Adventures of a Portuguese Rebel in the Great Day
A Portuguese veteran recounts his Boer War and Portuguese Revolution experiences. Godinho, native of Oporto, fought as a commando, endured capture at Mafeking, and later joined the 1890s revolt, describing barricades, bomb throws, and the Royalist assault before the Republic secured victory.
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M. H. Donobor
Godino Io
Oporte
South Africa
Friki Erio
Aevernd
Hurst
M6th
1St Artillery
Avenida
Municipal Guarda
Republias
Republic
Machado Dos Santos
Divorce News Space in London Papers Draws Debate
The Divorce Commission hears how much space London papers devote to divorce cases from 1909 to 1910. Editors differ on publishing such news, with some arguing it deters divorce while others insist on editorial rights. Canadian readers see far fewer divorces.
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London
Divorce Commission
Daily News
Oden
Daily Telegraph
Daily Chronicle
Ieee Daily News
Tg Bay Morning Post
Evening Standard
Tage Ee
Globe
Eides Ess
The
Spectator
Gwynne
Standard
Canada
Cure for Rheumatism Through Blood Purification
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood purifying cure for rheumatism. Claims improved kidney function and oxygen delivery to remove uric acid from the body. Includes testimonial from W Studley Lewis of Pilot Mound Manitoba praising the pills as curing his rheumatism after other remedies failed. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail.
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Williams
Saas
Dear to My Heart Bacon Remembered in Rustic Verse
A fragmented poem recalls old fashioned bacon and country cured pork from a bygone era. The speaker longs for the once common practices of hanging meat, hickory smoking, and the savor of salt brine, contrasting past flavors with present scarcity.
Knight in Yellow Plume Sings of Tales and Dreamlike Night
A playful verse about a splendid knight with a yellow plume. The speaker praises the knight as brave and romantic, weaving images of lute like music and fairy dreamscapes. The scene shifts to a fantastical chimney top where giant voices and Mab's revels echo.
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Pire
Lavagh
Making Calls on the Sick A Quieter Duty
The passage notes that visiting the sick can be tedious and tests of tact others may offend by overdoing duty. It asks how often prompt visitors are welcome and warns against letting duty be too apparent, causing postponement of calls until it is too late.
U S Pension Scandal Critique of Civil War Pensions
The piece argues that decades after the Civil War the United States continues paying high pension sums. It cites World’s Work figures showing escalating annual costs from 1874 to 1908 and predicts further rises. It claims pensions burden every citizen and compares costs to other nations, noting vast promises and political pressure from veterans' groups.
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United States
Congress
Bureau
Pension Organization
Grand Army
Japan
Belgium
Household Tips From A Practical Guide
Practical hints cover darkening wood with cold drawn linseed oil and using Epsom salts in vinegar to frost glass. Instructions explain separating stuck glass by cooling the inner dish and warming the outer, plus cleaning piano keys with milk and removing ink from mirrors and picture frames.
Unclear text offers health care hints in odd phrasing
Fragmentary note describes washing and rubbing a pair of items with warm water in an odd instructional style. The readable phrases imply cleaning or preparation steps without clear context or object identification.
Quaker Lovers Seek Guidance in Love Question
A young Quaker probes the nature of love with Martha as he asks if she loves him. She recalls their religious command to love one another and confesses uncertainty about worldly notions of love while acknowledging past misgivings.
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Abe
Seth
Martha
Sleeping With Head Under Bedclothes Warned
A public health notice urges mothers to prevent children from sleeping with heads under bedclothes. It warns that covered sleeping fosters illness by inhaling already breathed air and skin exhalations, especially in timid children.
Seafaring rogue Ross Buell’s varied life ends near Sevastopol
The San Francisco Call recounts Ross Buell as a pirate sailor and multi skilled man now running a chicken farm near Sevastopol. His youth featured whaling and sealing exploits off Kamchatka with 500 seals captured and 1,000 found later, as gunfire broke from the cliff above.
