Where No Money Is Used on Ascension Island
Report describes Ascension Island in the Atlantic as an isolated British depot with about 450 residents. Government is by a captain appointed by the admiral, private property is absent, land is public, and meat and farms are rationed. Practically all inhabitants are sailors or perform common trades on the island.
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Ascension
Great Britain
Napoleon
St Helena
St. Helena
Asobsen
Mismanaged Labor Debate Echoes Socialist Inquiry
A fragment shows a socialist asking if labor serves society while framing current gains as an uneasy result. The dialogue hints at frustration with progress being called an “up get” despite effort. The tone reflects tensions over value and purpose in collective labor.
Evolution of naval flags from pennons to present day pendants
A Chambers' Journal note traces naval ensigns back to early days before Blake. Commanders in armor flew lances' pennons to ship masts and knights bore banners on larger vessels. Sea service then mixed noble status with improvised fleets, shaping commodores broad pendants and admirals rectangular flags.
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Chambers’ Journal
Admiral Blake
Those Naughty Men Debate Age Truths
A dialogue from Yonkers Statesman contrasts Mr Styles and Mrs Styles on women and men fibbing about ages. They joke that men exaggerate youth while women misrepresent theirs, noting social double standards in age perception.
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Mr. Styles
Mrs. Styles
Yonkers
The World May Love a Lover The World Hates a Quitter
A aphoristic reflection noting that public admiration favors steadfast lovers while renouncing those who give up. It contrasts revenge as a tainted pleasure suited to a weak narrow mind and warns against surrender.
Freckles W Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots
A sign over a New York basement restaurant proclaims Cup of coffee and a roll downstairs 15 cents while a feature advocates removing freckles as ugly spots. The odd contrast mixes beauty tips with a price cue in a brief urban vignette.
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New York
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promotes Fresh Skin Care
Turkish parents punish their naughty children by hitting them on the soles of the feet. The ad promotes Cuticura as an antiseptic talcum powder in the Cuticura Toilet Trio, claiming it freshens skin and serves as a versatile face body and baby powder while reducing competing perfumes.
How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation
Canton Ohio woman Marie Boyd says a gynecological issue once required surgery but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms letting her avoid the operation. She urges other women with female troubles to try the remedy and seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyp
5Th St
N. E
Fortunes for Fishermen in Wartime North Sea Catches
The article notes a Fleetwood fisher lad winning 155 as his share from a fortnight's catch as war boosts North Sea fishing. It recalls Aberdeen trawler cargoes selling for 13300 and many finds over 5000, with each crew member earning 250 to 500 plus liver and roe sales.
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Fleetwood
England
North Sea
Aberdeen
Three Act Drama Readings And Cuts At Playhouse
A young dramatist asks about his three act piece as three reading committee members each seek to cut a different act. The manager says the work will work with one act removed and the author sighs with relief. Sympathy is noted in Harper's Magazine.
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Minnesota
Lincoln
League
Promotion Committee
Harper's Magazine
Military thrills fade as bounty jumpers disappear
The article notes the loss of old time military excitement and the vanishing of bounty jumpers. It portrays a sense of nostalgia for a past era when such thrill seeking was more common.
Coca Cola to Christen Nashville Fire Engine
Waverly Belmont fire hall to christen new engine named for Mrs. Guilford Dudley a pioneer suffragist. Ceremony includes Mayor Gupton and Chief Rosetta with Coca Cola instead of champagne and yellow floral showers.
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Nashville
William Gupton
Tompkins
A. A. Rosetta
Dudley
National Suffrage Organization
Beau Folk
Adv
Friend in need kept in place prompts moral view
A terse proverb notes that many friends in need stay in that role, suggesting loyalty or obligation may keep helpers steady rather than offering true aid or change. The line emphasizes social expectations over action.
Turning Oils Into Fats by Hydrogenation
A method to convert liquid oils into solid fats using hydrogenation. Reduced nickel catalyzes the reaction between hydrogen gas and liquid glycerides to harden oils into fats.
It’s Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys Ad Claim
An old advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney disease. It claims kidneys filter blood and that the product relieves inflammation and germs, promising health in 24 hours and suggesting continued use to prevent relapse. It offers money back if unsatisfied.
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Nature
Ori
County Game Preserves Plan Seeks Countybycounty Push
The Pennsylvania game commission aims to establish a game preserve in every county. Current preserves exist only on state forest lands with forestry bureau permission.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Bureau of Forestry
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Ascension Island
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News OF Nebraska
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Odell
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McKelvie
Dan Morris
Kearney
State Normal Board
Fair Board
Ellen D. Harn
Kenasaw
Nebraska
Methodist
Randolph
George RK. Johnson
United States
Amsbury
Nebraska Eastern Star
Fremont
William Fried
State
Wyoming
Gering
Omaha
Continental
Akron
State Dental Board
Richardson County
Falls City
Nebraska State Asociation of Commercial Clubs
N. T. Gadd
Broken Bow
Custer County
Grand Island
Pawnee
Jefferis
Reevis
War Department
Burlington
Table Rock
Theodore Frederick Barnes
McCook
West Point Military Academy
Andrews
State Banking Board
Cedar Rapids
Elk Creek
Killgore
Lorenzo
Richfield
Huntman
South Beatrice
Belvidere
A. C. Andrews
Europe
Chase
Engineering Department
University of Nebraska
E. I. Good
Aurora
Frank Green
Order of Elks of Nebraska
Association
York
Alliance
South Platte
Adams
Gage
Lancaster
Hitchcock
Cherry County
Atchison
Kan
Midland Tutheran College
Sheldon
Young Men's Christian Association
New State
Columbus
Fremont Commercial Club
Midland College
Atchison, Kan
Lutheran University
Douglas County
Morris Katelman
District Court of
Supreme Court
St. Anthony’s
Waterloo
Ak- Sar-Ben
Denver
Knox
Custer
Ady
NEW South Wales Information Bureau
Singer Building
Broadway
New York City
Soretamset Bulletina
BES
New South Wales
Australia
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Hae
Lda
Coca-Cola
Fire Hall
Daisy
By Express
Harold 80 Press
Neecklyn
N.Y
Gamie
London
Royal
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