The Girl I Left Behind Me Poem Fragment
A lyric portrait contrasts Europe’s alluring sights with Erin's Isle. The speaker recalls the girl he left behind in Ireland who refused his marriage, while he contemplates returning home when freed from war. Her letters urge him to come home, as other lands tempt him but fail to diminish his vow.
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France
Italy
Erin’s Isle
Shannon
Pola
Ireland
Ninteen
Gil
Hammersmith
Omnibus Clairvoyance Story Sparks a Silent Shock
A matter-of-fact London man recalls a bus ride where he imagines a girl’s life through a misty psychic link. He witnesses her meeting with a shady suitor, feels her fear, and wrongly foresees tragedy. The tale ends with a twist: the vision proves illusory yet leaves a haunting echo.
Fresh Air at Night and Tuberculosis Fights
A discussion of using sleeping-out design to breathe pure air at night. Massachusetts promotes fresh-air sanitation with tuberculosis exhibits showing simple, low-cost bed enclosures and verandah sleeping rooms to access outdoor air while staying indoors.
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Massachusetts
Ancient Porto Rico and Its South American Ties
Dr J W Fewkes argues Porto Rico and nearby islands may derive peopling from the Orinoco Valley rather than Yucatan. The island once part of a South American peninsula shows South American flora fauna and relics of a cultured forgotten race with interior remains like stone piazzas idols and pottery. Burial practices resemble those of the Orinoco region.
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J. W. Fewkes
American Bureau of Ethnology
Porto Rico
Orinoco
Yucatan
South America
Valley of the Orinoco
Van Dyke Genuine Bought In Milwaukee
An autoist remarks on purchasing a genuineVan Dyke today in Milwaukee. The exchange centers on the car's horsepower as the collector congratulates the old man.
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Vandyke
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Opium Trade Decree Aims to Cut British Exports
An imperial decree in China condemns opium and says Britain will halve exports for a three year trial to reduce poppy cultivation and smokers. If successful, imports to China will be further reduced. The decree orders enforcement of existing laws and new measures to fight the evil.
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China
World's Largest Clock At Mechlin Cathedral Belgium
The largest clock in the world by dial size is housed at St Rombold’s cathedral in Mechlin Belgium. The feature is noted as the world’s biggest timepiece based on dial diameter.
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St. Rombold’s Cathedral
Mechlin
Belgium
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Alice and
Claude
Askew
Charing Cross
Mberty
Omnibus
London Sketch
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