Military Education For College Men Proposes Summer Enlistment
Colonel Stephen M Foote proposes a three month summer enlistment for college students of moderate means to gain pay training and instruction. He outlines 212 companies across forty seven districts with up to 20 000 volunteers yearly at a cost of about 2 000 000. The plan aims to provide remunerative work moral and physical benefits and potential future officers.
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Stephen M. Foote
Coast Artillery Corps
Military Service Institution of the United States
United States Army
Foote
Coast Defense Army
Regular Service
Tie
United States
Sean E
Ion
Iie
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Military Academy
West Point
Artillery School
Fort Monroe
Columbus Memorial at Washington Nears May Unveiling
Work starts on a white marble Columbus memorial at Union Station Washington. The project includes the statue two figures shaft globe two eagles caravel figurehead and lions on fountain ends with a $70 000 cost. Designed by D H Burham of Chicago aims for May 1 completion and May unveiling.
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Washington
Union Station
Columbus
Columbus Memorial
Naval Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
First Street
Benjamin Franklin
Tenth Street
D. H. Burham
Chicago
When Husbands Advertise for Wives in A Curious Row
A fragment from a newspaper page mocks remarriage and divorce culture with testimonials praising J Henry Jones as a husband in the wake of multiple divorces. It notes that applications must include wedding salt and marriage license fees and lists an address in New lywed Apartments. The tone is satirical and period style.
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J. Henry Jones
Smith-Brown
Fannie Bryce Jenkins-Jennings
Kirk Jones
Workman-Keith
Gertrude X
Joy Hartwell
Jones
Munson
J. Henry
Mr. Jones
Olive Cornmeal
At Liberty
No Use Waiting Prompt From Pittsburgh Press
A trimmed quotation from the Pittsburgh Press questions piano execution with the respondent urging speed. The brief excerpt also echoes a sentiment about timing and performance.
Maud Returns Reggie's Ring to Dymon for Valuation
In a New York cafe two girls dine on tea and scones as Maud explains she took Reggie's ring back to Dymon's to be valued. Dymon claims Reggie hadn't settled per his promise, prompting Maud's remorseful explanation.
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New York
Maud
Reggie
Dymon's
Dymon
Battleships Auction Could Draw South American Buyers
Obsolete U S warships including Kearsarge Kentucky Alabama Maine Massachusetts Indiana Ohio Oregon Missouri Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and more may be sold as junk or to South American republics. Brokers foresee Brazil Argentina and Chile as likely buyers amid naval arms race and discuss past losses on prior sales.
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United States
Navy
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Alabama
Maine
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ohio
Oregon
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Delaware
Michigan
Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York
Texas
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Europe
Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Colombia
Uncle Sam
Navy Department
McPherson
Terry
Detroit
Bargains in Cent-a-Words on Third Page
A reader notes bargains listed in Cent-a-Words on the newspaper’s third page. The item highlights low prices and bulk savings available to shoppers, with suggested purchases and quick deals.
Winter Clothing Arrives With Guaranteed Fit For All
In cold weather you stay warm with proper clothing. The shop showcases heavy weight winter attire and promises fit for every build, claiming quality and modern styles at fair prices.
Mrs Roosevelt ancestry claim denied by magazine
The Metropolitan Magazine calls unfounded a circulating tale that Mrs Theodore Roosevelt was English by birth. It states her father and grandfather were New York merchants, notes the Carow surname origin from French Huguenot roots, and traces ancestry to General Tyler and an ancestor who fought with General Putnam. It adds Mrs Roosevelt was a childhood friend of her future husband in New York.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Metropolitan Magazine
Carew
London
New York
Spanish Meat Balls Recipe from National Magazine
The recipe outlines Spanish meat balls made with one can of tomatoes one onion garlic or cayenne to taste one and a half pounds hamburger steak half a loaf stale bread soaked drained one egg pepper and salt to taste formed into egg sized balls and cooked in the Spanish for three quarters of an hour.
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Naonal Magazine
How Princess Patricia Got Her Irish Name
Princess Patricia, visiting Stockholm, earned her name after a Victoria era Irish request. Raised in Ireland with an Irish look, she shares her parents’ simple life, devotes time to painting, and crafts millinery. Her skilled hands even made the daisy wreaths for Princess Daisy’s Windsor wedding.
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Patricia
Sweden
Stockholm
Duchess of
Ireland
Green Isle
London
Daisy
Windsor
Patsy
Bell Clappers of Opium and a Smuggling Tale
A British imperial customs official recalls a Yangtze barrier episode where opium was hidden inside tiny bells on Chinese children's caps. Opened clappers revealed pellets of opium, with a haul of under ten pounds from about 1,000 caps. The tale contrasts patience and cunning in river trade and smuggling.
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Yangtze
Shanghai
Wide World Magazine
The Best Beef Selection Guide
In selecting beef the pieces well mottled with fat will be found richest and juiciest. The text guides choosing cuts with marbling to ensure flavor and tenderness.
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Red Bank
Times
R. F. Wilbur
Jeweler
Broad Street
L Red Bank N. J
Pittsburgh Press
Ata
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Charleston
Milwaukee
Admiral Schrey
Santiago
Olympia
Dewey
Manila Bay
Raleigh
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Boston
Marblehead
Atlanta
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Montgomery
Minneapolis
Columbia
Terror
Amphitrite
Monterey
Monadnock
Ozark
Cheyeunne
Tonopah
Tallahassee
Bennington
Nashville
Concord
Castine
Ithem
Ira A. Stricklin
Asbury Parl
N. J
Mrs. Roosevelt
Princess of
John
Pittsburgh Post
R.M. Harris
Broadway
Daniel Webster
L. de la Reussille
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