Golf clubs flourish as officials join American sport surge
The piece notes 1000 organized golf clubs in the United States with 150000 members and over 10 million dollars invested. It reports annual spending of 3.575 million and ongoing club openings. It also mentions a German prize for agricultural method research and a dairy adulterant viscogen found in Minnesota milk.
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Sports In America
Golf
United States
Guenther
Prankfort
Ger
State Department
Washington
Italy
Dairy Department
Minnesota
Ciyangua Movement Expands Its Reach Worldwide
Gunton's Magazine reports the Ciauinniqua movement broadening its work. Reading circles spread from Stillwater prison in Minnesota to Argentina Chile and the Masquilan Islands with new circles in Jamaica Yokohama and India. Last summer over 120 assemblages were held in 34 states with attendance reaching about a million.
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Stillwater
Mina
Argentine Republic
Chile
Masquilan Islands
Jamaica
West Indies
Yokohama
Japan
India
Chinutauqua
Mexico
Venezuela
Portugal
England
France
Germany
Finland
Alaska
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Gunton's
Wage Earners Co operative Guild in Maine
The Guild of Wage Earners in Maine operates as a cooperative for workingwomen. It is incorporated under Maine law and its bylaws provide that profits are divided between stockholders and wage earners in a specified ratio.
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Guild of
Maine
Notable War Expert Speaks on Postassault Loot Rules
A renowned authority on military strategy, speaking at Wiss during the Magiebarg storm led by Tilly, asserted a general axiom that after a successful assault soldiers should receive five hours of pillage.
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Tilly
Wiss
Gmx
Steam motor 14 runs between London and Tunbridge Wells
A steam motor service operated regularly between London and Tunbridge Wells, linking the two towns with scheduled trips. The article notes consistent interval departures and the route's importance for local travel and commerce.
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Steam Motor 14
London
Tunbridge Wells
Sand and locomotives on slippery rails tale
A narrative describes locomotives in a roundhouse preparing for travel, with sand used to prevent wheel slip on steep or slippery tracks. The tale compares life’s journey to rail travel and urges maintaining a good supply of sand to reach the imagined Flashtown station at strong speed.
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Uper
Flashtown
Practical Love and Practical Marriage Clash
A narrator pursues a practical marriage proposing money and steadiness over romance. Mary, the intended wife, agrees to a calm arrangement but reveals affection for her brother, triggering jealousy and a rift. The story traces the unraveling mood as love confronts pragmatism.
Mary Reunites with Fred After Fractured Night
Fred returns home despondent after a quarrel and contemplates despair. Mary suddenly appears, embraces him, and reveals she and he had planned to teach him a lesson about commitment as she asks if he still wants a practical wife.
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Mary
Fred
Penny Pictorial
Famous Trysting Oak of Ivanhoe Falls at Harthill Walk
The famed trysting oak in Harthill-walk, linked to Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, has fallen. Owner Duke of Leeds plans to preserve the relic by inscribing a new tree on the spot, with Duchess of Leeds possibly taking interest, while noting the old tree’s role as Waomla’s headquarters and its distance from Torquilstone Castle.
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Sir Walter Scott
Hlarthill-walk
Ivanhoe
Scott
Coeur de Lion
England
Lord Eldon Protects A Young Barrister With Humor
A junior counsel offended the court by saying he was surprised at a ruling. John Scott later known as Lord Eldon stood to defend him with a witty apology. He framed the insult as ignorance and urged the judges to see the moment as unintentional. The exchange appeared in The Green Bag.
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Lord Eidonis
John Scott
Lord Eldon
Scott
Wealth and the secret of fortune building
The piece argues that great wealth grows from steady saving and prudent handling of small sums. It emphasizes attention to virgins and remnants as the key, noting fortunes accumulate through gradual acquisitions and yearly increases rather than sudden windfalls.
Hard Beds Advocated By German Doctor For Sleep Health
A German doctor urges hard beds and early training for children to avoid softer options. He claims hard beds yield the most refreshing sleep while feather beds, beloved by grandmothers, weaken vigor and promptness in rising.
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Pittsburg
The Road to Prosperity Through Good Roads
The text argues farm machinery revolutionizes productivity while roads lag. It cites the cost of moving produce, urges immediate road improvements to expand trade, and quotes the Agriculture Department on roads as essential to agricultural prosperity. It notes U S Bureau of Agriculture findings on transport costs and begs for durable, better roads.
Bad Roads and the Economic Burden on Farmers
The piece argues bad dirt roads double as an economic strain by delaying transport, boosting prices during embargoed mud and failing harvests, while good roads flood markets and depress prices. It praises railways as the era's great efficiency advance, noting locomotives carry 90 000 to 100 000 bushels per train and proclaiming railways superior to public highways.
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Department of Human Activity
Rail chiefs pledge low cost road material transport
Under direction from Washington a Department of Agriculture special agent spoke with presidents of ten leading Illinois railways. They all agreed to haul road material for this purpose at actual cost. One president said they would haul it on any terms and that farmers could fix the tariff if costs were not low enough.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Reward of Humanity and the Wild Birds Protection Act
A man rescued a thrush from boys abusing it at Gainsborough and took it home. He was summoned and fined for possessing the bird under the Wild Birds Protection Act, a case viewed as discouraging bird protection.
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Gainsborough
London
The Graciousness of Mirth and Family Joy
An essay extols the value of shared humor at home. It praises spontaneous laughter as a healthful force that sustains family bonds, resilience, and a cheerful atmosphere, warning that anxiety can erode children's spontaneity and happiness. It cites examples of steadfast, good-humored resilience.
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New York Evening Post
Vaillima
The Art of Coloring Pearls and Pearl Peeling
The article explains how mollusk nacre yields varied pearl colors with color chemistry and external processing. It notes pink freshwater mussel nacre, black gray or white pearls by nucleus placement, and Parisian techniques to peel pearls revealing inner gems.
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National Museum
Washington
Turner's Naval Academy Entry Clears After Senator's Aid
Senator McComas secured a waiver of Herman Turner’s physical disqualification for entry to the Naval Academy. The tall, underweight cadet faced rejection but was admitted after the senator demonstrated Turner’s potential, noting his father’s similar physique and expected growth through Annapolis training.
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Turner
Senator McComas
Herman
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Baltimore Sun
Money Worth A Million And Optimistic Schemes
A collage of jokes and quips from 1910s newspapers contrasts money fantasies with daily foibles. Highlights include a Chicago Record-Herald jab about substitutes and clothes, pessimists vs optimists, and a pun on travel and finances.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Obedient Chita and Lighthearted Exchanges
A string of witty quips and comic lines from periodicals. A child’s swimming mishap is teased, cooking lessons spark critique, and a social science conversation hints at popularizing political economy through shop advertising.
Humorous Quotations And Banter From Old Papers
A collage of quips and comic exchanges from Chicago and New York papers. Jests touch on Noah and Joan of Arc, an automohile misread as a steam roller, a 39 cent diamond ring, a pun about pens and pencils, a self righting bell buoy, and a dinner table quip about a flirtatious glance.
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Johnnie
Washington Star
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