Hawaii Army Post Prestige and Deserter Sparks
An article portrays the U S Army in Hawaii as a major presence with 8000 soldiers in six posts including Fort Ruger Fort De Russy and Schofield Barracks. It notes payroll, healthful climate, lei culture, and mixed reactions from officers and men including deserter hunts at sea.
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States Army
United States
Army
Navy
Broadway
Gotham
Hawaii
Gu Gahu
Honolulu
States
Philippines
Coast Artillery
Sigmel Corps
Fort Ruger
Fort de Pussy
Fort Armstrong
Port Kamiehaatcha
Shatter
Schofield Barba
Ramehameha
Naval Base
Pearl Harbor
Schofield
Waianae
Koolau Mountains
Leilelhua Plain
Port Ruger
Diamond Head
Ruger
Fort de Russy
Fort Shafter
United
Pacific
Matsonia
Wilhelmina
United States Army
San Francisco
Schofield Barracks
Fort Kamehameha
Naval Station
Old Diamond Head
Changing Homes and Hearts in The Miner's Rest
Ralph Brunton leaves New Mexico to return to his fiancée Mary Leeson in Albany but discovers she has married another man after bank failures ruin her family. He meets Juanita, the woman he truly loves, and returns home to New Mexico with plans to wed. In a twist, Mary reveals her marriage and invites him to join her on their honeymoon at The Miner's Rest in New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Ralph Brunton
Santa Fe
Juanita
Ralph
Mary Leeson
Mary
Grand Central Station
New York
Ralp
The Mysterious Monsieur Ludie De Tramp Brouhaha
A man calling himself Monsieur Ludie de Tramp thirty appears in a garage on Ivy Street near Edgewood. He feigns poisoning and is rushed to Grady Hospital where a poison is removed. He astonishes doctors by singing My Old Kentucky Home and other tunes while recovering.
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Monsieur Ludie de Tramp
Mark Twain
Ivy Street
Edgewood
Grady
Kentucky
Ludie
Atlanta Constitution
Germ theory warns of chautauqua salute risks
A health officer in Paterson New Jersey warns that the chautauqua salute spreads germs through perfumed handkerchiefs and gentle applause. He calls it a dangerously unsanitary practice and urges countermeasures against this new perceived threat to public health.
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Paterson
N. J
No universally popular peace poem yet written
A dialogue fragment argues that no peace poem can be universally loved as peace appeals mainly to the underdog. The exchange explores the idea that widespread popularity may conflict with the ideal of peace.
Disputed Courtship Sparks Quiet Break in Engagement
A brief exchange between Isabel and Sam reveals mounting tension after a new engagement. Isabel rages at contradiction while Sam capitulates, and she questions his love as he admits doubt. She scolds weakness, insisting a man must have his own mind.
Sixpenny Brandy Arouses Unconscious Workman
In a South Wales industrial town a workman suffered a serious accident. The doctor treated him, and upon his return home he was told to give sixpence worth of brandy when he woke. After orders were given, the man opened his eyes and proclaimed in a loud voice that the doctor had said sixpence worth.
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South Wales
London
Precocious Job Talk Sparks Family Debate
In a family exchange cited from Stray Stories, young Ethel insists Job spoke as a baby, citing a Bible line about Job cursing the day he was born. The father explains babies cannot talk, while Ethel argues Job did.
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Job
Ethel
Efficiency and Politics in Roman History
The text argues efficiency as the key to political progress. It notes the Roman Revolution transformed the republic into an empire due to efficiency failure. It warns that politicians prioritizing politics over efficiency harm the republic.
Largest Animal Kingdom Birds Dominion Highlighted
In a nature sermon by Charles Edward Jefferson of Broadway Tabernacle New York City it is stated that there are more kinds of birds than fishes, serpents, and animals combined and that birds form the largest kingdom of sentient life.
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Charles Edward Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Her Peculiarity in a Kissing Crank Tale
A humorous exchange portrays a woman labeled an osculatory fiend, then dismissed as a crank who simply loves kissing people. The dialogue hints at social norms around affection and reputations in a light, ironic tone.
Women in Tobacco Use Through History and Fiction
A historical note discusses tobacco use by women from the Carlyle era to 17th century England. It cites mothers of notable figures, pioneer and peasant women, and literary references such as Margery in The Shoemaker's Holiday and Mary Frith the Roaring Girl, illustrating long, patterned access to pipes and snuff across ages.
