Cuba’s Debt to United States After the Spanish War
The article argues the United States financed Cuba during and after the Spanish war and made a gift by settlement with Spain. It claims Cuba never reimbursed the U S for coaling stations and expenditures on permanent improvements prior to transfer to Cuban leaders.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
Porto Rico
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fast, inexpensive remedy for severe colds and grippe. It claims relief within two to three doses, opening nostrils and ending headaches, feverishness, and sneezing with a pleasant taste and no quinine.
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Pape
Ady
County court delays spark a Straddle Ridge remark
A Straddle Ridge resident plans to visit the county seat with a case in court. He notes the court has been postponed two weeks due to the judge's illness, and criticizes the press for not printing news unless it suits them.
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Straddle Ridge
Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
An advertisement asserts deafness from catarrh can be cured only by a constitutional remedy Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It explains catarrh inflames the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, blocking hearing, and offers one hundred dollars for any untreatable case. The firm B J Cheney & Co cites Toledo Ohio as the source.
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Hall
Eresec
Cire Truggists
B.J. Cheney & Co
Toit
Ohio
Suburban Dream Voiced in a Real Estate Pose
A passerby asks how far a resident lives, and the agent notes the distance. The man imagines a happy family life in the suburb if they could visit and hear the agent talk about it.
Cuticura Soap Ad Claims Clear Complexion
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap daily use with Ointment to clear the complexion, clean the scalp, and soften the skin, plus Suticura Taleam as a fragrance hint, presenting the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
Invention Aids Card Players With Curved Wire Framework
A curved wire loop device is described to help a player hold a band of cards conveniently. Patrice notes it will be handy for the woman who has lost at bridge and swears she will never touch a card again.
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Patrice
Bruce guards a secret paper in Noel villa's tense twilight
Corey Bruce, Noel's English secretary, grows ever closer to the villa life while a dangerous document from Nilo Valdez arrives. As plans for a northern mission unfold, Bruce faces scrutiny from Jacinto Meyer and the weight of unseen political war.
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Villa Noel
Corey Bruce
Nilo Valdez
Noel
Fazenderos
Rio Nabuco
David Noel
Benito
Bruce
Senhor Ferraz
Dom David
Nilo
Senate
Jacinto Meyer
Government Palace
Meyer
Nile Valdex
Mr. Bruce
Philadelphia
Senhor Nile
Reyes
Senhor
Cory Bruce
New York
Marshal Granados
Januaria
Granados
Ife
David
Constance
Ville
United States
Republic
House of the Little Shoes
Nile Valdes
Dr. Valdez
Washington
Brice
Tem
Nile Walde
Ben
Roe Bareh
der ‘Lown
Kruce Vane
Miss Safety First Teaches City Children Safety Rules
Laura M. Roadiger known as Miss Safety First works for Philadelphia Rapid Transit visiting schools. She tells stories to attract children, organizes safety patrols, and teaches caution rules to about 250000 pupils annually, contributing to a 37 percent drop in trolley car injuries since arriving in Philadelphia.
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Miss Safety First
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Laura M. Roadiger
Philadelya
Int
New York
Hull House
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bosehee’s Syrup Promises Relief for Colds and Coughs
A historic remedy Bosehee’s Syrup is praised for treating coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. Claims include restful sleep easier morning expectoration and long use across homes in America and abroad. Sold widely through Adyv.
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America
Russians' greens eyed as rising force in anti Bolshevik mix
British foreign office experts describe the greens as a deserter heavy movement with members from many political strands except bolshevists. They reportedly refuse to take prisoners or aid enemies and may rejoin bolshevists this winter, while officials fear a stronger movement next summer.
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Greens
Russia
Foreign Office
Typical Hun Trick in 1914 Postcards Widely Circulated
The piece discusses a World War I propaganda postcard claimed Belgians were firing on German troops from Louvain University windows. It notes the implausibility of the image, the absence of those windows on the university’s side, and how the card aimed to justify killings of Belgian civilians.
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Germany
Belgium
Louvain University
Mother's Memory Story Reacts To Grandparent Dinner Visit
Three year old Marian visits grandfather for dinner with grandmother who pretends surprise. The child recalls her InagmaA being angry with John and daddy for their part and scolding the child for eating candy. She laments not finding any candy for a month.
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Marian
Grandfather Hone
Grandmother
Baby
John
Daddy
Magnificent misadventures with Grand Duchess Olga at Carlsbad
In a gleeful ramble, the writer recalls meeting Grand Duchess Olga at Carlsbad and joking with King Edward about teaching her to dance. He describes playful scenes at a hotel lunch, a staged lesson in a corner, and a lighthearted reunion during King Edward’s Revel visit, ending with a birthday picnic and jokes about Siberia.
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Moyarty
Russia
Olga
Carlsbad
King Edward
Oldenburg
Tim
Cariehad
Imperial Highness
Olga Agein
Midshipmen
Grand Duchess
Siberia
England
Uncle Bertie
Spain
Bad Example Cartoon Dialogue Sparks Education Debate
A satirical exchange questions co education. Byron and Robert discuss whether the two sexes can work together with a punchline about Jack and Jill and a bucket of water. The cartoon lampoons mixed schooling and gender roles.
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Byron
Robert
Jack
Jill
That Wonderful Boy Fathee Story Echoes in Gossip
A terse dialogue fragment shows a boy’s boastful exchange with a character named Walker. The lines reference a tally of “three shoes last night and four this morning,” hinting at a light, humorous anecdote or street talk within a community.
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Fathee
Walker
Great Expectations Library Exchange
A brief glimpse of a literary exchange where one speaker hopes for a future library while another recalls loaned books. The dialogue hints at plans, purchase hesitations, and the belief that all borrowed volumes will eventually return.
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Church
Gotham
Cascarets Advertise Gentle Sleep Lazative Benefit
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that cleanses the body of toxins and bile while you sleep. Claims include improving foggy brains headaches indigestion and sleepless nights with no griping or sickness. A box costs little.
Ocean Like Another World
A. M. Hall writes of the calm sea reflecting all in it as if a solid surface. Imaginative voyage reveals huge rocks like castles and Alpine landscapes beneath transparent water. Deep, alien forms loom in the blue abyss as the reader contemplates the eternity of waters.
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Amlehear
Neavens
Allence
A. M. Hall
The Stormy Sea of Matrimony at Revere Beach
A Boston Post fragment describes a family quarrel in a Revere Beach cottage with sharp exchanges between women and men. The piece likens a beauty nap to Rip Van Winkle as tensions flare, followed by a second storm of interruptions and voices.
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Revere Beach
Rip van Winkle
Boston Post
Corks Cheaper Hint in Quention Exchange
Dialogue excerpt shows a quick exchange about cork prices and uses, with one remark noting cork will be cheaper and a skeptical retort about its use. The fragment suggests a casual bargaining moment in a larger scene.
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