Why We Won at Manila by Lt Bradley Fiske U N
Lieutenant Bradley A Fiske writes for the November Century contrasting American and Spanish sailors discipline marksmanship and training from the view of the man behind the guns aboard Petrel He describes observing the action from aloft measuring distances and noting details of the engagement Also notes a quip about thwarting a woman's wrath as a perilous effort
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Bradley A. Fiske
U. N
Manila
Fiske
Lady's Lorgnette Free With Diamond Soap Wrappers
An antique style advertisement promises a lady's lorgnette with a rolled gold chain free when saving Diamond C Soap wrappers. It playfully notes luck with a horseshoe, and promotes Dr Seth Arnall's Cough Killer at 25 cents a bottle, claiming sailors yarns lead to worse outcomes.
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Seth Arnall
Far Eastern Crisis and Public Health in The North American Review
The November issue presents Archibald R. Colquhoun on how Britain and the United States should engage in the Far Eastern crisis. A. O. B. Wingate discusses National Public Health Legislation. Edmund Gosse contributes Norway Revisited, a charming essay.
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North American Review
Archibald R. Colquhoun
China
Great Britain
United States
A. O. B. Wingate
Wisconsin
Edmund Gosse
Norway
Memorial plan for Colonel George Waring sparks widow care
It reports Waring died poor and financially confused. Ex mayor William L Strom leads a New York movement to honor his work with a memorial that aids Mrs Waring during her lifetime. Backers doubt a government pension for the widow would pass Congress.
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George Waring
New York
Grain-O substitutes coffee in grocers shown to many
A period ad summary notes Grain-O a grain based drink replacing coffee, praised for gentle stomachs and low cost. It targets children too and promotes affordability at 15 and 25 cents per package. The ad also promotes homeseekers to Virginia and a joke about horses precedes other drug ads and a locomutive pay tale.
Westward Ho Great Salt Lake Route Travel Pamphlet
Information for travelers to the West promotes the Rio Grande Western railway as the sole transcontinental line through Salt Lake City offering three mountain routes and famed scenery. It highlights winter and summer appeal, Pacific Coast tickets with stop overs, and through sleeping cars between Denver and the West Coast.
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Rio Grande Western Railway
Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Temple City
Salt Lake
Utah Valley
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Ogden
San Francisco
Los Angeles
E. Copeland
Owings Building
Chicago
F. A. Wadleigh
Towns Seldom As Red As They Are Painted
A regional column argues that towns are not as politically or culturally polarized as critics claim, noting historical divisions and the complexity of local life. It sketches how media portraits exaggerate strife while everyday governance and community efforts reveal nuance.
Aunt Comfort Surprises Ponsonbys in Lone Hollow
Miss Comfort Dikeman travels to the Ponsonby estate in a staged haunting prank gone wrong. Locked in a corn crib by valet Pat, the elderly aunt endures a frightful night before the truth and apologies restore peace, with plans to dismiss the culprit.
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Mrs. Ponsonby
Patrick
Aunt Comfort
Squire Ponsonby
Aunt Comfort Dikeman
Marian
Pat
Religious Orders in the Philippines Exposed by Archbishop Dozal
Archbishop Dozal in Manila issued the first clear exposé on Philippine religious orders status. He urged that under the new order these orders must go and warned that only a strong Western power could prevent a slide into barbarism. He blamed pre American conditions on the Dominicans Augustinians and Franciscans Recollects as wealthiest and quarrelsome, Benedictines and Capuchins next, Jesuits largely blameless. Since American occupation Spanish clergy have halved to about 500 remain.
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Philippines
Dozal
Oat Manila
Philippine Islands
Shade Trees in Cities Urges Chicago Owners to Plant
Large property holders in Chicago receive circulars from the New York based Tree Planting association urging shade tree planting to cool city streets. The group says trees provide cooling in cities and offers instructions and trees from its 64 White Street office, noting fall is best for planting and urging quick arrangements.
