Chinese Army Described in Fragmented Zeeing Officers
An Algemeine Zettung correspondent outlines a四tier Chinese force with Putuoy landers Yangtzian Doi infantry Mma cavalry San-Doj artillery. Describes peasants, caste Mandiku, pay, corruption, fealty lack, draft morale, uniforms, weapon mix from old matchlocks to Remingtons and Krupps, and a Shanghai arsenal run by Brettschneider producing ten Remington rifles daily.
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Algemeine Zettung
Putuoy
China
Col
Kreitner
Bnt
Shanghai
Brettschneider
Incongruities Across a Busy Evening Crowd
A bearded vocalist with a voice likened to the Bull of Bashan performs Fear No Foe in a bravura display that rattles the ceiling. Two hours later he climbs stairs in stocking feet to avoid waking his 2110-pound wife, then rises meekly the next morning.
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Bashan
Pittsbury
Mouse Adventure in a Storm of Mischief
In a chaotic scene a couple named Spoopendyke battle a household mouse. Mrs. Spoopendyke shrieks while Mr. Spoopendyke lunges with a cane and a boot, tumbling chairs and skirting under beds as the rodent escapes up the chimney. The pair’s eccentric exchanges end with the mouse gone and the couple bickering amid lingering fear and comic bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Spoopendyke
Mr. Spoopendyke
Caida
Mrs. Sp
Spoopendyke
Je Spoo
Mrs. [Snowmadvke
Stanley Diuntley
Drake
Travellers Magazine
Machine Guns in War and Field Artillery Roles
A British officer approves inspecting British machine guns at Woolwich, but reflections from Pail Mall Gazette writers question their battlefield value. They note range errors ruin accuracy, compare mitrailleuse failures, and say major powers favor expanding field artillery over deploying machine guns on the field.
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Woolwich
Pail Mall Gazette
Austria
Turkey
Pussia
Buch Au Cane
Matrimony in a hillbilly dialogue with Yager and wife
Kentucky State Journal presents a humorous phonetic exchange about marriage. Yager and a companion debate whether married life is better, noting honey moon bliss fading and the burdens of partnership, while one speaker argues independence and the challenges of domestic life.
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Mr. Yager
Kentucky State Journal
Mandarins and Tangierines From Florida In Winter Markets
Orange buyers find bright red mandarin and Tangierine varieties from Florida in shops and stands. They look similar and taste alike yet differ in aroma and texture with tender pulp and a wine-like flavor. The term kid gloves refers to easy peeling without staining gloves.
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Florida
China
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Xno
Boon
Amherst
Wis
Texas
Ingersoll
John
Bose
Mali Gark
New York
Yager
America
Panch
Oakley’s
Brussels
Lyon Bros. Palace Drug Store
Dunkirk
Center Street
Stilil
J. A Stapf
Brandis
J. A. Stapf
Mch
S.A. Stapf
J. Rogalsky
Gidley & Bloss
Ingrain
Heyl
Wirtner & Alling
Monroe
ST. James
RED Cross
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