Reflections on Poverty and Progress in Historic Times
The piece muses on poverty, character, and virtue citing Lincoln, Napoleon, and Eliot while contrasting urban life with industrial centers. It notes night schools expanding in cities, praises J F Barnett’s musical lineage, and highlights light improvements on Pennsylvania Avenue. It also wryly comments on safety, fashion, and social quirks of the era.
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Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon
Corsica
Paris
Chicago Tribune
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
J. F. Barnett
London
Barnett
Meyerbeer
New Philharmonic Society
Exeter Hall
Keats
World Year in Review 1913 Highlights and Disasters
A compact survey of a tumultuous year detailing political shifts in the United States with Democratic gains, Mexico’s upheaval, and European tensions. It notes assassinations in Greece and Turkey, progress in aviation and science, Panama Canal developments, and major disasters including floods, a mine explosion, a steamer strike, and public scandals.
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San Francisco
Balkans
United States
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Henry M. Flagler
James R. Keene
Oreglia
Sacred College
Rampolla
Vatican
Pilla X
Austria
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Wilson
Mexico
Rio Grande
Francisco Mandero
Pino Suarez
Gustavo Madero
Victoriano Huerta
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Huerta
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Carranza
Francisco “Pancho” Villa
Villa
Eddy O
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
George 1
Greece
Salonika
Turkey
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Nazim Pasha
England
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Sir Edward Carson
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South Pole
Captain Scott
Fredrich Franz Friedmann
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Panama Canal
Panama
Gamboa Dike
Hans Schmidt
New York State
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Sulzer
State Assembly
Johnny Bull
Francis Culmet
Brookline
Mass
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Gustave
Sweden
Stockholm
Jim” Thorpe
Ohio
Misatsalpp Valley
Omaha
Neb
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Long Beach
Cal Pler
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Dawson
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Emmeline Pankburat Vislts
Gettysburg
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan In- Bane
Canada
Hee
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Roosevelt
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Briel
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Panama-Pacific
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One Hundred Thousand Lady Garment Workers
German mathematician Fred Boo han publishes Int es wahr dane 2 plus 2 equals 4 Jat
A German mathematician named Fred Boo han published a book titled Int es wahr dane 2 plus 2 equals 4 Jat arguing about 2 plus 2 equals 4. The Orot volume with 623 pages is out and more volumes follow. Euclid axioms face renewed challenge as shelves fill with works disputing them.
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Fred Boo Han
Death Roll of World Events and Notable Figures
A sweeping compendium lists drownings from the Volturno disaster and the Bing hamton factory fire along with arson and assassination notes. It records deaths of rulers, financiers, poets, athletes, and public figures across 1910s events, political shifts, court actions, and notable marriages and engagements.
We Chance for Him and Anonymous Letters to Editor
A fragment notes a phrase about risking a reputation if a person continues, followed by a garbled question about falling and a line about writing anonymous letters to the editor. The OCR yields partial quotes and unclear context.
Art Defended at the Joan Exhibit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment recalls a man from out of town critiquing a painting while a Cleveland girl defends it with pride. The pair pause before a striking picture with the man declaring an old master and the girl noting the frame is “perfectly mew.”
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Joan
Elvic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Photographer's Fee Sparks Quick Horse Ride Meet
Mounted farmer asks the photographer for picture pricing. The photographer quotes dollars and the farmer asks where the horse to ride is. The exchange hints at a brisk, informal street scene capturing a rural photography moment.
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Farmer Hawbuck
Tedious Reflections On Absence And Decency
A fragment notes prolonged calm after a period away with a wry exchange about events and behavior. The speakers mock the absence of drama, implying everyone has been tediously decent for months.
Reform in Speech and Spelling Debates
A discussion on deteriorating American pronunciation and spelling practices. It argues that poor articulation fuels spelling reform, cites mispronunciations like program and would of, and notes shifting usage of will for shall and would for should. The piece laments erosion of historic language form.
London and North Western offers free playthings to child travelers
The railway provides toys to first class child passengers on long journeys. Miniature locomotives and railroad car figures are given without records, with the understanding the items are to be left in the car at journey’s end.
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London and Northwestern Railway
Prince Who Hates Porridge Causes Royal Breakfast Scene
A London dispatch reports the prince of Wales resisting porridge at breakfast. Queen Mary insists on a full breakfast to aid growth and strength as the prince, known for jealousy of Princess Mary, finally gulps down the meal.
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Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
London
Mary
Indhea
Juvenile Football Mud Fight Ends In Tale
Willie explains how playing football left him covered in mud after a boy holds the ball and yells the counts, others jump him, and rub his nose in the mud as the ball is passed back. His mother questions the dirty result, while Willie describes the rough, messy play.
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Willie
Wilde
Teacher Solves Apples Riddle In Class
A school teacher tries to clarify a math problem for Bill by asking about apples from Tommy. Bill insists he would still have only three apples, first miscounting then correcting to the idea that Tommy would not give any. The anecdote appears in Casa Blanes Annoval.
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Tommy
Bill
Meaning of imbibes used in sentence practice
A classroom dialogue shows a teacher asking for the meaning of imbibes and a student answering that imbibes means to take in. The exchange ends with a sentence using the word imbibes about a relative.
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Fanny
Dusty bal veters and clean stairs noted after church
Fragmentary note mentions Mrs Watta Mary Ann seeking cleaner stair rails at Mrs Johnson's after church. References three small boys and a Christian Register.
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Dunting
Watta
Mary Ann
Cascarets Promote Clean Livers and Bowels
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for cleansing the stomach liver and bowels, claiming a ten cent box relieves constipation without gripe or discomfort. It promises overnight effects and relief from headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion and sour stomach, noting millions use the product.
Nel lie Smith Writes Successful Play
An exchange from Modern Drama notes Nel lie Smith has written a very successful play. Earlier gossip recalled she was seen as brilliant and pure minded, with high expectations for her future. The Cleveland Plain Dealer records the national buzz around her achievement.
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Nellie Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eczema Cured by Cuticura After Years of Itching
R F D No 2 Seymour Missouri resident describes years of scalp itching burning and breakouts. Pimples spread to shoulders causing sleepless nights. After trying many remedies, the Cuticura Soap and Ointment worked in two weeks per testimonial. Adv for Cuticura products and free sample offer.
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Seymour
L. Killian
Obstinate Theorist Rallying Against Mudhole Fixers
Jo Struthers, a reformer, attracts debate as Farmer Corntessel calls him obstinate yet effective at stirring concern among three men trying to fix a road mudhole and probing suspicions about Wall Street activity.
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Jo Struthers
Farmer Corntessel
Belo’ Jone
Wall Street
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