on misheard lines, inherited traits, a chess reference, and a playful tug of marriage doubt. Astringent city wit and household humor blend in a short comic collage.
Starting Something and the Doctor's Visit
A brief note describes a doctor visiting a house yesterday to collect a bill. The exchange hints at a pending or settled medical or financial matter involving Philadelphia Record.
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Blobbs
Rious
Blobbe
Philadelphis
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Land of Revolt
Speln
Resources OF Republic
United States Marines
American Press Association
United States Steamship
Denver
Walden Fawcett
B. L. Singley
United States Legation
United States Steamship Annapolis
United States Steamship Denver
Havana
Marquis de Villavieja
Hurlingham Club
London
Hun Ingham Club
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Edward Seligman
Giysele
Michigan University
Iag
Ead Dauce
Fishding H. Yost
When Michigan University
Yonkers Statesman
Bome Jollier
Jude
Florence
Aighing
Reginald
Bacon
Exbert
Yonkers
Westend
East End
Thirsty Theodore
Philadelphia Bee
Baltimore
Mosis
Secon Huander
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