Memorial Day Reflections on Civil War Veterans and Freedom
The piece honors Civil War survivors and the Grand Army on Memorial Day, noting the aging veterans, pension rolls, and buttons on coats. It reflects on youth in the war, education lost by many, and the enduring reverence for those who fought. It recalls battle tolls and the unity forged after conflict, urging continued remembrance.
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Grand Army
Loyal Legion
Sherman
Gettysburg
Richmond
Washington
Arlington
Spy intrigue in wartime as Brooklyn man faces espionage trial
A Brooklyn man is on trial for espionage as authorities reveal the most dangerous German spy network operates from the United States. The piece discusses the global spy culture, public fascination, and the secretive statecraft behind wartime intrigue.
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London
Brooklyn
N. Y
New Electric Bell Uses Self Contained Battery System
A Paris design integrates the batteries within the bell housing. The magnet parts sit under the gong while three dry cells reside in the box, eliminating battery connections to the bell and reducing maintenance since only wires and push-buttons require attention.
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Paris
Scientific American
Vignettes of chatty quips and old advert snippets
A collage of quips and ads features snappy lines about romance, household products, and child remedies. Notable items reference Red Cross Ball Blue, Fletcher's Castoria, and a varnish business joke, with playful quips about names and manners.
Pure Cuticura Shampoo and Ointment Offer Free Sample
Advertises Clean Sweet Scalp to clear dandruff and itching with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Promotes pure fragrant emollients for skin and scalp. Sample free by mail with Skin Book at Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Four Days In a Well In Georgia Rescued From Deep Shaft
A Georgia man employed by a doctor disappeared for days while hunting for help. He fell into a forty foot dry well at night and spent the fourth day calling for aid. Laborers eventually traced his calls, freed him, and he recovered after a hearty meal.
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Georgia
Thought for the Future in World War Lines
A Popular Science Monthly reflection notes Oxford and Cambridge educated many leaders in government science and letters. It laments two thirds of the universities’ students have enlisted, Trinity College turning into a military hospital, and recommends selecting able individuals who lacked prior access and opening postwar avenues for foreign talent to continue vital work.
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Oxford
Cambridge
England
Trinity College
Popular Science Monthly
His First Duty to His Constituents in Debate
Senator Sorghum jokes that his primary duty is to serve his constituents, not study railroads banking or currency. He quips that mastering those topics would limit time for speeches and risk seeming to neglect his work for voters.
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Senator Sorghum
Tobacco and Chinese Anthems Dominate Recent War and Politics
The piece notes Britain’s free tobacco to troops and its wartime role from Waterloo to South Africa, citing Churchillian views on smoke versus combat. It also discusses China’s post revolution anthem debates, highlighting Wang Yan Pao and Chang Tsein translations praising people’s power and Confucian teachings.
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Wellington
Waterloo
South Africa
Commissariat
China
Belgium
Wang Yan Pao
Chang Tsein
Confucius
Mengtse
Yao
Suen
Philadelphia
Teaching the Same
A Boston father reads Sammy's school report with misery while Sammy, a philosopher, answers that it matters not whether he is top or bottom since they teach the same at both ends. The tale ends noting how husbands are rarely as good or as bad as their wives imagine.
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Sammy
Boston
Father
All Work Together in War Time England and London
The war has drawn women from all classes closer, with mistress and maid alike continuing work despite sorrow. In London social events serve a serious purpose as teas and luncheons focus on planning future war effort. The pattern likely mirrors other nations at war.
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Europe
England
London
Our Own Personally Conducted War
A witty exchange unfolds with a quarrelsome couple where one calls the other a dyspeptic and the other retorts a contradicted dyspeptic in a satirical tone.
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Wife
Meal Service Woes Highlight Cafeteria Challenges
A discussion notes the difficulty of obtaining a meal in a cafeteria. The issue centers on lines, crowding, and wait times affecting diners and staff.
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South
Russia
Shiloh
Chickahominy
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Chickamauga
Spotsylvania
Battle of the Wilderness
United States
Love
Lovey
Dovey
Red Cross
All Good
Jack
Puck
Fletcher
Patrice
Canada
Ottawa
W. S. Nethery
Columbus
National Song OF China
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