Jamaica’s Edge in the Caribbean Growth and Problems
The article surveys Jamaica as a rising banana supplier and strategic West Indian hub. It notes its 860000 population with a Black majority, a small white minority, and East Indian and Chinese communities. It traces geography, climate, and scenery, plus issues from ticks affecting cattle to ecological imbalances from the mongoose. It recounts Port Royal’s ruin in 1692 and Kingston’s rise as a Black-majority commercial center under British influence with appointed governor and parish councils.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Jamaica
United States
West Indian Island
Baiti
Port Royal
Sir Henry Morgan
Providence
Fort Charles
Horatio Nelson
Kingston
West Indies
Port-au-Prince
Blue Hills
Notable Kids clash during playtime in a small town
Five year old Virginia and Helene, childhood playmates in a close community, are described as lively and headstrong. Virginia enjoys fighting and pulling hair, always vying to outdo others, including Helene's family. An incident at Helene’s baby sister’s first birthday party reveals family tensions.
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Virginia
Helene
Felene
Powerful Illumination of South American Lighthouse
An immense lighthouse on Hinecon Island about twenty miles south of Bahia Blanca shines with 20,000,000 candle power. It can be seen for up to 8d miles, marking a remarkable beacon along the coast.
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South America
Hinecon
Bahia Blanca
Shrewd in One Way. A Poor Manager In Other Respects
A fragment from the Atchison Kansas Globe notes a critique of a noble red man forcing women to work yet failing in management in other areas. The quotation reflects dated racial stereotypes and social commentary. The brief item conveys a single opinion without broader context.
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Atchison
Kan
Globe
Brooklyn Inventor Debuts Automatic Telephone Call Meter
A Brooklyn inventor introduces a device to record call counts by attaching to desk phones. The meter activates when the receiver is replaced on the hook, enabling automatic tallying for monthly bills per Popular Science Monthly.
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Brooklyn
Saya
Popular Science Monthly
Birthday cake remark sparks odd vow in Virginia
A fragment from the Indianapolis News quotes Virginia frowning at a pink birthday cake and retorting that when she has a birthday she will celebrate with a pie adorned by a lamp, a quirky personal vow tied to an odd image.
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Virginia
Indianapolis News
Palace repurposed as French barracks in Avignon era
The palace that housed popes at Avignon has been converted into French barracks. It is an immense structure with battlement towers and high walls dating from the fourteenth century.
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Avignon
Tiger of Central America Santos Guardiola Leads Honduras
Santos Guardiola president of Honduras from 1856 to his assassination in January 1862 earned the nickname The Tiger of Central America. Though a harsh soldier, his rule was marked by moderation.
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Central America
Santos Guardiola
Honduras
Tiger
Central American
Those She Invited a Multitude of Guests at Party
A domestic quip shows a wife insisting she invited many guests who lent items for the event. Richard argues the crowd grew too large, prompting humor about social bounds and generosity. The exchange reflects household social dynamics and hospitality norms.
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Richard
Selecting Blouse for Stout Woman
A fashion writer advises stout women to avoid white waist and skirt separations. Dark colors and vertical lines slim the silhouette, while avoidable trims and back-fastening waists reduce largeness. Favor a long waistline, plain collars, and simple kimono sleeves for a flattering look.
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Kansas City
Cool Light Blue Sports Dress Captures Fresh Style
A light blue balbriggan sports suit with pearl trim and a matching blue felt hat presents a refreshing outfit for sports wear. The simple suit features a tonal ensemble intended for cool comfort and horizon-toned styling.
American Broadtail Fashions Highlight Advance Fall Looks
The advance fashion shows feature American broadtail as a popular fur. Brown fox trim elevates jackets with smart detailing.
Dress Fit Advice for Swelling Arms and Sleeves
The piece warns against skin tight set-in sleeves that cling to fat arms. It advises choosing sleeves that tuck up and down to balance appearance and ease of movement. Short sleeves on fuller arms are deemed unflattering, while fuller sleeves prevent seam breakage and bulging flesh.
