Quotations on fortune, heroes, and world affairs
A medley of opinions and anecdotes touching Admiral Dewey and pensions for Manila Bay veterans, Rockefeller and Denison University gifts, and a humane tale of Strike-the-Kettle. It also notes a Swiss arbitration award against Portugal for Delagoa Bay damages and a machine-like division system in Washington.
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Dewey
House Pensions Committee
Manila Bay
Charles V. Gridley
Olympia
Henry E. Nichols
Monadnock
Arbitration Tribunal of
Finglish
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
South Africa
The Cherokee as Self-Governing People in History
Wade Mountfortt argues in Ainslee's Magazine that the Cherokee represent a high type among Indigenous peoples with a written language and notable educational progress. He describes the Cherokee strip of five million acres, land ownership in common, and the federal allotment system that limits individual title while preserving tribal funds and quasi ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Mountfortt
Ainslee
Great
Southwest
Department of the Interior
Lloyd's System
United States
Eac
Wise Words Worth Sharing From Literature
A collage of aphorisms and quotes from Thackeray Longinus Bulwer Eliot Pythagoras Chapin Horace Garfield Mitchell Dickens Senn Ruskin Beadle and Virt. The collection highlights humor ambition energy truth and character. The text invites reflection on effort perception and learning from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Longinus
Bulwer
George Eliot
Mitchell
Dickens
J. P. Senn
Ruskin
Beadle
V. Wirt
The Surgical Ant in Brazilian Wound Care
A St Louis Post-Dispatch item explains how Brazilians use a small ant called the surgical ant to seal wounds. The ant’s two head nippers grip the edges, then the body is jerked free, leaving the nippers embedded to close the laceration. The process repeats until the wound is neatly closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctora
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
German War Dogs Trained For Battlefield Search Roles
German military authorities have trained dogs for modern warfare. The Eighth German Army Corps operates several splendid animals to aid relief parties by locating wounded soldiers in battle. Other commands also possess packs of war dogs trained to assist ambulance work.
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Eighth
Sommanda
Mizpeh Betrothal Under Moonlit Farewell
Adina and Namarah confess love as they pledge future union and plan to send news via a bird after battle. He fears death in defense of Jephthah's army. she urges faith and vows to tell her father after victory. They share a quiet kiss and entrust a dove to carry tidings back.
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Namarah
Adina
Jephthah
Acre
Hersel
Namerah
Israel
Namarah Receives News of Jephthah’s Victory
Na marah waits on the roof for tidings as her father Jephthah fights and wins. A dove carries a message promising her marriage to the victorious general. Namarah dons rich white robes for the return, stepping forth as a conqueror’s daughter and bride.
Adina’s Love Letter Inspires Namarsh in Secret Union
The maiden Namarsh reads a message from Adina asserting mutual love and a blessing from her father. Her heart overflows with joy as visions of meeting, marriage, and happiness flood her, imagining foreseen acceptance and a shared future.
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Adina
Namarsh
To Keep Glasses On From Rosin Trial
Mr. Burton explains a humorous experiment to keep spectacles from slipping. He notes his past issues with gravity and failed bridge sizes and nose pieces, then tests powdered rosin supplied by a violinist friend. He reports the rosin works, glasses stay in place during use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Burton
Richmond Times
Women as druggists debated in idle chat
Mrs Grumpps argues there are thousands of jobs for which men and women are suited including druggists, while Mr Grumpps critiques her cottage pudding recipe. A Paris club forms boasting members will not shake hands unless gloves are worn.
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Grumpp
New York Weekly
Paris
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Denison University
Mr. Rockefeller
West
Mr. West
Quincy
Mich
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Presbytery
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Strike-the-Kettle
Dakota Prairies
Standing Rock
Winona
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Delaware
Tranty
Garfield
Jephthah’s
Mizpeh
Chapter
Gentleness
South Clark Street
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Cicero
Ill
Austin
Telephone Main
J.dunfee & CO
Franklin ST
Corner
Ts N. Oak Park Ave
Austin and Oak Park
Malan
F. A. Hill
Chamber of Commerce
R. N. F. Hiller’s
North Park Avenue
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North Park Ave
Frank Bratt
the Anderson
Pourter House
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