Hispaniola Split by Haiti and Santo Domingo
A National Geographic Society report outlines Hispaniola’s division into Haiti in the west and Santo Domingo in the east. It describes languages, geography, climate, and forests, noting deep river valleys, high peaks like Mont de la Selle, and beauty of the mountains while warning of forest clearance and environmental impact.
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United States
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Caribbean
Greater Antilles
Columbus
Hispaniola
San
Santo) Domingo
Dominican Republic
San Domingo
Espanola
Saint Domingue
Republic of Haiti
Loma de la Tina
Mont de la Selle
Port Au Prince
Gulf of Gonalves
Bay
Dominican
Lake Asney
Lake
Azney
Jamaica
North America
West Indies
Hasties
The Landsman Wins Love Over Seaborne Wealth
A speaker contrasts ships laden with silk and jade seeking fortune with a landsman at home who never sailed. Though ships return empty, his embrace and kiss win lasting treasure. The poem, credited to McClure Newspaper Syndicate, urges valuing love over gold and glitter.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wash and Wipe Together Symbol of Lasting Friendship
An essay notes ancient and modern beliefs that two people washing hands in the same basin signifies enduring friendship. It cites Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey as a famed but ultimately failed example, and traces water’s mystic role in unity and social bonds across cultures.
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Henry VIII
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry
Wolsey
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Thoughts on Yesterday and Cooking Leftovers
A reflection on changing times and clinging to yesterday's beliefs. Practical recipes follow, including chop suey from leftovers, beefsteak stew, fowl a la cooker, tomato sauce thickened with flour, and mushroom caps broiled with butter. Recipes emphasize simple prep and reheating for serving.
The Young Lady Across the Way Urges Parking Increase
A resident in the shopping district calls for a new law to create more parking spaces. She argues the current provision is insufficient for shoppers and motorists.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Optimist Club Chooses Its Most Optimistic President
A camp fire gathering of the TH Optimist club pits humorous claims on who among past leaders was the greatest optimist. Loffenby Serious, Million W. Smiles, and Silver D. Lining are named before the club votes for Silver D. Lining, now noted as a president who has faced counterfeiting charges.
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Loffenby
Grinnen
W. Smiles
George Matthew Adams
The Worthy Man Faces Hard Tests
An archaic line describes a person who never faced misery danger or distress and thus lacked occasion to prove his strength and worthiness. The passage emphasizes that only through struggle can character be tested and formed.
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McClure Newspaper
Math
Reform of Zebek Dance Introduces Women Dancers in Turkey
Selim Sirri Bey, after studying European folk dances, reformulates the long male led Zebek to include women. His two daughters join him on a lecture tour through Turkey, demonstrating the newly reformed form and becoming the first Turkish girls to pursue professional dancing.
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Selim Sirri Bey
Europe
Turkey
Zebek
Bayer Cold Nerve Toothache Neuralgia Dosing Boxes
Bayer directions appear on each unbroken package with twelve tablets costing a few cents. Drug gists also offer bottles containing 24 and 100 tablets for similar remedies.
New Cancer Theory Proposed by Leyden Professor
Professor T. P. Van Calear of Leyden University announces the discovery of a cancer parasite. He isolated a protozoan from cancer cells and, after culturing it, produced cancer in dogs. He theorizes cancer spreads by cells sending out offshoots that devour other cells.
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T. P. van Calear
Leyden University
van Calar
Wages of Sin Tied to Confession Magazine Pay
A Memphis News-Scimitar item notes the cost of sin now hinges on payments from confession magazines. The briefborn observation reflects a satirical take on morality tied to magazine incentives.
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Memphis News-Scimitar
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
H. Irving King
F.A. Walker
Mae Wet 0 Newspaper Union
Prince OF Optimists
Oved
Cleveland
WB Kooves
Hotel Winton Ect
Drs. Winslow
Bell Beautiful Dollar
Owl Neckweat Co
EE Ioe Mfg
Consolidated New York
Vaseline
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