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The Freeland Tribune at Freeland, PA, publishes Mondays and Thursdays by the Tribune Printing Company. Subscription rates and payment terms are outlined. The page includes varied notes on science and society, mentioning astronomy, singing as therapy, English Chinese schools, sugar consumption, turbine use on Laufenberg fall, and Chicago university president’s views on four overcrowded professions. It also covers Philadelphia water filtration funding and municipal concerns.
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Ibine
Laufenberg Fall
Flexible high school curricula urged to reduce dropouts
Philadelphia educators report girls drop out after failing one or two subjects. Dr Thouiing G. Morton argues for elastic courses that accommodate individual special talents, allowing capable girls to continue even with weak marks in a subject.
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Philadelphia
Thouiing G. Morton
Morton
Vaudeville Lunch Time Prospect at Fulton Street
Carrier's restaurant on Fulton Street in New York may become a daytime vaudeville playhouse. Merchants and clerks discuss potential success or failure as performances are planned from 12 to 2 30 with meals and a show for a dollar at the door.
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Carrier's
Fulton Street
New York
Manila burials and dreams of glory in verse and war
The piece notes that soldiers who die in Manila are buried and references Browning lovers, alongside German claims about railway efforts to Angora stimulating agricultural wealth. It mentions Dr Oppenheim's travel showing Syria could support railways from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf and wheat potential east of the Jordan with transportation limits hindering exports to the Orient.
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Syria
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Jordan River
M Orient
Oppenheim Seeks Life and Strife in Damascus and Beyond
European scientist Dr Max Oppenheim journeys from Beirut through the Lebanon to Damascus, photographing daily life and studying local divisions among Christians and Muslims. He notes Jesuit and American mission influence, emigration, and the Carabao laden caravan as soldiers battle a crossing, while Druses are described as a distinct, industrious people with a unique mix of beliefs.
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Max Oppenheim
East
Holy Land
Damascus
Oppenheim
New York Herald
Germany
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
England
Russia
Egypt
Beyront
Lebanon
Beyrout
Dr. Oppenheim
Dr. Oppenheir
Jordan River
Stale Eggs and Unusual Uses Across Industries
A survey notes stale eggs are used in baking for yolks and coloring material and are valued by calico printers, graphic suppliers, book binders, glove makers, and leather finishers in the vast industry. A pneumatic coffee pot introduces a false bottom valve that releases liquid automatically when air pressure is applied.
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Calico
Changes in Cavalry Methods The Small Man as Desirable Soldier
The Chicago Record argues modern rifles reduce hand to hand combat and cavalry must become mounted infantry. Small men gain advantage due to endurance and load capacity of lighter horses, including tropical breeds. Dispatch notes British use of small Colorado horses for South Africa.
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Tropics
Transvaal
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado Springs
Colorado
South Africa
Chicago
Peace Efforts Not Final Yet Say Appletons Writer
J W H Vickery argues in Appletons' Popular Science Monthly that while dry schemes fail to guarantee peace the Hague measures mark a natural step in the ongoing evolution of international relations. He notes early doubt at the Peace Conference has given way to cautious acceptance of its progress.
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Hague
J. W H. Vickery
Appletons
Popular Science Monthly
Gentle Leadership Shown by Commander Carlin in Samoa
The Army and Navy Journal recounts a humane moment from Commander James W. Carlin aboard the Vandalia at Apia. After the ship’s stormy night, he found a mouse drowning in his cabin basin and, with quiet mercy, poured out the water to save its life.
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Army and Navy
James W. Carlin
Apia
Samoa
The Cause of His Anxiety at Westminster Abbey
Archbishop Trench delegates Canon Cureton to preach on a saint day. Westminster School boys fear a long sermon and threaten to thrash Cureton’s son if it lasts over half an hour.
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Archbishop Trench
Westminster
Canon Cureton
Pearson
Westminster School
Cureton
Jimmy
The Emiets of Fashion: New York Childrens Wear Review
Special New York fashion note describes dressy childrens wear with ornate waist accents. Frocks shorten last season and feature narrow lingerie pleats, chiffon frills, orange blossom garlands, and bridemaid gowns in white satin and chiffon. Little girls' suits imitate elder styles with Eton jackets and pleated waists.
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New York City
Fashion Notes Describe Gowns and Accessories Trends
A detailed survey of early 20th century dress designs notes circular skirts that avoid sagging seams, insertion veining along hems, and the Eton bolero look for both children and adults. Wedding gowns shown in satin with tunic fronts, lace overlays, and chiffon frills highlight a move toward all lace gowns and refined fabric draping.
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New York Evening Sun
Brussels
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