President's White House Door Open to Booked Appointments
A veteran observer describes how access to the president is controlled at the White House. Secretarial staff, orderlies, and guards vet visitors, with official appointments required for meetings. An illustrative Newark class visit shows the tension between curiosity and access, as crowds seek entry while officials guard the door.
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Wilson
EB. W. Townsend
New York
Tomatly
Potomac
Virginia Hills
White House
Mr. Tonsing
Congress
Newark
XN. J
Washington
Wiite House
Lullaby of War Echoes in New York Sun
A poem shown in the New York Sun by McLandburgh Wilson imagines war spreading across Europe and seas. It warns a child to sleep as battles threaten beaches, skies, and cities before a dreamlike Sleepytown quiets the world.
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Europe
McLandburgh Wilson
New York
Weather Bureau expands public services and frost alerts
The Weather Bureau launched new public services over the past year including frost warnings for crops such as tobacco and citrus, heat and smudge protection measures, a central region weather bulletin for Texas Panhandle stock ranges, and fire weather forecasts for western forests. Orchard studies in western North Carolina aim to map topography effects on climate and locate safe orchard sites. Upper air and solar radiation research continued with field work moved from Moats to Fort Omita for better atmospheric conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandle
Fire Patrol
Forest Service
North Carolina
State Experiment Station
Bureau
Moat, Weather
Fort Omiata
Neb
Oppose Surprise Tests In Locomotive Cab Safety Case
Witnesses at the Western railroad arbitration hearing urged elimination of the surprise vigilance test for locomotive engineers and firemen. They argued the shocks harm health and belt integrity and erode respect for signals, while the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers backed the claim that the test is unjustified and self-defeating.
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Western Railroad
Ahillip
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Kn Ainemen
Smother Bees for Honey in Carlisle area
Scientific theft devastates beekeeping near Carlisle Pennsylvania as 40000 bees and pounds of honey are lost. Beekeeper George A Beetem suffers steady losses from poisoned hives, sprayed orchards, and now a costly electric trap defense is erected to deter further raids.
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George A. Beetem
Carlisle
Beotem
Alten
Advertising columns as trade news for home making
These advertising columns furnish the trade news to those engaged in the biggest and most important business in the city—the business of home making.
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I Ciyp
Army and Navy Terms Origins Revealed in Language History
Pearson's Weekly traces common army and navy terms to their roots. It explains colonel from Latin and Italian origins, lance terms from halberd carriers, dragoon from drag on muskets, boot and saddle from old French, admiral from Arabic, commander from Italian, and quartering as ransom for a foot soldier.
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Tiene
Army
Compania Colunelhe
Columa
Tremiut
Mir of
Bagh
Pearson's Weekly
Belfry of Bruges and legends of its age
A concise panorama of Bruges as a medieval city linking its name to bridges and canals eight miles from the sea. It notes the Belfry of Bruges built in the 13th century at 853 feet high with 48 bells, plus references to English printers and figures connected to the city and Wellington era.
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Belgium
Bruges
Ghent
Shays
Ostend
Linges
Europe
Con
Robert Lange
London
Caxton
Westminster
London Answers
A Philosopher Quote by Birmingham Age-Fler ald
A brief quotation note reflecting on philosophy and resilience. The exchange suggests a thinker who accepts events as they arise and keeps going when none present themselves. The fragment references Birmingham Age-Fler ald and lines attributed to Browning.
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Birmingham
Flerald
Ancient War Methods and Hannibal's Alpine Route
A discussion on ancient explosive myths and the term vinegar adage, suggesting Hennibal may have used a dynamite like compound. The piece cites Graecus and Albert of Aix on two kinds of acreum and links to Greek fire, proposing a strongly oxidized substance. It notes potential light shed on antiquity wars if such formulas existed. Also a nostalgic Old Time Sea Food reflection contrasts medieval fare with staples like sprat and herring, lamprey loss, and lingering oyster debates.
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Hennibal
Marcus Graecus
Albert
Aix
Hannibal
Washington Star
Yesteryear
Henry VII
Tobias Verner
Floating Islands in Yamagata Lake Resemble Shifting Myths
A report by S Kusakabe for Tohoku University describes floating islands on a Yamagata lake that number up to sixty. They drift with water and wind currents, forming a model that reproduces their movement. vegetation grows on debris cores, creating stable, reed‑lined landmasses.
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Yamagata
Dapan
Kusakabe
Science
Tohoku Imperial University
The French Zouaves and their World Fame
A compact history of the French zouaves famed for Crimean War glory and international composition. It notes their influence on both Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, including Elmer Ellsworth and the Louisiana Tigers, and observes the later fading of the zouave uniform in American military life.
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Oxford
Gottingen
Elmer Ellsworth
New York
Confederacy
Louisiana Tigers
Amazing Harfina Hair Growth Result Ad from Wert's Pharmacy
An advertisement claims Harfina from Wert's Pharmacy improves hair growth and quality. It promises long, soft, fluffy hair, reduces shedding, dandruff, and itching, with a full refund if not satisfied. Local druggist recommends it to Long Branch residents and guarantees results after several applications.
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Wert's
Long Branch
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Leys
Werea
Lynx Ys
Hushaby
Sleepytown
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wellington
Uxbridge
Witerloo
Anwi
Usxbridge
Uxbrides
Elief
London Stindard
Browning
Beechams Pills
Bell 3
MA Thushek and Son Piano CO
Christiae
Universal Piano M'F'g CO
Broad Street
Red Bank, N. J
Weinstein & CO
M. L. Weinstein & Co. Reliable Moderate Price Jewelry Store
Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park
Harry
Hi. Goldberg
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