Notable historical figures and astronomical notes
The entry lists birth and death years for Thomas Becket Andrew Johnson William Gladstone and Espartero plus an astronomical note. It records sun set and rise times moon phases and positions in Pisces and Sagittarius with a moon Saturn conjunction tonight in eastern time.
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Thomas A Becket
Andrew Johnson
William Ewart Gladstone
Joachim Balvinero Espartero
Pisces
Sagittarius
Instant omebody Promotes Freckle Removing Kiss
Report notes rising demand for freckles recipes and claims from Instant omebody that kissing removes freckles. The fragment hints at advertising gimmick and consumer interest without verifiable details.
Jags Not Coming On By Glassful Worldwide Mood Note
A quip notes that even the Kaiser may find comfort in realizing there are hard realities that cannot be solved by drinking more. The line suggests global awareness of limits to comfort during wartime convalescence.
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Lane
Aristotle
Bacon
Confucius
Daewth
Ezra
Lrankiin
Goethe
Homer
Isaiah
Justinian
Kant
Luther
Mohammed
Newton
Qssinn
Flato
Quintillian
Rousseau
Shakespeare
Tasso
Ubland
Virci
Washington
Xavier
Young
Zoroaster
London Globe
Holland’s Guerrilla Style Tactic in Venezuela
Report notes Holland’s method of pressuring Venezuela involved a guerrilla approach with a sharp opening blow using a targeted word framed as a blow to the regime. The tactic emphasizes rapid strike and sustained pressure as a strategic tool in diplomacy or conflict.
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Holland
Venezuela
Advertising in newspapers boosts church attendance and outreach
The article notes a minister who doubled church attendance by display advertising in papers and argues that advertising can reach the busy world. It suggests churches may profit by using media while acknowledging the historic caution that Satan should not monopolize effective communication.
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Wesley
A Double Barred Torpedo For Naval Use
A U S navy officer invents a double acting torpedo that makes two holes in a ship and fires a timed shell inside. The design aims to breach armor and cause internal explosion while a standard shell may fail to sink a warship. The piece notes the danger of rival powers obtaining similar devices.
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United States
GOSSIP OF CAPITAL CONVENING OF LEGISLATURE
Indiana lawmakers gather for biennial session in Indianapolis with focus on county local option law politics Governor Hanly retires January 11 to be succeeded by Thomas R. Marshall Democrats plan to back ward and township units while Republicans resist changes Senate and House power dynamics shape fight over local option law Contests and senatorial race loom as party strategies unfold.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Claude Matthews
Frank J. Hall
Rushville
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus
Marshall
House of Representatives
Fred A. Sims
Supreme Court
Sims
Senate
Miller
House
United States
Jackson
Democratic State Committee
Ihs
Albert Lieber
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Brewery
Lieber
Per
Jas
Watson
Edgar Poehling
Peru
Repubican
Committee On Public Morals
Kling
Repubicans
Burt New
North Vernon
Supreme and Appellate Courts
State Committee
New
United States Senate
John W. Kern
B. F. Shively
Edward G. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Steve Fleming
Hoffman
Ert Sleck
Stack
Indianapolis Merchants’ Association
Robert G. Tucker
A Patron of Art and a Ticket Worth
The exchange frames art appreciation against ticket value. The optimist notes reading praise helps justify cost while the pessimist jokes that chasing trouble may end it. The dialogue ends with a fragment referencing a Catholic Standard.
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Mr. Cumforx
Washington Star
Bere
Avera
Counterfeiting Guilty in Foley’s Honey and Tar Case
Court records reveal a guilty verdict in a counterfeiting case linked to a money misrepresentation scandal. The report names defendant O. D. Kncofel and references Foley’s Honey and Tar as the unrelated remedy cited in the defendant’s defense.
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Foley
Ares
D. Kncofel
A Nautical Hamlet by S Steward and Cook
A fragment from Century Magazine presents a pirate tale style dialogue aboard a ship. The steward and cook exchange grim musings about despair and death while debating whether suicide would mean true death if not.
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Century Magazine
No. Frail is a Fading Word in Modern Youth
A dialogue from Catholic Standards and Times mocks the idea of frailty in young women as Miss Laskie and Nat debate modern female physiques. A separate note from the Chicago Pest jokes about a Christmas gift priced at 25 cents but costing time money and torn clothes, reflecting humorous holiday writing.
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Pastangon
Nat
Miss Laskie
Chicago Pest
Grove's Laxative Bromide Quinlee Tablets Ad
Old advertisement notes refund money if it fails to cure. Signature of E W GROVE appears on each box. Price listed as 25c.
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E. W. Grove
Young Woman Seeks Job At Big Store Inquire About Pay
A hopeful applicant visits a large store seeking work. She displays confidence and keen trade potential while negotiating wages. The manager offers six dollars a week due to inexperience. She agrees if no better offer exists, then asks softly if seven dollars could allow occasional laundry, eyeing him with demure lashes.
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St. Louis Republic
Ustarrh Cure Claim in Constitutional Treatment
A historic note touts catarrh as a constitutional disease best treated internally. Dated promotion from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claims Dalil’s Catarrh Cure cures blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any failure, with endorsements from druggists and a local hall advertisement.
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Dali
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Books and Authors at Christmas Amid Outdoor Themes
The piece reviews Henry van Dyke's Out of Doors in the Promised Land and Egypt and Its Monuments by Hichens and Guerin. It praises outdoor settings in biblical scenes, notes The Garden of Allah by Wicken and other holiday books by Whitcomb Riley and Ethel Betts, and highlights Woodrow's The Liver Butterfly and a note on John Burroughs. It also cites an Olympic-era novel An Olympic Victory by Mr. Connolly.
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Tlenry van Dyke
Christ
Dim Ou Grotto
Bethlehem
Egypt
Jerusalem
Temple
Jordan
Mount
Palestine
Judea
Joseph
Jesus
Robert Hichens
Jules Guerin
Hichens
Mr. Guerin
Nile
Nowsadays
Alexander
Garden of Allah
Hehens
Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Howard Chandler Christy
Christy-Riley
Riley-Betts
Mias Ethel Franklin Betts
Wilson Woodrow
Prisses
New York
Young Men's Catholic Association
Boston
Connolly
Roosevelt
Japan
Admiral Evans
Hampton Roads
Mr. Connolly
Loues
Mr. Connally
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
Purported remedy used in the New York Children’s Home claims to cure feverishness stomach teething disorders and regulate bowels with claim of over 10000 testimonials. Advertises at druggists with a listed address and several misprinted names.
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Mother Gray
New York
Semple Fane
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Gsing
Joe Frinnee
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Ema
Pearl Street
Paes Tarsunne Company Publishers
Jasper Packard
New Albany
Ind
Advancce
Evening Tribune
Official City Paper
John Milton
Lawmakers of
Indiana
Much
Jones
Mean Man
Katherine
Henry
Detroit Tribune
Bys
Dias
Ldo
Hall
Mustraticg
Pepuaier Chareecters
Riley Tars
John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
James Whitcomb Riley
Purdy
James B. Connally
Jan Burroughs
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Castoria
Cemuiine
Lear
Gants
the Tribune
the Tribune Company Printers Publishers Binders
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Parker
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Geo. S. Graf
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Albany
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