Armada and World Cruise of the Battleships
The article praises the 1907 1908 world cruise of American battleships under Roosevelt policy. It notes eighteen battleships plus cruisers sailing from Hampton Roads to the Pacific, via Cape Horn, with stops in China and Australia and aims at linking North and South America while boosting US prestige and trade with Latin America. It mentions broad support across governments, commerce gains in South America, and the fleet’s return to Hampton Roads.
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Globe
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Hampton Roads
Horn
San Francisco Harbor
Connecticut
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
Alabama
Illinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Ohio
Minnesota
Kansas
Vermont
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Puget Sound
Pacific
Oriental
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
South Dakota
Washington
Tennessee
China
Australia
Malta
Gibraltar
Republican Party
North
South America
Latin America
Republic of the North
United States
Europe
South American
New York
Rio Janeiro
Burma Cigarettes A Day For One Family In Burma Smoke
An American engineer visiting Burma encounters an enormous cigarette described as a foot to a foot and a half long and an inch in diameter. Made mainly from cornhusk with minimal tobacco, it can last a smoker or an entire family a day. Burmese women frequently smoke them and even share with a child. The piece notes the cigarettes are practically harmless yet insipid in flavor.
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Burma
East
New York Herald
Quarantine Card Form Noted by Mayor and Clerk
Public notice displays a quarantine card form header with large disease name and officials including the Mayor and Town Clerk. It signals an official response to a disease threat and outlines immediate local administrative steps.
Whimsical Fragments From a Historic Gazette
A jumble of quotes and musings from varied sources, including the Imperial Gazetteer of India and London Globe. The text features jokes about buffalo milk, reflections on aging, love, mortality, and Ralph Waldo Emerson like musings on life and intellect.
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Imperial Gazetteer of India
London Globe
Practical woman’s quip on teaching children to excite and sing
A Washington Star quote frames a witty reply on why parents teach children to perform. The practical woman says there must be a method to engage visitors who arrive with clear minds but forget at departure.
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Washington Star
That Surgeon’s Skill Draws Patient Praise in Baltimore
The Baltimore American notes a surgeon praised for a remarkable touch. A quoted patient teases about showing the surgeon’s bill, underscoring strong confidence in his work.
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Baltimore American
Dinner Mistake Crashes Duke Wellington Dinner Legend
In Max Muller's autobiography A Fragment the Duke of Wellington recounts a servant who, to impress a hotel landlord, recited many noble titles. The landlord mistook the Duke for Vittoria, Waterloo’s prince, and Torres Vedras host, inviting a lavish banquet. The real duke was astonished by the error.
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Max Muller
Duke of Wellington
Vittoria
South Dakota Farms For Sale Near Marion Monroe
A long list of farm tracts around Marion and Monroe details acres under plow, fenced lands, buildings, wells and windmills. Prices range from 45 to 100 per acre with cash down and 6 percent balance, many with large mortgage notes and optional payments. Some lots include live stock and machinery terms.
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Marion
Monroe
Parker
Turner County
Canistota
Nice Grove
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Cnawe
Townslip
Ralph Waldo
South Dakota Farms
C. A. Morris
Boyden, Iowa
Harberts & Tapper, ‘Marion
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