Greek Stratagems in Byzantine Warfare
Edward D. Jones argues in Engineering Magazine that after Rome the eastern world led in military progress. Byzantium faced overwhelming enemies from the Baracen and Seljuk Turks while Bulgarians and Slavonian tribes pressed from the north. Greek generals used cunning, espionage, treason, ambush, and simulated retreats to win by strategy over brute force.
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Rome
Constantinople
Byzantium
Atlantic
Ulysses
Bacon
Edward D. Jones
Engineering Magazine
The Real Scots Golf Spirit Around the Forth
A reflection on golf culture in Fife and the Lothians shows the Scots’ serious approach to the game. The piece contrasts leisurely players with professional ambition, noting public and private courses and a tradition of resolute spirit amid bunker battles and old humor.
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Fife
Lothians
Neotch
Sayy' Stewart Dick
Forth
The Peacock at Home and Other Natural History Vignettes
A compact survey discusses peacocks in India their hunting history and feather structure with notes on biblical mentions and Roman feasts. It then surveys sleep mysteries referencing Jagpacre Legendre and sleep as an inherited instinct. Finally it recounts exploration of the Aleutian Islands by Peter the Great and Captain Cook comparing early Russian and European exploration.
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India
Job
Rome
Jagpacre
Legendre
Harper’s
Aleutian Islands
Peter the Great
Altensian
Asia
America
Captain Cook
Opportunity Knocks but Many Pass It By
Quotations reflect on opportunity and effort, noting that many people fail to seize chances. The dialogue suggests success depends on taking action and working hard when opportunities present themselves.
Anticipation of a Silver Anniversary Moment
The fragment hints at a couple planning a 25th anniversary celebration described by a Judge as a silver milestone. It captures a congratulatory tone and the idea of long-standing vows and time passing. No specific names or locations are provided in readable text.
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Garfield
N. J
Julia Morgan Harding
Tittaburgh
Quick
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Alfred Willis
London
New York
Milwaukee
Kansas
Never Tried Heck Does Your Wife Get Angry Quote
A brief quoted exchange hints at interruptions during conversation and unspecified origination from the Boston Transcript. The line presents a playful argument about speaking and reacting to interruptions.
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Boston Transcript
Minute Movies of the News Right Off the Reel
The column mocks current events with short, humorous items. It notes the Colorado actuary on widows and spinsters, women voting in China, odd domestic quips, legal curiosities, and satirical jests about suffrage, fashion, animals, and court cases, all in a rapid-fire punchline style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Actuary
Colorado
Newport
Caro
Helen Taft
Washington Chamber Answers Foreign In Esperanto
Edwin C Reed announced the Washington chamber of commerce now replies to foreign correspondence in Esperanto. He spoke at a event with La Internacia Kiubo and the High School Esperanto club detailing rapid growth and commercial value of Esperanto.
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Washington Chamber of Commercal
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Edwin C. Reed
Esperanto Association of North America
Chamber of Commerce
la Internacia Kiubo
Reed
Mia
Wilbur Crafts
Harriet E. Stone
A. Mayer
Chamber of Commeérce
John Borden Builds 65 Foot Schooner for Arctic Whale Hunt
John Borden of Chicago is financing a sixty five foot auxiliary schooner built at Boothbay Maine to cruise Arctic seas in search of whales bears and walruses. If successful he plans to reach Japan in 1914 for further whale hunting. The expedition is fitted with staff and equipment including whale boats from New Bedford and specialized hunting gear.
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John Borden
Chicago
Aratia
Boothbay
Mr. Borden
Japan
New Bedford
Dog in spectacles aids setter Fanny in Arkansas
Thoroughbred English setter Minnesota Fanny, owned by Troy Cantrell of Lead Hill, Arkansas, wears "apecs" fitted by a Harrison oculist who diagnoses astigmatism. The dog, famed as a top Northwest Arkansas hunting dog, sports goggles like eyewear with metal rims and strap fixes.
