Walk Test for Naval Officers Requires Monthly Ten Mile Hike
Secretary of the Navy Meyer orders a monthly ten mile walk for officers, with a four hour limit. Exemptions apply for disability or nearing retirement. Pre and post exercise medical exams determine fitness and impact. Paragraphs 7 and 8 discuss consequences for failure, including potential retirement or disqualification from duties.
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Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Jean
Navy
Dildslipmen
Annapolis
Naval Medics
New Jersey Central Schedules From New Jersey and Nearby Cities
Transit brief lists New Jersey Central routes with departure times and connections to Baltimore Wapatatan Atlantic City Freehold via Red Bank Matawan and N L R W Station. Service notes include Saturdays Sundays and times around 8 a m to 9 p m with varying train numbers and fares. Kingsport.
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Beth
Une
Baltimore
Wapatatan
Atlantic ¢ City
Red Bank
Matawan
WG. Wesler
Hope
G. P
Army rules on officers fitness and tropical climate duties
The document discusses medical fitness standards for officers, temporary disabilities and recoveries, and penalties for refusing treatment. It adds climate specific rules, shielding tropical stations to two thirds of standard walking distances, with questions from Atlantic fleet about whether Cuban waters count as tropical under the new order.
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Tropics
Cuban
United States
Missing Link Found in Anacostia Excavations Near Washington
Excavations in the Anacostia flats near Washington reveal glacial formations and prehistoric life. Ethnologists note human implements and glacial boulders suggesting older human life may predate the Quaternary. The finds could challenge the view that humans only appeared in the Quaternary era.
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Anacostia Flats
Washington
America
New Jersey
Nuremberg
Germany
Chappel Aux Saints
France
Anacostia
Laura Harlan Becomes Social Secretary in Washington Society
Miss Laura Harlan daughter of the late Justice Harlan joins Washington society as social secretary to Mrs. Wickersham wife of the U S attorney general. She is a capable musician and well acquainted with social life here after caring for her father in his later years. Also reported from Simla that about 30 lakhs of rupees have been raised to establish a residential Hindu university at Banaras with European staff.
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Miss Harlan
Wickersham
Laura Harlan
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
United States
Washington
University For
Simla
British India
Benares
The Love Letter Machine and a Woman's Heart
A narrator recalls engagements with Edith and Mildred, failing to express affection, stealing old letters, and forging pleas to rekindle romance. After twenty years of marriage a renewed letter from his wife reveals worry and fear, highlighting how poor writing can strain love rather than sustain it.
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Edith
Mildred
Midred
Clara
Claras
Express
Christmas Eve tale of Dickie and a festive tree
A family plans treats for their pets and recalls a tale of a canary named Dickie. In a boarding house story within the tale, Dickie enjoys a Christmas tree decorated with popcorn, sugar, fruit, and gifts. The narrative closes with children taking packages as “Merry Christmas From Dickie Bird.”
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Shepple
Tabby
Evelyn
Daddy
Jack
Sheppie
Dickie
Dickie Bird
The Russian Amsterdam and Peter the Great
The article recounts Peter the Great’s decision to found a new Russian capital at St. Petersburg inspired by Amsterdam. It notes the Neva island site, the initial huts, and the hexagonal citadel fort with a 360 foot tower as first steps in laying out the city.
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Amsterdam
St. Petersburg
Holland
Peter the Great
Moscow
Sweden
Neva
Petur
Why He Left the Swelling Housing House
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer joke exchanges a cabinet humor line about leaving a storage hoard due to the cost to food supply. It uses playful dialogue on forks, vegetables, and swellness as social satire.
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Seattle Post-lotelligencer
Reversible Fur Coats Trend In Fashion Mart
Fashion notes reveal reversible fur coats with two fur sides for versatile wear. Skirt lengths for afternoon frocks run slightly longer than summer styles. Vibrant blues and dazzling colors dominate, with bold dress choices highlighted in the week’s trend recap.