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Thomas Carlyle
Boston Herald
Sir Walter Scott
Washington
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio Reserve
Hodge
Eyre
Margery
Roger
Perdy
Phrynne
Charles II
Jervin de Rochefort
England
Mary Frith
Middleton
Conference to standardize European railway time
The London Chronicle reports a wartime plan to align European railway times. It notes wide disparities: Dutch and Spanish use Greenwich while Belgium synchronized with Germany after conquest. Italy, Switzerland, and Scandinavia sit one hour ahead of Britain. Bulgaria and Romania two hours ahead. Russia two hours and one minute ahead. Other nations vary by half hours or minutes.
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Europe
Greenwich
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Russia
London Chronicle
English Prisoners Secluded After Pay Question Incident
An English Tommy captured by Turks in Egypt faces a joke over his watch purchase. When asked who supplied the money he replies it was his pay for being a soldier. The exchange leads to English prisoners being kept in seclusion.
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Egypt
The Helpful Cloud In A Pilgrim's Tale
A reflective meditation on weather as mercy guiding a traveler. The speaker cites a black cloud delaying pace and homeward thoughts, while sunshine tempts distraction. He credits clouds with guarding affections and warns that too much comfort at an inn could make him forget his father's house and heritage.
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Doctor Lucas
Choca A Drink Pleasing To The Abstainer Says Voltaire
The London Chronicle describes choca as a drink for abstainers mixing coffee milk and chocolate. It is served steaming and frothing hot and sipped with a spoon. Voltaire praised it at the Cafe Procope and Napoleon also enjoyed the mixture.
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Voltaire
Procope
Napoleon
London Chronicle
Conscientious Girls Share Egg Fable About Bad Money
Two girls discuss paying with bad money after buying two eggs. The conscientious girl regrets nothing, admitting both eggs were bad while the other confesses remorse for cheating the vendor. The tale ends with a surprising twist about shared guilt.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Terre Hill Pennsylvania resident Mrs Avagustus Lyon testifies the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her female troubles and back pains improving sleep and appetite. The ad extols the remedy as a long standing standard from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts citing vast patient letters.
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Terre Hill, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia Fo. Pinkham
Thompson's Grape Phosone Agent Wanted
Distributors sought in every county to supply agents and soda fountains with Thompson's Grape Phosone. An extract makes delicious grape juice at one cent per pint. Huge sales and profitable business promised. Details on request from Grape-Phosone Company, Chicago.
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Thompson
Grape-Phosone Company
Chicago
Arduous Expositions Boost Foot Ease Admiration
Excerpts praise Tillbury for winning fair esteem and dance prowess at expositions. An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the standard remedy for tired feet, offering instant relief and prevention of swelling. A quoted lady credits comfort to its use during long stays.
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Tillbury
Californ
Allen
Greek to Some: Auto Repair Course Added at Iowa College
Greene notes students may find the new automobile repair course in an Iowa agricultural college tougher than Greek. The remark highlights a shift in curriculum adding hands on trade training alongside classics.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Cautious man muses on germs on dollar bills
A cautious man asks if germs accumulate on a dollar bill and his mercenary friend replies that he would sleep on money if he could own enough bills to stuff a pillow. The exchange highlights a quirky, salvation seeking barter between them.
Old Manx Hospitality and Historic Laws on Visitors
The Isle of Man government, worried by losses from requisitioned passenger steamers, once barred mainland visitors and passed early laws. One statute ordered Scots to avoid the land by the next vessel, under forfeiture and imprisonment. Another law expelled Irish women who loitered. The Scots ban followed raids by a Galloway rover named MacCulloch.
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Isle of Man
Scotland
Manx
MacCulloch
Big head full of emptiness remark
A terse saying notes that many prominent people think highly of themselves but lack substance, suggesting vanity and emptiness accompany pride. The line contrasts outward status with internal value, implying humility over swagger.
Head Bookkeeper Credits Postum for Health and Focus
A chief bookkeeper in a Western city credits Postum with curing stomach trouble and reducing nervousness after two years of exclusive use. He switched from coffee and tea following a pneumonia related dyspepsia, noting improved well being and mental sharpness during long work hours. Postum is sold in cereal and instant forms by grocers.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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