Inside bath habit for health and rosy complexion
An editorial touts daily morning use of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims internal sanitation improves health and skin brightness and urges both men and women to adopt the practice despite its grandiose promises.
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Bath
The Alpine Cannon Train of Charles VIII 1494
Count Louis de la Tremoille led the cross Alps transport of fourteen French cannons over the Apennines with Swiss aid. He supervised blasting rock, leveling ground, and guiding the ascent and treacherous descent, preserving all lives, as the artillery reached the Taro river bank.
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Louis de la Tremoille
Jean de la Grange
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Winifred Stephens
Louis
Taro
Margin trading teased in a Washington Star quip
In a witty aside from the Washington Star, Mrs. Torkins asks Charley whether he ever buys on a margin and suggests dabbling at the edge to avoid getting in too deep, illustrating a light take on finance.
Curious Charley Tells a Doughnut Tree Joke
A humorous exchange where Curious Charley asks if doughnuts grow on trees and his father answers with a pun about a pantree. The joke highlights a playful family moment with a punning setup and punchline.
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Charley
Ignorance as Excuse Cited in Legal Maxim
A quotation from John Selden on the ineffectiveness of claiming ignorance of the law. The statement notes that although not all know the law, ignorance offers no defense in court and that reasoning to refute such a plea is improbable.
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John Selden
Mail Press
Mail Office Legal Blanks Headquarters
The Mail Office advertises as the headquarters for all kinds of legal blanks and promotes affordable pricing for next orders.
Poetry Lovers in America Prefer Slush and Sentiment
Henry Seidel Canby argues in Harper's Magazine that most Americans dislike poetry or read it poorly. He notes rhythm and rhyme deter casual readers, prefer sentiment over tragedy, and Mass readers favor Longfellow as a traditional poet, while metropolitan centers diverge.
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Doctor Fell
America
Longfellow
Henry Seidel Canby
Harper's Magazine
Indian bead and buffalo nickels debut at Fort Wadsworth memorial
The Indian bead and buffalo nickels were issued February 22 1913 at the North American Indian memorial ceremony in Fort Wadsworth. The first coin was given to President Taft with others to Indian chiefs. Designer James Earle Irazer and the commission details are noted along with praise from the New York Times.
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Taft
Treasury Department
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Augustus St. Gaudens
Cornish
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St. Gaudens
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Senate Chamber
Washington
Gardner Teall
New York Times
Pulpit lottery and local oddities across states
A mix of small town incidents and strange claims: pastors in White Plains drew lots for pulpits and topics, Orange Texas reports purse snatchers on skates, Wisconsin women athletes banned from spoons and excessive candy, a Brooklyn boy hiding in a dumbwaiter causing a burglar scare, an ancient Elm tree cut near Fort Ticonderoga, and Bishop Quale asserting all angels are red headed based on pictures in a St. Paul address.
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Quale
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Paul
England may cut big estates into small farms
The wartime drive for land reform in England pushes plans to condemn large estates and transfer title to the state with small holdings leased to farmers. Support grows as government expansion in munitions, tariffs, and food imports reveals the need to diversify cultivation. Denmark’s example of breaking up large estates into intensive small farms is cited as a model.
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England
David Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
Board of Agriculture
Denmark
Sweden Denmark power link via submarine cable described
Current is transmitted from Sweden to Denmark through a submarine cable between Helsingborg and Elsinore, a distance of about ten miles. The power originates from waterfalls in southern Sweden.
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Sweden
Denmark
Helsingborg
Elsinore
Be Wise Buy By Name and Insist on the Brand
Editorial urges readers to patronize dealers who supply the exact advertised articles by brand or maker. Do not accept substitutes or inferior “Just as Good” items. If a dealer is uncooperative, shop another. insist on the specific trade name.
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