Glory of Turkish Capital Santa Sofia Mosque in Istanbul
The Chicago Daily News recalls the great mosque of Santa Sofia in Constantinople, once Christian church built by Constantine and rebuilt by Justinian. It describes a vast domed interior once adorned with saints now covered by plaster by Turkish conquerors, noting its transition to a Turkish mosque after 1463.
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Speak Your Mind With Courage And Restraint
A reflective essay urges choosing thoughts for impact on others. It warns against smothering good thoughts due to fear of ridicule and against letting morbid or angry thoughts out. It advocates expressing needed truths while restraining thoughts that could harm others.
Kenneth and the party invitation incident
A fragment recounts a boy named Kenneth who expected an all girls party invitation yet received none. He confesses to his mother his affection for Helen but disapproval of her ways. The text briefly notes Maundy Thursday foot washing customs in Whitehall and royal church practices by archbishops in history.
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Poet Immortalizes Hemp In The Ropewalk Scene
The piece notes Longfellow’s The Ropewalk as a vivid poem that images rope transformed into a swing for two maidens a taut rope for a vaudeville show bell ringer’s cord a schoolboy’s kite a farmer’s wife drawing water from a well and other picturesque scenes.
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Longfellow
Air Mail Service Seeks Spanish Air Route Privilege
A firm has applied to the Spanish government for authority to operate air mail routes across Spain and between Madrid and the Balearic Islands. If approved, the company plans to issue stamps bearing the government’s approval for use on this air service.
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Spain
Madrid
Balearic Islands
Women Sufferers May Need Swamp-Root
Thousands of women endure kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed to other causes. Symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness may indicate kidney disease. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is advertised as a physician prescribed remedy available at drug stores with a test offer by mail.
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Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton, N
Cut-Over Lands Prove Viable for Cotton in Louisiana
Ed Strain, a blacksmith turned farmer near St Benedict, demonstrated cotton on cut over land broken and prepared in fall and planted in spring. He produced a bale per acre, highlighting agricultural potential of reclaimed forest land in the state.
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Louisiana
Ed Strain
St. Benedict
Strain
Instant relief ad claims fast indigestion cure
An overlong ad describes immediate relief for indigestion and upset stomach with belching gas acid discomfort and occasional headache. It emphasizes rapid action and includes phrases about stomach distress and lumps, portraying a new product called Instant something as a solution.
Pape's Diapepsin Tablets Promise Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instantly ending indigestion and stomach distress. The harmless tablets are sold cheaply at drug stores and claimed to soothe upset stomachs immediately, per the ad copy. The rest of the fragment mentions songs and odd trivia about animal senses.
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Pape
Princess Sophia Disaster Clears Skagway Reef Sunk
A storm battered Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia off Vanderbilt reef near Skagway Alaska. About 343 people, mostly Alaskans and Yukon residents, perished when the ship capsized and sank in Lynn Canal during a violent gale. Lifeboats failed and nearby ships could not approach.
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American Second Army Breaks German Lines Near Verdun
Washington reports General Pershing commends the American Second Army under Baltefine for breaking through on the Woerre front. Lisgatt’s first American force repels heavy German attacks northwest of Verdun as the U S offensive clears the St Milel salient, advances about ten miles, liberates 165 square miles and captures over a thousand prisoners.
California Syrup of Figs Cleansing Remedy Ad
A vintage instructional advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for infants and children showing illness signs such as coated tongues fever or constipation. It warns against counterfeits and endorses the California Fig Syrup Company as the genuine maker. A second brief note reports on a large French cargo ship launched at Dunkirk, detailing its size, capacity, and the German bombing attempt.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
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Waerchent Marine
France
Dunkirk
Castoria touted as best remedy with new record claim
The article praises Castoria as the famous infant remedy and claims a new world record tied to Port Worth Texas exhibitions. Lt. Plumb reportedly pressed a 144 consecutive repetition act, presenting the claimed achievement amid the event's showcase.
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Port Worth
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Plumb
Influenza Advice Promotes Rest and Home Remedies
A 1910s style health note urges calm and care for influenza with bed rest, mild remedies, and avoidance of public spread. It warns the disease mainly harms weakened patients and stresses that no cure exists while urging hydration, nourishment, and staying home until strength returns. It also promotes VapoRub and vapors as external aid and emphasizes preventing colds to lower risk of influenza complications.
Distrust in Letters and Birth, Housing Plans Mentioned
A fragmented passage notes distrust over a long letter from a presumed patient about health and care. It mentions 225000 births yearly in the United States and a birth rate just over 6.170. Philadelphia plans 800 new dwellings funded by the government amid other dated remarks.
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United States
Philadelphia
Do Him Justice Nero Notches Domesticity Tale
Fragmentary text appears to discuss Nero and domestic life with mentions of fires, a tale by a signature figure, and unrelated items like Manatee and toast. A line hints at an experiment about water’s color, but details are unclear.
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Nero
Express Rates Increase Planned by American Railway Express
Washington reports new express rates approved by Director General McAdon will raise about 24 million dollars in added revenue. The increases, averaging around 10 percent, target shorter hauls and are set to take effect soon.
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Washington
American Railway Express Company
McAdon
Japs Shatter Bolshevik Forces In Amur Region
Japanese troops shattered Bolshevik detachments around Blagowest schensk and Poebikulso on the Amur river, the war office announced. The Bolshevik forces are no longer considered menaced in that area.
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Poebikulso
Amur
War Office
Sarumtiy
Daylight Saving Period Completes in Washington
The article notes the completion of daylight saving adjustments in Washington state. It discusses the public reaction and the minimal notice by most citizens beyond the routine clock changes, with references to the Grange and general public awareness.
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Washington
Aléerfein
Pleasing Czech Slovaks hope for independence aid
Vladivostok reports thousands of Czech Slovaks fighting for independence. Wilson’s reply to Austria is greeted with enthusiasm. Czechs believe it opens path to Prague revolt. Basel and Vienna papers discuss demobilization plans. no report of Karlowita infantry mutiny.
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