Billy Gray and the Army Move Rumor at Division Hq
In camp near the Presidio the rumor of a new order stirs volunteers and regulars. Lieutenant Billy Gray, a gifted yet wayward son of a retired colonel, is queried about the mysterious orders as officers argue over visiting women at headquarters.
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Manila
Santiago
Concord
California
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Congress
Billy Gray
West
Haswell
Promptu
Scouts
Co.ck Company
Sar
Morton
Gordon
Red Cross
Gray
MR. Lispenard Prime
Miss Prime
Amy Lawrence
Mauser pistol described as brutal war tool by sportsman
An esthetic sportsman admires the Mauser pistol for cavalry use calling it a chilling scientific instrument in a black walnut case. He compares future soldiers to surgeons and notes the weapon’s brutal efficiency may replace poetic war imagery, citing Tennyson and Napoleon era cavalry.
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Napoleon
Meissonier
Engineer Corps
Tennyson
Light Brigade
Chicago Chronicle
The Good Bacteria and No 41 Butter Experiment
An exhibitor at the Chicago World’s Fair showcased milk from Uruguay spoiled by a faulty sterilization. Professor H W Conn developed a pure culture labeled No 41 and shared it with butter makers, improving yield and storage. the resulting butter tasted sweet and kept longer, prompting the question if No 41 is good or bad bacteria depending on viewpoint.
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Chicago
Uruguay
Eugene Wood
Everybody’s Magazine
H. W. Conn
Sleep Memoir Comedy Exchange
The doctor diagnoses lack of sleep and prescribes a remedy to Mr. Blinkers. The next day the patient reports a night of deep sleep and feeling better, while revealing he gave the opiate to the baby. The sketch plays on mistaken dosage and comic misunderstanding.
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Mr. Blinkers
Mystery job tale from the Wharf Street urchins
A dialogue from the Wrington Star depicts one street child asking another if he has work. The reply shows pride in earning four dollars a week from a lawyer, while the speaker admits to doing nothing beyond sitting by a door and pondering how the pay is obtained.
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Wrehington Star
The Fox Without a Tail Narrative Fable
A fox trapped by his tail tricks others into surrendering theirs to avoid ridicule. At a fox assembly a speaker argues tails are useless, prompting a rival to boast his own tail proves the point. Moral warns against chasing silly fashions driven by vanity and humor.
New York Merchant Confronted Over Garfield Incident
An elderly New York merchant named Guiteau, returning from his country house on the Hudson, was approached by a stranger who noticed the name on his handbag and asked if he is a brother of the man involved in the Garfield affair.
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Dilly
Billy
Col. Coit
Parson
New York City
Guiteau
Hudson
Garfield
Easy Picking Swindle Claim Cited in Local Adage
A reader recounts a swindle by a man named Flipperton who boasted talent for reading character at a glance. The claim involved a $300 loss and a skeptical response from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Flipperton
Cleveland Plain Dealer
American books translated most in Japan says study
A study finds Japan leads in translations of American books with Giddings Principles of Sociology Mayo Smith Statistics of Sociology and Little Lord Fauntleroy among best sellers in Japanese markets.
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American Books
Japan
Gidding
Mayo Smith
Tut the University of Michigan student bank owner
A 70 year old man nicknamed Tut runs a campus eating house that doubles as a student bank at Michigan. He serves meals to students who buy beefsteak and eggs and also cashes worthless checks and loans money with no interest or security. Last year his losses were minimal, and many debtors eventually paid in full, guided by his motto to treat students as honest men.
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University of Michigan
Tut
The Corean Bride’s Silent Wedding Trial
A Corean bride must remain mute on her wedding day to avoid loss of caste and ridicule. Her family will taunt her if she speaks or signs, while her husband will try to provoke speech to test her fidelity and restraint.
Germanys Glove Industry Surges to Par with France
German glove sector has expanded rapidly with about 1,100 factories, boosting output to levels believed equal to France. The industry shows strong growth and high employment across regions.
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Germany
France
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