Band Brass In Festive Time With Sinecare Salute
A study of wartime morale notes music choices from the period and references a German campaign against rats led by Dr. Koch to curb contagious disease. It cites the Unified States Bureau of Statistics data on U S territorial growth and trade from 1800 to 1901, and discusses naval evolution including the Russian Novik destroyer.
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Germany
Robert Koch
Imperial Health Department
Unified States Bureau of Statistics
Hawaii
Alaska
Republic
Boston Journal
Laws to Encourage Population in France Through History
The Paris Messenger notes a historical thread of population-boosting efforts from Rome to Napoleon. Augustus excluded childless men from legacies, monarchs offered tax relief to young couples and large families, and Napoleon proposed state support for raising one of seven children. The record traces evolving incentives for procreation across eras.
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France
Paris
Napoleon
Philippine Schools Grow in Popularity Among Natives
The Manila American notes steady improvement in Philippine schools with children showing strong interest in learning English. The piece recalls historical oleomargarine debates and Senator Ingalls, highlighting a quip about taste and reverence for antiquity.
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The
Philippines
Manila
Aguinaldo a Fallen Idol and Manila Prisoner
General Frederick Funston recounts Aguinaldo as a fallen idol kept under guard in Manila. He describes Aguinaldo as courteous and silent, compares him unfavorably to De Wet, notes Philippine conditions improving, and defends American actions against demoralization claims while debunking a now famous order on prisoner confidences.
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Aguinaldo
Frederick Funston
Manila
de Wet
Philippines
McKinley
Chaffee
Washington
Greatest Natural Gift and Its Power in Achievement
Professor Harry Thurston Peck argues health is the fundamental natural gift linking body and brain. He cites John Richard Green and Robert Louis Stevenson to show how illness can hinder great work, while strong health powers all achievement and potential.
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John Richard Green
Green
Stevenson
Diamond Match Company’s English Invasion Unearths Factory Reform
The Diamond Match Company invaded England by building a Liverpool factory. They improved conditions for local workers transforming malnourished applicants into healthy, efficiently productive staff, with American practices including health measures, good air, and better wages. English rivals fell behind and the American firm acquired the English works. The stockholders voted to place the industry under competent American control.
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England
Diamond Match Company
Liverpool
United States
Decadence of the Home by Douglas Volk
The author argues permanence in time hinges on memory and atmosphere, but modern machinery erodes home life. He laments a loss of sincerity and individuality in adornment, noting machine made imitations replace meaningful craft. He warns that as mechanical means rise, beauty diminishes and human expression fades.
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Landlratis
The Echo and Tales of Animals and Language
A collage of short folk lore and anecdotes including fable dialogue about goldfish and whales, a Hunding tongue tale from Marguerite M. Hillery, notes on English language eras, an echo story with Henry, a lion sighting misread as glowing eyes, and dog tales of clever pets, from Christian Register.
One of His Element and Witty Gossip Fragments
A collage of quips and cartoon lines from various papers. Jokes about de bate, prodigies, marriage, and manners mix with puns on pearls, tears, and misread signals. The sampler preserves old newspaper humor without a single cohesive narrative.
Tongue Reading Craze Prompts Paris Linguistology Rise
Paris embraces linguistology, a tongue reading craze also called glossomancy. Proponents claim tongue shape reveals character, honesty, talent, and even liver condition, while palmistry gains an edge by allowing continual talking during a reading.
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Paris
Indian Chiefs Win Case on Reservation in Washington
Thunder Hawk and four Sioux chiefs testified before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in Washington. Their clear, concise orations protested the lease of a portion of their reservation and secured protection to keep the tract intact. The chiefs, including Thunder Hawk, spoke with emotion and discipline, translating into a strong, unified position.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Thunder Thawk
Thunder Hawk
United States
Indian Affairs Committee
Washington Post
Senator Heather Defends Country Editors Against Low Ballot Price
In the Missouri Senate Senator H Clay Heather of Palmyra argues against reducing the Australian ballot publishing fee. He praises country editors for public service, noting their impact surpasses wealth, and opposes the bill as a threat to honest newspapers. He asserts editors deserve millionaire status for their community work.
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H. Clay Heather
Palmyra
Marion County
Missouri State Senate
State Tribune
Jefferson City
Baron Rothschild Carried Across Muddy Street in New York
In Grace Church grounds Brown the sexton sets a humorous scene as Baron Rothschild needs to reach a rival house opposite a reception. The street is muddy and a direct crossing is impractical until Brown offers to bear the nobleman on his back, carrying him safely across the street.
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Baron Rothschild
New York
Brown
Grace Church
Curbstone
Brownly
When Roosevelt Calls a Man a Corker
A Chicago News note recounts President Roosevelt praising a financier as a corker during a meeting with the financier’s wife. She returns home puzzled by his remark, asking her husband what the term signifies and why the president spoke so highly of him.
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Jaller
Kor
Chicago News
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
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Ingallson
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Marguerite M. Hillery
St. Saytas
Edward III
Elizabeth
Henry
South Africa
Rennie Stevenson
Rhodesia
Walker
Carl
New York World
Brown—“Jones
Smith
Wes
Jethin
Detroit Free Press
Mamma
Johnny
Mammy
Philadelphia Record
Accivell
Marguerite
New York Journal
Sooburbs
Ohio State Journal
Washington Star
Baltimore News
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