General Leonard Wood's Rise to Power
Analyzes General Leonard Wood's ascent from an assistant army surgeon to major general and chief of staff. Highlights his preparedness, leadership in expeditions against Geronimo, the Rough Riders, and his Cuba and Philippines roles. Addresses criticisms of rapid advancement and praises his consistent readiness and efficiency.
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Leonard Wood
Army of the United States
Wood
Emerson
General Wood
Eronimo
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Las Guasimuas
Washington
Santiago
Cuba
Philippines
West Point
Sheep Shearing in Central Park Captures City Kids
Central Park in New York hosts a sheep shearing scene that attracts many city children. Park flocks serve beauty and turf benefits by controlled grazing. A photographer captured the moment as lambs and shepherds drew crowds of onlookers.
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Central Park
New York
Park Department
Geographical Game Answers
A party word puzzle lists 14 items with answers. Provided solutions include Troy, Cincinnatus, St. Louis, Omaha, Sing Sing, Chicago, Newark, Wheeling WV, Boston, Lansing, Cornwall, Washington, Richmond, Saratoga.
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Rome
France
Country
Troy
Cincinnatus
St. Louis
Omaha
Sing Sing
Chicago
Newark
Wheeling
W. Va
Boston
Lansing
Cornwall
Washington
Richmond
Saratoga
Mouse Rescues Witch From Death After Trap Gone Wrong
A famous witch was saved from death by a mouse in a room where a man set a trap. The mouse distracted the striker, the trap sprung, and the man woke to a room full of gnats. The man claimed life demanded another life and released the mouse with a sprained paw.
Trained Pig Drives in Maine Farm Wagon Tale
A Maine farm story notes Joseph and Annie Cottle trained a pig to pull a miniature wagon. The animal is driven like a trained dog with a harness and horsebit equipment, making it the most original horse-like creature on the farm.
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Maine
Joseph
Annie Cottle
A Busy Man and His Brave Garden Child
A four year old boy described as a busy, brave figure who follows daily sunlit chores in the garden, while his dog, chicks, and geese react to his presence. The piece highlights his energetic, protective nature and ends with the mother cradling the sleeping infant.
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Chanticleer
Brindle
Soldiers in Battle Psychology From Italian Study
The piece summarizes Lt Col Mangiarotti's study of 2000 Italian infantrymen facing their first firing in the Italy Turkey war. It notes most feared hearing bullets, but feared less than expected as battles continued. Soldiers follow their lieutenants, and moving into peril helps distract from fear.
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Italy
Mangiarotti
Seventy-seventh Infantry
Turkey
Rivista Militare
Henri IV
Turenne
Frederick the Great
Grandpa, the Sword and the Cheese Knife
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece recounts a humorous family tale. A boy recalls Eddy Slocum’s grandfather bragging about a war musket and a parlor sword, joked as a cheese knife by the kitchen cook. The punchline arrives when the grandfather claims the boy hid behind a tree front side during the fight.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Now Algernon and Miss Fuss discuss squeezing and marriage
An exchange between Miss Fuss anteathers and her fiancé reveals anxious chat about squeezing after marriage. He jokes that they can get by on seven dollars a week, promising no change in affection.
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Algernon
Miss Fussanteathers
Sien
Narrowest street in the world cited in Great Yarmouth
Westminster Gazette reports a street in Great Yarmouth named Nitty Witches Row as possibly the narrowest built up street in the world. Measurements show a maximum width of 56 inches and only 29 inches of clearance from wall to wall at the entrance, highlighting the town's many similarly tight lanes.
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Great Yarmouth
Westminster Gazette
Very Old Custom of Saying God Bless You Origin
The practice of saying God bless you after a sneeze traces to ancient fears and prayers like Jupiter help me. Homer and Jewish rabbis note it, and Polydore Vergil dates its rise to the plague of 558 when many sneezers died despite seeming healthy.
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Jupiter
Polydore Vergil
Human bodies changing says New York American
The New York American argues humans are losing teeth hair nails and even tails as parts become unnecessary. It claims this gradual shedding signals outgrowing old traits, reducing body parts to essentials as smell declines and nails and teeth grow less useful.
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Iman
New York American
Ready Courage Duchess Saintly Comtesse de Boigne Portrait
In Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne the Duchesse de Berry is praised as among the bravest. A carriage horse incident shows her composure when the horses bolted and the carriage overturned but without injuries.
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Duchesse de Berry
Charles X of France
Comtesse de Boigne
Duc de Berry
Caroline
Extinct Bird Riddle Wins Classroom Laughs
A bright class prompts a lesson on extinction. James confidently names a bird as extinct but reveals his pet pigeon Chipper was eaten by a cat. The moment ends in a humorous exchange that captures a London Answers classroom mood.
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James
London
Birds Provide For Islands In Eight Weeks Of Idle Summers
In six weeks each autumn the 400 inhabitants of the Furneaux Islands earn enough to live in idleness the rest of the year by catching young mutton birds. They migrate in vast flocks after hatching there, providing food and oil used for lubrication and as a substitute for cod liver oil.
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Australian Furneaux Islands
Age of Daughters Birth Date Proved by Bible Evidence
In juvenile court a colored girl’s father testified he knew her age because the birth date was written in the family Bible. When asked if he would produce the Bible in court he replied he would, saying he was not ashamed to produce anything in his house in court. Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis News
Iowa Bull Sells For 3500 At Waterloo Farm Sale
A Holstein bull named King Segris Pontiac Combination sold for 3500 at the Wm. Galloway farm sale near Waterloo. C. A. Nelson of Waverly bought the animal and calls it the best investment he ever made. The bull was originally purchased by Mr. Galloway as a calf from Stevens Brothers of Liverpool New York for 1500.
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Waterloo
Galloway Farm
C. A. Nelson
Waverly
Mr. Galloway
Stevens Brothers
Liverpool
N. Y
Alfalfa Succeeds Despite Adverse Conditions
H S Braun of Nichols west drilled a co operative demonstration alfalfa field in 1913 under U S Dept of Agriculture guidance. Despite a dry season he summer fallowed, applied seven tons of manure per acre, three and a half tons of lime rock. Seed inoculated with government culture, drilled 30 pounds per acre, cross drilled. Seed germinated well, stand strong, wintering well, promise of a magnificent crop.
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H. S. Braun
Nichols
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Mr. Braun
Federal Department of Agriculture
Braun
Iowa flour mills count reveals 100 active operations
Ten business leaders guessed poorly as the number of flour mills in Iowa stands at 100. These mills vary from fifty to 1,200 barrels of flour per day, consuming about 7,500 bushels of wheat daily and 2,500,000 bushels annually across 360 working days.
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Iowa
Panama Canal to Boost Mississippi Valley Industry
The canal is seen as a boon to the Mississippi valley. Projections say southern cotton mills will grow where cotton is grown and transport facilities exist. Waterways will power and ship goods globally, with factories moving to the valley and farming regions supplying food for growing manufacturing centers.
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Panama Canal
Mississippi Valley
Globe
Iowa
Iowa Cities Show Very Healthy Increases
The 1900 to 1910 census shows Iowa urban population rising 19.9 percent while rural areas fell 7.2 percent. Foreign born residents declined by 82,155 from 305,920 to 273,765. The report notes overall population shifts toward cities amid rural decline.
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Iowa
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