New Machine Gung Ardust Aims at Militia Guns
More than 200 Lewis machine guns arrived at the San Antonio arsenal for militia units. Colonel J J Dooley and Lt J S Hatcher led a two session school at Camp Wilson and the arsenal to demonstrate operation and firing of the new gun codenamed rattlesnake. Captain Harry Gordon directs the training plan with Illinois regiment captains teaching non commissioned officers.
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Flanders
San Antonio
J. J. Dooley
Savage Arms Comany
Utica
New York
Dooley
J. S. Hatcher
Ordnance Department
San Antonio Arsenal
Harry Gordon
Camp Wilson
De Miracle Depilatory Promoted Despite Questionable Endorsements
An advertisement touts De Miracle depilatory as a superior hair remover claiming it penetrates under the skin to devitalize hair. It markets 5c, 1.00 and 2.00 bottles, lists Park Ave and Eight St New York as contact points, and warns against bogus endorsements from magazines.
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de Miracle Chernorl Co
Dept
A-1
Park Ave
Eigth St
New York
Lewis Machine Gun Belgians Rattle Ready for Action
A Lewis machine gun of the type recently delivered to the San Antonio arsenal for border use is one of 250 guns bought by the U S Army after manufacture for Britain. The photo from Plattsburg training camp shows the weapon with soldiers including Captain Lieutenant G K Shuler Corporal Renew and others.
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San Antonio
Lewis Machine Guns Arrive for San Antonio Arsenal
About 250 Lewis machine guns purchased by the United States government arrive at the San Antonio arsenal. Four Illinois militia regiments will receive four guns each, others already equipped. The air cooled gun fires 440 rounds per minute and was nicknamed the Belgian rattlesnake for its whirring discharge.
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Leon Springs
Illinois
United States
England
War Department
San Antonio Arsenal
Plattsburg Camp
New York State
Freckle-Fage Remedy Claims Free Trial for Freckles
An old advertisement promotes a freckles cure titled Freckle-Fage. It promises a risk free trial with money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. The remedy requires ethinedouble strength from a druggist and suggests only small amounts for even severe cases.
Individual Should Not Be Sacrificed to the State Says Eminent Scientist
An article by Max Nordau argues against state supremacy over the individual. He contrasts Plato's view with Herbert Spencer and criticizes organicist sociology, warning that in war the state erodes personal rights and enforces a single will, labeling dissenters as criminals.
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Max Nordau
Nordau
Madrid
Plato
Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Auguste Comte
Hegen
Masked woman foils caller in domestic anecdote
A Mrs Youngbride recounts asking Norah to blacken the stove. Norah leaves, then the narrator blacks her face, opens the door, and pretends to be not at home as Mrs De Style plans a return visit. The piece ends with a note on Bolivian use of film to promote industry to U.S. businessmen.
Mendell Seeks Speakership in Next Texas House
George Mendell Jr of Travis County announces Democratic nomination and candidacy for speaker of the next Texas House. He pledges fair, impartial leadership, support for Governor Ferguson, and to serve Texans without other political ambitions.
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Austin
Tex
George Mendell Jr
Travis County
House of Representatives
House
Roberts
Gould
State University
Ferguson
Texas
Geo. Mendell JR
War proves value of coast defenses
Washington July 22 Brigadier General Erasmus M Weaver chief of coast artillery says the European war confirms the value of United States coast fortifications and that the defenses are the best in the world yet notes they are undermanned. He cites the Dardanelles as proof gunfire ashore outmatches ships and references German coast defenses as well.
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Washington, D. C
Erasmus M. Weaver
United States
Weaver
Dardanelles
Baltic
Coast Defenses Prove Formidable But Unmanned
The article argues that while the United States has the world’s strongest coast defense system, it lacks trained personnel to man the fortifications. It warns that upon war declaration the coast line becomes a threatened front and untrained batteries could be turned against the nation.
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United States
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Promises Safe Liver Boost
An old fashioned advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless remedy for biliousness and constipation. It claims a 50 cent bottle will start the liver, relieve griping, and not salivate, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It also suggests giving it to children.
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Dodson
Night-school budgets vary widely among 21 cities
A Department of the Interior led study shows Newark tops per capita spending on evening schools at 44.8 cents with 172 000 dollars total, while Baltimore spends 3.9 cents per person on 22 000 dollars. Los Angeles 26.6 cents and Buffalo 24.2 cents follow, New York 17.4 and Kansas City 14.1 cents. Boston 5.6 and Philadelphia 7.3 cents mark notable lower levels amid large foreign-born populations.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
Newark
N. J
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Detroit
Los Angeles
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
New York City
Kansas City
Boston
Philadelphia
Per Capita Spending on Evening Schools in 21 Cities
The article ranks 21 American cities by per capita spending on evening schools, noting Chicago and St. Louis at 10.2 cents, Seattle and Cleveland around 9.6 and 9.2, Minneapolis 7.9, New Orleans 6.1, Jersey City 6.0, and Washington at 5.6 with a $20,000 annual congressional appropriation. It argues illiteracy and English inability among adult aliens justify public support. It questions whether budgets reflect commitment to educational preparedness.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Seattle
Cleveland
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Jersey City
Washington
United States
Horace Emmons Recalled at Winchester School Reunion
In Winsted Connecticut this week a reunion brought together former teachers and pupils from years past. Horace Emmons now 65 from Northville recalls his boyhood days at the Winchester village schoolhouse where the pipe he carried disappeared long ago.
Old student hunts for first pipe behind school wall
An elderly man recalls hiding his first pipe near a stone wall by the school. He climbed the wall and searched between two stones but did not find the hidden object. His teacher Nellie Miller and old classmates listened as he narrated the tale.
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Nellie Miller
Emmons
Optimist Binks Faces Unusual Feats In One Lot
Grubbs notes Binks is convinced to risk large chickens roses and two bulls on a single lot. Stubbs questions the basis of such an optimistic estimate.
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Grubbs
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J. J.tonio
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