The Dooley Boy Courage in Westville
In Westville Indiana the Dooley boy repeatedly trespasses into the minister's garden to fetch strawberries. After causing a fence collapse and a gate left open he helps rescue little Rose from an oncoming streetcar, earning praise from the Hathaway family and minister. The incident reveals his brave side and sparks a resolve to reform.
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Dooley
Dooley Boy
Mrs. Hathaway
Aunt Maria
Bridget
Ernest Hathaway
Denley
Ernest
Donley
Rose
Timmy
Rosie
Rase
Raskil
Bridger
Ernesto
Ife
Ernest Tathaway
Cedar Swamp
Tim Dooley
Tim
Maria
Little Rose
Timothy
Sorr
Mr. Hathaway
Dooley - Boy
Christian Register
Canary Islands as Naval Base in Pacific and Mediterranean
Clarence Pullen details the Canary Islands as a strategic naval base for the United States in the war with Spain. He traces their history from ancient navigators to Spanish conquest, notes key islands and geography, climate, and population, and highlights their military and commercial value including wine, cochineal, and fisheries.
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Spain
United States
Philippines
Ladrone Islands
Carolines
Pelews
Hawaii
Pacific
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Watson
Canary Islands
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
Canary
Morocco
Cape Juby
Wmerodotus
Hanno
Jean de 3Ethencourt
Don Juan of Castile
Canary Group
Lanzarote
Forteventura
Grand Canaria
Grand Canary
Teneriffe
Gomera
Palma
Hierro
Yeneriffe
Egypt
Levante
Guanches
Las Palmas
Grand Canary Island
Santa Cruz
Atlantic Islands
Canaries
Andalusia
Mexico
Clarence Pullen
Great Sea Fight at Santiago Fires and Shells Countless Shots
The account describes the bombardment near Santiago with Iowa firing hundreds of rounds and other ships like Gloucester Indiana Brooklyn Oregon Texas joining. It notes 12 to 32 inch shells, fires aboard damaged Spanish ships including Infanta Maria Teresa and Vizcaya, and a single casualty aboard the Brooklyn.
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Santiago
Evans
Iowa
Corporal Smith
Smith
Inice
Gloucester
Towa
Cervera
Infanta Maria Teresa
Oregon
Indiana
Brooklyn
Texas
Almirante Oquerito
Christobal Colon
Vizcaya
Eulate
Yeoman’ Ellis
Pretty Frocks and Pincushions for a Little Girl
A fashion feature outlines a pale blue bolero corset cover with lace and a sheer collar, a pale yellow organdie house gown with white mull accents, and a pink chiffon evening blouse for young girls. It describes garters, ribbons, belts, and a newspaper holder, plus brass ring pincushions inspired by great-grandmothers and a note on the latest trends.
Quotations and witty quips from early 20th century papers
A collage of jokes and pithy sayings from multiple newspapers including Puck Detroit Journal Town Topics and the Baltimore Jewish Comment. The snippets cover marriage money philosophy and social observations with brisk humor and clipped dialogue.
Missing Leaves From Mrs Doyle’s Cookbook
In a brief note from the Journal Mrs Hoyle laments several leaves missing from her cookbook. Mrs Doyle quips that her husband likely took them, highlighting domestic humor in a short exchange.
Impulsive judge guides talk on criminal statutes
The judge advises starting by citing statutes on assault mayhem manslaughter and murder in the first degree to calm an impulsive father figure during a heated discussion. The exchange hints at legal boundaries in a domestic context.
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Papa
Hoon-Easyton Courteous at Home
A World snippet notes Hoon-Easyton is very polite to his wife Mrs Hoon-Oh, treated with unusual courtesy. The piece contrasts his civil behavior at home with a distant air, calling attention to manners in private life.
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Hoon
Easyton
Amalgamated Daughters Hold Odd Convention Humor
Detroit Free Press reports a humorous annual convention of the Amalgamated Societies of Patriotic Daughters of Soldiers. The president, a young woman with a mallet, conducts as members debate a $4.25 pin and an annual ten cent dues proposal to fund soldiers on the front. The session ends with jokes and an adjournment to browse Diddieback’s jewelry for emblems.
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Amalgamated Societies of Patriotic Daughters of Soldiers
Amalgamated Societies
Diddieback
Detroit Free Press
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Chicago Daily News
Lawrence
Toyle Knott
Corbett
McCoy
Corbett and McCoy
Cleveland
Chicago
Fop
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chickamauga
Jones
Brown
THE
Dear Ladies
Gladstone
N. Y. Press
Clarence
Paris
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