Mery Advantages for Big City Boys
Meyer Bloomfield argues Abraham Lincoln’s youth in harsh urban surroundings shaped civic virtue. He praises city opportunities for education and clubs while urging more play spaces and patriotic leadership to counter tenement life. The piece calls for continued efforts to guide urban boys toward service and resilience.
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Big City Boys
Meyer Bloomfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Heras
Ech
Seema Nyse Vaterepel
How Some South American Girls Work
Edward Cross surveys women in Chile and Bolivia noting their beauty and roles in public life. He cites Santiago and Valparaiso streetcar conductors, Paris fashion in La Paz, and eyewatching attire as part of a colonial era travelogue with male gaze.
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Edward Cross
London
No Discussion at Dinner Rules Adopted at Home
A household adopts a strict rule banning talk of troubles during dinner and for an hour after, citing nervous, high strung family members who tend to argue and spoil meals. The family notes the rule has produced happier meals so far.
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The days of whaling are not passed with 400 whales caught in the southern seas yielding about 2 000 tons of oil valued at 215 000 to England and 20 tons of whalebone to France. A Chilean firm operates three steam whaling vessels as floating stations and for transport.
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England
France
Chile
Europe
Misleading Attitude and Digestion Quiz Dialogue
A fragmented dialogue explores appetite and perception with characters debating optimists and pessimists. The exchange mentions a doughnut as a metaphor and hints at personality traits like tranquility and uplift, framed in a stray humorous voice.
Plotters of Mexico No Conspirator Is Recognized as Such
A humorous look from Mexico City on how conspiracy works under Huerta. The piece describes how conspirators obtain incriminating documents, signs and passwords, and the risk of revealing secrets. It notes deputies arrested for conspiracy left documents in desks, prompting police action.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Huerta
Ment
Secret Police
National Palace
Deake
Creed Not Essential A View on Creedless Religion
A Providence letter argues against creeds in public schooling and explores the idea of a religion free from fixed dogmas. It cites Chesterton and a Greene letter, noting that creedless faiths may exist yet warns against abstract terms replacing concrete doctrine. The piece considers future trends in religious belief.
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Providence
A. L
Providence Journal
Greene
Chesterton
Rear Admiral Peary and His Snow Baby on Kaiser Wilhelm II
Portraits of Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary and his daughter Miss Marie aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II as she returns to America after eighteen months away. The piece notes Miss Peary's fame as the polar “snow baby” born in Arctic winter quarters during Peary’s earlier expeditions.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Miss Marie
Kaiser Wilhelm the Grosse
Miss Peary
America
Snow Baby
Arctic
Mrs. Peary
Portugal Freeing 300 Royalist Prisoners Sparks Criticism
The Portuguese government released 300 royalist prisoners on the republic’s third anniversary. Most freed were peasants and laborers while 120 better educated remain jailed. Critics call the move a class-based pardon that rewards opposition to the republic. The government says the act separates the responsible from the irresponsible, but opponents see it as pandering to illiteracy and nobility.
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Lisbon
Carbonari
Portugal
Tammany
Republic
Roman Relics Unearthed as Streets Widen in City
Archaeologists begin digging at the old general post office site near St Martin le Grande to widen Aldersgate and Gresham streets. Concrete work continues for days as workers uncover traces of a long history, including the site’s ancient priory and past offices.
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Aldersgate Street
Gresham Street
London
St. Martin's Priory
St. Martin le Grande
Goldsmiths
He Was a Good Fellow Monument at Graving
Baltimore stamp collector Charles Printzala died several months ago and left 15 000 stamps valued at 15 000 dollars. He requested a monument with the epitaph He was a good fellow to be placed over his grave but the stamps must be sold before the monument is erected.
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Baltimore
Charles Printzala
Roman Wall Aligns With Rich Finds Hopes
Excavation notes indicate a Roman occupation on the site with a wall tracing the northern boundary, raising expectations for valuable artifacts. Local researchers point to the wall as a key feature linking artifacts to a wider Roman presence in the area.
Man Arrested After Dog Fatalities in New York
Police arrested Andrew Vanderpyl after he confessed to killing Nellie and her mother. Detectives found two dead dogs at his house, with bloodied hands and clothes cited as evidence.
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New York
Nellie
Andrew Vanderpyl
Vanderpyl
Noted Woman in Society Lived as Chicago Reclusive Heiress
Denver society note reports Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson living under an alias in Chicago a multimillionaire sponsor paying bills. Attorney C N Hilton recalls her 1990 murder acquittal for Chick Patterson and notes she fled France a year earlier to a lavish district home with maid and a dog. A New Brunswick item covers a string of unwanted kisses by an unknown assailant nicknamed Hugger with no arrests.
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Denver
Colo
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Chicago
Mot
James Gibson
Sandoval
C. N. Hilton
New Brunswick
N. J
The Sin of Achan in Joshua’s Campaign
By E Sellers, Chicago. A sermon analyzing Joshua chapter 7, the defeat at Ai, Achan’s sin, and its national consequences. It stresses personal fault becoming collective, God’s swift judgment, and the need for sanctification before battle. It ties to Moses and the east of Jordan warning about communal harm from individual sin.
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Jericho
God
Joshua
Israel
Achan
Moses
Jordan
Jehovah
Christ
Ananias
Sapphira
Church of Christ
Aly
Eeen
Canaan
How to Lead a Soul to Christ by Mark Guy Pearse
A sermon style piece urges believers to focus on Jesus when sharing faith. It uses Nathanael as example and compares world prejudice to indifference toward Christ, urging direct invitation Come and see and guiding a seeker through prayer toward assurance of salvation.
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Nathanael
Christ
Philip
Nathaniel
Moses
Jesus of Nazareth
Joseph
Jesus
Kingdom
Furn
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Ole Bull
Philadelphia
John Erieson
Bim Mricson
Maysi¢C
Ericson
Saan
Lns
Hiison
Galilee
Nazareth
Isaiah
God
Jonah
Rabbi
Lifeboat Tackle Innovations Tackle Twists Prevented
A historical note explains common delays when launching lifeboats and describes a new sealed tackle design. The device uses can-covered lower blocks and a connecting rod to prevent rope twisting, keeping the blocks aligned as the rope feeds through.
Postum Beverages Support Health Over Coffee
A wife recounts her switch from coffee to Postum after warnings of health issues from caffeine. She notes improved well being, family adoption, and receives messaging from Postum Company about Regular and Instant Postum sold in grocery stores with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Chaina
Pontum
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Cara
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Don Victoriano Huerta
Peary
City
Gertrude Patterson
E. Sellers
Beeenepeteetees
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Philp Rader
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Mark Guy Pearse
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George Moore
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Dean
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Bazy
Sak
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Cuede Nore
Sean
Dan
Womantike
Ethel
Billy
Dragko
Ora
Courier Journal
Cyrus
Fifth Avenue
Bebinder
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Buffalo
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