Quaker Minister Grateful for Tanlac Recovery
Parker Moon known as Uncle Parker, a long-time Quaker leader, credits Tanlac with restoring his health after five years of nervous indigestion headaches insomnia and back pain. He describes improved appetite sleep and digestion and says Tanlac helped him resume duties and end laxative dependence. He endorses Tanlac to friends and fellow builders.
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Smis
Parker Moon
Society of Friends
Quakers
Parker
Tanlac
Texas
Tanise
Taniae
Names and Nonsense in a Baby Begins Debate
A humorous column notes Mrs. Jones naming a newborn to spell Work by initials and Mr. Jones resisting, while neighbours joke about gifts, housewarmings, and a photographer flattering faces. It blends quips from various papers about manners, religion, and everyday life with a light, satirical tone.
Hungary lost and isolated in postwar world view
A long, vivid, sweeping description of Hungary under the shadow of the Versailles settlement. The piece portrays Hungary as crushed, isolated, and culturally distinct, highlighting its pastoral plains, Magyar identity, and perceived traits from a traveler’s antiquated gaze. It casts Hungary as a people both hospitable and solitary, tied to ancient heroes and a fate shaped by historic empires.
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Iran
C. Townesey-Puilain
Great Plain
Tirtehaey
Mnavn
Alexander
Sogdiana
Tirless Efmarger
Trah
Queensland
Reubes
Mexxefanu
Danube
Austria-Hungary
Chariel
Morocco Banditry Reprises as a Profession in 1900s Text
Excerpts describe early 20th century Morocco diplomatic strains with Spain and the United States, focusing on Perdicaris and Ratsuli. The account recalls Roosevelt warning, Perdicaris alive or Ratsuli dead, and portrays Ratsuli as a dignified Berber leader amid crisis.
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Morocco
United States
Lms
Morooca
Artis
Spain
Africa
National Geographic Society
Rassall
Ratsuli
Roosevelt
Ton Perdicaris
Talsull
County Galway
Relewl
Tsarradin Deyun
Spiders That Fish in South Africa Capture Fish With Snare
A spider ambushes fish along a water edge in South Africa, using its outstretched legs to trap prey. The spider drags the captured fish underwater and injects venom, then climbs back to a rock and devours it.
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Aisherman
South Africa
Ash
Deaths and Dollars in a Tangier Prisoner Release
The narrative describes negotiations over seventy thousand silver Spanish dollars for release. A Mouslim warder, a checks book from the Comte d Escompte in Tangier, and a final adieu by Raisuli mark a perilous escape guarded by armed escorts. The text highlights cultural curiosity and the uneasy exchange of wealth for freedom.
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Mohanmedan
Streult
Psarmdan
Comtoir d'Escompte
Raisuli
Tangier
Kiachow the Fiume of China in German and Japanese Hands
Historical overview of Kiachow in Shantung from 1897 to postwar discussions. German seizure after missionary killings, the Tsingtau concession including the bay and fortifications, the German city Ching-tao, and rail and mining concessions. Notes prewar foreign foothold aims and strategic harbor defenses.
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Kiachow
China
Germany
United States
Japan
League of Nations
Shantung
Tsingtau
Port Arthur
Ching-tao
Chinanta
Bokhara the strategic center of Trans Caspian region
The article portrays Bokhara as a pivotal, volatile junction near the Caspian Sea with strategic and religious significance. It notes Bolshevik nerviness amid regional resistance, describes its dense population, fourfold city activity, and the Khanate’s fluctuating independence and control. It highlights mosques, crowded royal ceremonies, and vibrant markets with silk robes, goldsmiths, and Bokhara caps.
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Caucasus
Bokhard
Casplin Sey
Bokhara
Central Asia
Utah
Mecca
Gibraltar
Oriental Sun
Brose Smiths
Siberia
Honduras the land of rivers and big debt
A travel sketch portrays Honduras as hilly and river rich, with a huge per capita debt and calls for railroads and stable government. Descriptions include crossing many streams, primitive housing, and native hospitality. The piece notes Cape Gracias a Dios and warns travelers about hammock beds and communal sleeping practices.
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Honduras
Pennsylvania
New Zealand
Cape Gracias
Dios
Cape Thanks To God
Hartimock
Colorful food colorings used in canary molt study
The Department of Agriculture pamphlet notes colors like saffron marigold orange and annatto as molt aids. Wetmore cautions their influence may be limited and cites red pepper as a base in all successful canary fuels so far, with other agents such as port wine mustard seed or cocinesis mentioned.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Handy Pocket Gas Pistol Use Cited for Highwaymen Defense
An early report describes a small pocket gas pistol carried in Paris for protection against highwaymen. The device holds a poison gas lure that evaporates on trigger, producing a cloud that blinds or suffocates the attacker. A built in pump releases the liquid charge when fired.
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Paris
Need of Friendship
The passage argues that friendship is essential for daily support and happiness. It asserts that no amount of knowledge can replace hourly help or fulfill the longing for affectionate companionship, and that prudent conduct and ready expedients sustain social bonds.
Samuel BOR's cooperative cigarmaker venture in Toronto
Dr Samuel John BOR of Toronto outlines a philosophy of reciprocity and kindness in business. He reveals a cooperative cigarmaker's manufacturing company built on mutual benefit and shared pleasures, reflecting a belief in measured generosity aligned with others' capacity to receive.
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Samuel John Bor
Toronto
Canada
Feeding the Family This ancient guide on meals and discipline
An old cookbook style essay argues families should share meals with equal portions for all ages. It stresses balanced menus for children under five, recommends fats like cream and butter, and advises doctors if appetite falters. Recipes include Italian Round Steak and a pineapple gelatin fruit salad with detailed steps.
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Parison
Nuts and Fasciated Pines and a Friction Roller
News brief notes pine nuts and pistachios from California markets valued by confectioners for flavor and color. Also describes a friction roller device for fuel free drawers, praised by Scientific American as a simple bearing for furniture that sticks.
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California
Bern
Scientific American
Prices soar and sardine pack trims output
The war doubles cotton and linen costs and urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue. Maine Sardine Pack is reduced to about 75 percent of normal, with an estimated 1,500,000 cases sold this season from a typical 2,200,000. References to Knickerbocker bankruptcy and courtshipping board appear in a quoted New York Herald note.
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Maine
Moses well in Egypt cited as biblical pool site
A Dallas News fragment notes a pool in the Egyptian desert near Suez called Moses well, linked to the biblical tale of Moses restoring bitter waters. It discusses the difficulty of matching biblical descriptions with ancient records and mentions broader notes on women in labor and farm life in Arkansas and Virginia.
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Suez
Moses
Egypt
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