Navy Paymaster Manages 850 Sailors Meals On Warship
The article details shipboard life for 850 sailors, led by a diligent paymaster who plans meals for sixty days, oversees hygiene and rationing, and maintains a strict but orderly routine. It highlights mess distinctions, daily allowances, and the balance of discipline, loyalty, and naval provisioning aboard a modern man‑of‑war.
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Sam
The
Home Magazine
Ays
Idaho
Wisconsin
Uncle Sam
Wade
Jack Tars
Capri
Annapolis
Aster
Vy Department
Lyons
Friendly Monkeys Show Affection and Curiosity
A writer recalls apes preferring human company over other monkeys in Calcutta and London. An orangutan at a zoo climbed on Abraham Bartlett, wore a hat, and pinched a keeper, while a female monkey at the Calcutta zoo fondly caressed visitors. The account highlights apparent kinship and social bonds with humans.
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Calcutta
W. Rutledge
Calcutta Zoo
Abraham Bartlett
London Zoo
The Cussedness of a Sail in Outing Magazine
T F Day notes sailors face a stubborn wind and sail that can be playful or cruel. The piece describes furious tugs, dangerous shifts, and dramatic rebounds from near defeat. Conquering a tough sail requires steadiness, cunning, and ultimate resilience aboard a ship.
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Faust
T. F. Day
Outing Magazine
End of War Scout Networks and Generals Grant and Lee
A Youths Companion account notes that near war's end Union and Confederate leaders relied on a well organized scout system. General Grant and General Lee were kept informed daily. a Union captain reported Grant knew Lee’s breakfast, while Lee replied he knew Grant’s dinner, illustrating mutual awareness and wit.
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Grant
Lee
Gordon
Mae
General Lee
Youth
Sleep Habits of Animals Across Wild and Captive Life
An animal trainer describes how different species rest, noting monkeys sleep on high perches due to fear of lions, lions stretch out and twitch, gorillas and chimps cover their heads, bears and wolves rest freely, seals sometimes sit upright to hear danger underwater, and predators stay alert even while asleep.
Poets Chide Scientists Over Complex Cathode Terms
A speaker mocks philosophers Haeckel Darwin Spencer Huxley for failing to write clearly. He recalls Professor Thompson describing cathode ray discoveries with long phrases such as orthocathodic char acter and paracathodic character, noting a flood of deflectable fluorescifient terms spanning pages.
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Haeckel
Darwin
Spencer
Huxley
Thompson
Lecture Reporter Edits Speech for Publication
A report from the newspaper office describes James and Lawley dusting a lecture article. The novice failed to catch a middle sentence, and Lawley suggests replacing it with the line Great applause, delaying details to finish the piece for print.
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Lawley
James
Tondon Express
Ignorance Might Have Been Blisa
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt depicts a sultry afternoon gathering where a lecturer remarks on a woman in distress. The daughter of the house is teased for heat discomfort, while the hostess attributes it to college life and family grammar.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Engraved Glass Gift Follows Fan’s Demand
A Philadelphia Ledger note describes a fan insisting on a silver mounted hand glass be engraved with “From J. J. B. to Phyllis.” The salesman agrees, deciding placement along the edge on the front so the recipient will see it.
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Phyllis
Philadelphia Ledger
Grafton Denies Recalling Ten Dollar Loan Memory
Philadelphia Press reports Markley and Grafton spar over a ten dollar loan. Markley asserts the debt, while Grafton contends it would be costly to pursue. The exchange reflects lingering financial friction and personal friction between the parties.
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Markley
Wiseman
Grafton
Philadelphia Press
Burke on Sublime Beauty and Power
A terse quotation attributed to Burke notes that nothing sublime exists without some form of power at its core, framing sublime experience as linked to influence, strength, or potency rather than mere ornament.
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Burke
Woman objects to traditional marriage duties in tense exchange
A quoted exchange reveals a woman resisting traditional marriage expectations. She protests a husband's imagined control, claiming she will not be bossed and asserts a resolve linked to washing and ironing for a Black person.
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Jedge
Kodol Digestive Aid Sold at Stephenson Street Store
Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia, a combination of natural digestants and vegetable acids, digests the food itself and gives strength and health to the stomach. Pleasant to take. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, 85 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Which did it? The Colorado Midland feud ends in gunplay
In a frontier feud between contractors Donovan and O Malley over blasting work near Sugar Loaf, a drunken night at Russell's dive escalates to a dual gunfight. Donovan fires five rounds at O Malley. both men survive, surrender to sheriffs, and later become partners. Smoke Russell’s and Leadville figures central to the incident.
