The Iron Mask Nolan and a Naval Courage Story
A narrator recalls Philip Nolan, an officer famed for his methodical life and languages, who aided enslaved Africans during a 19th century voyage. Nolan interprets for liberated captives, earning a personal vow to the flag and country. The tale ends with his ambiguous wartime treatment and a promise of continuation.
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Mr. Nolan
Fort Adams
Secretary of War
Washington
Nolan
Porter
Nukahiwa Islands
Essex Porter
Essex
Gamble
Pacific Ocean
Madison
Nust
Iman Hving
Iron Mask
Farmer Behind the Times Reflects on Rural Hardship
A farmer's wife in The American Magazine laments outdated farming life. She notes lack of screens and water in the house, worn furnishings, and difficult chores that make farm life harder despite modern needs.
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A Farmer's Wife
Spring hats and schoolgirl frocks show fresh style
Fashion notes for spring highlight schoolgirl frocks with simple lines and grown-up touches. The piece showcases hats and dresses, urging early shopping, while detailing canton crepe dresses, cloche foundations, and decorative trims, with emphasis on versatility and modest youthfulness.
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Milan
Oil Is King in War and Industry
The Petroleum Review argues that oil and its refined products are now essential to warfare, industry, and daily life. It notes growing dependence on petroleum as uses expand and predicts oil will remain dominant in the future across production, refining, transport, and distribution.
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Petroleum Review
The Virtue of Patriotism Commentary
The passage argues patriotism is a virtue when it expands self interest to a nation but becomes harmful when it becomes hostility toward others. It contends true patriotism enlarges the family of man rather than restricting it.
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Charles Theodore Christian Follen
South Agricultural Output in 1916 Tops Four and Half Billion
The Manufacturers' Record reports the South’s total agricultural products in 1916 valued at over 4.65 billion, nearly matching the 1900 U S total. Crop value excluding livestock rose to 3.654 billion, up 1.072 billion from 1915, with cotton 1.08 billion, grain 1.253 billion, and hay tobacco and potatoes 0.440 billion.
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United States
Dollars and Sense
A playful note from the Cincinnati Times-Star on how poets turn dollars into meaning that eludes ordinary readers. The item highlights the quirky relationship between poetry and money in a concise newspaper quip.
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Cincinnat ‘Times-Star
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Linnaeus
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Iil
Phiip Nolan
House of Virginia
Middle Passage
South Atlantic
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Kroomen
Fernando Po
Cape Palmas
New Orleans
Rito Janeiro
Palmas
Moon
White Desert
St. Thomas Harbor
Heaven and Earth
Seart
Julia Bottomley
Iro Newapance
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