St Vincent Island Eruptions and Island Life Explored
The article surveys St Vincent in the British West Indies, detailing the 1812 Soufriere eruption and its devastation, the island’s volcanic geography, climate, and population. It notes Morne Garou’s crater, the port towns, barometer of hazards, and the Carib legacy alongside modern crops, fauna, and living habits.
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Soufriere
British West Indies
St. Vincent
New York Press
Morne Y Garou
Barbados
St. Lucia
Martinique
Venezuela
Caracas
Lisbon
Island
The
Grenadines
Caribbean
Chateau Belair
Morne Garou
Caribs
Tropics
Card Party Teacups Feature Card Suit Motifs
Teacups designed for card parties show the four suits clubs hearts diamonds and spades in decorative motifs. The simple serving ware blends with social gatherings and party games.
Memorial Day Origin Recalled From 30 Five Years Ago
A Philadelphia Press account recounts the May day thirty five years ago when a young fallen soldier’s grave in a New York mountain churchyard was blessed by apple blossoms. Veterans, including Gettysburg survivors, attended a burial that inspired Commander in Chief John A. Logan to proclaim Grand Army Memorial Day and honor every veteran’s grave each May.
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Philadelphia
New York
Pickett
Gettysburg
John A. Logan
Hamlin Garland On the Old Trail and West Life
Harper's Literary Gossip lauds Hamlin Garland for Western realism in The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop. The novelist visits Oklahoma then returns to Chicago with Mrs Garland, famed for extensive travels totaling about 25,000 miles since 1899.
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Hamlin Garland
Harper’s
Gray Horse
Quick Geography Game for Little Players
A leader calls out a state and a letter and counts to five while players think of a city in that state starting with that letter. The leader may ask anyone for the answer and can switch letters or states, continuing as long as interest lasts. For home play a prize may be offered for most correct answers.
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Maine
New York
Herald
New World
Castle Garden
Calcutta
Richard Croker
America
Ireland
Stead
Erin
South Africa
Milner
Rhodes
Great Britain
Kruger
Johannesburg
Britain
Sydney Bulletin
Genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic Warning
Consumer notice warns buyers to demand genuine Cascarets with the stamped C.C.C. on tablets and to avoid fraudulent substitutes. Stresses that the product is not sold in bulk and urges purchase from reputable druggists.
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C.C.C
Rocky Mountain Tea promotes baby medicine potency
A mother notes that one package yields two quarts of baby medicine per directions and praises Rocky Mountain Tea as superior for babies and children priced at 35 cents by Frost & Spies.
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Rocky Mountain
Frost & Spies
They Work While You Sleep Time Tested Digestive Aid
They Work While You Sleep promises overnight support for digestion liver and bowels with Cas carets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C. C. C. Sold by druggists and roc nationwide.
Bookbinding services offered by The Trogs sample bindings
The Trogs ready to take orders for binding books and magazines. An assortment of samples is available to view, showing the quality and style of binding. Orders will receive prompt attention after submission.
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Trogs
Mont Pelee Seen As Protector Before Sudden Catastrophe
English tourist Percy F Marks recalls Martinique when Mont Pelee stood as a beloved protector for St. Pierre residents. Locals trusted the volcano's peaceful, grassy slopes as a safeguard and enjoyed daily outings and scenic views until the eruption shocked them.
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Percy F. Marks
Martinique
St. Fierre
New York Journal
Mr. Marks
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Father Pelee
Quilt for President Roosevelt Draws Missouri Governor's Signature
Mrs. L. M. Moffett writes for the Central Methodist Church ladies in Bridgeton New Jersey to Governor Dockery asking him to sign Missouri’s block for a quilt. The quilt will have forty nine blocks with state flowers and governors’ names, three for Uncle Sam's new colonies, and one for the District of Columbia.
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Jefferson City
Dockery
L. M. Moffett
Central Methodist Church
Bridgeton
N. J
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
District of Columbia
Missouri
President Roosevelt
Coronation Gift Aims to Endow London Hospitals
The Prince and Princess of Wales tour hospitals and charities, with the prince pushing subscriptions to the fund begun in Queen Victoria’s era. Now King Edward’s hospital fund, the Prince of Wales acts as president and seeks £50,000 yearly permanent income as a coronation gift to the king.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
London
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales Fund
King Edward’s Hospital
Prince of Wales
New York Tribune
Novelties In Belts with Hand Painted White Leather
White leather belts compete with white linen embroidered belts. some belts are hand painted with daisies roses forgetmenots violets or rosebuds matching the wearer’s taste.
Uncovering Pompeii Progress and Treasure
The article notes that at the current rate of progress it will take seventy years to fully uncover Pompeii and that as much treasure remains buried as has already been exhumed.
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Pompeii
The Americanization of the World by William T. Stead
A review of William T. Stead’s The Americanization of the World argues the book defends Anglicized global influence and examines Ireland, American Irish ties, and the South Africa war. It cites Stead’s portrayal of Irish politics, U.S. immigration, and Rhodes amid imperial tensions.
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Great Britain
England
Horace Markley
New York
London
America
Cape Town
Empire
Ireland
United States
Chicago
Westminster
All Ireland
Union
Boers in British Camps Study Professions While Interned
Boers in British concentration camps pass time by studying medicine law and civil engineering. They expect to use new knowledge after the war ends, improving prospects upon release.
An Interlude Within Her Heart A Year Ago
Poem fragment reflects on a past romance that ended long ago. The speaker recalls a lost love, longing for a future bloom as May winds rise and a harvest moon passes. The imagery centers on moons, seasons, and a fading emotional connection.
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Lords of May
Sol Smith Russell Tales and Reminiscences
Memoirish anecdotes detail Sol Smith Russell’s gentle nature and comic mimicry from school days in St Louis to later years in Washington. A niece’s plea to “Let’s win” tests dignity, while Russell’s cheerfully optimistic reply to critics foreshadows a planned return to the stage with Joseph Jefferson’s admired company.
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Sol Smith Russell
New York Evening Post
Miss Rose £. Fanning
St. Louis
Miss Fanning
West
Sol
Mr. Russell
Joseph Jefferson
New Wall Coverings Inspire Chintz Effect Rooms
Printed tickings in stripes and fibral designs imitate chintz with quaint smelling flowers. Suitable for semicolonial effects from wainscoting to drop ceilings, they pair with plain buckram or crape fiber. Compared to true tickings, papers at half price in salven draperies allow full room chintz matching from walls to windows.
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Harper’s Bazar
Dimity
Zephyr
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ST. Vincent Island
Gay St. Pierre
Uncle Sam
University of Chicago
Cobb Hall
New York Times
University Theater Agency
Destiny OF
Sol Smith Russell Tales
Chichester
Chichester Chemical
Madison Square
Phola
BOWES
Cutler
Clark Medicine CO
Ill
al’ Druggiste
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