How Joffre Runs His Great Army
A vivid portrait of General Joffre directing the French army with a centralized staff led by General Bertholet. A 200 mile battle map room, wax depictions, wires, and wireless gear track every move as re-enforcements, bridges, jets, and trains are adjusted in real time to keep the front supplied and organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of War
General Joffre
France
Bertholet
General Bertholet
Durand
Blane
Pins
Generel Tertholet
Joffre
Stopping a Charge of the New World’s Dangerous Jaguar
A vivid Outing Magazine sketch recalls a jaguar attack on a hillfort near Felipe and a Mexican hunter. Bullets, a rifle, and a machete stop the maddened cat at ten yards as it falls dead, a dramatic clash between man and apex predator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Dunn
Outing Magazine
Felipe
Mexico City
Fred
Mehr
Ratson
New World
Power of Silence in Art and Debate
A Washington Star excerpt notes how silence can convey emotion more powerfully than words. It recalls an 18th century Virginia convention where John Randolph’s poised calm disrupted Alexander Campbell’s argument, leaving Campbell speechless and defeated without a single spoken rebuke.
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Iphigent
Agamemnon
Virginia
John Randolph
Alexander Cambell
Randolph
Hliself
Campbell
Washington Star
Butterfly Pastry From Native Australia Delicacy
The native Australians favor bugong cakes made from a butterfly species. Butterflies are wrested from trees, suffocated by smoke, then dropped and pounded into pulp to form cakes with a strong odor. Eating them causes illness for days, but with continued use the symptoms fade and digestion improves, and the consumer gains weight.
Reforming Dick An Old Quote in a Brief Utterance
A colloquial exchange notes how Dick’s marriage changed him. Before marriage he acted as a meal ticket, while yesterday he refused to lend five, insisting I cover a tenner I owed him. The remark underscores a pivot after his wedding.
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Tulus
Houston
Soft Bullets Outpace Metal in Close Range Fire
The report notes paper bullets cause more damage than metal at short range. A paper ball passing through six Ub placed apart buckled and became useless, while a metal pellet merely t its and left a dent.
An Event of Unclear Details in London Southward
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an event with chaotic phrases and garbled names. It mentions shame, washing, a birthday, and possible references to VOT and HPS. The text lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable figures to confirm a clear news item.
Twenty Four Hour Clock Dials And Timekeeping Innovation
Popular Mechanics reviews a new twenty four hour time method with a double figure dial and a rotating back disk. A watch dial innovation displays twelve hints and a second set of numerals for after noon, activated by a button above the winding stem. Engineering Magazine notes Lake Superior iron ore grades and future uses, while census figures show 1,735,300 automobiles in use in the United States with New York leading at 100,475 cars.
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France
Lake Superior
Tron
Bessemer
United States
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Iowa
Nevada
Simple Sheet Metal Fastener Cuts Mortises for Joints
A newly invented patented joint fastener aims to simplify carpentry and cabinetmaking by eliminating mortises and dove tails. Made from a sheet metal blank, it forms circular loops at each end, reducing specialized tools needed for wood joints.
New Handy Fasteners And Tea Making Device Described
The article outlines a straight intermediate quick-connecting fastener with bent loops and beveled cutting edge for flush driving into wood, plus socket use. It also describes a travel tea infusion cap of wire gauze shaped like a spoon, forming tea without a teapot. A new Washington state map by the US Geological Survey is issued at eight files scale for wall display.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Thyit of
A New Kind of Wrench Emerges from Ohio Invention
An Ohio inventor claims a novel wrench will replace the monkey wrench. The device purportedly handles pipes and various shaped wits for a milled wheel, adjustable by a CLI, acting in place of the lower jaw.
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Ohio
High Cost of Acting Salaries of the Past
The article notes the vast rise in acting pay from the late 1850s to today, citing Mrs Drew and her mother earning $16 weekly for two, the G. H. Gilbert couple at the same, and Rose Eytinge breaking the three figure mark after starting at $7 a week. It reflects on changing stage economics and the crowded, gamble-filled profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
G. HL. Gilbert
Rose Eytinge
Hamlet
New York Tribune
The Turkish Hercules Ahmet Bey’s Feat of Daring
In an account from the era a Turkish Ottoman officer Ahmet Bey earns fame for a bold raid. Against Servian lines he gallops a horse to seize a prisoner, encounters volleys, and returns with the captive. The feat underscores wartime daring and martial prowess amid Russian campaigns.
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Ahmat Bey
Ahmet Bey
Ahmet
Abdul Kerim Pasha
Louis Republic
Quips and Quotes on Life and Politics from a Bygone Era
A collection of pithy maxims and musings on marriage labor luck and diplomacy. Witty observations touch on opinion possession action opportunity and forgetfulness. The piece mocks censorship politicians and ambassadors with sly humor reflecting a bygone era.
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General Joffri
Geneal DE Casthunau
TJS
American Press Association
Popular Mechanics
Hercules
Johnny
Goethe
Hicks’ Jewelry Store
Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
The
Customs Office
Supreme Court of the
Europe
Model Cloak and Suit Co. Store
RED Bank
Herman Gold
Newark
Gold
Patterson & Spinning
Broad ST
Red Bank, N. J
Broad Street
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