Army Life in the Philippines and the Pursuit of Happiness
A reflective analysis contrasts soldiers and civilians amid the Moro campaigns, cholera, and jungle hardships. It recalls Private Sammy and Pvt Mulvaney, depicting dangers, humor, and the moral distance between duty and public perception, with scenes of Luzon, Fort Riley, and personal sacrifice.
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Army
Long Island
Poughkeepsie
Tag Sammy
Rensors
Sammy
Semmy Jr
Mulvaney
Unig
Lyngtingpen
Vanue
Department of Information
Tomumy
Brown Brothers
Lta
Congressional ‘Committee
Juan de Fuca
Port Worden
Fort Riley
Florida
Alaska
Focal Bank
Luzon
Ted Allya
Bill
Cerat
Samme
Dayligue
Efasa
Uliforth
Walla A
Romance of the Sweet Pea A garden classic's long journey
A nostalgic survey traces the sweet pea from its Sicilian origin to British horticulture. It notes Linnaeus naming, early cultivars in the 18th and 19th centuries, and key hybrids like the Countess Spencer and blue-veined varieties. The piece highlights Sexton’s era, then modern breeding aimed at new colors and forms amid a large, active global sweet pea society.
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Rst
Cama
Siciligu Nuhs
Wranesseus Cupani
Olga
Dogland
Hnfield
Uvedade
Middlesex
Wyedale
Robert Furber
Kensington
Cyupanl
Scarlgt
Tom Bolton
Yallowest
Clara Curtis
James Carter
Trever Clarke
Clarke
Spencer
Helen Plepce
Eo Chalge
Sictlan
Exclusive Invitation Tactics For Patons In Store
A historical note explains exclusive invitation methods for attracting valuable patrons. It discusses personal typewritten letters and engraved invitations as superior to circulars, noting their effectiveness and cost efficiency for securing customer attention. It cites Mrs Van Allyn as an example of followups avoided by telephoning.
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Mra
van Allyn
Whittling Sticks in City Shops
A New York Sun item notes odd whittling sticks for sale in urban shops. A stationer shows a bundle of alixineh lengths labeled whittling sticks and claims a boy could whittle a whole tree elsewhere with little hindrance.
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da Priter
New York Sun
le Vouohas
Goustry
New York
Boy Faces Test Over Ownership of Mike the Bulldog
A mythic tale from a monthly magazine recounts a boy whose father offers ten cents for either Mike the bulldog or a pony. A visitor pressures the boy to declare a choice while mother objects as the barnyard debate unfolds.
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Ne Goode
Iluitale
Mike
Willie
Witla
Petroleum Origin Debate At Washington Scientific Meet
A Washington science group discussed petroleum origins amid coal supply concerns. The debate weighed hypotheses that oil comes from animal or plant matter versus chemical processes in the crust, noting limited acceptance of non-biological theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientitia Focilety
Washington
Bo Wystery Whitch
Rowalug
Mendeleet
Blillarde an Old Amusement
Fragmentary text mentions an amusement game and English context with garbled place names and dates making details unclear.
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England
Money for Tuberculosis Work In New York State
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes how small educational outlays spurred large appropriations from state county and municipal bodies in New York. The New York State Charities Aid Association reports 1998 1909 and 1910 TB outlays totaling about 2600000 with hundreds of thousands more pending. Hundreds of hospital beds are provided and the association runs No Uncared for Tuberculosis in 1915. The Red Cross and public treasury plan to add millions from stamps and public funds. sales reached 3600000 last year.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Alata
Thune
The Family Grover Phrase Book Quirk
A garbled OCR style snippet from The Daily Courlar Journal hints at odd quotes about fear and crying. Names and places are tangled, with unclear punctuation and stray characters. no coherent event or clear individuals can be confirmed from the readable text.
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Hay
Rome
Thrajeh
Keene
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Preston
Mele
Iowa
Webater City
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Particntars
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Anz Portage Aves
Winnipeg
Marn
Cane
Volumuin
Lontaville Courlar Journa
Viant
Cox
Magers
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