Capital Calling System Revamped by Washington Women
Washington society women gathered at the Congressional Club to discuss simplifying the capital’s formal calling system. Mrs. Duncan A. Fletcher led the meeting while former Ambassador Henry White described social obligations abroad. attendees included Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Bryan among others.
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Ashington
Congressional ‘Club
Duncan A. Fletcher
Henry White
London
Paris
Rome
Marshall
Bryan
White
Supreme Court
Fletcher
Washington
Marsall
Navy enlistment surge draws youth to sea life and reforms
Young men flood Navy recruiting stations as the service hits the legal limit of fifty one thousand five hundred enlisted men. Secretary Daniels reforms and Mediterranean fleet cruises spur interest, with ample shore leaves and tours boosting enlistments leading to the cruiser New Orleans heading toward Mexican waters and future Orient service.
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Jimmy
United States Navy
Navy Department
Navy
Daniels
Naval Service
Mediterranean
Chicago
Bremerton
Wash
Yellowstone Park
New Orleans
Scarcity of Army Horses Sparks Military Debate
Army quartermasters warn of an alarming shortage of good horses due to Congress funding limits and troop deployments. Officials note declining horse production and rising auto use hurting the draft animal market, with mules remaining essential for field operations and trucks aiding rear logistics.
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Army
Navy
War Department
Congress
Quartermaster’s Department
Name Confusion Tangles Louisiana Congressman Lazaro
Seventh Louisiana district representative Lazaro Bieladonovitch, known in Congress as Lazaro, explains why a strong name could help or hinder a run for office. His Russian paternal name was shortened by French Louisiana relatives to Lazaro two generations ago.
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M. Ladislas Lazaro
Louisiana
Arsene Pujo
Money Trust
Congress
Lazaro
United States
Bieladonovitch
Memories of Toulon and the British Fleet Visit
The London Chronicle recalls Toulon’s reception of British sailors in 1793. It notes royalist control, and mentions Druids’ Catacombs in Kent near London found years ago, with chalk cliff chambers over fifty miles long explored, now lit for sightseers.
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Toulon
London Chronicle
London
Kent
Leas
The Possum Tail Trick Ends In Embarrassment
An ancient tale tells how a boastful possum, famed for his long tail, seeks a special seat at a dance. The rabbit arranges a barber cricket to dress the tail, who clips all hair off and leaves a bare tail. At the dance the possum reveals the chopped tail, provoking surprised laughter that endures to this day.
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McClure
Possum
Rabbit
Carrier and Bicycle Stand
The article notes bicycles rise in practical use in suburbs and country areas for errands. It describes a combined carrier and stand that folds quickly, fits with or without mudguards, and can carry 100 pounds in the basket and support a 175 pound rider on the stand.
Willie misreads vessel tale in reading lesson
In a Detroit Free Press snippet, Willie misreads a ship description. The captain clarifies it is a barque and Willie blurts out bow wow as confusion flares in class.
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Willie
Detroit
Free Press
Queer Little Prison Bird
Uncle Ellis recounts the African hornbill known as the prison bird. The male raises and feeds the nest while the female incubates. the pair care for hatchlings for weeks, then the father frees the young. The tale closes noting the bird’s beauty as described by Virginia Farley in Youth's Companion.
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Sylvia
Betty
Ellis
Africa
Uncle Ellis
Virginia Farley
Bright youth asks farmer to set a hen on egg plants
A fragmented verse scene shows a lively exchange where a bright youth questions an agriculturist about practical gardening ideas. The farmer, barely lifting his gaze, responds with a quizzical remark about hatching beds and combs near the fence as punctuation and misread lines hint at a rural humor piece.
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Ansswers
Monte Carlo Casino Life and the Gambler’s Gait
Valentine Williams observes three gambler types at Monte Carlo: system players at the tables, short‑stint patrons, and the long‑staying punters. He contrasts the artificial casino atmosphere with Riviera sunshine, noting grim focus, rich surroundings, elegant dress, and the silence that replaces mirth as fortunes flicker on green baize.