New Sports Net Covers Head and Is Ornamental
A designer introduces a head covering sport net made of silk floss with square mesh and a inch and a half spaces. It comes in rose blue jade and scarlet and serves as a decorative alternative to a hat. New bandeaux styles in gauze ribbons and plaid ombre and grosgrain options are also offered.
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Marcel
Suitable Clothes for Vacation Outing in Sports Wear
The text reviews vacation attire emphasizing sports wear and casual dresses. It highlights one piece dresses with V necks, convertible collars, two piece sports outfits, and plaited accents for activity. Fabrics include flannel jersey silk broadcloth and various silks with bright colors and bold patterns.
Sleeves for Fall Feature Long Ornate Details
The article describes full season sleeves as long and fitted with ornate finishes from elbow to cuff. Designs include plaited frills puffed fullness slashed openings and double color treatments. Agnes showcases black over green with slashed openings and tinsel embroidery for contrast.
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Agnes
Shading of Colors in Evening Gowns by Rue de la Paix
The main feature tonight is shading of colors in gowns being made for American patrons by houses on Rue de la Paix. Beads and tubes blend light to dark on most models with graduated bead sizes and colors sewn into the fabric.
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Rue de la Paix
Raspberry Red Hat Shade Tops Millinery Fashion
A new shade of red inspired by ripe raspberries dominates millinery, especially in hats with fine straw, velvet bands in the same color, or a single large matching flower for a coordinated look.
Paris millinery forecast highlights ribbons and ostrich trims
The Retail Millinery Association of America relays a Paris forecast showing summer hats trimmed with ribbons and flowers plus fall uses feather and ostrich trims. Reboux sells crocheted straw hats to American tourists and Paris vacationers. patterns resemble Bengal straw but are knitted.
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Paris
Retail Millinery Association of America
Lucie Elymar
New Bandeau Headdress Worn By Debutantes From London
A new fashion accessory appears as a bandeau of metal leaves outlined in pearls. It snaps across the back of the head and across the brow to hold court plumes on short hair, worn by debutantes recently returned from London.
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London
Hats with wide scarfs and throat wrapping streamers
Describe hats featuring broad streamers of scarfs that encircle the crown and throat, with one loose end hanging below the waistline.
Ruin and Renovation of Creation
The piece argues Genesis 1 2 presents a divine account of creation’s ruin and restoration. It links the earth’s desolation to Satan’s fall, notes the six day pattern, and frames God’s seventh day rest as a foretaste of Christ and the church’s future reign.
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Apostle
God
Moses
Tohu
Johu
Satan
Adam
Jesus Christ
Church
Universal Empire
Teaching Offices of the Church and the Mind of Christ
A reflection on the church’s teaching offices seeking the mind of Christ. The living body, saturated with scriptural truth, must bring it to others through the human voice and the gentle sympathy within assemblies.
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Christ
John Hall
Following Christ as a risky ad venture and faith
The preacher Rev. G. Hartley Holloway argues that the inner voice opposing Paul to “not adventure himself” is the devil not friends. Following Christ requires great risk and commitment, and comfort or security signals faithlessness to Christ.
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Paul
Christ
Rev
G. Hartley Holloway
Value of Prayer Says Rob ertson on earthly goods
The quotation presents prayer as a tool to endure without worldly gains and to resist evil, emphasizing spiritual strength over material possession. F. W. Robertson asserts that prayer trains believers to face life’s challenges rather than obtain earthly favors.
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Earth
F. W. Robertson
The Prayer Meeting Needs Truth Behind the Speech
A brief note from The National Baptist stresses that a short speech must be backed by life and truth. It urges believers to embody the message in daily conduct to strengthen prayer meetings.
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The
National Baptist
The Joyous Day Quote by H. W. Beecher
A quote praising the Sabbath as essential to joy comparing a world without it to a man without a smile a summer without flowers and a homestead without a garden The speaker emphasizes the Sabbath as the joyful day of the week attributed to H W Beecher.
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H. W Beecher
In That Name They Had Asked They Were Praying Men
The excerpt recalls a sermon about prayer in the Name of Jesus and the new privilege of asking in that name. The speaker contrasts past limits with the present promise of receiving when praying in His Name.
