Looting of Tientsin Described in Plunder and Death
A vivid account depicts the occupation of Tientsin by allied forces and the ensuing carnage. Chinese killed by their countrymen for refusing to fight, heads hung on walls, and widespread looting by Chinese and foreign troops. The scene shows shattered dwellings, mass plunder at pawnshops, and a vast accumulation of loot seized by Americans, British, Japanese, and other forces.
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Tientsin
Hnstory
Viceross
Ralf
Tien-tsin
Bailey
Washington
Bresci Awful Doom Solitary Confinement For Garotto Slayer
The article discusses Gaetano Bresci's punishment in Italy after the assassination of King Humbert. He faces years in a secret cell then extended solitary confinement, with bread and water, strict silence, limited movement, and no reading or work. The harsh regimen aims to deter escape from death, with severe risks of madness or death.
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Bumbert
Italy
Gaetano Bresci
Humbert
Monza
New York
Rare Flowering Tree Blossoms in Central Park
The New York Sun notes a rare bloom in Central Park as a Queensland fire tree or Stenocarpus sinuatus flowers. Landscape gardener Mr. Rose spent years cultivating the tree, whose red blossoms and current state are valued at no less than $1,000.
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Central Park
New York Sun
Queensland
Mr. Rose
A Childs Rose Point Crochet Collar Design
A pattern from The Ladies World for a child collar in Rose Point crochet with feather edge braid. Instructions cover creating a rose motif, edging, and joining tabs to shape around the neck, noting seven tabs for a child several years old and optional beading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Pillow for Traveling Comforter Head Support Car Seat
A Pillow For Traveling describes making a double linen pillow case from a dark blue 16 by 52 inch strip. Turn ends back to form two 12 inch deep cases. Slip pillows of the same size inside to provide a comfortable head support over a car seat, per The Household suggestion.
Arrangement of Mosquito Netting in Designer Pictures
The Design er notes the mosquito net has evolved from an ugly mass to a pretty long white or pink drapery that hangs to the ground and folds over the bed. It protects sleepers from insects while serving as an attractive ornament.
Free and Easy Fashions Spark Beach Style Trends
The piece notes outfits and trends at Newport and Jersey shore resorts. It describes women lifting dresses to reveal shoes and petticoats, bareheaded fashion on trolley cars, and elderly dames exposing white hair in the breeze. Men embracing hatless and rolled shirt sleeves complete the seasonal tableau.
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Paris
Newport
Jersey
Indian famine scenes and a journalist’s stark witness
Gilson Willets recounts a famine corridor across India where millions starve and relief camps draw long walks. He describes skeletal villagers, a mother's plea for bread, and a city of Bombay streets where few help. The account contrasts brutal hunger with distant luxury and notes cholera, relief efforts, and a collector’s tense night under a solitary tree.
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Gilson Willets
India
New York
Boston Herald
Canada
Willets
Bombay
Great Western Hotel
Godhra
Bepoy
London
Solomon the Egotist and His Melancholy
The essay argues Solomon rose to greatness yet became a pessimist due to egotism. It claims his pride distorted his happiness, with a pointed analogy that his fame would have exalted the letter I above all else. The piece quotes Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis praising simplicity over inflated self-regard.
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Solomon
Iiad
Newell Dwight Hillis
D. D
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hanna and Depew to Speak In Ohio Campaign
Senator Hanna left national headquarters for a three week trip and will open the Ohio campaign at Youngstown on Saturday before heading to Cleveland and Chicago. Senator Depew will join Hanna at Youngstown to publicize the campaign.
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Hanna
Depew
Ohio
New York
Republican National
Elberon
Cleveland
Tle
Youngstown
Chicago
Tanna
Germany Faces Coal Shortage Threatening Public Calamity
Berlin reports a worsening coal famine as headlines urge export prohibition and a Prussian cabinet meeting is planned this week to decide policy. Authorities weigh emergency steps to avert crisis, with papers debating coal distribution and supply control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Ease And Disease In Health Ad Copy
The ad defines disease as lack of ease and explains most illness stems from impure blood. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure, claiming it purifies and vitalizes blood, cures scrofula and eruptions, tones the stomach, improves appetite, and restores health and vigor.
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Webster
Hood
Eyes Restored In Massillon Parlor Demonstration
Drs O Chasen and Heard staged a moving eye care demonstration in Hotel Conrad parlors Massillon Ohio guiding a nearly blind elderly woman into sight within minutes After removing pterygia and fitting a lens she read a card and identified faces her joy bringing tears and gratitude from mother and son who had arranged the visit for years of limited sight and longing.
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Drs. O. Chasen & Heard
Massillon
John
Cand
Long Neo
Almost a Lifetime of Headaches by Bertha Kamery
Miss Bertha Kamery of Massillon area recounts lifelong headaches and eye strain relieved after an eye examination by Drs Chasen and Heard. She reports immediate relief after using prescribed glasses and claims continued improvement for five weeks. Her family notes clearer vision and absence of headaches since obtaining the glasses. The doctors will remain at the Conrad Hotel parlors until September 12.
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Bertha Kamery
Massillon
Bor
Drs. Chasen & Heard
Opticians
Drs
Hotel Conrad
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