Courage on the Battlefield and Billy Sunday’s Appeal
The text contrasts individual combat with bayonet fighting and urges direct exposure of German atrocities. It cites Billy Sunday rallying crowds, claiming he aroused more enthusiasm in five minutes than Washington speakers in six months, and calls for vivid public persuasion to mobilize support and funding for the war effort.
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Fritsie
Fritele
Hany
Fritzie
Natferelly
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Europe
Billy Sunday
Washington
Germany
Chicago
Billy
Velvet and Metal Brocade Shopping Bags with Hat Set
The piece notes cretonne bags fading as metal brocade sets take over. It describes a gold and black metal brocade shopping bag with gold braid trims and matching hat with erect brim, black velvet crown, and a paradise spray for height.
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Eng Shepherd
Detroit News
Attire Description of French Blue Satin Coat
A striking ensemble features a French blue satin coat with coin-adorned cuffs of soft moleskin. The wide girdle is trimmed with alk braid and blue and gold hand embroidery accents the waist for a distinctive period look.
Colors Add to Furnishings
Charming chairs and tables, breakfast suites, and sun porch pieces in painted or lacquered finishes are shown in top shops and modern homes. Native Japanese artistry adds lines and antique gold bands on black or colored surfaces with shadowy images of birds and scenes. Soft Normandy blue to parchment and bone yellow with black and gold accents complete the decor, and a single well displayed piece often finishes a room.
Wise for Hie Year Cream for Preserving the Complexion
A young clerk Tommy is promoted to serve behind the counter. A middle aged lady asks for cream for restoring the completion and, after a witty exchange, buys six bones.
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Tommy
Encouraging Strife Among Ink and Vows
The Diggsville Clarion editor quips over a couple's wedding announcement, noting a lyric figure of speech while one party fears it invites his wife's relatives to stir trouble. The debate shows town gossip and marital rites collide in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Spats
Weill
Diggsville Clarion
Fragmented question on European wars and revolutions
The text presents a garbled query about why European wars occurred and mentions the SgumeB revolution. It lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or events to summarize with accuracy.
Coats or Capes for Evening Wear Compared
The piece compares evening capes and loose coats, noting warmth favors the coat but capes are simple to make. It recommends materials such as bread cloth and velvet with brocade or plated lining, stressing the lining quality to resist wear and avoid cheap fittings. It warns wider fabrics reduce fraying and fit better.
Cheetahs Used For Hunters In Indian Prestige Hunts
A description of cheetahs as fast hunting cats in Indian noble hunting, noting domestication, training, and hunting methods along the foothills of the Vimalayas. It covers formal hunts driven by beaters and informal chases in carts, with cheetahs stalking or rushing deer and occasionally colliding with charging bucks.
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Vimalayas
I Want My Friends To Know I Belong To The Family
A timid man visits a newspaper office to pay for a society news report of his wife’s party. He insists on a line credit as he wrote it himself and seeks to show to friends that he still belongs to the family.
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Society News
George
Lippincott’s Magazine
Oil on the Skin Also
The article notes Hawaiians kept skin healthy by daily sea and fresh water baths and coconut oil. It quotes MaccClaughey and the Journal of the American Medical Association praising oiling the skin for suppleness and protection against harsh detergent effects.
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W. MaccClaughey
Scientific Monthly
Journal of the American Medical Association
Never Captured Castle Guards Liechtenstein Border
Across Liechtenstein there are shrines crosses and ancient ruins including a 1000 year old fortress near Balzers never taken by force. The Swiss attempted to seize it in 1499 from a local baron while robber barons once taxed passing boats on the Rhine. Most residents are farmers growing cattle maize apples pears plums and vegetables while the country relies on bread cheese milk honey and wine with mountain fir forests providing wood.
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Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Austria
Balzers
Rhine
Elephant defense and feeding tools described
The text explains that elephants use tusks for defense and uprooting trees in search of food. They have small eyes with a nictitating film to cleanse dirt and insects. They bathe to cool and deter insects, while small birds perch on their backs feeding on tiny flies.
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Nature
Roosevelt tells a wild bear tale to young writers
A luncheon in New York features Colonel Roosevelt recounting an 1908 grizzly encounter. He describes tracking a bear to a cliff edge, missing a shot, tumbling off balance, and being engulfed by the grizzly as spectators listen to the tale over milk.
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Olonel Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Not Promulgated by Moses Ten Commandments Displayed in College
An opinion notes ten commandments displayed in the Hindu Theological College in Madras not Moses issued. They include rising for prayer, cleanliness, filial respect, preparatory study, regular attendance, teacher respect, evening reading, nightly prayer and rest, avoiding bad company, and consistent righteousness.
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Theological College
Madras
Hindu Theological College
Moses
Two Types of Elephants Distinguishing African Indian Varieties
A historical note outlines two elephant types the African and Indian. It compares toe count rear feet, ear size, spinal ridges, and back slope. It contrasts sun tolerance and shade seeking, while discussing debated lifespans from sources like Sir Samuel Baker and Naturaliste in a book called The Elephant.
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Samuel Baker
Naturaliste
Only Rubber-Producing Plant in United States
Successful cultivation of the desert rubber plant guayule has been achieved. Dr. W B MacCallum’s genetic studies show several elementary species that do not readily interbreed. A Tucson desert lab site and a company with 7000 acres near there begin guayule culture, the only rubber-producing plant grown in the United States.
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Guayule
Mexico
Para
Carnegie Institute
W. B. MacCallum
Desert Laboratory
Tucson
United States
Quote on sedentary work and endurance
A lecturer on physical torture asserts sedentary work weakens endurance. A sarcastic remark prompts the lecturer to agree that excessive sitting reduces one's capacity to stand, noting that much standing is lost.
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Jwige
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Cretonne
Sgumeb
Ogee Linge Rennet
Animala
Black & Hutchinson, Groders
the Herald
Marshall
Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
Chas. Brandenstein
Marshall, IL
Federal Reserve Banking
the Dulaney National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Marshall, Illinois
Ilae
Duncan
E. G. Duncan
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