Naval buildup urged to deter Japan and protect U S coasts
Admiral Coghlan argues for doubling naval forces and building 20 battleships at 150 million dollars to deter Japan and safeguard commerce. He warns pacific readiness, trade pressures, and European threats require a stronger U S navy and the display of power to prevent aggression.
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New York
Washington
Japan
Pacific
United States Navy
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Army and Navy Club
United States
Europe
Orient
Far East
Atlantic Squadron Faces Severe Storm Off Cape Cod
Wireless reports from the Atlantic squadron anchored off Barnstable Cape Cod bay detail two deaths Lieut John Furse and an ordinary seaman of the Minnesota two vessels damaged and the fleet shaken for over 20 hours as Glacier dragged anchor and collided with Des Moines forcing repairs at Charleston navy yard.
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Boston
Atlantic Squadron
Cape Cod Bay
Barnstable
Lea
John Furse
Tjlinets
Minnesota
Glacier
Des Moines
Charleston Navy Yard
Backache Remedy Promoted From New York Prescription
A New York daily report describes a simple home remedy to ease backache and kidney bladder weakness. Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla are shaken and taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at bedtime. An authority notes the ingredients are harmless and affordable, with a claimed cleansing effect on kidney structure to filter waste.
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New York Daily
Bright
Providence on a Train Sparks a Family Tale
On a Indiana train a man spots a woman and discovers she is his ex wife. He reveals they were divorced seven years earlier and he has remarried twice, with nine children who died a mother. He jokingly credits Providence for the near absurd reunion and hopes to try again in hopes of harmony.
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Indiana
Jnst
Hanner
Furious humor on child cured by Cuticura remedies
A Bakersfield California reader recalls a seven year old granddaughter who after measles suffered a severe itchy eruption. After twenty four hours of Cuticura use the skin condition improved and within five days the child was entirely cured.
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F. Ruefenacht
Bakersfield
Ink swallowed by child parlayed to doctor visit
A Chicago doctor answers a call from a former servant of his wife who reports her young child has swallowed ink. The woman admits giving the child blotting paper. The tale, told in a humorous tone, precedes brief anecdotes about twins and a quarrel with Archie.
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Washington
Darky
Doc
Negress
Harper
Ss Weekly
Manitoba Grower Showcases Vast Home Garden
William Knowles, an English settler near Middlechurch on the Red River, cultivates about 12 acres and produces an extraordinary harvest. Potatoes yielding 1500 bushels from 41/2 acres, 600 tomato plants with large fruit, and a thriving mix of cabbage, onions, cucumbers, and more illustrate Manitoba soil’s promise for new settlers.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Freat Press
William Knowles
Manitoba
Middlechurch Ferry
Red River
Free Press Office
Knowles
England
On Wit and Humor by Hazlitt
A concise quotation notes that humans alone laugh and cry from the tension between reality and our desires. It contrasts serious distress with trivial disappointment and links laughter to responses to irrational or needless behavior rather than true sympathy.
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William Hazlitt
Fanciful Finance
A brief exchange recalls a lender’s caution with a debtor named De Troke. The speaker confirms extending several small loans and explains the last five dollars were allowed on trust, hoping repayment on prior owed sums, which yielded only one dollar paid.
Comrox recounts Europe trip money mixups
Mr Comrox notes his family faced a comic trouble converting foreign money to dollars in Europe. They often felt embarrassed when they realized they had accidentally ordered something not that expensive.
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Europe
Mr. Comrox
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh a constitutional disease and offers a hundred dollar reward for any failed case. It describes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and to buy from local druggists.
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Hull
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Druggieta, Inc
Hall
Enid's Prayer and Advertisements in a Local Page
A child’s bedtime quip "Oh, Lord, if you know everything" ends with a sleepy plea. An unrelated ad touts Cr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures and a free trial bottle from Dr R H Kline in Philadelphia.
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Enid
St. Vitus
Cr. Kline
R. H. Kline
Arch St
Philadelphia
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