The Raw Rah Liat Urges Athletic Military Unity
The essay extols high school and college athletics as the nation's best defense, arguing American youths excel at sports while rifle drills lag. It links war talk to renewed interest in military maneuvers and proposes intercollegiate and interscholastic programs to train an effective, patriotic army.
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Agricultural Collegas
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Athens
Paris
London
Stockholm
Hove
Ate Artis
Troubles of Dr Hillis at Plymouth Church
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth church Brooklyn spoke openly about financial reverses and near poverty. He admitted ambition led him astray and reflected on clergy who gamble on speculation while hoping repentance will restore his influence and strength in ministering to his flock.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Hillis
Alatform
Subconscious Mind as Memory Workshop Not Occult
A Kansas City Star essay argues the subconscious stores all experiences as memory images, often recalled under effort, and serves as a workshop for combining them into new ideas and dreams. It links conscious focus with subconscious output and notes no mystical aspect.
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H. Addington Bruce
Kansas City Star
Way to Win and Unlucky Paths in Life
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt contrasts luck and hustle, noting prosperity when luck is ignored and effort drives success. It ponders social talk about salvation near a cigar stand and critiques spiritual conversations that avoid warm engagement with others.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Washington prep for Boys in Blue encampment thrills city
The article notes Washington preparing grandly for the Boys in Blue encampment with rapid Pension Office improvements and viewing stands along the avenue from Capitol to White House. It highlights crowds expected for the parade on the 29th and praises Marshall area natives like Harry Graham now rising in status.
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Washington
Boys In Blue
Pension Office
Capitol Building
White House
LaFayette Park
Harry Graham
Seventh
Pennsylvania Avenue
Harry
Marshall
Tom
Adam
Dan
Fred
Fent
Ben Franklin Harrah
Newton
Percy Talbot
Robinson
Ilinois
H C. Bell
Walls-Oliver Fair Promises Rural Life Pageant
The Walls Oliver Country Life Fair at Oliver on October 1 and 2 offers educational entertainment promoting country living and school community cooperation. A Friday 11 am pageant traces Illinois history from Indian times to the present and future with a large display, and awards are pennants and medals rather than money. Free admissions cover all districts with funds via voluntary offerings. A W Nolan will speak Thursday and Rev Thomas will lecture Friday.
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Walls
Oliver
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
Freeport
Illinois Volunteers
Minnesota
Wallace
Farmer
Rural Extension Department
the State University
San Francisco Exposition
A W. Nolan
Urbina
Thomas
Asher
Belle Ridge
Country Life Club
Beukels and the Dutch Herring Trade Legacy
The Dutch wealth stems from curing herring. William Beukels, a 1850s fisherman, discovered smoking and salting methods allowing vast exports. Amsterdam is joked as built on herring bones, and a Bierkleet church houses a stained glass window in his honor.
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Wea
William Beukels
Amsterdam
Beukels
Charles V
Bierklet
Dolomites Lore Tied to Cortina and Dolomieu
The Dolomites, Cortina’s fairyland, are named for Deodat de Dolomieu a French geologist who toured Alpine districts in 1789 1791 and 1802. He mentions the rock dolomite but overlooked rocks near his home Dolomieu near Grenoble in a curious contrast noted by Coolidge.
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Cortina
Deodat de Gratet
Marquis de Polomieu
Alps
St. Gothard
The Familiar Unknown and Everyday Perceptions
A London Spectator excerpt discusses common items seen daily like coins and postage stamps, noting how people misidentify features such as the Bolan figures and a coin’s head. It recalls a man who lived on Haver Stock Hill yet cannot count the steps to his own door, illustrating unnoticed details in ordinary life.
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Haverstock Hill
London Spectator
The Rise of Newfoundland Curious Royal Custom
The piece recalls Newfoundland’s history from Cabot’s 1497 landing to Gilbert’s 1583 annexation and the later restriction on permanent homes. It notes fisheries driven settlement, navigation of cod abundance, and English merchant venture roles in accessing bait fish within Newfoundland’s waters. It also cites a London Telegraph note on royal fossilization, describing varying times to turn corpses into stone before royal interment.
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Newfoundland
Cabot
Bristol
Humphrey Gilbert
England
Atlantic
London Telegraph
Ostrich Feathers Prompt Question About Hiding Heads
Yonkers Statesman notes a playful exchange where Ethel asks if ostriches hide their heads in sand. Her mother confirms the tale as commonly told, remarking on ostrich feathers revealing the head rather than concealing it.
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Ethel
Early Ballooning Ambitions in France
In 1786 the French government funded a balloon service between Paris and Marseille using Montgolfier air balloons, though the project remained only a plan and never materialized into operation.
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Paris
Marseilles
Oranges as a Valuable Fruit and Health Remedy
Oranges are described as highly valuable fruit and orange juice is said to soothe thirst and generally agree with delicate stomachs. It is also noted as laxative, beneficial when taken at night or before breakfast.
Real estate veteran argues with wife over nerves
In Indianapolis a quarrel unfolds as Mrs Platt and her husband discuss experience in real estate. He boasts thirty years in the business while she retorts angrily about knowing a lot. The Bos ton Transcript notes the doctor mentions nerves as a reason to depart.
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Pall Mall Gazette
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Terre Haute Daily Star
Union Christian College
Merom, Indiana
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Lillie Leslie
Jack Standing
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