What Constitutes a Coward During the Civil War
A group of Federal officers debate bravery, arguing fear indicates cowardice or nerve. A doctor tests courage with a rattlesnake bottle, showing subconscious fear governs action. the colonel falters under pressure, revealing true bravery lies in managing danger rather than absence of fear.
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Federel
Carman
Eitad
Bowe
Surgees
Teem
Mredgock the Great
Eotto Fee
Eldridge
D Company
Pial
Tin
Sean
Coronel
Ghigs
Bowilly
Aineh
Vanity's Visions Tulle Bow 4 Becoming Innovation
A May Matton pattern showcases a tulle bow neckline and a surpliced blouse with a three piece skirt. The design features new sleeve fullness and a refined line for a home gown ensemble. pattern No. 7653 costs five cents, with extra postage stamps requested for a prompt mailed reply.
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Wheedertaug
Monte Carlo Prices Spark Ongoing Tourist Rationale
A French traveler laments Monte Carlo inflation, noting high charges in barber shops, hotels, and restaurants with no menu prices. He recalls a German tourist asking the price before service and a bizarre stamp exchange, highlighting opaque pricing amid luxury venues.
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Monte Carlo
Thiveler
Mit
Early Revolving Firearms and Propellant Demands
The text traces early gunpowder use and the push for rapid-fire weapons. It cites James Puckle’s 1718 British patent for a revolving, single-barrel firearm on a tripod and notes later revolving pistols by Rolle White as responses to demand for quicker, repeated shots.
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James Puckle
London
Elias
Rolle White
The Woman S World Piece Describes Active Garment Design
A fragment describes a garment with looping wraps and trailing seeds visualized as part of a flowing train. The text notes the wrap’s graceful appearance and suggests motion and style in the wearer's presentation.
Women and Society Notes on Delays and Activism
A feature blends commentary on delayed women and social roles with profiles of Mary Mills Patrick and other women shaping education in Constantinople. It notes Patrick’s credentials, the Turkish College for Girls, and two Turkish graduates achievements, plus a brief portrait of a public speaker avoiding traditional clubs.
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Mary Mills Patrick
American College For Girls
Constantinople
Canterbury
No EL
Laws Colleges
Lyons College
State University of
Lewa
Caarge
Heidelberg
Zurich
Leipzig
Berlin
Bern
College
Wade Vanona
Gunshtan Tianoum
College For Girls
Young Turk Party
A. Calvert Bourgeoise
Tripe Delicacies and Refreshing Salads From Old Cookbook
This extract describes ways to prepare beef tripe including boiled, fried, stewed, and soup forms with steps for flavoring and garnishing. It also offers fruit and vegetable salads such as orange and mint salads with olive oil dressings and a celery orange salad with a rich yolk sauce.
Fels & Co Cleaning Product Ad Encourages Year Round Use
The ad promotes a versatile household cleaner suitable for all kinds of cleaning and usable any time of year. It directs readers to follow the simple directions on the red and green wrapper. Philadelphia based Fels & Co. markets the product.
The Unicorn in Ancient Lore and Varieties
A summary of medieval beliefs describes three unicorn types the white unicorn with a tri colored horn a gigantic deer like eglis serion with a sharp horn and the common mounoceros. The white unicorn horn is white black and red along its length while the common unicorns reportedly have a red eighteen sided horn capable of killing an elephant.
Man of Straw Origin Described in English History
The term man of straw arose in England when a witness could be obtained by payment. Straw protruding from a shoe signified readiness to testify. Advocates then asked only for memory and money, and straw shoes entered Westminster Hall to swear as needed.
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England
Westminster Hall
Roston Herald
Hopelessly Tangled Professor Thinkitout Faces Wedding Dilemma
A witty exchange reveals Professor Thinkitout about to wed receives his own invitation by mistake. He muses on the situation noting his fiancée’s name and his own, wondering if she is un true or if he faces bigamy in a humorous mathematical reflection.
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Hanes
Ives Len
Hibermar Perlais
Sone
Yvonne Simitess
Purgatory
Professor Thinkitout
Divorce Reveals Titanic Victim’s Fate for Denver Woman
Mrs. Rippey of Denver learns after her divorce that her husband, missing five years, perished in the Titanic disaster. An attorney from New York, a lifelong friend, informed her that he traveled to London then New York under the alias Charles Tait and was not among the survivors.
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Mary Ippey
Denver
New York City
Rippey
London
New York
Charles Tait
Distances to planets and stars by a moving car pace
An item cites a New York American note on planetary distances using car speeds to sun and Earth, listing Venus Mars Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and a star as hypothetical travel times. It also includes a humorous exchange about testing love with an engagement ring.
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Earth
Moon
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
New York American
Probing the Jury in Theft Case Missed Pocketbook Mention
The judge questions the jury about a verdict in a theft indictment. The foreman states no verdict yet and a request is made to search each juror after a missing pocketbook is reported.
Prima Donna Voice Praised Amid Velvet Tones
A Baltimore American note comments on a yesterday’s prima donna whose voice is described as velvet. The remark hints at her considerable earnings and public appeal.
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Couse
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R. A
Broadway
Vanity
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Woman
Paris Indouses
Daily Record
Hartke
Eure
Coe
Meigen Hemopracru
Anty
Thang
Fels & CO
Philadelphia
al Meric
Flas
Houston Post
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