Moon and Women Remain Unchanged in Poetic Verse
A Baltimore American poem recalls that the moon and women stay the same across eras. It notes poets from Byron to Burns sang of both, asserting that despite study, men learn little about women. The piece ends with the moon calm above as the world turns.
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Bence Ol
Bill Shakspeare
Moon
Bill
Ove
Men of Fame
Byron
Dryden
Alex Pope
Thomas Moore
Bobby Burns
Baltimore American
City Swell Harry Lawrence Wins Milly in Groton Tale
Milly Ranscome returns with Harry Lawrence, a stylish chemist from the university. In a small town clash of class, the couple faces gossip and scorn before a dramatic rescue by Lawrence. Milly accepts a marriage proposal as the crowd watches.
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Milly Ranscome
Harry Lawrence
Groton
Milly
Mr. Ranscome
New Shirt Waist Models With Bold Stitching and Buttons
Fashion notes highlight striking shirt waists with heavy stitching and large front buttons. White dominates with black and white combos rising, featuring rath er coarse white linen pieces, box plaits, black edge stitching, pearl buttons, and ribbons of velvet and satin enhancing shoulder gathers and cuffs.
New York Society Queen Mrs Gibson Tops Smart Set
A New York Post excerpt profiles Mrs Charles Dana Gibson as the metro area’s social arbiter. It notes her beauty, voice, and rise from southern origins to social prominence after marriage to the famed illustrator creator of the Gibson girl.
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Charles Dana Gibson
New York
Metropolis
Gibson
Mrs. Gibson
Gibson Girl
Gotham
Melba
Irene Langhorne
Richmond
Astor
Massacre of French Scientific Mission in New Guinea
Survivor M Rouyer recounts the Jan 1 slaughter off Siberaka where cannibals killed 32 explorers including Baron Villars and Count de Saint Remy. Several were mutilated or roasted, and one member, Mr. Vines, was eaten. Rescuers from the Salvanti freed bound crew at dawn after a fusillade drove off the attackers.
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M. Rouyer
Siberaka
New Guinea
Salvanti
Baron Villars
Count de Saint Remy
MM. Hagenbeck
Vries
Reimer
M. Hagen
Beck
Dr. Fortier
Bundy clock governs postoffice workers time records
A detailed look at the Bundy clock system used in U S post offices. It enforces punctual arrival and departure for all employees with personal keys and penalties for overwork or missed rings. Carriers face up to days of suspension. clerks incur fines. The clock records to a fraction of a minute, starting at 6 am.
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Uncle Sam
United States Postofice Department
Washington, D. C
United States
Bundy
Mental Capacity Of A Chick In 1806 Experiments
Professor Edward Thorndyke of Columbia University, writing in the International Monthly, notes early studies on chick learning. Chicks quickly pick actions that yield food, shelter, warmth, and companionship, while abandoning discomforting acts. Their learning resembles a selection process, with tests on maze navigation and door-pecking to escape confinement.
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Edward J. Thorndyke
Columbia University
The
International Monthly
Mormons in Germany and a girl’s job tale in brief
The report notes about 2,000 Mormons in Germany who abstain from alcohol coffee tea and worldly amusements. It also mentions a young woman nearing her 24th birthday who choice to work downtown for five dollars a week, moving beyond waiting for a prince.
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Germany
Wireless talk at sea reveals oceanic telegraphy feat
The Lucania and the Campania, two Cunard liners crossing the Atlantic in opposite directions, used wireless telegraphy to speak across 36 miles while unseen. They exchanged weather notes and bade farewell when a hundred forty miles apart, illustrating the reach of wireless communication offshore.
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Chambers’ Journal
Campania
Lucania
Walking delegate speech sparks supper time quarrel
Mrs Lannigan recounts a visiting priest and a town walking delegate. The couple debate attending hearings where the delegate is accused of hyperbole. Mr Lannigan, a temperance man for eight years, declares he has no information from the other source.
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Mrs. Lannigan
Tim
Mr. Lannigan
Arthur
Mary Ann
Bargain Chips and Witty Remarks in Harlem Life
A compact menagerie of quick quips and social exchanges. A wife jokily negotiates blue chips at a bargain price, May worries about a money motive, and a Philadelphia Bulletin quip mocks vanity as a girl responds to praise with a sharp retort.
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Charles
Harlem Life
May
Philadelphia Bulletin
Six Jokers Prank Central Office Worker With Phone Test
In a town office building six men played a prank on a young woman at the central phone, instructing her to speak into the instrument in strange positions while they hid nearby, then burst into laughter. She later confronted them as they passed, saying she knew it was them all along. Washington Star.
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Milly
Harry
Bin
Mr. Ranscome
Lawrence
Ranscome
Harry Lawrence
Milly Ranscome
Indianapolis
Central Office
Anno
Sul
Washington Star
Advertising in Newspapers and Magazines
The text argues small spaces can still powerful ads, urging merchants to advertise in newspapers to reach diverse audiences. It contrasts direct newspaper impact with magazines, noting broad reader reach, genre targeting, and the risk of misaligned copy, urging careful medium selection for best returns.
Still Useful. Loanedit Borrowit conversation in Indy News
A brief dialogue from the Indianapolis News features Loanedit prompting Borrowit about a lawn mower last summer and plans for winter. Borrowit jokes about lowering machine knives to shave ice from his sidewalk, reflecting a humorous local item.
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Indianapolis News
Delicate Work Engraver Marks Pin Head Alphabet
A Baltimore engraver carved the alphabet on the head of a common pin in about ninety minutes showing precision craft. The tiny letters gleam as a novelty of metalwork benefiting from skilled hand engraving.
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Baltimore
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Rlilssa
NEW York Society
Ann Street
New York Central
New York Post
Jacksonville
Fla
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