International Seasickness Association and Policies Fusion Fancies
A garbled old column notes on varied topics from politics to industry. It mentions the idea of fusing the International Seasickness Association with the Amalgamated Hay Fever Society, sniffing at reforms and policies. It also cites demographics, Swedish rail electrification plans, and a Canadian bear hide market with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Seasickness Association
Amalgamated
Hay Fever Society
The Girl with a Hard Fate and a Brighter Sister
A poem fragment contrasts a girl who sees a hard fate and a cloudy inner sky with her sister who finds something pleasant in each day. The first dwells on debarment and longing while the second maintains a cheerful outlook despite occasional tangles.
The Turtle Doves Ongoing Gift Swap
Spoffins gifts two doves to Clincher then to Plumpthimble, Stiffback, Miss Shiver, and finally the Red Lion Hotel in a comic chain of exchanges. The birds disturb neighbors, provoke complaints, and end with an auction-like raffle at the hotel.
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Maria
Spoffins
Samuel
Spoffinses
Jane
Bushey Park
Plumpthimble
Plumpthimbles
Spotting
Mrs. S
Spofins
Miss Shiver
Sparrowfield Park
Red Lion
Doves
Spoflin
Pick-Me-Up Raffle Returns Dove Prize at Local Inn
A patron paid half a crown for a raffle number and won a pair of doves. The next morning the Red Lion landlord congratulated him, and a dove pie appeared at Spoffins's supper that night. The bird cage sits empty with no cooing in the area.
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Red Lion
Spe& Fins’s
Spoffins
Regulars at Drill How Soldiers Train in Tactics Today
Officers describe the two month Fort Wayne program led by Captain Patten, with varied daily drills from scouting to outpost duty. Noncommissioned officers lead detachments, demonstrating American emphasis on initiative.Battalion maneuvers simulate modern battle, including defile defense, guarded advances, and improvised charges, echoing overseas combat experiences against native troops.
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United States
Fort Wayne
Uncle
Tropic Islands
Detroit Journal
Youthful des perado pleads shop breaking fall story
A young offender appears in police court charged with shop breaking. He claims he merely fell into the shop while fixing a maintenance issue and climbing out, but is unable to explain why six mouth organs were found on him. The court hears his odd defense and remarks on the incident. There is also an update noting the vast extent of submarine cables owned by governments and companies.
Bedfellows in Mexico A Traveler's Nightmarish Lizard Encounter
A Metener recounts a Mexico trip mixing business and pleasure, including a terrifying night in a hut with a dirt floor and an army of lizards crawling over his forehead and walls. He fled across the border, forever wary of tropical wilds.
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Mexico
Tropics
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Teal School Teacher Reform Vision
The Forum urges transforming teachers into living fountains of knowledge rather than mere transmitters. It argues for moving university professors into schools, blending subject mastery with original sources, and reducing overreliance on university pedagogy that neglects grammar and kindergarten education.
Maltese Sailor Fails to Crown Flag at Jackson Square
In Jackson Square a Maltese sailor attempts to hoist a flag atop the tallest city pole before about 1500 onlookers. He climbs near the top thrice but slips each time, ending with no flag on the staff as others fail in similar efforts.
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Jackson Square
New Orleans
Science and Industry Notes From A Busy Year
A survey of topics from carbon valued at 45 per karat used in South African mining to aluminum sheet for records. Experiments in hail suppression reveal failures due to undersized guns. Debates on true spectrum continuity. New Glasgow telescope gun sight by Sir Howard Grubb. Obituary of Benjamin C. Tilgham, pulp process pioneer. Molasses from sugar beet by-products turned into neutral spirits in Michigan, with one gallon yielding three quarters of a gallon.
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Glasgow
Howard Grubb
Michigan
Boston
The Story of the Sword and English Craft Leadership
England leads in sword manufacture with a celebrated history. The Sheffield industry grew after trials, including a 1780s test by Matthew Bolton and Mr. Gill of Birmingham, where 2650 blades passed a curve test while few German swords did. The piece notes global demand and Sheffield steel worldwide fame. Oats grow in a Boston Common corner where grass would not thrive.
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England
Sheffield
Stephen
Cumberland
London
Lords of the Treasury
East India Company
Gill
Birmingham
Matthew Bolton
Europe
Sheffield Steel
London Mail
Boston Common
Pearls of Thought and Morals in Pearls of Wisdom
A collection of maxims on deception, debt, pride, and virtue. It argues that hypocritical modesty hides flaws, misfortune elevates noble souls, and harsh speech by enemies weakens unworthy allies while highlighting true character.
Big Fletcher descendants celebrate 25 years of union in Boston hall
About 300 descendants of Robert Hietcher who came from England to Concord in 1630 gathered at Tremont Temple on Sept. 4 to mark the quarter century of the Fletcher family union. President Austin B. Fletcher of New York presided and Rev. Staples gave a prayer. Prof. William J. Fletcher of Amherst spoke on family ties and ancestry. Photographs of old Fletcher homes were shown. The gathering honored the oldest and youngest attendees, with ages given, and included a letter from Sen. Redfield Proctor, read in his absence due to Roosevelt's visit to Vermont.
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Robert Hietcher
England
Concord
Lorimer Hall
Tremont Temple
Fietcher
Benjamin Fletcher
New York
Fletchers
Missouri
Vermont
William J. Fletcher
Amherst College
Fletcher
Maria L. Needham
Charles Warren Fletcher
Redfield Proctor
Roosevelt
Boston Transcript
The Murderer and Captain Byrnes
McGloin a young ruffian who murdered a saloon keeper is caught after six months of failed efforts by Captain Byrnes. Byrnes staged separate arrests to force a confession. McGloin’s two pals are brought in, and the ruse yields a false tale that costs McGloin his life.
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Captain Byrnes
McGloin
Byrnes
Mulberry Street
Jacob Rils
Cartoon excerpt on sharing and human nature in boys
A Boston Transcript cited cartoon dialogue where Tommy offers Billy half of a dime but keeps the coin, illustrating adult-like human nature in boys. The piece also notes that the carat weight for gems equals a grain of Indian wheat, a traditional standard.
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Tuman Nature
Tommy
Billy
Boston Transcript
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Tribune Printing Company, Limited
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Ohio
Richmond
Mississippi River
Cape Nome
America
Belgium
France
Toya
Pittsburg Dispatch
Argentine Republic
California
Prisvilla Leonard
Youkera States
Bedfellows
Teeland
Iceland
Reykjavik
Science and Industry
South Africa
Austria
Benjamin C. Tilgham
Philadelphia
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