Old drummer West’s Civil War tales and drumline memory
The piece recounts Sanford West a veteran drummer whose service spanned Civil War campaigns from Polk to Lincoln era. It notes injuries including a head wound from a mule and 28 skull pieces removed. It traces his life from New England roots to Nebraska and the Pacific coast with family lineage and wartime drumming at public meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Rockwood
Nocy
Sanford
Lincoln
Arad
Hlinals
Thirteenth Bunds Infantry
West
Vicksburg
Nols
Nebraska
Lo Ulu
Pacific
Tala
Lafayette Fowler
Hington Fife
Meradie
Atty
Strategic Point in War Visited by Pacific Island Locale
In the harbor area the naval reservation sits on level land with a dock and warehouses. A promontory overlooks the bay entrance where the governor’s residence stands. Nearby Pagapnga village is described as the island’s most important native settlement amid coconut groves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walla
Ann
Naval Reservation
Lee
Daland
Hinki
Pagapnga
Tho’ Island
Well Planned Roomy Cottage With Narrow Footprint
A well designed thirty feet deep cottage twenty two feet wide offers spacious rooms with no wasted space. The first floor includes hall living and dining rooms and kitchen with a butler’s pantry. the second floor has three chambers a bath and closet space. Build cost exclusive of heating and plumbing is 2100 dollars, with plans and specifications design No. A8 available for fifteen dollars from GLIN N Saxton.
Kaiser 18 Money Maker Ad Uses His Name
Article notes Kaiser Wilhelm II and Prince Max von Furstenberg tied to a beer ad claiming the Kaiser drinks the beer. It states the Kaiser no longer drinks alcohol but profits from beer sold at a hotel brewed by Furstenberg. The piece casts doubt on truthfulness of the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Max von von Furstenberg
Th&e
Kaiser
von Furstenberg
Max von Forstenberg
Frail Girl Takes Up New Mexican Homestead Claim
A 22 year old Indianapolis woman, weighing under 100 pounds, plans a solitary homestead six miles from the nearest town in New Mexico. She left a hospital, visited her sister Knowles, and will live fourteen months on a 160 acre claim in the plains with help from her brother in law to prove up the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy
Togey
Indianapolis
New Mexico
Knowles
NooMoc
Cotton production in Asia rises with long fiber gains
Consuls report growing cotton output across Asiatic countries with Adana and Asia Minor set to yield thousands of bales many from American seed. India and Brith area show substantial fiber development while Mediterranean trade records note a large vessel launched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Adana
Asia Minor
Consil
Nathan
Haldeman
Weigbay
Brith
India
Beare
Advertisers Tout German Mayor System and London Hotel Success
The piece contrasts Magdeburg’s mayoral pay and businesslike governance with a London Strand hotel that reports no tip policy and full occupancy. It notes German views on municipal efficiency and cites Dr. Lentz’s career path, while praising the hotel’s no-tipping rule and advertising-driven success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdeburg
Germany
Sidwords
Lentz
Eighty-Year-Old Enrols In OSU Courses To Learn Before Death
An eighty-year-old widow Mia Winship returned from Michigan summer school and enrolled in psychology at Ohio State University. She states she will take AD optional courses and refuses to stay inert at home awaiting death, urging others not to dismiss continued learning. The piece notes her enthusiasm and age as she pursues education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State, University
Mia
A.D. Wiiship
Michigan
Ferdinand accused of arming raiders in Macedonia
The article reports charges that Ferdinand’s government arms or shields raiders in Macedonia to justify his rule, with newspapers backing the claims and public discontent rising. It notes Ferdinand’s popularity problems, expenditures in Paris and Vienna, and the prospect of a Turkish war if interference continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trevboot
Macedonia
Nand
Comitadjis
Ferdinand
Turkey
Thef
Paris
Vienna
Europe
Fish from London sent to Australia to fight malaria
Millions of Girardinus poeciloides fish are shipped from London to Western Australia for Perth to combat malaria by feeding on mosquito larvae and other small aquatic life. The fish tolerate plant matter and bread bits in captivity and are stored in kerosene tins with sawdust. Some South American Indians are noted for powerful swimming and a double overarm stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Imit- Nong
Australia
Girardinus
Poeciloides de Filippi
Barbados
British Colonial Office
Perth
South America
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Triumphs in Health Recap
A reader letter from Mrs. George May of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health after a vanished condition. She endorses the remedy and praises its benefits for her wellbeing and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.‘Pinkham
J. Bar
Pinkham
Sham
Lydia E. Pinkhan
George May
Paterson, NJ
Hares
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Lydia
Silkville Sold After Decades of Litigation In Kansas
The De Boissiere Silkville site in Franklin County Kansas known for a silk factory and orphan school saga was sold for 130000 The case bounced through courts for sixteen years ending with the Kansas Supreme Court awarding the property to Troutman Unpeeled and a later purchase by James Proutman of Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin, County
Kan
de Boissiere
M.de Boissiere
France
Franklin County
Ottawa
Ottawa, Which Fraied Enitie
Silkville
de -Boissiere
Kansas
de Bolssiere
Sears
Grand Lodge
Supreme Court ‘of Kansas
Troutman
Hardwood Mantel Adds Harmony to Decor
A fragment describes a mantel and woodwork as matching harmony with decorations, noting their beauty and seamless fit with surrounding furnishings. The text emphasizes a refined, finished look and the idea that the woodwork completes the decorative scheme.
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Arith Likin
Atlantic
Cicy
Sanford GW
Hedy
Alitie
Opeseye
Bleeanaruni
Ipagopaqo
Waval
Pacife
Glenn L. Saxton
Minneapolis, Minn
Saxton
A. Paorodnarn
Hitchen
Ifgato
Ding
Worag
Bath
Chateee
Tai
Asia
Strand
Akent
Balls
Ate “Aseviba
Giar Ferdinand
Czarte
Dr. Pierce
Brody
Mrs. Eck
Hayes Sayes
Mof Wastindar Hin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Recentmarrie
Ufe
Theolore Roosevelt
Baltimore
Frederick
Bopham
L Ives
Druggtate
Mal Wereralians FG. CO
Prope, Dowland
Jold
Mains “Drug Store
Ryan Farmers’ & Planters’ CO
Clarke Asphalt Roofing & Paint CO
Baltimore,Md
Jenna
Tonawanda, N
Pella Jn
William
Saxon
Equitable Building
Wid
Thomas
Phimbing
Jane Az
West Patrick Atreate
Septa
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