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Colorado Midland Railway
Fussell
Windy Point
Leadville
Stoke
Donovan
O'Malley
Russell
O’malley
Greaser
Arkansas River
Smoke Russell’s
Mr. O'Malley
Mr. O’malley
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cascasweet for Babies and Children Sold locally
Cascasweet is good for babies and children and helps with common hot weather ills. Look for the ingredients printed on the bottle. Contains no harmful drugs. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Studio 86
Harriet M. Burbank is a piano teacher operating a studio at 86 Grove Street. The notice lists her as a local music educator offering lessons and studio information.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Daily Journal Delivery Service Expanded Citywide
The Daily Journal announces it now delivers to all parts of the city for a weekly subscription. The move aims to reach more readers with timely local news and advertisements.
Oddities and Local Tales From Early News Pages
A Pittsburgh morgue scene reports a 7,000 spectator viewing of a slain would be robber. Henry Price of Mount Vernon seeks permission to photograph a soul in transit, but is refused. A Fayetteville hen unafraid of the ax inspires a will provision requiring its care. A Bath couple seeks marriage, the groom hinting at future payment. A Cleveland skyscraper will crown by a Goddess of Liberty and a gas flame signaling each hour.
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Pittsburg
Tiah
Trylig
Henry Price
Mount Vernon
N. Y
New York
Fayetteville
Charles Brown
Lucinda Brown
Gleveland
Sporting Notes From Sonoma and Beyond
The item notes the full sister to Sonoma Girl racing horse Sonoma May, owned by Arthur Brown of Napa California, and mentions Alice Lointer bought by David Shaw of Pittsburg for brood mare purposes. It also reports Fred Tenney and Roy Thomas playing Sunday ball in the National League and offers varied tidbits on golf club usage in England, a Cornell football candidate named Victor Marayoha from India, and Hoylake’s tiny three hole golf links run by local cabbies near the railway station.
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Sonoma May
Sonoma
Arthur Brown
Napa
Cal
Alice Lointer
David Shaw
Pittsburg
Fred Tenney
Roy Thomas
England
Cornell
Victor Marayoha
Cooch Berry
India
Hoylake
Model of the moment fades in silk fashion notes
The Brooklyn Eagle describes coming season trends with white and cream gowns, empire and princess styles, dainty silk coats in various colors, sashes with gold or silver embroidery, and seamless antelope skin shoes with pointed toes and tan bindings. French influence dominates the designs.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Editorial snippets on common sense and public life
A collection of quips from multiple papers satirizing everyday rules and public debates. It riffs on subway fares, quotation ethics, literary taste, kissing regulation, manners at meals, and the scope of fisheries authority with pointed humor. The montage reflects early 20th century press style and social commentary through terse witticisms.
New York City Demands Swelling Immigration and Public Costs
The New York Herald notes an average of 102 immigrants from Russia arriving daily in New York City. It projects a $4,000,000 expenditure for police and fire engine houses over the next three years. The piece observes rampant advertising of specials in trunk stores and fewer household goods in storage due to more residents moving to suburban homes.
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Russia
New York City
New York Herald
English Etchings and Social Shifts in Britain
The piece notes that under 8,000 own all land in Great Britain, theaters in London run buses to suburbs to pull patrons, a Queen Anne era tax on advertisements, and a historical Ireland gasping at 2s 6d while England paid 3s 6d. It also reports the Ladies' Park club of London banning cigarettes and bridge among members.
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Great Britain
London
England
Ireland
Ladies’ Park Club
Tondon
Measurement equivalents in common kitchen items
The passage gives approximate liquid and weight conversions for everyday items. It states that sixty drops equal a teaspoon, four tablespoons equal a quarter cup, one half gill fills a wide glass, four wineglasses make a pint, ten eggs weigh a pound, and a tablespoon of salt weighs an ounce.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Offers Gentle Relief
Advertisement notes that most cough cures with opiates are constipating while Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains no opiates and acts gently on the bowels. Pleasant to take and sold by Wm. F. Kungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Kungkunz
Stephenson, St
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