Which Is the Worse Dispatches From Leavenworth
Leavenworth prison reports reveal the unconditional release of von Bopp former vice consul of the German government at Francisco convicted of plotting against U S neutrality in wartime and Eckhardt H von Schaack paroled with papers pending Eugene V Debs still in jail after ten year sentence for obstructing recruiting while many conscientious objectors remain in custody The piece questions which threat to the United States is greater the active German plotter or the conscientious objector and ponders broader clemency.
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Leavenworth
von Bopp
Francisco
U. S
Eckhardt H. von Schaack
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Miracles of Cold Bathing in Decayed Constitutions
Observations on the health effects of cold baths for weak constitutions attributed to improving vigor and vitality. The text notes notable claims about restorative powers and bodily resilience.
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Locke
Vanishing Corpse in Darting Ball Room Mystery
In a Worcestershire hall a murder plot unfolds as Lord Cuthbert fires at an unseen corpse. Scotland Yard detective Wilkins arrives to expose Baron F and the baron’s doomed plan to wed Lady Clarice. The guilty flee as the year ends.
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Baron F H
Wilkins
Lord Cuthbert
Om Cuthbert
Utethbert
Baron
Cuthbert
Birdie the Prize Ring Becomes Part of Engagement
A 189 pound girl named Birdie discovers the prize ring accompanies her engagement as the enduring balance of fate shifts. The scene highlights a playful collision of romance and sport.
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Birdie
Play the Game as a Cure for Inefficiency Epidemic
A broad meditation on modern inefficiency from business to home life. The piece contrasts the housewife and the working woman, noting envy and discontent arise from comparing fates. It argues that contentment means practical, steady effort and revisiting the old slogan to improve daily living.
Initiations Through History From Tribes To Modern Groups
A reflective essay compares initiation rites across cultures from tribal ordeals to modern college and school life. It argues initiations test endurance loyalty and obedience, shaping identity and social belonging, while noting civilized society offers alternatives yet the urge to prove commitment persists.
Puffing Trends: Cigars and Cigarettes Dominate American Use
The piece notes a sharp rise in tobacco use from 1870 to 1920 with cigars eight times higher and cigarettes over 50 million consumed annually. It cites 8 966 028 022 cigars yearly, a 28 percent decade rise, and a 546 percent cigareta increase, while smoking and chewing tobacco drop 60 percent. It mentions 28 million smokers spending about 1.5 billion dollars, and adds satirical asides on unrelated topics.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Internal Revenue Office
Seattle Facts and Historical Notes
The text lists Seattle details including early figures like Capt. C. C. Hewitt, who arrived in 1855 as a practicing attorney and later became chief justice of the state supreme court. It also notes Seattle’s large church presence and compares infant survival odds with other regions, highlighting regional health differences.
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Capt
C. C. Hewitt
Supreme Court
Seattle
Mast
Readers weigh in on authors and favorites
Answers from Graham French Ralph Connor and others reveal preferences from classical poetry Alfred Tennyson to Woodrow Wilson prose. Voters include Mrs Frank Howard C H Bennett and Ellen M Parker sharing reading tastes and noted addresses in a light community survey.
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Graham French
45Th St
Ralph Connor
P. P. Kringle
39Th Ave
Frank Howard
Brooklyn Ave
C. H. Bennett
Gothat
Woodrow Wilson
Ellen M. Parker
Bellevueuve
Alfred Tennyson
Caliph at Dinner Then Painter Reveals Truth
Carson Chalmers hosts a mysterious stranger at dinner in a New York apartment. The guest, Sherrard Plamer, recounts a ruinous career painting hidden flaws in portraits. A pastel portrait of Chalmers’s wife inspires a dramatic, decisive turn.
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Madison Square
Doubleday, Page & Co
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Carson Chalmera
the Square
Phillips
Chalmers
Acta
Carson Chalmers
Phillip
Pidmer
Plumer
Plume
Bagdad
al Rashid
New York
Tommy Tucker
Orterital
Mr. Chalmers
Phillipa
Sherrard Plamer
Chamere
Mesa
Foreign Mall
Commander of the Faith
Caliph
Many a Pretty Face Spoiled by Pimples
Warning against pimples and skin diseases urges readers to cleanse the blood with a vegetable medicine sold by druggists for over 50 years. It claims local treatments fail and invites readers to write a case history to the medical adviser in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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