Celery Ways to Prepare For Christmas Tables
Celery as a relish and in celery salad with lettuces and various dressings is common yet underappreciated. The article suggests celery salads with chopped English walnuts and mayonnaise with cream, plus French dishes with stewed celery. It details washing, crisping, parboiling, and multiple preparations: fritters, baked celery with bacon and cheese, and brewed celery on toast with egg and parsley.
Monher Her Sort and a Witty Exchange
A fragmented dialogue features characters Alice and Rose debating what type of girl Jack prefers. The exchange humorously notes one should not ask the woman for fear she will remain at dinner. Quoted lines appear from Harper's Bazaar and Baltimore American items, reflecting playful social banter.
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Alice
Jack
Rose
Sancheon
Harper's
Basar
Dashing room costume in pale yellow crepe de chine
A description of a women's wear costume meant for home use. The outfit is illustrated as pale yellow crepe de chine with orange and brown embroidery, offering comfort akin to pajamas and a picturesque look for youthful taste. The piece emphasizes wearability and style for private wear.
Fashion’s Forecast: Skirt Silhouette Edges Toward Wider Line
Fashion experts foresee a spring trend toward a noticeably wider skirt, though the present slender style remains popular. Some ultrafashionable designs feature knee length yokes, while overall flare remains slight and practical. Authorities note last year’s predictions may repeat, as time will reveal which cut endures.
Cakes for Christmas Tiny Face Cakes for the Tree
Christmas cake treats are shaped in muffin tins and iced white. Melted chocolate draws smiling and crying faces on tops. A bordered paper cap is formed by pulling a drawn thread around the cake. Small children will delight in these charming cake babies.
Jaunty Skating Hat For Athletic Winter Use
A bone fide hat smilt over a frame designed for the athletic girl's winter outdoor use. Accompanied by a middy sweater of white worsted with colorful trimmings.
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Ehapenu
First Aid to Santa Claus Party Idea
A clever Christmas night idea suggests gifts arrive on a sled piled high and strapped on. The sled is drawn by two lads titled Santa Claus assistants. Place cards at supper are tiny sheds made from cardboard, dipped in diamond dust, with rope of silver cord.
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Santa Claus
Aesistants
New York Telephone Company granted street work in Long Branch
Under an 1891 ordinance the Long Branch sanitary and improvement commission granted permission to The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company to construct and maintain telephone and telegraph lines along major city streets including Deal Turnpike Park Avenue Elberon Avenue and Broadway with extensions for underground conduits and fixtures. A second 1898 ordinance adapted by the Long Branch police department granted similar permission to lay underground conduits wires and manholes and to operate through streets from Ocean Avenue to Norwood Avenue and beyond. The city council will consider the petition at a December meeting for consent to build and maintain lines and underground conduits within the city limits.
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New York and New Jersey Telephone Company
New York Telephone Company
Long Branch Jollee, Sanitary and Improvement Cornuisstarr
City of Long Branch
Telephone Company
Deal Turnpike
Southern Corporation
Ging
Park Avenue
Elberon Avenue
Takanasse Lake
Green Avenue
Cedar Avenue
Bond Avenue
Pond Avenue
Brighton Avenue
Second Avenue
Broadway
Western Corporation
Long Branch Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Bath Avenue
Meean Avenue
Serna Ave
Sayres Avenues
Oevan Avenue
Therty Limits
Devan Avene
North Broadway
Liberty Street
Atlante Avenue
Third Avenue
Broidway
Newwood Avenue
FlWeron Avenue
Liecol Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Ocean Avenue
Norwood Avenue
Brigchton Avenue
Tintia
Feo Ocean Avenue
Norwed Avenue
Wark Avenue
Ocean Avene
Norwil Avenue
Brinehport Avenue
City of
Long Brook
City Cowell
Long Branch
Monmouth County
Newhere
Connell
UC OF Tony
Nit
Hoewold
Lone Branch
ISOS
Hayes
Cite of Tong
City Hall
Keng Straneh
Wayant B. Newcomb
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