American Army of the North Prepares for British Encounter
One hundred years ago American forces under General Macomb retreated from Plattsboro to the south bank of the Saranac river. The Army of the North numbered about 9,500 men, perhaps fewer on active duty, while the British force stood between 12,000 and 14,000 veterans. Despite daunting odds Macomb maneuvered his troops and secured reinforcements to meet the enemy with confidence.
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Army of the North
Plattzboro
Saranac River
Macomb
Defansa
Played Her Part In History Carolina Maria Queen Of Naples
Carolina Maria, queen of Naples and daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, died in Vienna a century ago. At sixteen she married Ferdinand of the Two Sicilies and influenced him to join the coalition against Bonaparte in 1805, leading to their expulsion from Naples and retirement to Sicily. Her daughter married Francis I of Austria.
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Carolina Maria
Naples
Vienna
Maria Theresa of
Austria
Ferdinand
the Two Sicilies
Bonaparte
Sicily
Francis I
Emperor of Austria
President Elliott Cites Public Opinion On Fairness
At a New York dinner, President Howard Elliott urged fairer public opinion toward New Haven. He recalled a story of a farm girl granted Saturday off to visit a man who was hanged, only to learn later he was reprieved, leaving her in tears after a 20 mile trek home.
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Howard Elliott
New York
New Haven
Milly
Sick Pockor Proper Food Put Him Right
A fragment from a periodical ad describes Christian Science founded by Mary Baker Eddy. The piece notes about 2,000 branches worldwide and roughly 3,000,000 adherents. Nonspecific dialogue fragments follow, with mentions of Front, hotel, and domestic life. An ad-like paragraph touts nourishing food from a physician’s experience, praising a product from Potassium Co Battle Creek, claiming it sustains health during serious stomach distress.
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Christian’ Science
Cbrie- Can Scientizta
Poatum. Co
Battle Ata
Lesson on Jesus as Judge in September Reading
The lesson outlines Jesus as teacher and Savior, then as Judge, detailing twelve lessons on readiness, fidelity, sacrifice, mercy, responsibility, and the coming kingdom. It highlights the sovereignty of God, the path of sacrifice, Bartimaeus, the parables of pounds and talents, prophecy, judgment, and the need to be prepared for Christ’s return.
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Jesus
God
Bartimaeus
Jesson
Pounds
Jerusalem
Aix
Caesar
Realist youngster and a street he lives in essay
A class in which youths show little literary promise is encouraged by a hopeful teacher who asks them to write about “The Street I Live In” and bring it to class. One pupil, Sammy, writes only three lines, prompting the teacher to remark on its brevity and Sammy’s reply about the street he inhabits.
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Sammy
The Kaiser's Reign and a Punch Cartoon Note
The article reflects on the German emperor’s twenty-six year reign and recalls the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrated on June 16 last year. It also references a Punch cartoon caption and includes brief, unrelated jokes and an old advertisement for Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil.
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Germany
How To Give Quinine To Children and Adults
Fesriline is an improved tasteless quinine syrup sold as a safe stomach friendly option for children and adults who cannot take ordinary quinine. It claims no nausea in dogs and avoids ringing in the head, urging readers to ask for a z-ounce original package from The Gane FEBRILIN company.
Physicians Endorse Castoria by Medical Journal Claim
A medical journal endorses Castoria highlighting its harmlessness and health benefits. It notes relief of stomach pains, calming nerves, and aiding food assimilation without opiates or narcotics. Castoria is praised as a safe, agreeable substitute for Castor Oil and urged as a health-promoting remedy.
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Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hatti
Journal of Health
Waiving the Other Chance in a Marriage Proposal
A dialogue sketches a marriage proposal and a withdrawal offer amid playful bargaining between suitors, with a witty exchange about fair play and timing. The piece shifts to a humorous household quarrel about a loan of a rolling pin and ends with a court quip about a car speed incident in Boston.
Worth Makes the Man and the Woman Quip
A witty exchange quoted from Bage and a fool contrasts Worth making the man with Worth making the woman in a compact adage style. The remark highlights gendered value through the two quick lines.
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Bage
Jips in a Man of Broad Views
A fragmentary exchange contrasts broad views with narrow circumstances. The dialogue hints at a debate over perspective and practical limits without providing concrete names, places, or events.
Nursery college plan eyed for America by London founder
Mrs Bernard Mole of London visited to gauge establishing a nursery college in America modeled on her six year old English venture. In England graduates start at 40 dollars monthly as nursery nurses after six months of training with real babies, learning clothes making laundry and first aid. A joking remark about a manicure shop blocks the project.
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Nursery College
Bernard Mole
London
America
England
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Sayville
Marine Eye Remedy Co
China
Mukden
Kirk Kilisseh
Eric
Liza
Wayman
de . Porter
Castoria
Biomecer ST
Fins Centaun Company
New ‘York
Chas. H. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Ilis
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Mich
Fletcher
Wm,j McCrann
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Boston American
Carter
N. U
ST. Louis
Hiller
Pratts
Toronto
Imperial Automobiles AR
Imperial Motor Company
N. Grand Avenue
ST. ‘Lows
Sassouri
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