Time Honored Exercise Promises Benefits for Body and Digestion
A historic fitness note extols a simple routine to trim the waist and hips, strengthen legs and feet, improve suppleness and muscular control, and aid digestion. It cautions against overuse, urges gradual, gentle progression, and suggests daily practice will eventually feel effortless.
Narrow Skirt Persuades Physicians Healthful Comfort
An author cites interviews with about 20 prominent physicians who affirm narrow skirts promote sanitary health and long life. They contrast narrow skirts with wide styles, noting reduced grime exposure and easier walking while stressing careful mounting of streetcars.
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Madame Carolina White
Hair fashion and the face its crown
The article discusses hair dressing as a fashion that should enhance a face, not disguise it. It argues that covering hair reveals youth, while certain styles emphasize features like puffed pompadours and careful curls shaping the face. It warns against unsuitable headpieces that age or distort the wearer.
Crouch Step Drills From Russian Dancer Technique
A detailed sequence describes stance, balance, and breathing for a crouch step practiced by Russian dancers. It outlines upright posture, hip turns, smooth pauses, and a final lift from the waist followed by a controlled exhale to evoke a sense of lightness and exhilaration.
Nightcaps and their dubious return to the bedchamber
A reflective piece laments the possible comeback of nightcaps, arguing their benefits vanished with steam heat and modern homes. It cautions against frivolous, fashiony caps, noting health risks from restricted air flow and recommending practical grooming before sleep.
Correcting Posture: Exercises for Upright Carriage
The piece argues for better posture in American students criticizing the debutant droop and other angled poses. It promotes simple drills, including clasping hands behind the neck and balancing a book or water pan on the head to enforce an erect stance and discourage slouching.
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America
The Decorative Value of Cats in Style and Evidence
An essay extols cats as artistic, beautiful companions enhancing feminine beauty. It lauds their grace, versatility, and harmony with fabrics, then shifts to a Seattle grand jury anecdote about Jock Raftery and a judge's exchange, ending with a note on a new sectional cabinet for drugs in stores.
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Hattery
Jones Mine War Demands Prodding to Sack Taxes
The Chicago Record Herald notes a lurid wartime-style protest urging immediate war for Jones's Mexican mine. The piece lambastes delaying dividends and taxes on the people to fund conflict, threatening sacrifice of civilians as guns are readied and bones are stirred for profit.
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Opening Fort Peck Reservation Aims for Settlement in 1914
President Wilson proclaimed opening of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana with actual settlement to begin May 1 1914 and land to be opened through September 20. Glasgow Havre and Great Falls will host final draws starting September 4 as six new towns arise on 2,068,693 acres in Sheridan and Valley counties.
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New York
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New York Show
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Agency
The Ten Commandments and a Cuban Night in Havana
A 1913 church lesson contrasts Moses on Sinai with a modern voyage to Havana. It notes questions about divine accessibility and obedience while describing a nighttime scene where Americans face fees, language barriers, and cultural pride as they encounter Cuban life and public spaces.
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T. B. Linscott
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Mount Sinai
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Egypt
Moses
Verson
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Binai
Angola
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High Prices In Havana in National Magazine
A readable fragment explores Havana tourism with Americans as sought targets for high charges. It describes arrival at the old Bon Francisco Wharf, cab rides to hotels, daily room rates of eight to twenty dollars, and the tropical evening atmosphere on Prado, Havana’s Broadway, amid cement pavements and fast cars.
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London Street Lighting Progress and Diversity
Dr Louis Beil reports rapid advances in London street lighting showing a carnival of gas and a symphony of flame. Chief streets glow brilliantly with various systems including tungsten lamps and carbon lamps. gas lamps vary in design and pressure. A cross-suspension trolley allows easy lamp maintenance and inspection along the sidewalks.
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Louis Beil
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Electric World
England
State of Babel
America
Gaillard of Culebra Faces Illness After Canal Victory
Lieutenant Colonel David Dubois Gaillard, who led the fight against the treacherous slides at the Culebra cut, lies gravely ill in Johns Hopkins hospital. His twelve hour days in extreme heat and relentless strain helped secure the canal. his fate now uncertain, his countrymen recall a heroic, costly commitment to duty.
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Nature
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Touch of Color in This Season's Frocks
A fashion note urges women to add a touch of brilliant color to gowns this season. It warns not all color pairings will please every wearer, but stylish women should embrace a bold hue to update their wardrobes.
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Anderson Ave
ignorant of His Own Language in Boston Baseball Tale
The Boston Americans and Nationals clash when Tris Speaker hits a long fly into right center. Danny Moeller chases it shouting I have it only to be heckled by a fan who mocks his language. The fan insists the phrase should be Ive got it. It notes Moeller did attend college and graduate.
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Poplar Magazine
Castoria Endorsed For Infants By Mothers
Advert reads Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children, urging mothers to inspect bottles and ensure the product bears the trusted Fletcher’s Castoria label used for over 30 years. The copy appeals to parents with claims of child relief and safety.
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Difference of Opinion in a Wartime Letter Exchange
A published exchange presents two voices on a young man’s future. One favors him settling down, the other leans toward him settling into his path, revealing a nuanced public debate on early adult choices.
Merely a Small Matter on a Train Car
A driver confronts a prize fighter in a smoker car over spitting on the floor. The fighter admits oral offense and asks what the conductor will do. The conductor declines action and instead requests a chew of tobacco.
Cuckoo Reformation Noted At Welwyn Estate
Col. A M Blake reports two young cuckoos reared by their cuckoo parents at Welwyn Hertfordshire marking a third straight year of successful rearing. The birds traditionally lay eggs in other nests and abandon the care of their offspring.
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A. M. Blake
Welwyn
Herts
England
Rocking Chair Signs Predict House Condition
An Atchison woman notes porch rocking tells a house’s state. A smooth back and forth hints at a clean, neat home, while nervous jerks and irregular taps signal unmade beds, unwashed dishes, and dusty floors hidden inside.
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Atchison Globe
Picnic lesson ends with cheeky answer from boy
A suburban minister takes his class of boys on a woods picnic. During grace he asks the best time to thank the Lord. A red-haired boy responds with a blunt, humorous line about cussing the cook.
The Doctor's Gift Food Worth Its Weight in Gold
A Pennsylvanian recounts how Grape Nuts improved chronic indigestion and biliousness after a doctor suggested the food. He notes rapid relief within a month and renewed vitality after two months, praising the product and its inventor as well as the Postum Company.
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