Sleepy Manila: little change after four years of invasion
A field correspondent notes Manila remains a sleepy indolent town despite four years of American presence. Sanitation and stores have improved slightly, while American money circulates more, but risky business ventures fail abroad and prices rise. Food is scarce and meat quality poor, and daily life follows a strict routine from 8 am to 4 pm closures.
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Philippines
Chicago
Denver
Manila
America
The Conceited Coins Exchange Hoary boasts
A brief fable from The Outlook where the Nickel and Penny boast of superiority over the Silver dime and gold dollar. The Cent and Nickel depart, but the Double Eagle reminds that value is judged by parity, not boasts, ending with the lesson that true worth is what you are, not what you claim.
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Double Eagle
Bellairs and the horse Demon Dandy in Burghminster
In a London style tale from Burghminster society Bellairs clashes with Diana Huntingdon over Demon Dandy the dangerous horse. Bellairs pursues both horse and heiress, grows thin and pale, ends by promising never to ride Demon again after a near fatal crash where Diana saves him.
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Bellairs
Diana
Jack
Huntingdon
Diana Huntingdon
Mr. Bellairs
Bellaira
Burghminster
Demon Dandy
Miss Huntingdon
Chicago Tribune
New Arrangement Of The Stars Of The American Flag
A Silverton Colorado designer J and Stahlnecker proposes a flag star pattern to celebrate the nation's history. The center holds thirteen stars for the original states, encircled by twenty three for those admitted by the Civil War. Outside are stars for later states with future corners to place new entries as territories join.
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J. &. Stahlnecker
Silverton
Colo
Congress
Stahlnecker
United States
Union of States
New Mexico
Arizona
Indiana Territory
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Alaska
Roosevelt's Grace Reformed Church and Pastor Schick
The church under construction near completion around December will serve as the Roosevelt family's parish. Rev J M Schick, pastor, describes the edifice as Grace Reformed with German roots rather than Dutch, reflecting republican spirit rather than Lutheran monarchic tradition. The Gothic building seats about 600, with Schick a favored White House guest and intimate of the Roosevelt family.
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Roosevelt
Washington
J. M. Schick
Cleveland
Httle
John M. Schick
Grace Reformed
Dr. Schick
New Grace Reformed
White House
New Austrian Machine Makes Lace by Matitsch Inventions
A Vienna inventor Matitsch develops a jacquard based torchon lace machine. It substitutes jacquards for designs, allowing one machine to produce multiple patterns, potentially changing lace making and challenging French producers. The inventor has invested nearly 100000 and seeks buyers. Nottingham manufacturers remain wary.
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Matitsch
Herr Matitsch
Vienna
Nottingham
England
New York Tribune
He Served Two Masters and the Vacation Quip
The Chicago News quips about a husband wife exchange on a week’s vacation enabling chores like stoves cellar cleaning and kitchen whitewashing. It also notes water behavior during half tide as a humorous aside.
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Chicago News
Benedict Arnold House in New Haven Faces Demolition
Historic Water Street mansion built in 1771 by Benedict Arnold stands dismantled and bound for a lumber yard. Noah Webster also lived there until 1812, with much of the interior scattered to museums while exterior and some decorations remain.
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Arnold
New Haven
Water Street
Conn
America
Columbia
Benedict Arnold
Elms
Waterstreet
Watcd
Arm Nold
New England
Noah Webster
Webster
Ambert
Masa
Sword Swallower Demonstrates Safe Feat In Practice
A sword swallower, after long practice, performs his act in safety with a sword that rests inside the mouth. Sometimes a rubber tip is slipped on the blade before swallowing. An accompanying cut from Scientific American shows the position of a swallowed sword.
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Scientific American
It Did Lady Visitor and the Little Girl Cat Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet recalls a child’s quip about a kitten that never drowned or poisoned but grew into a cat. The exchange hints at a life lesson about ambition and luck, framed in a playful, old newspaper voice.
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Philadelphia
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Story
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