Training School Established for Mexican Military Officers
Due to officer vacancies and few graduates from the Military College, Mexico's War Department under General Mena created the Escuela Militar de Aspirantes. Opened January 29 1905 at Santa Fe factory site in Tlalpan, it trains infantry cavalry and artillery officers with age, health, and character requirements and a two-term plus practical program.
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Military College
War Department
Mena
Congress
Escuela Militar de Aspirantes
Military Training School
Santa Fe
Tlalpam
Department
Military cadet program seeks enterprising youths for officer track
The article outlines application rules for entry into a military training school, detailing ages, parental consent, and timelines for submissions to the War Department. It describes cadet pay, loans, curricula spanning six month terms, equipment, and examinations, with emphasis on military disciplines, physical training, and topographic instruction.
Lost Twin Mines in Sonora Lead to Ancient Ore Find
Pioneer prospector John Guilfoyle near Nacosari discovers an antigu a mine area ten miles west of the town. He uncovers hard flint ore, a slag dump, and ore ledge hidden under soil. Assays of ancient slag suggest riches that modern smelters can rework.
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Sonora
Mexico
San Pedro
Nacosari
Antigua
John Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle
Family Faces Choice Between Meat and Car
The family weighs a stark decision with the head noting two options. They may either reduce meat consumption or give up maintaining their automobile to save money.
How to Choose and Prepare Poultry and Fish Delicacies
Advice on selecting fresh poultry including chickens ducks and turkeys with signs of age plumpness skin and windpipe crackling. Guidance on plucking hanging draining washing and using salt lemon vinegar and soda to improve tenderness and flavor for various birds and fish freshness signs and safe handling.
Noted Recipe for Fowl Stew and Dressing
Cut as a stew. Skin the feet and place in the bottom of a stew pan. Arrange the fowl on top and cover with water. Cook slowly until tender. Separate dark and light meat and discard feet. Chop skin heart and gizzard fine. Add bread crumbs moistened with hot water and butter. Serve with dressing or chicken until full. Refrigerate in a press and slice when cold.
Ladybug Confrontation Sparks Surly Exchange
A brief, humorous clash unfolds as Mrs Bugg scolds a man for wearing a hat and smoking a pipe in her presence labeling him rude and insisting on proper etiquette from a self styled lady. The exchange highlights social manners in a whimsical scene.
Cuticura Heals Child Sores After Long Illness
A mother recalls her year and a half old child's severe facial sores that worsened despite medical care. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for two months the sores vanished and never returned, prompting a nurse to recommend the remedies.
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Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
Serious Dilemma Over Office Married Life
An office man compares two coworkers. One recently married man calls his wife to check on her headache, returning smiling. The other, married six years, resists spending and returns scowling. The narrator wonders whether to marry or stay single.
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Atay
The Cockney Shepherd Teaches Sheep a Lesson
A Cockney holidaying in the Highlands boasts how he would train sheep to follow him. An old Highland shepherd coolly replies, suggesting the flock would merely imitate any other sighting of sheep and follow.
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Highlands
Boiled chicken dish with stock and lemon parsley mix
The recipe calls for three pounds of boiled chicken cut into strips and mixed with a quart of reduced chicken stock. Add four teaspoonfuls each of lemon juice and chopped parsley with a dash of seasonings.
Quotation on Fashioned Flirtations and Diamonds
A Washington quote features Miss Caresse praising a woman’s Magnificent jewelry and comparing her to a queen of hearts and ten of diamonds in playful banter about style and flirtation.
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Miss Caresse
Washington
Neighbor and Father Debate Noise Through Song
An irritable neighbor complains of noise while a patient father insists someone must be heard. He says he could stop singing, but then the baby would cry, reflecting a quiet tension in a domestic moment reported by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Pointed Question on Ple Money Tf Reference in Lippincott's
A brief fragment notes a quip about ple money Tf and a joke about wives squeezing husbands, credited to Lippincott's. The dialogue hints at social commentary from a period publication with a humorous tone.
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Lippincott’s
Wrinkles of a Bill Debate in Courtroom Tease
A humorous exchange between a tailor and a judge unfolds over a press bill. The tailor laments slow payment while the judge, leisurely, reveals he already has multiple copies at home, dismissing concerns about wrinkles.
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Slowpay
Legislature member avoids exposure on house project
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a legislator, dogged by graft rumors, plans to build a home. When the architect asks about southern exposure, the reply: If you cannot build without exposure, I will hire another architect.
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Yonkers
Boy’s Late Night Excuse Cited by Father’s Scout Honor
This Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt records a father defending his son’s late hours as a loyal nod to family honor. The exchange centers on staying up with a sick friend and a father’s historical stance supporting leniency.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
By No Means Angelic Walter Probes Human Nature at Dinner
The Rochester Herald recounts Eugene Walter the playwright at a dinner debating pessimism. He says human nature isn’t angelic and jokes about curbing faults while a pretty young lady asks what faults to curb. He quips about a girl’s unknown sweethearts and bribery with quarters.
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Eugene Walter
Walter
Tommy
Rochester Herald
Farmer Crushed by Fire Truck in Street Collision
A rambling farmer in a shabby buggy ignored a police warning as fire engines approached. The hook and ladder rear wheel crushed the buggy, tossing the farmer into the gutter while bystanders shouted in the commotion. The officer chastised the man for not staying clear.
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Stong
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