Canine policemen and the case for police dogs
The piece argues dogs enhance police work by tracking and deterring criminals, citing Major Richardson and French, Belgian, and German examples. It describes training, trials, risks to dogs, and the benefits of canine units for crime prevention and rapid pursuit.
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London East End
Richardson
France
Sau
Marseilles
St. Malo
Normandy Canine Society
Paris
England
Ecige
London
Lazarus among wealth and fashion in the city streets
The poem portrays Lazarus lingering amid luxury while despised by society. It contrasts wealth with the outcast’s fate, noting wisdom from powerful speakers yet offering little relief. It hints at religious hope and the promise of healing from a higher power.
Unknown voyage poem of longing and awakening
A lyrical reflection on knowledge and fate. The speaker contrasts knowledge, history, and fame with the isolation of Lazarus by the rich man’s gate. The poem foresees voyages begin at twilight as ships answer the sea wind, seeking unknown shores and a homeland where a beloved face awaits.
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Lazarus
Pompo Kinga
Spring Longing and Loss in a Greek Town
A lyrical reflection on spring in Hellas with seaborne warmth and flowering trees contrasted with absence. The speaker laments Myris and the beloved Myrtilem, noting empty streets, quiet doors, and loneliness where footsteps of the past once lingered amid black ships and busy life.
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Hellas
Moose Jaw dairy venture tests soiling system for summer feeding
A Moose Jaw Dairy Company operation on a 490 acre farm near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan plans to increase its herd from 90 to 120 cows. The soiling system will be used for summer feeding with cows housed in a large barn year round and exercised outside in a dedicated plot. Winter feed includes bran middlings and flour by products. summer crops like oats peas corn and alfalfa will be grown and a silo is to be erected next year. Eastern farmers watch if the Saskatchewan venture proves viable.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Saskatchewan
Asthma Relief Promoted by Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
The advertisement claims internal use of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil provides immediate relief for asthma and catarrh when used as directed. It cites testimonials from sufferers who report relief after using the Oil.
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Thomas
Modern Western Dairy Uses Ventilation and Cleanliness for Quality Milk
Mr Deyd leads a Western milk supply firm with a ventilation system drawing air through ceiling chutes and wall flues to vent fumes. Cows from Wisconsin and Ontario, Jerseys and Holsteins, are selected for milking and milk is cooled immediately and bottled in sanitary pails. Public demand for quality milk supports ten cent a quart pricing with supply shortages.
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Deyd
Opon
Wisconsin
Ontario
One Too Many Seven Bossed By Royal Godfather Tradition
In early Leopold era Brussels a seventh son born to a woman was named the royal godson and each seventh son received gifts. King Albert recently tried to honor a seventh son even as twins complicated the plan. Queen Elizabeth proposed that her son, the Duke of Brabant, be godfather to avoid two Alberts, so the child was named Leopold.
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Leopold
Belgium
Brussels
Albert
Stan
Alberts
Elizabeth
Duke Brabant
City Within a City: The Fuggerei in Augsburg
A description of the Fuggerei in Augsburg, a small inner city enclave with two gates. Built from funds left by Fugger the patriarch, 106 houses were set aside for poor elderly families who pay four marks and twelve pfennigs yearly rent, about one American dollar. Each dwelling has four rooms a kitchen and a small garden.
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Augsburg
Germany
Shu
Fuggerei
Fuger
Nanker
America
England's amazing neglect of priceless documents
An ancient Magna Charta related parchment from Runymede was found in a Record Office sack, revealed in evidence to a Royal Commission. The tale links decades of neglect at the Public Records Office with lost or hidden documents, Star Chamber bundles, and valuable Shakespearean parchments awaiting discovery.
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James
Runymede
Record Office
England
Sir Henry Maxwell Lyte
Royal Commission
Britain
Henry
Chancery Court
Public Record Office
Somerset House
Star Chamber
J. R. Green
Earl of Chesterfield
Holme Lacey
Earl Recovers Armor After Auction Dispute
A disputed sale of ancient armor ended with the relic restored to the Earl following a lawsuit alleging misrepresentation. The dealer highlighted the item's value but the court ruled for return, prompting reflections on public interest in antiquities and custodial duties.
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Hhey
Quiekene Jy Cereet
New French D bullet and other curious notes
A new D type bullet for French infantry uses a bronze cigar shape with a nickel casing and spins at 3600 rpm, claiming to penetrate the bulk of six men at 800 yards. The text also notes a moth with 4 061 muscles and London's blind library, with Braille volumes multiplying standard books many times over.
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London
Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
Struck by lightning graphic phrasing aside the ad promotes Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Extractor. It claims removal of warts and corns without pain, with a 24 hour claim and satisfaction guarantee for a 25 cent bottle.
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Putnam's
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Sontex
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W. E. Norman
Osborne Street
Winnipes
Daséus
Melcher
Western Premium CO. Dept
Winaipen
Canada
Dyola
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