Women at the Front in Manila Spur Courage and Loss
In Manila, American army wives accompany their husbands to the front facing danger and fire. Mrs. Fred Funston, Mrs. Stotsenberg, and others share harsh memories of shelling, hospital wards, and near encounters with Filipinos, while maintaining letters to kin and steadfast support for troops.
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Philippines
Manila Hotel
Fred Funston
Manila
J. F. Lucey
Arcc
Fred
Fred” Funston
Stotsenberg
Colonel Stotsenberg
Quinguna
Viar
Dr. McVay
J. S. Lacey
First
California Heavy Artillery
Mrs. Lucey
FE. L. Beach
Cavite
Fort San Felipe
Mrs. Beach
I. L. Beach
Baltimore
Cyrus Sylvester
Gingham and Pique Styles For Summer Wear
Special correspondence from New York notes gingham remains versatile and stylish with Scotch varieties praised for color and finish. Describes outfits with blue and white, pink, and striped patterns, cross bars, and chambrays, plus pique gowns in white and black accents and seersucker suits for summer, with guidance on accessories and fabric choices.
The SanD of Justice in Las Cruces
In Las Cruces a corrupt padre and a corrupt lover scheme amid heat and church shadows. Senor Miles is murdered by Hueco and Poca Rosa faces a deadly plot. Padre Miguel conducts a grim penitence that ends with Hueco hung by a makeshift gallows and a town left to wonder at a supernatural verdict.
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Las Cruces
Egypt
Gandy Road
Padre
House of God
Rosa
Holy Father
Senor Americano
Padre Miguel
Senor
Rose
Hutco
Miles
Poca Rosa
Hueco
Don Hueco
New Mexico
Holy Mary
Little Rose
Blessed Saints
Dios
Han
Adios
Senor Miles
Jose Hueco
Poca Hosa
Flacco
Sid Hueco
Padré Miguel
Padré
Husco
The German Emperor’s Private Post Office Details
The article describes the emperor’s personal post office with officials dedicated to daily mail. Letters are sorted into Private Official and Immediate, with private unopened, official petitions to civil cabinet, military letters to the military cabinet. Chiefs draft replies, the emperor signs to approve, then messengers deliver messages. The messengers are selected for utmost trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebinta
Mirrors in downtown office building spark comic fears
In a playful spoof from the New York Commercial Advertiser, workers scrub a hall lined with ceiling mirrors, a bucket suspended above them, while pedestrians stare upward and imagine sea like passages. The piece notes the odd hazard and potential future antics of tenants.
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Khomme
New York Commercial Advertiser
Fragmented dialogue and culinary tips amid garbled text
The excerpt blends a character exchange about a cat with garbled dialogue and an odd culinary note on beating eggs with grated cheese. The fragmentary prose mixes conversation, misplaced phrases, and unclear instructional content without a coherent narrative.
How Te Be Beautiful Powdered Charcoal Rub
A fragmentary notice notes a beauty ritual using powdered charcoal rubbed on the skin. The brief reference lacks clear names, dates, or locations to anchor a fuller report.
Sermon Anthology of Religious Voices and Calls for Reform
A collection of brief quotations from ministers and leaders across denominations. Topics range from personal restraint and honest labor to church unity and the role of science in religion. Notable figures include Rev. T. J. Villers, Rev. F. L. Patton, Rabbi C. Fleischer, and Rev. J. Lloyd Jones, voicing views on God, progress, and ecclesiastical music.
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T. J. Villers
Baptist
Indiaanapolis
Indl
God
F. L. Patton
Presbyterian
Princeton
N. J.A
Christ
S. A. Northrop
Kansas City
Nabbi
G. Hirsch
Chicago
Ill
Jesus
Minot Savage
Unitarian
New York City
F. de
Witt Talmage
Milwaukee
Wis
Rabbi C. Fleischer
Hebrew
Boston
Mass
Catholic Church
A. Jd. Canfield
Cnivxversalist
St. Paul
Breen
Syracuse
Philippines
J. Lloyd Jones
To Apostolic Church
M. Hayes
Dallas
Cal
Glidden Barb Wire Inventor's Rise to Wealth and Fame
J F Glidden native of New Hampshire reached 86 as early barb wire patents began in 1873 with 1874 patent grants. He developed and perfected the device later widely used for fencing, becoming a wealthy philanthropist after the invention changed agriculture and industry.
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J. F. Glidden
New Hampshire
Gildden
F. Glidnen
Haa
de Halb
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Malaga
East Indies
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Equator
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Russia
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Greece
Ores Rand
Gingham
Pique
Howard Marcus Strong
Howard M. Strong
William's Postofice
Wh, C. Stanton
F. M. Bristol
Methodist
Washington
Rter
W. P. George
John Wesley
J. P. Brushingham
Viavdet
Wend Ecky
Aseht
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