King Midas and a Humorous Adage on Work
A quirky excerpt contrasts Valuables and King Midas with a consolation about work. An advertisement promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle tonic and purgative, emphasizing vegetable ingredients. A wry joke about a collision and rolling stock follows.
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Naughty Fido Dog Party Tale
Hortense took her dog Fido to a party with several other dogs. On returning home the mother asked if she enjoyed it. Fido barked constantly and would not let the other doggies speak. The child says the party was dreadfully ashamed of Fido, and that plain truth is better than rhetoric.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Middleburg
W. Vergeer
Box
Wise
Fido
Hortense
Bulgarian Blood Tea Promise of Youth and Vitality
A sensational promotion describes Bulgarian Blood Tea as a century tested tonic. It claims to prevent sickness, restore vitality, improve digestion, circulation, and complexion, and cites a Pittsburgh businessman’s testimonial along with widespread usage during the influenza era.
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Union
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antwerp a port and cradle of art through turmoil
Antwerp, battered by wars and sieges, rose again and grew from 55,000 in 1570s to about 290,000 by 1904, with a busy harbor and a wealth of art in its museums. The city endured iconoclasm, the Spanish Fury, and later conflicts but preserved its merchant power, culture, and religious tolerance amid centuries of upheaval.
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Antwerp
United States
Europe
Hamburg
Athens
Napoleon
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Scheldt
van Dyck
the Teniers
Memling
Massus Jordaens
Jan van Eyck
Rubens
Museo
Nero
Alva
Duke of Anjou
Finland Women Win Vote by Helping Settle Strike
A National Geographic communication by Baroness Aletta Korff describes Finland’s early suffrage success. It notes educated women, coed schools, and that girls entered university in 1878, with progress halted by the war. The piece links Finnish progress to broader U.S. suffrage interest.
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Women
Social Democrats
Finnish Woman’s Association
Finland
Russia
Central Committee
United States
National Geographic Society
Aletta Korff
Future of Syria reshapes world balance and rail links
A Maynard Owen Williams analysis argues Syria’s independence and new rail lines connect it to Mesopotamia and the Nile, making Alexandretta and Haifa pivotal. The article notes changing control amid English French, Arab Turkish and Zionist tensions, with language and race shaping Levantine politics.
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Syria
Feisal
Maynard Owen Williams
Mediterranean
Taurus Mountains
Nile
Mesopotamia
Alexandretta
Haifa
Dardanelles
Germany
England
France
Italy
Greece
Arabia
Mecca
Beirut
Levant
Rumania as Pawn in European War Storms Through History
The article traces Romania's long medley of power struggles from Prince Carol’s role to independence after the Russo-Turkish War. It covers protectorates, union of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1861, abdications, and shifting borders including Bessarabia and Dobrudja. It notes San Stefano, Berlin, and Romania’s costly wartime stance and its limited gains.
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Rumania
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Catherine the Great
Russia
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Catherine
Romania
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Wallachia
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Belgium
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Turkey
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Rumanar
San Stefano
Dobrudia
Danube
Black Sea
Bessarabia
Dobrudja
Canada May Adopt an Eskimo Industry
A Canadian government study and public discussion consider converting Arctic and subarctic regions into a reindeer meat industry. The piece recalls how reindeer were introduced to Alaska in the 1890s when Dr. Sheldon Jackson urged imports to stave off native food shortages, leading to congressional funding and ongoing government support through 1900.
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Arctic
Canada
Dominion
National Geographic Society
Alaska
Sheldon Jackson
United States
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Congress
Aavate
Honey Quest Ends With Humorous Mix Up
Tommy Brown, not studying pel manism, asked a grocer for a cup of honey but forgot the item. The grocer suggested options while the boy, with brain like a sieve, asked his plump wife for help. He joked about buckling his wife to his back to carry her home in the cup.
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Tommy Brown
To Be Relied On
Mrs Corntessel asks if a political speaker will address the high cost of living. Hiram says yes, noting the speaker’s appetite shows he will take a personal interest in the issue.
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Hiram
Milk and Meat as Rivals in Food Value
A National Research Council report compares meat and milk nutrients and energy recovery. It notes 18 percent of grain protein and energy feeds into cow milk, versus 3 to 4 percent into beef, and highlights minerals favoring milk. The piece warns beef profiteers as the public contemplates milk as a beef substitute.
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Committee On Food and Nutrition
National Research Council
Popular Science Monthly
Not Qualified Views on European Situation reported
A reporter seeks Mr. Grabcom for his views on the European situation. He dismisses the idea, stating he is not competent to discuss the matter and mentions an unclear reference to a poet or musician connected with Wiume.
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