Naval Surgeons Sought As Navy Seeks to Fill Open Posts
Navy Surgeon General Admiral Rixey launches recruitment from medical colleges and offers acting assistant surgeon posts with six months training at naval facilities. Applicants face simple collateral tests though many lack English and arithmetic skills. The navy faces 64 vacancies in a corps capped at 350, prompting talks of higher pay to attract doctors.
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Oet
Washington
Naval Medical School and Hospital
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Pacific Coast
Admiral Rixey
Naval Medical Corps
Congress
Old Clerks in Land Office to Lose Jobs
The commissioner outlines a reorganization forcing dismissals of aging and infirm clerks in the land office. Some affected workers have political backing, and protests are anticipated. The president reportedly knew of the plan to improve office proficiency.
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Mnmissioner Ballinger
General Land Office
Garfield
Mrr. Ballinger
Justice
Th Department
Prince Mohamid Wins Princess After Genie Quest
Prince Mohamid is spurned by Princess Corisande and accepts a genie’s challenge. He must retrieve a parchment on a cloud island guarded by a giant bird after a perilous voyage. The quest ends when the prince secures the parchment and the genie proclaims Corisande his bride.
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Mohamid
Corisande
Mediterranean Sea
Los Angeles Times
Roosevelt’s Sailor Ambition Cited From Youth to President
The article recalls a young Theodore Roosevelt’s dream to command a sea vessel and sail the ocean blue. It notes his first public speech at age ten presenting a library to Captain Doane and the Rival’s crew, and hints at later talk of a “government shape” among female clerks at government presses.
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Roosevelt
New York
Captain Doane
San Juan
Storme
Davy Jones
Doane
Government Shape Causes Much Comment on Height and Width
A Michigan woman was rejected for not meeting height and girth standards, with officials arguing a tall frame is needed to reach notes on the press and avoid stooping between presses during printing. Her measurements were cited and the broader issue of body proportion in the trade was discussed.
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Uncle Sam
Government Printing Office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Civil Service Commission
Bureau
Michigan
The American Fleet Lines of 21 Warships Puzzle
Readers are asked to find the greatest number of straight lines formed by 21 battleships treated as points with five ships in every line. The illustration shows 21 ships off Key West mistaken for 35, prompting a geometry puzzle about maximal line counts.
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Cuba
Key West
A Curious Arithmetic Fact From a Washington Bureau
A mathematician in a Washington department reports that the number 142,857 has special properties. When multiplied by 1 to 6, it yields permutations of the same digits, each time with a different leading digit. The sixfold product cycles through 142,857 to 857,142, and times seven gives 999,999.
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Washington
N. Y. Herald
The Esquiman Who Frozen His Toes
A playful limerick tells of an Esquiman with vast knowledge who loses his toes to frostbite. He then binds his feet to keep them warm and freezes them back on, turning misfortune into a curious remedy.
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Esquiman
The Ostrich That Didn't Grow
A small ostrich chick on a large Los Angeles ostrich farm fails to grow while others develop. Once teased by bigger birds, he now wanders alone and delights visitors as a plump, funny looking pet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Richest Girl Olga Receives Million Pound Gift
The Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the Russian emperor, is described as possibly the richest girl in the world. At one week old she was endowed with a gift totaling a million pounds sterling, placed in her trust.
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Olga
Russia
Will Take Stand in Opening Statement Against Inner Circle
In Boise Idaho on June 6 1905 Harry Orchard the self confessed killer in the Steunenberg murder will testify as the state alleges a conspiracy linked to leaders of the Western Federation of Miners. Senator Borah moves to connect Orchard to the alleged conspirators as Julien Steunenberg testifies about a Caldwell meeting and a sheep business dispute.
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Boise
Idaho
Frank Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Hawley
Western Federation of Miners
Orchard
Steunenberg
Steunerberg
Borah
Julien P. Steunenberg
Caldwell
Edge Wood
Ves
Hogan
Secretor Borah
Shaw to Head Bank Merger
Reports from Washington indicate former Secretary Shaw may lead a major New York banking merger. The Carnegie Trust company would head a three‑firm combination with total resources around $50,000,000, drawing wide attention in Wall Street and east coast circles.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
New York
Carnegie Trust Company
New York Trust
East
Wall Street
Surrender Ends Honduras National Lottery After Guilty Pleas
Thirty two men pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to transport lottery advertisements. Judge Toulmin fined them a total of 284000 dollars and ordered surrender of all lottery books paraphernalia and the John M Rogers Press assets. The Honduras National Lottery company dissolved ending a long federal effort.
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Mobile
Ala
United States
Toulmin
Honduras National Lottery Company
Wilmington
Delaware
John M. Rogers Press
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Earthquake Tragedy Reports 4000 Dead at Hsing Kiang
A telegram received by the Nishi Shimmun at Tokio reports 4000 killed as an earthquake devastates Hsing Kiang. Many houses are destroyed and survivors face starvation. The Empress Dowager urges local governments to take relief measures.
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Victoria
B. C
Shawmut
Hfe
Hsing Kiang
Peking
Nishi Shimmun
Tokio
Pure White Lead and the Old Dutch Process
The text argues against using impure pigments and stresses choosing Pure White Lead for durability. It urges checking for the Dutch Boy trade mark as a guarantee of content that is absolutely Pure White Lead made by the Old Dutch Process, noting that adulterants impair efficiency.
Famous Moslem Bell on the Alhambra Watch Tower
A tale describes a live bell on the Vela tower of the Alhambra in Spain used by Muslims as a signal in the gardens below. Its sound reaches Liga thirty miles away. A maiden who rings it today is said to wed within the year, with a good husband if she rings loudly. On fete days the bell is lively.
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Vela
Alhambra
Spain
Liga
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Remedy Facts
Claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh via local action on blood and mucous surfaces. Describes composition as tonics and blood purifiers, prescribes a physician’s formula, and notes availability through druggists with testimonials offered. Indicates use for constipation with panly pills.
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Halle
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Drugeieta
Bill Nye Recounts Engagement Ride With Failing Horse
A young Bill Nye planned a Sunday drive with a lady friend. At the livery only a gaunt horse remained. Nye hired it and rode to the friend’s home while she kept him waiting. She refused to accompany him, calling the horse a dying nag. Nye replied the horse was a prancing young steed when he arrived.
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Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Jay
Harper’s Weekly
Mother and friend’s name slips through mum’s hearing
A college student introduces his friend as Mr Speckwoodle, but his mother mishears and repeats different versions like Specknoodie and Speck noodle, causing a humorous exchange about mispronounced names.
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Mr. Speckwoodle
George
Mr. Specknoodie
Mr. Specknoodle
Specknoodle
Everybody’s Magazine
Postum Food Coffee Saves Teacher From Nervous Breakdown
A teacher recalls nearly quitting due to coffee nerves, discovering Postum as a healthful alternative for children and adults. After a first failed trial, a longer boil yielded a rich flavor and marked health improvements, allowing steady teaching with ease and pleasure. There's a Reason the famous ads claim Postum helps wellbeing.
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Heth
Lassie
Wellville
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