SMALL WARS MAKE BIG POEMS IN KIPLING VERSE
The essay argues great poetry arises from small wars and imperial campaigns. It cites the Iliad, Chevy Chase, Kipling, and Britain’s campaigns against the Dervishes and Afridis, noting Kipling’s solemn tone and missed exhortation.
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Chevy Chase
Kipting
Britain
Kipling
Cure for Severe Itching Pimples by Cuticura Soap
In Reading Pennsylvania in 1914 Frank Roy describes a four year battle with relentless itching and eruptions. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly for weeks his skin fully cleared and healed. The ad promotes Cuticura products and a Skin Book from Boston.
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Moss St
Reading
Frank Roy
Postecard
Cuticura
Dept. i. Boston
Adv
Right Time Story Of An Absent Schoolboy Medalist
A school board member recalls a pupil who attended a single school for eleven years without a lapse. He earned eleven medals, and when the eleventh was awarded his mother revealed he often had measles or whooping cough during holidays, yet kept a perfect attendance record.
Strong Man's Weakness and a Penitentiary Encounter
Franklin H. Lane recalls an elderly visitor at a western state penitentiary who, upon learning an inmate stole a piano, remarks that the man acted in a moment of weakness. The inmate admits the theft and quips I did it in a moment of weakness. The visitor imagines if strength were real he might have stolen the whole house.
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Franklin H. Lane
Interior
Heavy Weather Impacts Trade and Labor
The article notes that ongoing frost or snow in England could idle up to a million workers. It also reports Cuba's 1910 trade, with imports valued at 143,526,869 dollars and exports at 165,125,069 dollars.
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England
Cuba
Save the Babies and Castoria Under Scrutiny
The text warns against mortal dangers to children and warns of Castoria’s supposed effects. It discusses mortality rates, recalls a 100 year old advert, and suggests Castoria as a remedy. The tone mirrors a cautionary public notice about infant health.
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Castoria
Proud Private Lange Receives First Order of Leopolt
Private Lange of the Twelfth regiment of the Telgien army is honored by King Albert with the First Order of Leopolt for a fearless act at Horetal. He captured the flag of the Ninetieth German Infantry, killing a colonel and fourteen others in the encounter.
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Lange
Telgien
Albert
Leopolt
Horetal
Domestic Frictions Over Buckwheat Cakes And Flossie
Mrs Lee recalls a domestic upheaval as Hilda leaves for a month. Tom Harvey relies on sister Flossie for childcare and cooking, prompting masqueraded mischief and a testy clash over household duties and meals. The story centers on family howls and playful schemes within a busy home.
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Helen
Mra Harvey
Hilda
Tom
Dot
Autton
Tom Harvey
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