The Old Colonel Faces a Young Regiment
In the dim office the aging colonel watches a cavalry unit drill on a sunlit limestone plain. Youth and memory clash as the veteran, haunted by pasts and faces on the wall, confronts a new generation and a single, pivotal encounter with a cadet who arrives to join his flock.
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Texas
Attila
Chapultepec
Baldric
Dolman
I” Troop
C” Troop
Headquarters
Subalterne
Subalterna
Daugherty
Fort Perdido
Guard Mount
Subalterns
Dachelor
Nashville
Bieut
Modern Criminals Use Scientific Methods Says Detective
The piece notes criminals now employ scientific techniques with chloroform opium morphia and advanced bank safe cracking. It cites Marseilles bank thieves using new devices and detectives using photography to detect forgeries blood stain analysis and other scientific methods to uncover crime.
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Marseilles
Bribes Offered to Clergymen Chronicle
A clergyman recounts multiple bribe attempts from different figures including an advertising manager offering $100 for favorable pulpit mentions, a widow offering $50 to praise a drunkard’s funeral, and a man offering $1,500 to falsify marriage dates. The clergyman rejected all offers and exposed none.
Empress on a health cure at Rapallo under Strechnoff name
The Rugala empress known as Princess Strechnoff stays at a Rapallo hotel seeking recovery from anxieties and weight loss. Despite traveling incognito, her presence attracts attention and guests speculate on the ongoing cure. Rapallo grows fashionable as her retreat becomes public knowledge.
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Strechnoff
Rugala
Rapallo
Czarina
Irish debutantes barred from court balls at Dublin Castle
The Irish debutantes face a boycott as King Edward requires attendance at Dublin Castle balls for presentation. Earl of Aberdeen is unpopular in Ireland and the aristocracy boycott, forcing young girls to win parental acquiescence to please the lord lieutenant.
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Edward
Dublin Castle
Earl of Aberdeen
Ireland
Untitled fragment on police plainclothes and pay
A wife questions why many police are in plain clothes. Her husband replies that they are like the rest, and their pay supports keeping their wives from being stolen or harmed.
Sailors Learn Jiu Jitsu as Recreational Gymnastics
Little by little jiu jitsu is taught to English navy sailors. The government does not plan to adopt it as official training but offers it as a recreational activity. Sailors enjoy the practice and request more instruction from physical instructors.
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Nttle
Navy Jul Jitsu Training Spreads Through Ranks
The Japanese method in defense and attack is taught first to select navy officers and physical training instructors. After mastering the techniques they educate other officers and petty officers. Portsmouth hosts exams for those completing the school course with a formal standards system based on competitor skill.
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Portsmouth
Secret of Youth Found in Veranda Hammock Sleep
Mrs. Almon Hensley of New Rochelle, former New York Mothers' Club president and prolific writer, sleeps outdoors year round in a hammock on her veranda to pursue health and youth. She claims women can shed 15 to 20 pounds in six weeks with breathing and outside rest, plus moderation and exercise.
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Almon Hensley
New Rochelle
New York City
Mothers’ Club
New York
Fountain of Youth
Hensley
Hillcreat Avenue
Scooter with handicap defeats iceboat in lake race
A handicap scooter proved versatile at Orange Lake Newburn NC, showing it can perform tasks an ice yacht cannot. The scene described racing ice yachts priced around 500 dollars, with speeds noted as best three miles five and twenty miles in short spans, while a scooter struggled to glide on ice.
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Orange Lake
Newbure
N. C
Culinary Fragments Describe Salmon Croquettes And Gelatin Mold
A damaged fragment mentions croquettes of salmon and a gelatin mold. It references blanching salmon, chopping into pieces, adding vanilla, and chilling the mixture in ice until it stiffens. The text reads as kitchen instructions with measurements and steps.
Household Hints From a Fragmented Page
A fragmented list of kitchen tips covers stains on linen with soda, carpet care by brushing directions, thawing meat in cold water, bread crusts ready for mincing, Crimbo storage in bottles, and baking potatoes in a coal chute to save fuel.
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Hugh Johnson
Muchachos
Appomattox
Hillcrest Ave
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