Practical joker blamed for wreck and denudation policy
A screed condemns the practical joker who harms others and mocks misfortune, arguing for restraint and forest policy. It cites a crash and arson incident, condemns needless cruelty, and calls for reforestation and state control to prevent denudation. The piece ends by endorsing denudation control as essential for value.
Forests Under Threat Across Wisconsin and Minnesota
The article discusses extensive forest loss in the Western regions, noting hundreds of thousands of acres cleared and the push for reforestation. It highlights tensions between state and private interests, calls for stronger conservation, and mentions the impacts on timber and pulp industries amid rising forest pressures.
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Givng
Lecis
Minnesota
Woscansi
Asia for the Asiatics and the rise of Asian independence
The article argues a hypothetical Japan win would spark widespread Asian independence and pride, shifting prestige toward Japan and destabilizing European powers. It notes Asian leaders and elites discussing alignment with Tokyo to awaken patriotism and elicit liberation across Asia, as reported by Westminster Review.
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Ube
Japan
Pusseb
Europe
Asia
Jipan
Peist Ghamiti
Cean
Tokio
Tne
Ehp
Lhasa
Afghanistan
The White Man's Burden Reframed as The Dark Man's Load
In a Chicago Post critique the author argues the white man's burden is a myth while the dark man bears a brutal, real load. Across German Southwest Africa, Chita, America and the Philippines, native peoples face robbery, enslavement, torture, dispossession and violence as colonial powers justify domination. The piece calls oppression a global burden borne by nonwhite nations and denounces white selfishness and greed.
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Africa
Chita
America
Philippines
Chicago Pest
Incoherent Portrait of a Restless Life and a Writer
A fragmented collage of anecdotes and literary vignettes about a worn author, a restless life, and a faded newspaper culture. It sketches a failed pitch for a straight story amid literary gossip, war era humor, and cross currents of fame and poverty.
Trade in the War Zone and U S Commerce Shifts
The study shows American trade dominates the War Zone era with Japan China Hong Kong and Asiatic Russia. Imports and exports between 183 extracts reveal Japan China and Hong Kong receiving substantial U S exports while Russia and Korea receive smaller shares. Overall commerce with Asia grows markedly over thirty years with Japan leading.
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Bureau of Statistics
Denarment of Commerce
Japan
Korein Welndirerea Tiedlinis
Ching
Hongkong
Koren
Russia
Korea
China
United States
Sun
Water snake vs blacksnake clash in Canaug? Creek.
A water snake and a blacksnake spar over a bite at Canaucti Creek. The watersnake gains the tail, drags the other along, then both fall back into the stream as bubbles rise, leaving the outcome to the observer.
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Canaucti Creek
Mul Anevusy
Ife
New York World
Self made men and eggs too full of themselves
A terse quip about ego and excess contrasts bootstrap success with bloated self regard.
Inventions and fortifications a century old share headlines
The piece surveys advances from electric tattooing to wood plane back irons, notes bank operating costs at various capitals, and cites Crane and Friedlander on coffee’s germicidal properties. It reports vast global structures like Vienna’s Freihaus and Rome’s St Peter’s, then discusses espionage and fortification maps held by Berlin Paris London and London’s coast defenses.
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Crane
Friedlander
Mexico
United States
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
France
Germany
Austria
Spain
Japan
Transvaal
Freihaus
Vienna
Disappointed Tour At Betsy Ross House
An elderly couple visits Betsy Ross House on Arch Street in Philadelphia and finds little to satisfy their curiosity. They question exhibits, clash with a guide over relics, and exit remarking they have had enough Betsy Rosses. The encounter highlights tours, relics, and staff in a humorous, skeptical tone.
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Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Arch Street
Horace
Tetsy
Jietsy Ross Association
Etsy Ross
Petsi Rossi
Betsy Rosses
Philadelphia Record
Spies and Fortifications Across Nations
A retired army officer cites the New York Times noting that plans of major fortresses are held by foreign governments and that all nations operate a formal military spy system. He explains governments cannot prevent espionage as spies are the elite of their services.
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Berlin
England
Germauny
France
Germany
New York Times
Manchuuria
Old-Timer Favors Ancient Games Over New Sports
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader urges return to traditional pastimes over modern sports. He praises golf and polo but argues old games like fox chasing deer drives bear hunts and mumble peg provide better exercise and simpler pleasures than jiu jitsu and other new activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Water as universal remedy in infant care proponents say
A historical medical stance asserts cold water as a cure for many diseases and endorses giving babies only milk when thirsty, arguing cold water speeds recovery in infant ailments and urges mothers to test its effects during fever.
Marriages Made in Heaven Tributes and Jokes
A light exchange on marriage vows as Deacon Jones jokes that marriages are made in heaven while noting earthly costs. The Boston Transcript playfully records banter about weddings and the price of matrimony.
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Deacon Jones
Trifler
Boston Transcript
Yakutsk The Coldest City In Eastern Siberia
Yakutsk in Eastern Siberia is described as the world hottest cold city and commercial center of the Yakutsk province. The article notes its frozen soil, European houses, nomad yurts, and ice windows with trade caravans along a coastal route to the Chookchees, plus a British Bible Society tour down the Lena River selling gospels.
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Yakutsk
Siberia
Yakutsix
Polar
Lena
British and Foreign Bible Society
Leslie's Weekly
Thought She Couldn't Live Moravia Woman Healed by Pills
Benjamin Wilson of Moravia New York credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his wife who suffered four years from sugar diabetes and rheumatism. She rapidly regained health from 138 pounds to 190 and now feels strong after using the pills.
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Moravia
N. Y
Benjamin Wilson
Dodd
Revenge or a Waiter and a Bermuda Cable Tip
A Bermuda cable to customs warned of a bicycle trunk from Bermuda and a passenger named Green. In New York his bicycle trunk hid expensive cigars after a key failure. a Hamilton hotel servant revealed the tip revenge scheme for unpaid tips.
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New York ‘Tribune
Bermuda
Customs
New York
Green
Hamilton
Cable Dispatch
When Nature Hints About the Food Turn Over Time
A railroad worker recalls severe dyspepsia from quick hotel meals and sedentary weight loss. He notes relief after using Grape-Nuts and credits improved health and brain power to the Pre digested postum product and its packaged booklet The Road to Wellness.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wehlville
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