Obsolete fleet grows old in U S Atlantic review
A late 19th to early 20th century Navy retrospective lists ships from Dewey and Sampson eras as obsolete. Vessels including Olympia Saratoga Brooklyn Oregon Iowa Texas Massachusetts Indiana Kearsarge Kentucky Illinois Alabama Wisconsin Maine Missouri and others are contrasted with modern superdreadnoughts like Wyoming Florida and Utah. The piece notes rising costs and questions the fate of these aging ships as the Navy shifts to newer capital ships.
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Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Badger
Wyoming
Arkansas
Florida
Utah
George von L. Meyer
United States
New York
Saratoga
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Olympia
Gridley
Philip
Rentiago
Vizcaya
Cristobal Colon
Maria Theresa
Flower
Cervera
Texas
Lone Star
New New York
Maine
Havana Harbor
Spain
Chesapeake Bay
Indiana
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Iowa
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Alabama
Illinois
Wisconsin
Manila
Santiago
Oregon
Clark
Bob” Evans
Jack” Philip
Evans
Thomas and Sperry
Missouri
Tonopah
Tallahassee
Terror
Monterey
St. Lou
Charlestor
Milwaukee
Newark
Chicago
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Coghlan
Great Britain
United States Atlantic
Sland
Far East
Globe
Sperry
Ohio
Hampton Roads
The Secret Behind a Standing Umbrella Trick
Mme Herrmann explains a conjuring method to make a walking umbrella appear to stand upright without support. A black screen hides a hidden thread from a chair to a cane, creating the illusion of levitation. The method relies on a pre placed thread and careful positioning to fool the audience.
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Mme. Herrmann
UNIQUE SWIMMING SAIL RAFT FOR BOYS
The American Boy outlines a do it yourself water craft made by boys. It shows a shallow canvas covered body like a boat with a soap box rudder, a three by five foot sail, a mast with a square fixed mast, and a keel for buoyancy and stability. The sail is operated by a handlebar and lashings.
Control of the Baseball
Christy Mathewson urges young players to master ball control before curve throwing. Practice accuracy by target pitching against a backstop until the ball lands where intended. A pitcher with good control wins more games than one with many curves but poor placement.
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Christy Mathewson
St. Nicholas
Boys Catch Many Animals In Simple Home Traps
The report describes two Missouri boys trapping rabbits and mink with self made figures four triggers. Traps are set in a box over a two and a half by one foot space to place bait inside. Mink traps should be smoked after each use or covered with leaves to reduce scent and improve entry.
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Missouri
Modesty and Modern Girls Do Not Match Old Standards
In a charities conference, Miss Beulah Kennard states twentieth century girls are less modest than during Louis XVI's era. The piece contrasts past modesty with current bold behavior, citing public speaking, athletics, and a flood crisis telephone operator as evidence of changing norms, and asks who says these standards are less admirable.
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Beulah Kennard
Louis XVI
Increased Value of Candy Across the Nation
A 1910 census shows candy production value rose by 47.7 million dollars in five years, a 55 percent gain amid an 8 percent population rise. Medical authorities endorse moderate pure candy as not harmful, if fats from butter and oils are included. caution urged against cheap adulterated candy.
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United States
Robert Hutchinson
Unequal Punishment Case From School Desk
Two unruly boys kept after school to write their names a thousand times. After a quarter hour one child cried in despair claiming unfair treatment noting his classmate’s name was Bush while his own was Schluttermeyer.
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Bush
Schluttermeyer
Verna’s Modesty and the Lord’s Strength
A four year old girl named Verna knocks her older brother down as her mother enters. Verna defends her actions saying the Lord gave her strength, reflecting a religiously framed moment captured in Harper’s Magazine.
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Verna
Harper’s Magazine
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