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D. Gordon
Enduring Love Phrase Attribution
A compact quotation credits Alexander Dickson with ideas on love, patience, and experience as perfection of affection, highlighting enduring love and hopeful exaltation.
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Alexander Dickson
Ball Changes and Hitting Power Weigh on Baseball Talk
The president of a baseball manufacturing firm states the lively ball has not been changed for five years while players discuss ball alterations. He notes frequent ball changes in games may boost hitting, as a new ball is easier to hit than a dirty one and harder to pitch.
Charley Hickman Slips One Over on N Altrock
Charley Hickman while with Washington visited Nick Altrock in a Chicago hotel room. Altrock boasted about his photo collection, and Hickman, aware of Altrock’s vanity, managed a playful trick exploiting the pitcher’s eagerness to see more pictures. The encounter was a lighthearted prank among teammates.
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Charley Hickman
N. Altrock
Washington
Chicago
Nick Altrock
Sox
Charley
Nick
Altrock
Hickman
Tommy Gibbons Announces Retirement From Boxing
Tommy Gibbons declares permanent retirement from the ring to devote full time to family and farm. The veteran pugilist states he will step away from competition and focus on home life and agricultural work.
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Ueleat Uywena Tunney
Tommy Gibbons
Portraits show Nick in Yellowstone on donkey ride
Nick, touring Yellowstone Park, is pictured astride a donkey. He asks Charley Hickman if the photo is good, and Hickman replies it is a splendid shot that looks like him but asks who is on his back.
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Nick
Yellowstone Park
Charley
Hickman
Jooks
Ike
Strength Useless Asset in Driving Golf Balls
Cecil Leitch, renowned British golfer, asserts strength has no bearing on golf success. She emphasizes timing coordination mind and nerves as the key, noting her height of five feet nine inches and weight of 140 pounds do not determine her long drives.
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Cecil Leitch
iIt
Clarke and Corsicana Texarkana slugging clash record
In a Texas league game, Corsicana defeated Texarkana 54 to 2. Corsicana amassed 41 extra base hits including 10 doubles 12 triples and 19 home runs. Nig Clarke later set a major league record by homering in eight of eight at bats for a total of 82 bases.
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Corsicana
Texarkana
Nig Clarke
Baseball notes from the era span leagues and players
A broad roundup of player movements and league notes. Tony LaZerre and Lew Malone are highlighted among scouts and injuries. trades involve Ran dolph Young and Foxy Taylor. Buck Herzog becomes Huston manager while John Rothrock joins Boston. Undetailed minor league and park drink-cup trend asides pepper the season.
NY Teed Dartmouth Adds Lacrosse to Minor Sports
A parade of athletic notes covers lacrosse added at NY Teed Dartmouth and varied sports topics. Highlights include Harvard coach Edward Chandler near rival Vincent Richards, USC football schedule, boxing star Luis Firpo’s fortune, and plans for Madison Square Garden’s boxing and hockey capacities.
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Dartmouth
Harry Cowles
Harvard University
Edward Chandler
California
Vincent Richards
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Hub Hurler Played Most Innings in 1915 Season
Howard Ehmke of the Boston Red Sox led pitchers with the most innings pitched totaling B15 in the season. He appeared in 45 games and completed 26 starts, ranking eighth in effectiveness and strong in control. Hollis Thurston pitched 28 complete games, leading in start to finish appearances, with Pennock at 25 and Johnson at 20.
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Howard Ehmke
Boston Red Sox
Hollis Thurston
Ehmke
Pennock
Johnson
Slumber Cost Sloan Big Fortune in London Bet
Twenty years ago European riding star Ted Sloan handed Charlie Dwyer 2000 pounds to place a bet on his horse in London. Dwyer slept through the day and did not place the wager, costing Sloan a potential fortune after the outsider won at 12 to 1.
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Charlie Dwyer
Ted Sloan
Europe
London
Dreyer Brothers
New York
Sloan
Dwyer
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