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San Francisco
Ross Buell
Sevastopol
Buell
Anastasia Cashman
Kamchatka
Copper Island
Alaska Commercial Company
Cook
Hansen
Bank of Montreal Reports Strong Annual Meeting
The ninety third Bank of Montreal annual meeting was chaired by President R B Angus at head office on December 5. The year shows $1,797,992 profits for 1910, total profits $2,401,789, and reserves at $12,000,000. Deposits exceed $154,000,000 with $43,009,900 non interest bearing. Calls and short loans abroad fell $14,000,000. foreign deposits now total $61,918,000. The report deems the bank Canada’s premier financial institution with assets around $240,000,000 and 147 branches aiding national development.
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Bank of Montreal
R. B. Angus
Betk
Great Britain
United States
New York
London
Canada
Torsak
Arctic Sea Escape and Battle with Russian Pirates
A ship battles bombardment by Russians near Bering Island as crew flee piracy. They repair sails, raise anchor, and outpace pursuers, then encounter the Alaska Commercial Company steamship St Paul in a perilous Arctic night before sailing again under cover.
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Siberia
Bering Island
Alaska Commercial Company
St. Paul
Cypress Point
Monterey
North Pole
Copper Island
Siberian
Theosophists Theories and Skunks
In Recreation Roy Lary Slaughter recounts a night on a trail with a cowboy and Whisky Pete as a psychologist questions belief. The narrator and party discuss a Englishman who studies perception and a skunk perfume experiment amid campfire musings.
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Roy Lary Slaughter
Pete Perkins
Whisky Pete
Panther Creek
Skunk Scent and Wolf Trappers Turn Fatal in Canyon Scene
A tense camp tale unfolds with a wolf trapper using skunk essence against a sleeping man, triggering a deadly response from a cowboy. The narrator reflects on beliefs, science, and the night’s eerie end as the cowboy’s singing voice fades into death.
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Owl Creek
Ali
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Stand as Faultless Stomach Regulators
The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are unmatched stomach regulators due to long study of vegetable compounds. It asserts years of use prove their faultless character and lasting excellent reputation as top standard preparation.
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Parmelee
Restrictive Rules for British Parliamentary Candidates
A historical overview explains the tight limits on campaigning for UK MPs under the Corrupt Practices Act. It details lawful and unlawful actions, including transporting voters, bribery definitions, use of private cars, accepting rides, and treating voters with goods or drinks.
Corrupt Practices Act Impacts Past Campaign Bribery
The article recalls how before the Corrupt Practices Act many electors were bribed through committee room arrangements and payments to householders. It notes current reforms ban such practices and curb candidate influence during campaigns.
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Bense
Dictator label follows Redmond after return from America
The Irish Parliamentary Party leader is dubbed the dictator by Conservative papers. The article notes past large fundraises, a historic Rome magistrate reference, and compares plague deaths with Roman and European events while detailing London civic protocols and royal security concerns during a Tsar visit.
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America
Redmond
Rome
Ameria
Aot
Parnell
Dilleg
Seine
Paris
Rhone
Saone
Loire
Garonne
London
City of London
Vesey Strong
Lonion
German critique of British regulars by Berliner Tageblatt editor
Colonel Gaedke condemns the British regular army after observing the Alder shot maneuvers. He says Britain is weak in numbers, poorly trained, and poorly commanded, suited only to fighting savages or expeditions abroad. French observers dispute this, noting strong battalions and ready officers at Salisbury and Aldershot.
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Territoriale
England
Gaedke
Berliner Tageblatt
Great Britain
Aldershot
Europe
Kitchener
Roberts
France
Germany
Afghanistan
Tibet
Rousset
Epatis
Salisbury
Alfershot
Caval
Langlois
Directoire Style Garments Inspire Dramatic Front Revers
The article discusses adopting directoire fashion with mysterious front revers on bathers coats and wraps. It notes silk velvets and soft fabrics, weaving motifs over inner edges, weighted tassels, jeweled buttons, and cross attaching ends. Tailoring challenges fade with careful workmanship.
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Wotan
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Pink
Ehadt
U.S.A
Bank OF Montreal Report of Annual Meeting
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Scotland
Cornwall
Pennyworth
Spb
Mr. Tinble
Miss Clipp
Flobb
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