Triumphs and Tragedies in Human Control of Nature
An excerpt contrasts France’s forest rehabilitation with pine mines in Landes as a vast, historic achievement ordered by Napoleon and praised by Consul Tourgée. It warns against reckless deforestation in America and notes divorce as a chronic social issue observed by lawyers and ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tourgee
Bordeaux
Landes
Departments
France
Gironde
Pyrenees
Bramontier
Aliveankee Free Press
When Divorce Is Not an Evil
A fragmented discussion on divorce laws and women’s relief options stresses that divorce is not always a grave wrong. It notes varying state laws and paternal control while urging reconsideration of harsh social judgments and legal barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Chicago Journal
The Wonders of the Wireless and International Law
A discussion on early wireless通信 raising issues of legality and censorship. Russia challenges Japanese and British use while the United States waits for formal government action, debating whether wireless dispatches breach international norms.
Politeness and Crime in Nicknames and Slang
A critical look at how euphemisms replace harsh terms in crime talk. It notes shifting language from blunt insults to milder phrases as a retreat to a lower moral level, with examples such as “heating the game” and “honest graft” reflecting thieves slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugivg
Oesuluetor
Admide
Mulghisty
Aboriginal Nursery Scene From Forests of Little-Known Country
In a vivid though archaic travelogue tone, explorers describe eerie encounters in a forest region. They stumble on indigenous practices and dark rumors as they observe nursery-like crates and skin-cradled infants among tribes including the WNiangsi Pharikanese and Sifan Tibetans. The narrative mixes superstition with unsettling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wotlers Weekly
Miley
Sean
Proof of the Necessity for Ironclads and Mormon Influence
A fragment discussing ironclads and the growth of Mormon missions. It notes deities shaping existence and mothers visiting their forest-born children. It cites two thousand missionaries, Mormon political sway in several Western states, and migration to Alberta and Mexico for irrigation projects.
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Central Points
Hardlv
Ohio
New York
Wyoming
Iinois
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
Arizona
Washington
United States
Alberta
Canada
Mexico
An Americanism on crooked deeds and spreading good
A Baltimore American aphorism notes how small the word is when one hides crooked acts and how vast the earth seems when a good deed is shared widely. It juxtaposes secrecy with broad impact, urging integrity and public spirit.
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Baltimore American
Donkey Brain Zinger Sparks Cartoon Quip in Chicago
A sharp comic line from a Chicago cartoon provoked a playful jab about brains and ears. The exchange riffs on the donkey image with a punning reply about matching ears and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Diggs
Chicago
Young Willie Missing At Home In Morning Stir
A mother calls for her son Willie in the hall and upstairs, growing irritated as there is no reply. She climbs three stairs and repeats his name, fearing he will be late for school while a muffled response finally comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Willice
Wille
Morning Rouse Ends With Breakfast Urgency
A Chicago Daily News item recalls a boy surprise wake up call as his mother, scolding gently, finds him still in bed past eight. She urges him to dress quickly or miss breakfast, the pair sharing a brief comic domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Willeet
Chicago Daily News
Panama Canal Giants Digging Forward Anew
The United States now leads canal work as massive excavators chew through the isthmus between Colon and Panama. Inactive machines rust in place while Yankee energy and capital promise swift progress over the coming years amid efforts to quell the fever that previously hindered construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Colon
Panama
Panama Canal
Yankee Energy
Forests and Rainfall Relation in Rock River Basin Debate
The article reviews conflicting views on forests regulating humidity and rainfall. It cites a Washington forestry study on the Rock River watershed and notes uncertain links between deforestation and precipitation. It argues that forests retain groundwater and evaporate vast moisture, potentially boosting regional rainfall, with Spain and France cited as historical examples.
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Forestry Bureau
Washington
Rock River
Illinois
Wisconsin
Mm. de B. Ward
Bruckner
Spain
France
No Framps in Germany A Compare of Welfare and Vagrancy
A National Magazine excerpt contrasts German social policy with British and American systems, arguing Germany provides pensions, affordable transit, baths, parks, and public order, leaving no incentive for tramps to linger unemployed while policing looms to deter vagrancy.
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Germany
England
National Magazine
Wise Fellow and the loaded pistol warning
The dialogue contrasts fear of an unloaded pistol with the idea that danger lies in careless handling. A Boston Transcript excerpt questions prudence in gun safety while a Sunday School joke about the prodigal son offers a humorous twist on thrift and vice.
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Boston Transcript
Hall's Catarrh Cure case and insurance figures
Frank J. Cheney states his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreated catarrh case. The notice, sworn in Toledo on December 6, references Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. The passage also reports Japanese life, fire and marine insurance amounts: 98.6 million, 163 million, and 165 million dollars.
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State OF
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
HaLl
Frank J. Chemney
T F. J. Cheney & CO
T.c. Hall
White clothes stay bright with Red Cross Ball Flue
Large 2 oz packages sold by grocers for five cents. An ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soortame Stroup for Children at 25 cents a bottle. Nickel Plate Road offers 100 miles round trip for $1 per person for groups of five or more, via a local agent in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Miss Frankie Orser of Boston Tests Pinkham's Remedy
A Boston woman Miss Frankie Orser reports relief from back pain headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims renewed health appetite and weight gain and urges other women to try the remedy for feminine derangements.
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Frankie Orser
Boston
Mass
Mrs. Prysgau
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Frankie Orsen
Warrenton St
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Sebastopol
Culebra
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A. W. Gleason
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Phoenix Chair CO
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