Annapolis middies learn ropes as sailors of old
An Atlantic naval academy feature describes midshipmen at Annapolis training aboard the Severn and in small craft. It notes grit, boxing, discipline, daily routines, and the contrast with West Point life, including Shore leave and Lovers’ Lane. It recalls Midshipman Worth Bagley and a rescue on ice where Coombs earned praise.
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Worth Bagley
North Carolina
Bagley
Tien
Washington
Annapolis
West Point
Naval School
West Pointers
Military Academy
Grant
Sea School
Navy
Academy
Davy Jones
Davy
Severn
Decatur
Mediterranean
E. H. Durell
Naval Academy
Jackies
Military School
Harvard
Yale
Elihu S. Riley
Coombs
Santee
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lewiston man claim relief
Samuel D. Ingraham of Lewiston Idaho reports two years of sciatic rheumatism and kidney pain eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He says he was crippled and on crutches until improvement began and he regained health, praising the product sold locally for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Ingraham
Main St
Lewiston
Idaho
Doan
Jamin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
American minister’s London misstep in Parliament tale
Judge Lawton recalls an American sabbatical minister who in London tried to enter the House of Lords. He claimed to serve the lord Jehovah, prompting the doorkeeper to aside him as perhaps one of the Scottish lairds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Lawton
Middlesex Probate Court
London
House of Lords
Theresa
Lord Jehovah
Boston Record
Cure for skin eruption with Cuticura in three weeks
A Chicago reader reports an eruption of pus papules spreading across the body causing intense itching. After trying doctors and various remedies, use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills stopped itching in days and cleared the eruption in about three weeks with no recurrence. The testimonial is dated November 18 and 28, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Krutskoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
Potter Drug & Chen. Corp
Bole Props
Bostom
Novel chafing dish idea from Washington Star
Household Hint reports a quip from Mr. Sirius Barker about using a chafing dish. His plan is to punch a hole in the bottom, paint it green and plant flowers in it, a humorous kitchen or home tending suggestion.
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Sirius Barker
Washington Star
California Fig Syrup Co Promotes Purity Standards
The California Fig Syrup Co explains its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna quality controls. It states the product uses California figs for flavor while medicinal principles come from vetted plants and that only their manufacturing method ensures reliability. Leading druggists stock the genuine product.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
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