Little George Oliver and the Endless Aunt
Senator George T. Oliver of Pennsylvania grew up an orphan raised by an older brother and his wife who called him “Little George.” The nickname stuck into adulthood though the woman’s enthusiasm for his political future was muted. By 1900 Oliver remained a noted figure in apportionment era politics, with family anecdotes shaping his public image.
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George T. Oliver
Pennsylvania
George
Anson
Little George
Oliver
Congress
Retirement Honors Sumner S. Kimball After Lifesaving Service
Sumner S. Kimball retires after fifty four years in federal service and thirty years as head of the United States life saving service and coast guard. President Wilson praises his career and credits him with developing the humanitarian system of life saving from its infancy. Kimball modestly remarks that credit is due to others as well.
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United States
Sumner S. Kimball
United States Coast Guard
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Kimball
The New War Minister and Newton D. Baker
The article recalls Newton D. Baker's pivotal role at the Baltimore Convention four years earlier, where his stand helped Woodrow Wilson's Ohio path. Baker, a Cleveland leader and former Wilson ally, is praised for his political talents as he assumes a wartime secretary role, signaling trust from Wilson and alignment with army aims.
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Baltimore
Wilpon
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Wilson
Ander Wilson
Johns Hopkins University
Witton
Baker
Wee Speer
Garrison
Congress
Tate
London socialite Iris Ford serves in remount depot
Miss Iris Ford, famed as a Diana of the Buckinghamshire hunts, joins remount depots run by the war department. She works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. teaching horses to accept mounts, cleaning stalls, and maintaining sanitary conditions. At Maidenhead area depots, the head lad roles are held by women with men not performing any tasks.
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Iris Ford
London
Diana
Buckinghamshire Hunts
Empire
Ford
War Department
Miss Ford
Atable
Maidenhead
Aeneas and Dorcas Lesson Explored in Acts Narrative
Lesson text discusses Acts chapters 9 and 41 with focus on Peters healing of Aeneas in Lydda and Dorcas in Joppa. It highlights faith, Christ’s power, and practical charity as core evidences of Christianity and model for Christian conduct.
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Jerusalem
Paul
Lydda
Caligula
Rome
Saul
Peter
Lydd
Aeneas
Luke
Bach
Christ
Jesus
Sharon
Joppa
Tabitha
Dorcas
Dorags
Ancient Abydos pool and Osiris tomb unearthed in Egypt
The Egypt exploration fund reports a unique subterranean complex at Abydos behind Seti I’s temple. A vast rectangular pool with two side aisles, a granite inner structure, and a later tomb of Osiris suggest an early, monumental design with questions about its purpose, water source, and link to Strabo's well.
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Egypt Exploration Fund
Egypt
Strabo
Osiris
Seti I
Abydos
Edouard Naville
Greece
Ghizeh
Osiria
Menephtah
Aigla
Temple
Hawara
Nile
Iowa Farmer’s Prairie Expat Tale Highlights Tax Relief
A former Illinois farmer, M. P. Tysdal, recalls moving to Saskatchewan in 1912 and cultivating 1680 acres near Briercrest. He reports 49 bushels per acre on 100 acres of wheat in 1914, tax burdens of about 32 dollars per 160 acres, and no war tax. He praises Canadian law and schooling for seven children, contrasting life with Illinois. The piece reprints Saskatchewan Farmer excerpts criticizing anti emigration scare tactics and war tax rumors.
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Les
Illinois
Saskatchewan
Briercrest
Ilinois
Illinoia
Syd
M. P. Tysdal
Castoria Guidance and Humorous Exchange Ad
A vintage note advises mothers to examine each bottle of Castoria for the Hy signature, noting its use for over 30 years. The piece then includes a joke line about a dog chasing its tail and a saying about ends meeting, reflecting period advertising style.
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Fletcher
Swamp Root kidney remedy testimonial ad
A Kansas City druggist backs Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney trouble with a 1909 testimonial. The letter by W. C. Summers claims a prior attack, relief then relapse, and fifteen years of good health after using Swamp Root. It invites readers to obtain a sample and promises a booklet on kidneys. Also mentions available bottle sizes and local drugstores.
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Tr. Kilmer
W. C. Summers
Central Ave
Kansas City
Kan
Grand View Drug Co
State of Kansas
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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International Sunday School
H. 0. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Aeneas and Dorcas
Sirabo
Western
Canada
Iowa
Saskatchewan Farmer
Moose Jaw
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
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