Brave act wins promotion for Newport naval Marine
Private Frederick H Mills of the U S Marine Corps stood at a front magazine post during the Newport R I explosion on Saturday January 26. He stayed oriented to his duty though wounded and fire alarms were to be sent. His meritorious conduct earned him a major general commandant’s commendation a sergeants warrant and a rapid promotion to sergeant. Mills enlisted at Portland Oregon last June and is a native of Minneapolis son of Mrs Alice E Mills Hunters Washington.
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Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. L
United States
Frederick H. Mills
Mills
Soldiers of the Sea
Portland
Ore
Alice E. Mills
Hunters, Wash
Marines
Minneapolis
Paper Horseshoe Proposed as Steel Alternative
An European inventor suggests a parchment paper horseshoe built up with turpentine shellac and litharge treated linseed oil, pressed to shape, with nail holes stamped. Adhesive rubber bisulfide solution could secure it, though surface slipperiness and ground grip are concerns noted by Scientific American.
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Scientific American
Brawn Recognized Brain Phrase Boosts Worker Term
The London Globe quotes Arthur Henderson urging the labor party to interpret worker in its widest sense to include brain workers and clerical and professional staff. It notes decades of excluding educated workers and mentions educated women adopting the label women workers for professional labor.
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Arthur Henderson
Labor Party
London Globe
Prohibition Amendment Question Amid Washington Sightseeing
In a Richmond Times Dispatch note a little girl reading papers and visiting the capital asks a snickering conductor if the car passes the prohibition amendment, highlighting a curious public moment with a poor but honest worker.
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Washington
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Fitting the Crime
A reader questions proper punishment for a packing business accused of wrongdoing. The exchange suggests public demand for strong penalties and reflects a tense view of crime and punishment.
Family Objections Dialogue Reveal Family Relations
In a brief dialogue, Dorothy explains her relations to Harry and lists her relatives including mamma and papa brother Jack and all her cousins and aunts highlighting family ties.
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Belle
Harry
Dorothy
Mamma
Papa
Brother Jack
Not to Be Misunderstood Little One's Command of Language
Donald James the youngest in the family learns to talk by repeating heard phrases. At dinner with a business guest he grabs the sugar bowl and, sharply shouting No No Sugar high Wartimes Doc can't have more sugar See now, embarrasses his parents.
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Donald James
Donald
Connie Jim
Indianapolis News
Early postal rates high in 1834 and 1851 compare
A subscriber notes a 1834 rate for New York to western settlements at 19% or 371 cents, using sixpences and New York shillings, no stamps, handwritten postage, and a multifold envelope method with sealing wax. The Outlook adds context on travel by stage and lack of railways.
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New York City
New York State
Women, Men, and Voting in a Florida Town
Agnes Repplier argues in the Atlantic that women voters are unfairly vilified and that a Florida town electing a woman mayor challenges stereotypes. She notes past claims about women voters and cautions against assuming moral superiority or inferiority in any sex.
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Florida
Aldeburgh
England
Chicago
Hell
Tertullian
Rabindranath Tagore
Agnes Repplier
The
Atlantic
Waste tracing cloth aids surgical supply production
Popular Mechanics notes discarded tracing cloth from drafting rooms can be repurposed for surgical supplies. The American Red Cross urges collecting and using it where possible after washing off the transparent coating and sterilizing the fabric.
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Popular Mechanicel Magazine
American Red Cross
Mystery of Twelve Candles at Manchester Cathedral
A reader notes a singular Christmas Eve custom at Manchester Cathedral lighting twelve candles and burning one each night toward Christmas. The quip questions whether fuel administrators are aware of the practice.
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Manchester
Gotham
Scott
Government to Seize Button Stocks for Wartime Needs
Wartime reports indicate the government may take over most suitable button stocks in the country to outfit military clothing. Button makers struggle with output while Britain also faces shortages and imports from the United States. The government inventories metal horn and vegetable ivory buttons and may buy at good prices to ease manufacturer burdens.
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England
United States
Cat on Muffler Halts Auto In Somerville
Charles Faust of Somerville Massachusetts reports a curious incident when his car’s exhaust area became a feline perch. A black cat wedged on the muffler produced protesting sounds until a check revealed the cat enjoying warmth and later curling beside the driver.
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Cat
Charles Faust
Somerville
Mass
Mr. Faust
Misread Bundle Sparks Suspicions at Sea
A captain questions a private about a package that arrived. The private notes the bundle contained six sweaters four pairs of socks and two shirts. He suspects the shirts were sent by his wife since they have no buttons.
Tax Return Chip on Friendship Credited to Loan Oddity
A witty exchange notes that the speaker realized he could not lend to an old friend after starting to fill his income tax return blank. The line frames financial restraint as the moment of changed generosity.
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