Naval academy at Annapolis dedicates new chapel and campus group
May 24 marks the practical completion of a grand Naval Academy complex at Annapolis. Architect Ernest Flagg designed the three group campus surrounding the Severn river with Bancroft Hall housing 1,500 midshipmen and a 2,000-seat mess hall. The 210-foot dome chapel with a crypt for John Paul Jones and a 2,000‑pipe organ stands as a memorial to fallen heroes. Budgeted costs exceed 10 million for site shelter and equipment.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Accademy
Apnapolis
Dnele
Annagpolis
New York
Ernest Flagg
Severn
Academy
Bancroft Hall
Midshipmen's
John Paul Jones
David Porter
Academy At
United States
Gems of religious thought from diverse denominations
A compilation of brief religious aphorisms and reflections by pastors and scholars from different faiths including Episcopalian Rev Guy Jamieson Methodist Rev H Morrison Evangelist Rev William Biederwolf Congregationalist Rev Newell Hillis Unitarian Rev Leon Harvey Roman Catholic Rev C F Thomas Hebrew Rev Joseph Stoby and Rabbi Stephen S Wise. The pieces cover faith practice worship free thought formation of good habits the press as a people's university and the nature of God and natural law.
Dame Lady's Appeal Recalls Medical Remedies
A fragmented item references a Dame Lady's appeal and mentions remedies and sufferers. The readable text signals medical or charitable context, with scattered terms like rheumation and Gaixasica, suggesting a historical health notice or appeal for aid.
Secret nostrums and reliable pills praised by physicians
An early medical column extols non secret medicines with known composition and criticizes secret nostrums. It cites physicians praising ingredients used in remedies and recommends Pierce's Pellet as sugar coated, easy to take and good for digestion and vigor.
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Gealexa
Pierce
Modistic Fancies in Green and Black Fashion
The article describes fashionable dress harmonies in Paris using green and black. A jade colored cloth skirt paired with a black silk jacket, jade piping on waist and sleeves, and various combinations of black and green produce pretty effects. A simple foulard or pongee frock features a skirt arranged to.
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Paris
New Kitchen Apron Pattern Offered in Four Sizes
A pattern of this useful kitchen apron is cut in four sizes from 432 to 42 inches bust. Send 10 cents to this office with number 87 to obtain it by mail. The design features a round treble box plaited hem with lace trim, full sleeves, and a lace vest atop a high yoke. Judic Chollet notes the apron helps economize laundry and protect the dress during household work.
The Change of a Comma Charm
In a witty exchange from the Chicago Tribune Mrs. Meeker mocks her husband by shifting the comma in his line. Mr. Meeker concedes, and the pair turn syntax into a comic moment about foolish obedience.
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Mr. Meeker
Mrs. Meeker
Chicago Tribune
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets Sell On Selected Dates
Homeseekers tickets will be sold on May 5 and 19 for a Monon route excursion visiting Arizona Arkansas Mexico Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Michigan Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Utah Wisconsin Wyoming. Call at Monon passenger station for information.
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Monon
Arizona
Arkansas
Mexico
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Idaho
Indian Territory
Kansas
Michigan
Montana
Nebraske
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oregon
Utah
Smite and wit from Burcan on life and judgment
Grit and industry spark outcomes as Burcan mocks envy and self delusion. He notes bread makers ignore judges, second sight profits, fool self awareness, and the line between self interest and incompetence. Insanity hides well in some, while every act reveals judgment.
The Summer Visitation And The Mosquito Specter
A satirical piece casts the mosquito as a persistent visitor led by a storied figure of exploration. It lampoons the insect’s omnipresence and cheeky methods, noting its precise timing, substitutes, and cunning in social spaces from lovers to swimming holes. The language mocks human vulnerability to a ubiquitous pest.
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Christopher Columbus
The Fount of Youth and Washington Workers
An aging workforce in Washington consists of forty-one public employees who serve the nation for over fifty years, arriving with dinner pails and returning glowing with duty. The piece extols honest work over fads, suggests Uncle Samuel as the secret to vitality, and notes the value of diligence over fancy pursuits. It also includes brief quips about familiarity, work, and novelty such as digging wells and the flying machine.
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Washington
Samuel
Tennyson
Offbeat Campaign Quip Sparks Family Vote Debate
A humorous exchange questions a physician candidate with praise and a jab about a kiss to a baby. The dialogue hints at family loyalty influencing election sentiment, exposing light political scrutiny and candid remarks from supporters and opponents.
Desert justice tale from Tombstone gunslinger case
A Baltimore American reprint recalls Marcus A. Smith describing Tombstone Arizona in 1880. He notes blue eyed killers and one swift act of violence by Harry Leslie who shot an intended killer then calmly returned to a drink while his trial ended swiftly with an acquittal.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Marcus A. Smith
Congress
Belere
Pennsylvania Avenue
Harry Leslie
Leslie
Baltimore American
Too Big For the Booth at Broadway Diner
A young woman wore a large white straw hat with red wing trim and bumped into a telephone booth. She squeezed through the doorway with the hat stuck, then tilted it aside and entered, returning to laughter as the door wouldn’t shut with the hat inside.
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Walter
New York Press
Fought Under Six Flags Passes at Budapest
General Stephen Torr has died in Budapest. A veteran revolutionary and soldier, he served in the Austrian army, with the Hungarian revolutionary government, and with Garibaldi. He fought in Omar Pasha's Crimea campaign and held a British transport commission before being banished from Austria after a death sentence for desertion. He later settled in Paris.
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Budapest
Stephen Torr
Garibaldi
Omar Pasha
Russia
British Transport Service
Paris
Memphis on the Nile to be excavated by Petrie team
The ancient capital Memphis lies buried under Mitrahineh fields awaiting excavation funded at about 15,000 dollars yearly for fifteen years. The project, led by Professor Petrie of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, aims to uncover the temple sites and ancient art and civilization.
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Memphis
Nile
The
Mitrahineh
Petrie
British School of Archaeology
Egypt
Lazy Boy Invents Long Handled Shovel That Profits $300000
Seventeen year old Reuben Davis from Vermont swapped a short handle for a long one after backache from digging dirt. His father thrashes him at first, but soon approves after trying the shovel. The device is patented and produced in large quantities, transforming the boy’s life.
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Reuben Davis
Vermont
Reuben
The Desirable Doorway To A Colonial Style Room
A guide to creating a cool dainty girls room using cretonne drapes and chintz. It suggests window plaits with cretonne, a table top covering, crystal candlesticks, matching china, and mantel or shelf decor to evoke a colonial yet art nouveau look.
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S Hong
The Service Plate Tradition in Formal Dining
The piece explains service plates used between courses at luncheons and dinners. After finishing a course, the plate is removed and replaced with an empty one by the butler or maid, then the next course arrives on a new plate. Service plates remain on the table with napkins folded atop, and are usually medium or large in size, preferably the latter.
Traveler in Tennessee Mountains Hidden by Bed Comfort
In Tennessee mountains a traveler is found by a cottage fireside bed. The paterfamilias questions his daughter Mandy about the guest. She confirms the guest is present and says she is not responsible for him, while the old man growls and the scene ends with the traveler still in the room.
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Tennessee
Mandy
Tna
Mogaxite
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