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Kantas
Minnesota
Fanny
Troy Cantrell
Lead Hill
Ark
Harrison
Arkansas
East Sacrament Man Bets Wife, Carries Egg Pack
Henry Hudson of East Sacramento California lost an election bet to his wife and now carries an egg under his arm. He promised to keep it strapped under his left arm until it becomes a chick after sewing the egg into a flannel sac for the wager.
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Henry Hudson
East Sacrament
Cal
The Authentic Lee and His Two Master Spirits
Mor ris Schaff in Atlantic portrays Robert E Lee as guided by two inherent forces pride and fierce enthusiasm. The essay cites Antietam Gettysburg and Wilderness as examples of his unyielding combat spirit and willingness to challenge any foe.
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Lee
Nature
Robert E. Lee
Danger
Antietam
McClellan
Gettysburg
Meade
Potomac
Army of the Potomac
Hooker
Grant
Morris Schaff
Atlantic
Two Admirals and a Captain in Manila Bay
An anecdote from Harper's Weekly recounts a confrontation aboard the Irene between Admiral Diedrichs and Captain Chichester during Dewey’s Manila Bay blockade. Diedrichs questions Chichester’s orders while Chichester quips he would arrest his own captain and apologize to Admiral Dewey for the foolish command.
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Manila Bay
Dewey
Manila
Chichester
Diedrichs
Irene
Admiral Diedrichs
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Harper's Weekly
Sweden’s state aided athletes badge system
Sweden uniquely supports adult athletics with a government subsidy of 29 000 crowns yearly. The Swedish National Union of Athletes awards gold silver and bronze badges to those meeting age and proficiency standards, including a 32 plus man who swims 200 meters jumps 5 meters, and runs 10 kilometers in fifty minutes, with annual repetition required to retain the badge.
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Sweden
Swedish National Union of Athletes
Dinner table schemes stir family banter
A humorous exchange shows a hostess urging more pie, prompting a playful deflection about overindulgence. Frank blurts Mother’s bet you’ll make a pig of yourself as other newspapers joke about how William’s dinner choices will fuel social chatter.
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William
Little Frank
Harper's Magazine
Nothing to Conceal Barber Conversation
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune captures a humorous exchange about hair styling and partial baldness. The dialog portrays a barber asking about parting hair and the customer responding with a wry line about choosing the line of least resistance.
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Chicago Tribune
Life on Governor's Day at the New Jersey State House
Democratic State Chairman Edward Grosacup announced plans to organize New Jersey's role in Governor Wilson's March 4 inauguration. The party eyes a large New Jersey display, possibly including a National Guard contingent, with hotel arrangements in Washington and ongoing caucus discussions amid Republican tensions.
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Trenton
State House
Edward KB. Grosacup
State Committee
New Jersey
Wilson
Raleigh
Washington
New Jersey National Guard
Leon R. Taylor
Monmouth County
Hudson County
Assembly
Bermuda
Taylor
Hennessy
Bergen County
Joseph H. Firth
Warren County
Edgar B. Lethbridge
Essex
House
Prince
Capitol
George W. F. Gaunt
Gloucester
Emerson L. Richards
Atlantic
Edward W. Gray
Republican State Committee
Senate
Walter E. Edge
Europe
New York
Souther Society
New York City
Lucien T. Russell
Elizapeth
State Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Robert Williams
Dennis F. Collins
Elizabeth
Democratic State Committee
Collins
Chattle High bids farewell to Cunnius as Brooklyn move looms
Percy Cunnius of the Class of 1913 leaves Chattle tonight for Erasmus in Brooklyn. He helped form the Chattle Spirit and played in the high school orchestra. The 1913 class grieves a hard loss, while the 1918 class wishes him luck. A large fire drew many pupils and staff to a reception with praised waiters and a lively program.
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Percy Cunnius
Chattle
Brooklyn
Erasmus
Cunnius
Chattle High School
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Legislative Tax Commission
Pierce
Union County
Jess
Pleydell
Usher
Doughten
State Public Utility Commission
Ghattle
Charles Lista
Briskey
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