Odessa as a young European city and global trade hub
The article traces Odessa from a 120 year old Turkish settlement to a thriving port city with a diverse historical imprint. It notes past and current influences including Russian, English, German, American, and Jewish communities, and discusses language trends in Europe and rising calls for censorship in media and theatre.
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Odessa
Haji Bey
Black Sea
Sydney Adamson
Harper’s Magazine
Russia
France
Danibas
Richelieu
Langeron
Germany
The
Mercury de France
Europe
England
Westminster Gazette
Italy
Spain
Cement plaster and metal lath rebuild homes and experts
William A. Radford offers free building advice, notes modern cement plaster uses metal lath to prevent cracks, contrasts with old English plaster, and emphasizes revived techniques from centuries past and Roman innovations.
Exterior wall finishes and design tips by Radford
A. Radford explains fully fitted exterior finish options including final coat styles such as rough-cast pebbles and smooth in various colors. He advises having a mason draft multiple contrasting panels to showcase capability and notes savings on painting compared with wood.
Building a Tree Hut From A Neely Hall Guide
A 1912 article by A Neely Hall explains using cement and outside plaster for durable walls and details steps to construct a two-tree foundation tree hut. It covers framing with 2x4s, ladder and rafter assembly, wall sections built on ground, roof layering, and fitting doors and windows for a sturdy, compact seven-room style home in miniature.
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A. Neely Hall
Harvard and Yale banter and a jewel swallowing hen tale
A Harvard banquet joke involves a disguised student posing as a German prince and fooling President Lowell. A lacrosse poultry show story notes a $200 ruby dropped into a prize hen's coop, boosting her value to $400, prompting quips about hens' vanity.
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Hadley
Harvard
Boston
Sultan known as pianist myths and artful money talk
A playful note from a era column claims the sultan of Turkey is a skilled pianist while others joke that victims favor mass cred. It mentions the new $10000 bill as art only millionaires can frame. A Seattle boy of twelve shows a whisker crop, prompting style speculation.
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Turkey
Conversation Sparks Between Man and Woman
A witty exchange frames a discussion on wasted years and marriage. She quotes a professor on wasted time, he retorts that the time is spent waiting for his wife. The dialogue highlights satirical views of relationships.
No Chance To Reach Them In Flood Plight
A Kansas lawyer stranded in an Oklahoma town as rains swell the river. Townsfolk rush to warn others while a German traveler, fresh from a cyclone, asks about the foothills. The clerk coolly replies the hills lie just across the river.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Sherusalem
Kansas City Star
Depth of Ocean and Titanic Sinking Site
The Titanic sank not at the deepest Atlantic point. Depths near the wreck exceed 10,000 feet, about two miles, while the Atlantic's deepest reaches exceed three miles north of St Thomas. The seabed features a plateau around two thousand fathoms where the White Star liner rests.
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Atlantic
North Atlantic
St. Thomas
Mosquito Extermination Plan Targets Essex Cemeteries
An Essex County New Jersey plan seeks to remove all water holding receptacles in cemeteries this week. Officials claim urns and flower pots collect water and breed millions of mosquitoes. A fight over the measure may seek an injunction until a test of its legality is conducted.
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Essex County
New Jersey
New York Evening World
Lydia Pinkham remedy praised by Westwood farmer’s wife
A Westwood Maryland farmer’s wife credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing years of nervous spells monthly pains back and side inflammation and weakness She followed the directions and says she feels much better now and offers the letter for publication to help others
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John F. Richards
Westwood
Maryland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia F.pinkham
Her Advice on Sugar and Candy Economy
Reginald and his beloved discuss rising sugar prices making candy costlier. She accuses him of extravagance, while he insists on giving her candy each visit. He suggests buying candy in bulk, citing his papa’s tip to buy sugar by the barrel to cut costs.
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Reginald
Playwright Augustus Thomas Shares Witty Roosevelts Twain Tale
The New York Sun recalls Augustus Thomas recounting a game featuring Colonel Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and himself. Roosevelt spoke on war while Twain, a former Confederate, noted that bravado masks nerves in battle, saying he stayed steady throughout the engagement.
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Augustus Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Colonel Roosevelt
Mark Twain
New York Sun
A Good Breakfast and Grape-Nuts Endorsement Letter
A reader praise letter describes improved health after four weeks on Grape-Nuts with cream. The wife of Moman credits the cereal for restored appetite and daily meals, noting the product as a food after a long ill health period. The ad promotes The Road to Wellville and urges reading the booklet.
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Moman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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Springfield
Dahl
Phatasom
Keene
T. R
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