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Chicago
Tree-Planting Association
New York City
White Street
War department needs a peace department says Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader reader voices frustration with government and war policy. He argues there are not enough workers and mocks the wartime bureaucracy. He contrasts the swift victory against Spain with the current peacetime demands and proposes a peace department to ease busy days.
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Mr. Corntessel
War Department
Cleveland
Ally Sloper Dialog Sparks Mrs Murphy Banter
A quirky exchange from Ally Sloper features Mrs Murphy asking after her son while a lighthearted taunt emerges about his upcoming marriage. The playful dialogue includes Mrs Murphy noting concern for illness as Ally humorously comments on preparations and a bed waiting.
Miss Oldtimer Debuts Haig Styled Coiffure
A reader notes Miss Oldtimer’s new haircut and asks where the style came from. The response attributes the coiffure to the haig.
Worthington C Ford Named Leader of Boston Library History
Worthington C Ford named head of historical and statistical work at the Boston Public Library with duties to secure full histo rical and statistical works and aid scholars. William H Watkins dies in Louisville at age of volunteer Civil War era youngest recruit at 14. A remark on humility follows about misjudging one’s position.
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Worthington C Ford
Boston Public Lbrary
Louisville
William H. Watkins
The American Boy’s Battleship Fund Drive
The piece urges school boys to help raise 3,000,000 for a battleship while promoting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for health. It frames naval spending as costly yet suggests the remedy helps stomach and bowel issues. A social jab notes a sharp glance from a woman at a passing man.
Free Government Lands in Washington and Oregon Listing
An advertisement offers thousands of acres of government lands in Washington and Oregon and prairie and timber lands near transport routes for five dollars an acre and up. Prospective buyers are told there is no extreme weather or crop failure and can choose grain or finest stock locations. The letter invites readers to write for best locate information to R E Werkman at 199 East 3rd St St PaulMinn. No matter how proud a girl may be of her family name she often changes it.
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Comfort Dikeman
Ark
Miss Comfort
Joseph Jones
Miss Dikeman
Squire Ponsonby
Miss Comfort Dikeman
Terra Firma
Peckville
Marian
Ponsonby
Rover
Mrs. Ponsonby
Effie
Mamma
Effie Ponsonby
Patrick
Papa
Pat
Washington
Oregon
East 3Rd St
St. Paul, Minn
Are you visiting Florida for travel or rates?
A reader asks about Florida travel options including rates, maps, routes, and time cards and provides an address in Chicago for more information. It also questions why inflating bicycle tires may restore efficiency.
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Florida
H. W. Sparks
Clark Street
Chicago
Cheney & Co. offer $100 for each cured catarrh case
State of Ohio Toledo Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co sworn December 6 before A W Gleason Notary Public declares firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Claims it cures internally, with testimonials sent free. Products advertised include Hall's Catarrh Cure Bold by Druggists 75c Hall's Family Pills Coe's Cough Balsam. Also a bald head quip.
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Onto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J Cheney
F. J.cheney &Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Hale's Three Rules For Living Cited In Harvard Address
Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale urged Harvard students to stay open, mingle with all ranks, and daily converse with a superior. The humorous exchange with his wife over diet was noted, illustrating practical wit. The quote comes from Tit-Bits.
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Harvard
Edward Everett Hale
Consulting a Woman and Lydia Pinkham's Remedy
A male physician’s examination poses a challenge for delicate women and may undermine medical advice. Mrs Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts offers confidential guidance and a vegetable compound praised by many, including Mara Foreman of Baltimore who reports seven bottles cured ovarian trouble.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mara
Jon Foreman
N. Woodberry Ave
Baltimore
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Satan
Cudahy Packing Co
Omaha
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Pico
George W
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Macic
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Sentree
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W.N.U. Omaha
Williams
Detroit
Max R. Davies
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Third Avenue
Farrand, Williams & Clark
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
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