White Violet Love Gift Reaches to Hidden Fortunes
Philip Ruyter in a Waltham romance pursues Miss Iola Revere whose secret visits to attorney Phineas Ward reveal a charitable hidden life. He unveils a ceremonial white violet perfume as he proclaims lifelong love and inheritance of a poor uncle.
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Martyns
Philip Ruyter
Iola—Revere
Ruyter
Miss Revere
Ganon Phan
Revere
Waltham
Ennui
Miss Resere
Phineas Ward
Ian
Tola
Iola
Tulu
Morning stranger pauses at Cincinnati paper boss
A cautious visitor arrives before Mosher, takes a seat and pretends to run the operation. Gus later learns the man is ER W Scripps, owner of the paper.
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Crus
Mosher
Gus
ER. W. Scripps
Dentistry’s Ancient Rough Beginnings From Egypt to England
The piece traces dentistry as a long history of painful methods with early cultures like Egyptians and Hindus using rock hammering to extract teeth and attach substitutes. It notes crude tooth replacements and tying teeth with threads, comparing old practices to later quacks at country fairs in England and America.
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England
America
Uncle Sam's Alaska Railroad to Aid War Efforts
A government statement urges rapid completion of the Alaska railroad to boost war logistics. It notes links from open Pacific harbors to interior resources, coal fields at Nenana and Matanuska, and future fuel and munition transport, with construction pushing from Rewant toward the interior.
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Alaska
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Pacific
Aoradhon
Moses Crispin
Vigka
Rewant
Palrbanks
Tatuima
Matanuska
Fairbanks
Nenona
Eantry
Andstil
Nenana
Pacific Coast
Officials Plan Large Army Cook Training to Improve Rations
The general staff outlines a plan to feed over half a million new recruits at 16 cantonments with properly prepared and served army rations. Cooks will be trained to handle meals for 150 men three times daily, focusing on kitchen sanitation and menu variety to prevent past scandals.
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Sam
National Guard
Organization of Home Economics Drills Food Administration
Miss Isabel Ely Lord leads a program by the food administration to compile tested recipes and bulletins from federal and state departments. The effort will collect dietetics, home management and font conservation posters and related works for public reference.
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Food Administration
Isabel Ely Lord
Sao Paulo Renames Avenue in Honor of President Wilson
A dispatch from the American consul general at Rio de Janeiro reports that Sao Paulo's municipal council renamed a principal avenue Avenida Ashangabahu to Avenida Presidente Wilson in honor of the U.S. president. The Department of State notes the change as an official action by the Brazilian city.
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Department of State
Rio de Fineiro
Sao Paulo
Avenida
Ashangabahu
Prayer of an Upright Man
A publication prints a short prayer by Homer McKee asking for honesty and restraint. It asks for gentleness with family, truth before God, and to keep sins hidden while facing life and death with dignity.
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Homer McKee
Book marks and their convenient forms
An article notes different bookmark methods from dog ear folding to ribbon markers and paper strips. It highlights how ribbon markers are especially convenient and mentions using book plates or custom stiff paper markers notched to fit the page top.
Phonographic Music Aids Penmanship Training
An instructor in a New England high school reports music helps penmanship by providing a speed guide and rhythm for forming letters. The phonograph selects rhythms for each exercise, reducing fatigue and guiding uniform writing speed as students practice.
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New England
Gleaning and the Public Policy Against a General Right
A London Chronicle summary notes English common law rejects a general gleaning right as contrary to public policy fearing demoralization and fraud. Yet local custom endures in some parishes with the gleaning bell tolling harvest times. Ruth’s gleaning labor is not known in Ireland or Scotland.
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England
Old Court of Common Pleas
London Chronicle
Ruth
Ireland
Scotland
Land of Vast Distances Across China and its Rail Ambition
A reflection on travel from Peking to Hongkong by sea, noting the 2000 leagues voyage from Tientsin. The piece emphasizes the immense size of China and predicts railway and trolley expansion will shrink distances across the empire.
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Peking
China
Hongkong
Ching
Tientsin
Ghing
Modest Request Tests Old Friend Over Money
An old friend refuses a small loan while a travel taxi visit prompts a brief insistence for a dollar to cover a ride. The exchange highlights a tense moment over a minor financial request.
Filing an Affidavit Interrupted City Court Hearing
A rasping voice from an adjoining room disturbed a city court hearing. The judge asked the nurse, and the defense attorney replied that it must be one of the prosecution counsel filing an affidavit.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Skin Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment to clear eczema rashes and itching in children and adults. Encourages daily use as a toilet preparation and offers a free mail sample with a book by mailing a postcard to Boston. Sold nationwide.
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Culiurn
Dept. L
Boston
Courage Under Fire in a Soldier's Moment
In a bleak vignette a reluctant recruit faces his test as a brutal sergeant forces him to step forward. Corporal Smith shuffles toward discipline, accepting a decoration earned in France amid fear and duty. London Opoton.
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U i
Hallow Square
Corporal Smith
France
London Oponton
Coin lesson ends with wrong answer on half dollar
A teacher quizzes students on coins from pennies to double eagles and then places a half dollar on the desk asking what's that. The pupil answers heads instantly.
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Thfarper
He Could Not Understand A Dream and Prejudice
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts a confused speaker with a reply about ignorance shaping prejudice. The readable lines hint at a nighttime dream and an inquiry into someone’s motives. No clear persons, places, or events are identified.
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Bair
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Washington
Cincinnati Times-Star
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Que
Oelock
Uncle Sam
Hy.nona
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Indiana
Parcel Post
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
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