Training of United States Cavalry Cadets Highlighted
The article explains three types of subsidiary military schools supporting the nation’s armed forces. State schools like the Virginia Military Institute, land-d Grant colleges, and private military schools supply drill, discipline, and tactical instruction. Horsemanship and cavalry skills are emphasized for youth.
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United States Cavalry
United States
National Military Academy
Army
Navy
Virginia Military Institute
West Point
Confederacy
United States Army
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
National Academy
Cement House of Frank Hoag A Belfast Landmark
In Belfast Maine Frank Hoag built a unique cement house on a solid ledge foundation. He constructed the exterior with wire lashings and cement layers to resemble slate roofing and shingle gables. The building is praised for its watertightness and low repairs, with costs similar to traditional wood construction.
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Alaine
Belfast
Frank Hoag
Youngest Little Father Caring For Baby Stirs Flat Dweller
A cleaning woman explains she left a two and a half year old to care for a six month old. The flat dweller comments on the boy acting as a father and wonders at his responsibility and safety during the fire drill.
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Chicago
Combined balloon aeroplane trials at Issy les Moulineaux
A series of tests at the Issy les Moulineaux aviation center mark a new feature, the dirigible hybrid with a gas bag. The illustration shows M Cesar's tandem biplane with a cigar shaped envelope powered by a 50 horsepower Priasi and Bertahud motor.
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Issy-les- Moulineaux
Aviation Center
Francé
M. Cesar
Priasi
Bertahud
London Sphere
Tramp Pleads for Help As City Beggar Scene Unfolds
A poor man, unkempt and hungry, asks a passing stranger for a dime to eat. The brief exchange reveals hardship as the tramp recounts sleeping under a wharf and selling clothes to survive. The scene ends with the passerby moving on, reflecting social contrasts.
Virginia Blue Laws Outlined for Cavaliers 1663
The 1663 Virginia statutes impose tobacco fines for baptizing by non Anglican ministers and for stealing hogs, with harsher penalties for slander and Quaker enticement. Laws require marriage by English law ministers and Sunday worship, with pillory stocks and whipping posts in counties and heavy tobacco penalties for noncompliance.
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Virginia
Southland
Fact Versus Theory in Suburban School
A Cleveland suburb classroom faced a math prank as Johnny Smith answered a teacher’s arithmetic question about coal pricing with a wrong but common method. The exchange illustrates a cautious lesson on whether practical reasoning trumps formal calculation.
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Cleveland
George S. Wells
Pittsburg
Shoreham
Johnny Smith
Johnny
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advert Says Remedy Strong
Willis Michigan resident Ralph Rust testifies Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood and expels humors from winter exposure. He claims spring use and multiple years of taking the remedy with good results. The ad promotes liquid form and tablets named Sarsatabs as unique and superior.
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Ralph Rust
Willis
Mich
His Good Work By Royal Decree At Prison
The prison director, honored with a royal order after decades of service, gathers all prisoners to praise collective effort. He notes the inmate population rose from 400 to 700 since he took office, attributing the gain to joint effort and shared pride.
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London
How He Remembered
A brief dialogue recalls a childhood memory when one man refused another’s fishing plan. The speaker notes the last fishing trip was three weeks ago yesterday and insists it was the day Dickey was bathed in a tub, a remembered scene amid casual banter.
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Dickey
Record sale of Yerkes paintings sets price records in New York
Public auction of the Yerkes collection in New York broke U.S. records with Turner Rockets and Blue Lights selling for $129,000 and Frans Hals Portrait of a Lady at $137,000. The two day sale totaled over $1.5 million.
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Yerkes
New York
Frans Hals
Arranging It Excerpt From Courier Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a speaker musing about cataloging personal belongings during a summer clothes trip. The lines mention poker chips racing form sheets and a plan to use the data for a lecture.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
No Need of Haste in Truth and Lie Exchange
A philosophical quip contrasts Truth and Lie as they linger. Truth asks why hurry, claiming the eternal years belong to the poet, while a fugitive Lie remains elusive and uncaught.
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Truth
Italy Implements Graduated Income Tax and Property Levy
Italy introduces a graduated income tax along with a direct tax on land and houses. Exempts smaller incomes. Finance minister estimates income tax at about 49.6 million dollars and land tax at 36.9 million dollars for the year.
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Italy
Minister of Finance
England and baseball foothold debated by cricket observer
A Pittsburgh Post correspondent recalls a cricket view of English baseball interest. The quote notes English players serve tea between innings and that the game is played there to a lesser extent than cricket.
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England
Pittsburg
Voices from Beyond Irony On Conscience In The Underworld
A quip exchanges between a new arrival and Pluto as the visitor asks where lost souls with guilt are kept. Pluto replies with irony that anyone with a conscience would avoid such a place.
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Pluto
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