INNSIGHT JAMES BRYCE A BUSY MAN
The Rt. Hon. James Bryce after leaving the British embassy announces retirement from public life yet remains busier than ever. He spent short retirement at Hindleap Forest Row writing about his world voyage and plans a book on America. Back in London he delivers addresses on varied topics and is likely to grow more popular.
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James Bryce
Washington
London
Bryce
Hindleap
Forest Row
Sussex
America
King Ferdinand as Suppliant in Vienna Amid Bulgarian Crisis
November reports place King Ferdinand in Vienna as a humble supplicant to reclaim the throne. His exile and failed imperial ambitions follow Bosnia Herzegovina’s annexation and Bulgaria’s volatile diplomacy, with threats marking his public visits and a “To Let” gate sign.
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Ferdinand
Vienna
Sofia
House of Coburg
Boris
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Tirnovo
AIDS Wives of Prisoners and Duchess Leads Charity Work
The duchess of Marlborough continues a major charity drive in Sunderland house aiding prisoners wives and organized a recent Albert Hall picture charity ball where she appeared in Greek attire. She keeps public engagements daily as Sunderland house becomes a philanthropic center rivaling Grosvenor house of old. She farewelled William K Vanderbilt II Jr at Euston before his voyage aboard the Caronia.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
London
Albert Hall
Grosvenor House
Duke of Westminster
Euston Station
William K. Vanderbilt, II Jr
Caronia
Liverpool
Vanderbilt
Paris
Viscount Haldane Praises America at London Thanksgiving
Viscount Haldane, lord high chancellor, praised United States Britain’s Monroe Doctrine endorsement at a London American society dinner. He recalled his U.S. visit, lauded shared ideals of citizenship, and commended Woodrow Wilson as a thinker and moralist guiding nonconquest diplomacy.
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American Society
London
Viscount Haldane
United States
Lord Haldane
Woodrow Wilson
Carlsbad as Health Resort
A narrator visits Carlsbad to observe health tourism. He notes rows of well fed visitors carrying red bags, the crowded Kaiser Park, and a mix of strict regimens with indulgence. The piece contrasts healthy appearance with overindulgence and ends with a wry travelogue byway.
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Carlsbad
Kaiser Park
Alcohol and a horse cause late-night barn commotion
In Bremerton a Colby farmer Braken found his horse Molly agitated after alcohol meant for liniment spilled in the feed box. Molly kicked Braken to the floor and a door collapsed. the morning revealed the spill as the cause. Also notes include a mustache ducking at Chicago and a runaway horse demolishing a saloon. Chicago temperance groups vote not to push for a dry city in 1914.
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Bremerton
Wash
William Braken
Mr. Braken
Molly
Scantling
Chicago
Temperance Societies
Thousands of Free Homesteads in Western Canada Offer Farm Land
An advertisement extols free 160 acre homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta open to filing with a $10 entry fee and six months residency per year. It notes decreasing U S land availability and highlights benefits for grain crops mixed farming cattle dairying timber and water access in park districts with tree plantings.
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U. S
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Berta
Alough
Westenada
J. Keys
Denmark
Alberta
Ottawa
Baptism Offer Provokes Dignified Refusal in Mississippi
During a visit of Robert Edeson a plantation near Port Gibson Miss a baptismal gathering formed by a stream sidling the farm. He offered a black boy named Isaac a dime to be baptized that afternoon but Isaac refused stating you can't fool with the Lord for ten cents.
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Robert Edeson
South
Port Gibson
Miss
Mr. Edeson
Isaac
How to Treat Pimples and Blackheads
Practical home remedy advice for acne and clogged pores using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. Recommends applying ointment briefly, washing off after five minutes, and frequent soap use to prevent inflammation and skin impurities. Includes offer of free samples and skin book from Cuticura, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Sacred to Him Players Debate Ballot Sacred Question
A brief quote from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a speaker’s wry claim that he has built a living on elections since he could vote, pressing the idea that ballots can be sacred to some.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Minds in Complete Accord Unite Against Drug Habit
In Denver a physician Thomas M. Reed leads a movement against narcotics. A brutal chilly scene follows a troubled night with Mrs. Smith and her crying baby while Mr. Smith tries to treat the child as the couple mutters about past regrets and shared resolve.
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Thomas M. Reed
Denver
Mrs. Smith
Smith, Jr
Mr. Smith
John
Love
Smith
One of the Guggenheims in a Baltimore address
Oswald Garrison Villard praises putting the best face on matters during a Baltimore address. Lord Lacland asks Mrs. Suddon Ryches about her father’s occupation, and she replies copper. The exchange ends with Lacland impressed by copper wealth.
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Guggenheims
Oswald Garrison Villard
Baltimore
Lord Lacland
Tickle Dean’s Menthol Cough Drops Ad
An OCR fragment advertises Dean’s Menthol Cough Drops at drug stores claiming they stop coughs by addressing the cause. It also mentions Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and a generic note about personal ideas of a good time.
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Dean
Minister’s Courtship Lessons and Grammar Lesson Gags
A playful set of vignettes features a hopeful minister courting a widow by lecturing her son, a grammar lesson with Jenny and her uncle on maypole day, and a wealthy father disappointing his daughter who longs for a new juvenile book. The humor hinges on miscommunications and language quirks.
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Jones
Reginald
Jenny
Cattle, clocks, and kid wit from Virginia visit
A cartoonish exchange follows two Washington youths visiting a Virginia country place. The first joke centers on a servant with three alarm clocks and a playful dismissal of sleep. The second features Marie explaining cows eat grass by the mother cow promising pie if they don’t.
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Washington
Virginia
Marie
Castoria Advised as Safe Remedy for Infants
An urging to mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and ensure its use for infants and children. The advertisement touts Castoria as a safe remedy and notes it has been in use for over 30 years.
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Fletcher
Record of a jockey beating a record in Baltimore artful chatter
A fragment notes a jockey beating the record and questions if it was done with a whip. The piece ponders deceptive appearances and efforts to maintain them.
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Baltimore American
Phrenologist Praised Head Receives Skeptic’s Reply
A speaker recounts compliments from a phrenologist about his head, while another person dismisses the reading as without substance. The exchange captures a brisk, humorous disagreement over pseudoscience.
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Fai Pas
Carisbad Spring
John Green
University of Chicago
Western Canada
Sacred
Him
Daddy
Papa
New York Evening Post
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Feorenia
L. C. Smith & Bros
L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co
Syracuse, N.Y
P.O
Carter
Haverstock
Hamfsleal
SIG Tacker
Philadelphia
McLoy Factory
Qube
Othoself Fcut
Putnam
Munroe Drug Company
Guincy
Vile
Canshiine Giaits Columos Aherid
Iaw
Justia Tigi
W.N.U
Fort Wayne
Draggiste
Parker
Andrad
Hais
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