Algerian Duel Ends Rebellion as French Officer Slays Prophet
In Algeria near Waregla, Lt. Roulet leads a clash against Mohammed el Hadid, famed for a sword said to outcut any enemy. After a grueling duel using buckler and sabre, the French officer fells the prophet with a decisive thrust, collapsing the revolt and earning the Legion of Honor.
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Algeria
Waregla
Mohammed el Hadid
Mohammed
Hassa Insokki
Moussa
Roget
Legion of Honor
Japan Beautiful in the Spring
Kobe Letter to the Denver Post describes Japan as most beautiful in April with cherry blossoms followed by azalea and wisteria. It notes unpainted shanties, rice fields, cheap travel, compact passenger cars, and hotels on the American plan but warns of limited heating outside cities in winter.
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Japan
Europe
Kobe
Denver Post
The Right Way to Write Letters By Sherwin Cody
Sherwin Cody outlines persuasive letter writing for glancing readers. He advocates eye catching headlines, short focused paragraphs, and emphasized facts to drive thorough reading. He notes differences in approaches for real estate circulars and consumer letters and highlights female readership preferences and the power of premiums.
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Sherwin Cody
Cody
Treating the Reasonable Customer as a Key Asset
Business guidance urges firms to value the steady mail order customer. Send a personal typed thank you on receipt of orders, notify old customers of special offers first, and share merit items promptly. Treat the long‑standing customer better than the loud complainer.
How a Stenographer Can Earn More Salary
A guide on improving stenography work focusing on neat handwriting, proper margins, spelling with a dictionary, and precise punctuation. It argues speed with accuracy boosts value and urges common sense over mechanical rules, noting executives favor skilled clerks.
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International Stock Company
Common Sense Marketing Hidden in Table Price Difference
A 1909 Bowles piece argues that simple explanations can justify higher prices for quality goods. It contrasts two weathered oak dining tables, identical in size and look, with one priced at 15 dollars offering well-seasoned, defect-free tops and longer durability, while the 10 dollar table uses average wood prone to warping.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Not the Time to Economize
Tom Masson editor of Life and contributor to many papers is described as a small curly headed man with a busy office. He and business manager Saks dined at Muschenheim's before payday and, after choosing economical soup and rice pudding, were surprised when the waiter announced the lunch was on the house per Mr Muschenheim’s orders.
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Tom Masson
Life
Mr. Mason
Saks
Muschenheim’s
Masson
Evolution of Cigarette Tips Through the Years
The article traces the rise of cigarette tips from early plain cigar tips to a wide range of materials. It notes amber, tobacco leaf, metal, glass, silk, rose and violet leaf designs, culminating in the gold tip around 1891 which dominated as an expensive accessory.
Polite Note Recovers Hotel Claim With Exact Amount
At a New York meeting of hotel men a Western innkeeper recounted a St. Louis owner who fled without paying. Months later the debtor sent a note stating the bill was 17 dollars and 50 cents, revealing the exact amount due.
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New York City
St. Louis
What to Hat or Where to Get It Exchange
A playful station news stand dialogue features a pretty girl offering What to Hat and a shabby man replying with grim humor that he would prefer Where to Get It. The exchange captures a witty back and forth about popular magazines and access.
Tobit Tale: Tobias and Raphael on a Journey to Sara
In Tobit chapters 4 to 10 Tobias travels with the angel Raphael to recover ten talents of silver, faces the evil spirit threatening Sara, and uses the fish’s heart and liver to secure deliverance and restored sight for Tobit. Tobias’s marriage advances hope for his family in Assyrian exile.
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Gabael
Rages
Media
Tobias
Aagel
God
Raphael
Tigris River
Raguel
Ectabane
Tobit
Sara
Divine law guides marriages as Tobias and Sara illustrate
The sermon argues that true marriage must follow God's will and be ordered by divine law. It warns that modern motives and divorce erode family life and national well being, noting only one valid ground for divorce per scripture and urging believers to avoid unequally yoked unions. The Tobias and Sara romance is offered as a model of loyalty to divine law and its blessing.
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Tobias
Sara
Tobit of Nineveh Longs For Help In Exile Tale
In ancient Nineveh Tobit, blinded and poor, laments his fate and fears leaving his son Tobias with his ailing wife Anna. Anna toils to provide, while Tobit clings to faith and hope led by memories of Abraham and the looming burden of care in a harsh city. A sudden moment of joy breaks the gloom as Tobit cries out for Tobias.
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Nineveh
Tobit
Media
Anna
Tobias
Abraham
Heaven and
Earth
Need of Religion urges strong leaders across faiths
Former President Roosevelt argues for moral leadership beyond narrow sects. He says great cities demand leaders with marked personality who can combine tenderness with force to combat evils born from crowding and wealth poverty. He notes service in ministry across Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faiths.
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Roosevelt
The Source of Spiritual Power by Rev J D Robertson
The sympathy opening penitent tears, burning love, patient belief, and tireless effort to seek the lost are found in Jesus as the supreme revelation of gift and grace. Rev J D Robertson notes Jesus embodies power and grace facing opposition with unwavering courage.
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Jesus
J. D. Robertson
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Fred Gilbert Blakeslee
J. B. Lippincott Co
M. Beaupre
Chasseurs
Salle D’armes
Roger Rouleau
Salle D'Armes
Pierre
M. Rouleau
Edson
Assyria
Shalmaneser
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