Madame Jusserand Aided by American Wives Insight In Washington Embassy
The French Ambassador M Jusserand earned his posting largely due to his American wife Madame Jusserand born in the United States. She guided the embassy home design and furnishings with knowledge of American life, while the couple’s close ties and sociable nature helped advance Franco American relations.
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Washington
Madame Jusserand
M. Jusserand
France
Land of the Stars and Stripes
Mr. Richards
Paris
Seine
Copenhagen
Denmark
St. Louis Exposition
Massachusetts
America
National
Arrears and Advances in Insurance Schemes Exposed
The article analyzes the weekly practice of arrears and advances in the insurance field, detailing how agents borrow from companies at high rates to meet weekly payments beyond the grace period. It notes the perils of cancellations, inducements to maintain loans, and the broader graft within the industry. It also touches Madame Jusserand and the French Embassy, but centers on the systemic fraud and its longevity.
Animals That Never Drink Water
A passage notes various species that reportedly never drink water. It cites the Mamas of the Andes and gazelles of the Far East as examples and claims wild rabbits receive moisture only from the green herb they eat.
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Andes
Far East
Ten Cats and the Duty of Guarding the Rate
A fragment notes ten cats with the duty to keep the and rate, featuring unclear references and an incomplete phrase about a cats axe and sok tat.
Southwest's Small Farms and a Self-Ministered Success
William Smythe depicts the Sacramento Valley in California as a region of large private estates from a thousand to one hundred thousand acres. He notes scarce rainfall May to November, irrigation underutilized, and grain plus deciduous fruits thriving with natural conditions. He foresees a bright future for the southwestern corner of America, once peopled as richly as its ancient ruins.
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Sacramento Valley
California
America
Wanderer Returns to Old Farm Roots and New Wealth
Edward Jameson recounts leaving town twenty years ago with one dollar and now returning to find a mix of pride and change. The article contrasts struggling big farms with a one acre irrigated plot in Orland, California that yields substantial income and savings, including a list of crops and trees. The piece notes a regional shift to small farms across the Southwest and California, highlighting irrigation and enterprise as key factors. Jameson ends with his purse containing only four cents, offering to take on small jobs and stay in town.
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Edward Jameson
Boston
Mr. Jameson
Sacramento Valley
Orland
Glen County
Samuel Cleeks
Mr. Cleeks
Southwest
California
Arizona
Settemnelit
Itie
Worked the Double Cross by a Confiding Jeweler
The jeweler recalls last month when Mr. B entered with his valet and a steel box. He planned to swap real jewels for imitations and keep the proceeds, asking secrecy. The jeweler refused citing Mrs. B previous successful similar ruse and the paste stones being worth little.
Seedy Caller Roams Hobart Barber Shop
A rough looking visitor from rural areas enters Fleckner's barber shop and requests the full barbering service. He dozes through the sequence, prompting playful exchanges as Charley completes a shave and "shines" the stranger's hair. The tale ends with a request to pull a tooth.
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Fleckner
Hobart News-Republican
Charley
Leslie Niblack
The Other Fellow Insight Across Professions
A brief verse contemplates how each role sees others’ ease. The butcher, baker, and doctor wonder if the other path is less challenging, concluding the other fellow always seems to have the easier lot.
Football as Played Hints at Names and Roles
Dialogue conveys a joking exchange about a son earning college football honors. The quip progresses through a series of malapropisms for positions, ending with the punchline that he is now a hanchback, a playful mispronunciation suggesting a humorous misfit role.
Army Transport: Private Ships Fail to Meet Soldier Needs
The Army argues private steamship firms cannot match Pacific transport for troops and supplies. It notes higher costs, need for specially built vessels, and reserve fleets to handle emergencies. Pacific fleet details include 31,000 passengers and 115,000 tons of freight carried to Honolulu, Guam, and Manila last year. A mule shipment to Manila suffered losses due to belly banding, leaving one survivor named the hundred thousand dollar Jack.
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Pacific Coast
Army Transport Service
Philippines
Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Logan and Dix
Honolulu
Guam
Manila
United States
San Francisco
Army
E Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific
Quartermaster General
Quartermaster’s Department
Manila Bay
Transport Service
General Staff of the Army
Senate Committee On Merchant Marine
Prisoner Learns Eight Languages After Fifteen Years In Allegheny Jail
Alexander Berkmann, jailed for attempting to kill Henry Frick during the 1892 Homestead strike, learned eight languages in prison. He entered with English and German literacy and later mastered Slavic languages, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, and Spanish, becoming a self educated philosopher during confinement.
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Alexander Berkmann
Allegheny County
Henry C. Frick
Berkmann
Mr. Frick
Ing
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Madame Jusser
LN Diplomatic Swim
Republic
Admiral Porter
Bellamy Storer
Roosevelt
White House
William 3. Smythe
Wanderer
Ozzy Boggs
Charlie
Army Transport
Pacific Squadron
Tropics
Army Medical Corps
Hospital Corps
Pacific Fleet
Thomas
Orient
DIX
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