Officers Lose Easy Jobs In War Department Shuffle
Twenty two officers, from brigadier general to captain, were ordered detached from Washington and reassigned to field services after four or more years in the capital. General Leonard Wood announced the move to prevent stale duty, with staff officers largely exempt from the rotation. Names include General Wothor Moon, Gen Ake Mens, Maj Johnson Page, Capt Charles Rhodes, Capt Stanley Trembick, and others in assorted corps and departments.
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Army
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Ake Mens
Department of the Gulf
Athenia
Johnson
Ated
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Rhodes
Orf
Int
Mosk
Peentydourth Infantry
Stanley
Mido Pyok
Straub
Power Star
Pop
Ivahop
Ilberg
Salebt
Doe
Odent Cai
Maj Om
Peohenatiarny
Alford
Glen
What the White Rose Saw
A talking bridal rose narrator recalls a summer morning when Ruth and Maurice reveal a troubling truth. The rose witnesses Ruth’s heartbreak and Maurice’s betrayal, Ruth’s ensuing suicide, and the flower’s own sense of loss as the scene ends with blossoms dying and a final, somber note from Buffalo Express.
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Maurice
Ruth
Ruth Gay
Huth
Washington City Council and the Snowbound Streets
A fragmentary report describes Washington governance under Congress and a mayor, noting winter storms, snow blockage, and sidewalk hazards. Citizens faced fines for shoveling and a challenged law on vacant property, with the Supreme Court and officials mentioned amid the weather chaos.
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Warhington
Wameyer
Uta Otry
Washington
Teele
Bart
Wikington Aide Wales
Feartiat
Ciewalle
Supreme Court
Cieir Kheps
Odorous Army Incident Linked to General Wood
The account notes Leonard Wood lacking West Point education, costing the government thousands. Cape Cod digging and later role as a contract surgeon are mentioned. General Wood defends Lieutenant Rumbough’s education funded by the government and argues he should not leave the service soon. Miss Culgate is cited in a broader, perfume and cosmetics context.
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Leonard Wood
West Print
Cape Cod
General Wood
Rumbough
Culgate
Herreda
Telegraphic warning at Great St Bernard Pass hospice
The Cantine de Prez now telegraphs arrivals from the Great St Bernard Hospice. In winter travelers crossing the pass are tracked by wire and, if a man is overdue, monks and a dog search for him, reducing fatalities in the snow.
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Bt. Bernard
Cantine de Prez
Italy
World Wheat and Potato Supplies Across Regions
The article assesses global food supply amid wheat and potato shortages concerns. Argentina’s harvest pace and potential price effects in the United States and Europe are weighed, with Canada’s storm-damaged wheat and a broad conclusion that world stocks remain ample for the coming year despite local gaps.
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Thore
Argentina
Ron
Routh
Europe
Department of Agricutiture
United States
South America
Republica
Canada
Department of New Culture
Kissin
Central Statistical Bureau
Ministry of the Interior
Germany
Caribou Overtake Greyhound In Snow Race
A witness recalls a race where a herd of caribou easily outpaced a greyhound near Penobscot Bay’s neat branch. Despite a snowy, icy course and the hound’s best efforts, the caribou crossed a pond and vanished into the woods, leaving the dog far behind.
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Maina
Wondaman
Caribou
Barneys Rooster Prank Ends With Eager Exit
Barney Weller, known for his laugh making jokes, faced a wild Chicago prank when a neighbor dressed as a rooster and crowed at his door. Weller hurriedly demanded his bill and checked out, insisting he would leave quickly after hearing the rooster imitator next door.
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Barney Weller
Chicago
Stinder Barney
Thia
Ife
Weller
Diamond Cut Diamond and a School Absence Trick
A father recalls his son loitering at breakfast and racing to the mail to snatch a card from the post, then shredding a teacher's notice about absence. He tracks the act, catching the boy in the act and arranging for the teacher to forward the card to his downtown business.
World Tallest Trees Noted In Global Heights Race
Measurements place the tallest eucalyptus in Australia at about 440 feet, with California giants 276 to 376 feet tall and up to 104 feet in base circumference. Some trees are estimated at two to twenty six hundred years old. The Kos island tree is claimed oldest, though exact age remains unknown and a masonry wall guards it.
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California
Kos
Asia Minor
Proverbs Influence On Japanese Speech From East To West
A historical note on how Japanese proverbs tracing origins to India and China interact with Western ideas. It highlights how the Western adage Time is money has deeply entered Japanese culture, reportedly more quoted than many other sayings.
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India
China
America
Yankeeland
Too Many In the Party Knight at the Gate
A Spanish nobleman arrives at a Union inn in Vrantice seeking shelter. The host lists many titles and noble lines, but declines hospitality saying the house is full for all the gentlemen named, leaving the traveler outside in the night.
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Union
Vrantice
Juan Pedro
Hernandez
Rodriguez de Villanova
Malafia
Santiago and
Alcantara
The Unsought Thought in Daily Mind Moments
A reflection on thoughts that arrive unbidden, valued as much as sought ideas, and urged to be captured because such insights rarely recur, attributed to Locke.
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Locke
Evita of Underwear Claim Mirrors Africa Note
An eighty year old Ohio resident asserts he has never worn underwear. The remark is likened to similar claims by many Africans who also avoided press attention.
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Evita
Ohio
Africa
Selfishness blamed as chief cause of divorce and troubles
Announcer notes judge from Kanaan City views selfishness as the main reason for divorce and many societal woes. He argues removing selfishness could bring a millennium of harmony. An unrelated testimonial praises Foley Kidney Pilla as effective for kidney and bladder issues and rheumatism.
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Kanaan
Mondaine Desutante Dilemma: Love Versus Wealth
In a melodrama romance, a young woman must choose between a humble beloved and a wealthy banker who adores her, while her worldly mother counsels that money brings security even if happiness suffers. The scene plays out in a fashion magazine style vignette across a glossy life page.
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Mondaine
Desutante
Bucklens Arnica Salve Promoted for Insect Bite Relief
A dated promotional note claims an insect bite can cause severe injury, advising Bucklens Arnica Salve to kill poison and prevent inflammation swelling and pain. It praises healing for burns ulcers and cuts and lists a price of 26 cents at S. H. Wilinna.
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S. H. Wilinna
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