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Monte Carlo
Valentine Williams
New York Press
Louis
Riviera
Bermuda A Gentle Introduction to Its People and Land
The narrator describes Bermuda as a miniature yet expansive land with warm springlike transformation from winter. Bermudians and visitors mingle with British influence in everyday life, and locals show polite behavior and poverty absence. Children enjoy a normal life, free from hunger and cold, in this tranquil island society.
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England
Tommy Atkins
Bermuda
Canadian Oats Win Third World Championship at Dallas
Three samples from Western Canada dominate the oat competition at the National Corn Exposition in Dallas. Saskatchewan oats, grown near the border, win unanimously over Montana and Minnesota entries. The 1913 harvests leaders claim high yields across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with 42 to 48 pounds per bushel and 60 to 100 bushels per acre. The winning Canadian growers receive the $1,500 silver trophy from Colorado.
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Ft Messrs
Sons of
Lloydrainater
Saskatchewan
Montana
Dallas
United States
Minnesota
Colorado
Canada
International Boundary Line
Manitoba
Alberta
Western
Reclaim Desert Tracts by Irrigation in Sudan Scheme
London reports a major project to irrigate 1 500 000 acres between the Blue and White Nile below Khartoum. Two dams on each river would regulate flows and enable extensive cultivation, boosting cotton output for the British Empire by harnessing Nile waters.
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London
Soudan
Gizra
Blue
White Niles
Khartoumang
Khartoum
Egypt
Poem Fragments Describe Rose Leaf Fashion
A fragment from Vienna notes a new fashion trend featuring roses and cobalt tinges. The piece hints at smoky imagery and a dead white nuance shaping style, capturing a fleeting literary moment.
Romance of an A D T Boy in Love and Inheritance
Silvanus Gray, a 20 year old Durham messenger for Western Union, elopes with Lulu Johnson of Lynchburg after a brief meeting. They marry, keep it secret, and after her death he learns she was an heiress with a $200000 estate that reverts to him per her will.
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Durham
N. C
Sylvanus Gray
Western Union Telegraph
Lulu Johnson
Lynchburg
West Durham
Gray
Froms
New Jersey Mosquito Extermination Group Formed
Atlantic reports a statewide effort to unite county mosquito commissions under a New Jersey act. Ralph Hunt of East Orange elected president. Dr. W E Barton and Br Joseph O Connor noted health and entomology experts review nosogito extermination potential within their jurisdictions.
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Atlantic
City
New Jersey
Mosquito
Ralph Hunt
Orange
Joseph O'Connell
New-York
Shd
W. E
Barton
Connecticut
Suaite
Mystery on the Street Voices Clash Over Editor’s Death
Two newspaper men discuss the apparent death of Jones, editor of the Trumpet. They consider foul play but note his paper’s move to a moral, non sensational style. The theory remains that he starved to death, not murdered.
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Smith
Old Jones
Trumpet
Brown
Iman
San Francisco Argonaut
Clerryman's Testimony endorses Dodds Kidney Pills
Rev Heslop of Wigtown Pennsylvania reports a year of dropsy and swollen limbs. After using five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills swelling disappeared and he regained strength. Months later he reaffirmed faith in the remedy and invites correspondence with the company Buffalo New York for household hints anthem music and recipes free with purchase.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigston
E. Heslop
Dodds
Buffalo
N.Y
Divorce Intent Question Aired In Court
A lawyer questioned a wife about her desire for divorce. The woman admitted she did not truly want a divorce but sought to apply for one or to obtain legal clarification in the case.
Bromo Quinine Claims Quick Cold Cure in One Day
Advert reads that Bromo Quinine cures a cold in one day and urges readers to look for the signature of B W Grove on the bottle. It imitates old time patent medicine styling with bold claims and emphasis on rapid relief.
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B.W. Grove
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Luek
Pia
Hatch
Cox Combs
Notarie
Vierana
Vienna
Skeeter
New ‘Jersey
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Heslop
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