Rookies at Camp Cecil A Gain Specialized Training
More than 400 men at Camp Cecil A Lyon join a new program to specialize in a military branch with added horsemanship. Classes cover signal corps, machine gun operation, topographical sketching, and first aid. Leaders say the goal is to have two battalions of branch experts by month end and the camp roster could exceed 500 with university recruits arriving.
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Howard L. Laubach
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Signal Corps
John N. Greeley
Loren C. Grieves
Thirtieth Infantry
Clarence la Motte
Nineteenth Infantry
Robert H. Pearson
Cecil A. Lyon
University of Texas, A. and
M. College
Robert C. van Horn
Harvey W. Miller
James Regan
Plattsburg
Dodson's Liver Tone Replaces Calomel Says Local Drugists
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains traction. They tout Dodson's as a safe, vegetable remedy guaranteed by sellers, costing 50 cents a bottle and promising quick relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without the aftereffects of calomel.
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Dodson
Auctioning a Bride or Women as Property Across Cultures
Garrett P. Serviss argues that traditional marriage originated as a form of property transfer. The piece contrasts savage and European customs with the American ideal of marriage based on mutual consent, education, guidance, and gender equality, citing Congo region practices as a critique.
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Herbert Lang
American Museum
Congo
Africa
Cadet training camp details swimming hole access and transport
The text describes early drills with ground arms and automatic motions at a cadet camp. Rookies will use a swimming hole in Salado Creek, one mile east of the camp, with motor trucks shuttling between 2:30–3 and 4–4:30 p.m. Major Laubach arranged the truck service Wednesday morning.
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Salado Creek
Laubach
Character From Tongue Character From Tongue
A description of glossomancy a new science that reads character from tongue shape. It links tongue length and breadth to honesty kindness temper and deceitful traits with warnings about a "snake tongue" indicating cruel deceit.
Secretive Smuggling of Angora Goats by a Californian
A Farm and Fireside tale recalls 1881 when a California woman named Bailey reportedly smuggled prized Turkish Angora goats out of the empire. She transported four goats across rough terrain by mule and camel, deprived them of wool and coal dusted them to look ordinary, escaping with the goats and a skin. Descendants of those animals reportedly roam ranches in the West and South.
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Pr. Bailey
Turkey
Trade secrets and plant smuggling reshape global crops
The article traces how tea, rubber, and related plants moved between continents, from China and Japan guarding exports to seeds and cuttings slipping abroad. It notes South Carolina’s decades old smuggled tea plants, Brazil’s struggle to keep rubber confined, and how Asia’s plant varieties dominate now. It ends by listing pests like water hyacinth and San Jose scale spread by these exchanges.
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South Carolina
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Ceylon
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Canal under a mountain opens new French waterway
The Indianapolis Star notes France opened a canal under the mountains between Marseilles and the River Rhone. A seventy five foot wide tunnel through five miles of rock, the largest in diameter, links the Mediterranean with the Atlantic for barges and light warships. Costing 100000000 francs after twelve years of work, the project showcases France's economic strength during wartime. The Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean already connect via older routes spanning more than two centuries.
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Indianapolis Star
Marseilles
Rhone
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Bay of Biscay
The Industrious Bricklayer Drops a Brick on Street
A diligent bricklayer works swiftly building a wall until a brick falls into the road. He checks if it injures anyone and spots a pedestrian struggling with a bowler hat pulled over their eyes.
Potatoes Brighten Village Grumbles and a Poor Reply
In a village scene Mrs Higgins frowns at every subject while the vicar praises her potatoes as the best for miles. She retorts that they are not poor but asks where the bad ones for the pigs are, highlighting a sharp exchange in London Answers style.
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London
Cadets Certified for Military Service in Texas
Following graduates of the Peacock Military College of San Antonio have been certified to the adjutant general of Texas as possessing special aptitude for military service Cadet Captains Lamar B Amsler of Hempstead and Yancy L Culp of Gainesville Cadet First Lieutenant Joseph Co Turney of Mesilla Park New Mexico and Cadet Second Lieutenant Yanus H Taylor of Belton
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Austin
Tex
Peacock Military College of
San Antonio
Adjutant General of Texas
Lamar B. Amsler
Hempstead
Yancy L. Culp
Gainesville
Joseph Co. Turney
Messilla Park
N. M
Yanus H. Taylor
Belton
In Croquet Days
A nostalgic reminiscence from Soto Times-Union about croquet in Cheatham's hotel days. The author recalls afternoons on the shady side with Susie Green, rival teams, and the joy of the game. It contrasts old pleasures with modern sports and busy life.
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Soto
Cheatham's Hotel
Susie Green
Thrifty Genius Trades Umbrellas With Admirer
A famed violinist known for parsimony meets a determined admirer on Broadway during rain. He notes his old green cotton umbrella and offers a souvenir trade, exchanging her new silk umbrella for his aged one. The anecdote from Lippincott's highlights the musician's frugal humor.
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Mustefan
Broadway
Two Saskatoon Reservists Return from Verdun Front
Louis Veillard and Francois Vainde arrive in New York on invalid furlough after serving near Verdun. Both are French reservists wounded in action and decorated with the French War Cross. They plan to return to fighting duties within a month.
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Paradise
Louis Veillard
Francois Vainde
Saskatoon
Canada
New York
Verdun
France
Why Women Write Letters About Pinkham Health Claims
Letters from readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving severe female ailments. The company states it never publishes fictitious or untruthful letters and always secures written consent from authors.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brave Man for Presidency Mentioned in Washington Debate
Senator Sorghum interrupts with a remark about the courage required to challenge the presidency. The exchange signals political tension and the era's view of candidates as bold figures.
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United States
Senator Sorghum
Washington
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