California Expositions Accessible on Scenic Northern Pacific Route
Low round trip fares now in effect via the Scenic Highway of the Northern Pacific to California's Expositions with liberal stop overs. Tourists can include Yellowstone National Park via Gardiner Gateway. Contact A. M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, 517 Northern Pacific By., St. Paul Minnesota for rates and travel literature.
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Northern Pacific
California
North Pacific Coast
Yellowstone National Park
A. M. Cleland
Northern Pacific By
St. Paul
Minnesota
Montana Rockies
Mammoth Mountain
Lake McDermott
Park
Glacier Park
Rocky
Cascade Mountains
Pacific Northwest
Great Northern
San Francisco
Expositions
Harvard dinner spotlights language clash with French jokes
Professor Poussin from Belgium at Harvard is amused by cheers for his French tale of ruined Louvain and Liege. He learns Harvard crowd mostly knows little French, then shares a Paris restaurant joke about a French waiter not understanding an American tourist.
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Poussin
Harvard
Louvain
Liege
Foussin
Allen's Foot Ease Promoted for Expositions Shoes
Advertisement urges visitors to use Allen's Foot-Ease powder or foot bath to relieve tired feet at expositions. Claims 25 years of service and instant relief for hot or swollen feet with a testimonial praising its effect during a stay at the Expositions.
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Allen
Adv
Sermon Time Conversation at Church
A brief dialogue shows a man missing morning service and a woman arriving late while her partner slept. The exchange hints at routine attendance and a quiet morning disruption.
Drink Denison’s Coffee Delights and Camel Flesh Note
The text extols Denison’s Coffee as pure and delicious. It also contains a curious remark about camel flesh tasting like beef while resembling veal in appearance.
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Denison
Uncle Sam to Send Toys to Eskimo Children
Washington bids request a broad array of supplies for Pribilof Islands natives and officials to endure the long winter. Items include paper decorations, baseball gear, watches, candy, groceries, clothing, cigars, tobacco, coal, livestock, and even an operating table.
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Ashington
Sam
Seal Reserve
Pribilof Islands
Washington
Northland
Washington Man Harvests Old Shells on His Farm
John Martin, a Washington paper man, found three quarters of a ton of unexploded shells from 1865 on his Giesboro farm site near the Anacostia river. Plowmen unearthed spherical and cylindrical ordnance while reclaiming river bottom. a large shell prompted urgent caution. Modern projectiles were also found and piled in a desk-sized heap as workers cleared the field.
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John Martin
Giesboro Point
Martin
Washington
Anacostia
Museum Teaches Human Side of American History
A National Museum report outlines the history division’s aim to illustrate United States development from colonial times with relics and notable life scenes. New in the past year is an American period dress collection with nineteen White House hostess gowns displayed on figures, plus accessory ensembles and items from presidents and generals including Washington Monroe Jackson and materials from the New Orleans battle era.
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United States National Museum
United States
White House
Martha Washington
George Washington
Thomas Pinckney
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Doric Marble Column Displays Lincoln Memorial Plans
A 44 foot tall Doric column of Colorado Yule marble stands on the Lincoln Memorial site in West Potomac Park as a demonstration for the $2,000,000 memorial. It shows the 11 drums forming a monolith and will be removed to allow construction of Memorial Hall walls within the planned colonnade of 36 columns symbolizing the Union.
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President Lincoln
West Potomac Park
Henry Bacon
Memorial Hall
Lincoln
Communing With Oneself in Marcus Aurelius Style
A fragment reflecting Marcus Aurelius on choosing to retire within oneself. It asserts inner tranquility arises when one looks inward and finds calm despite external disturbance. The concise meditation emphasizes self-sufficiency and mental peace.
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Marcus
Wasted Her Breath in a Footwear Frustration
A fragmentary scene shows Paul removing shoes and Ruth accidentally stepping on one. The moment highlights impulsive reactions and miscommunication as an old shoe becomes the focal point of a small domestic disruption.
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Paul
Ruth
Knights of Columbus state convention closes at Notre Dame
South Bend reports over 125 Knights of Columbus attended the state convention ending at Notre Dame. Elections add Walsh as grand state deputy and Cannon as secretary. delegates to the Seattle supreme convention include Dickens and McKee. Business included plans for a children’s home and mass at Sacred Heart church. Marion and Terre Haute items follow with varied local notices.
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South Bend
Knights of Columbus
Order
Notre Dame
Madison
Walsh
Washington
Charles M. Niezer
Fort Wayne
Charles F. Cannon
Peru
Joseph M. Hirsh
Cannelton
D. Schmidt
Decatur
J. P. O'Donnell
Bloomington
Seattle
Wash
Harl S. Dickens
Thomas B. McKee
Indianapolis
Edward Remmart
M. W. Lyons
Rushville
Sacred Heart Church
H. L. Whitehead
Ozora S. Davis
Chicago
Terre Haute
Putnam County
R. Voorhees Newton
Ralston
James Gossom
Sylvester Doyle
D. W. Henry
Ira D. Andrews
Earl E. Houck
Judge Newton
Corey Lake
Mich
E. G. Eberhart
Michigan
Portland
Lincoln Lesh
Muncie
Highth District Federation of Woman's Clubs
Charles Hinkley
Amelia R. Keller
Vida Newsom
Columbus
Indiana Federation
Eli D. Myers
W. Z. King
Elwood
Marion
Isaac Sherwood
Congress
Ohio
Committee On Pensions
J. A. Searles
Lester McClure
Alexandria
Minor
Sullivan
Donahoe
Merker
Fire Department
West Side
Greenfield
Masonic Lodge
Michigan City
H. L. White
Church Association
Zora L. Davis
Congregational Church
William O. Patton
William H. Johnson
Johnson
Warsaw
Indiana
Will Eld
Winona Lake
Trade Talk Delivers Pint of Gasoline in Jest
A street scene quip shows a man trading his old car for a pint of gasoline in a humorous exchange. The reply implies a cheap swap and a playful take on value.
Real Skin Comfort Ad Promoting Free Sample
An advertisement claims bathing and anointing with gratis Cuticura emollients gives intense skin comfort for tender or irritated skin. It invites readers to sample free by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston, stating the product is sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
The Easiest Way Witness Dolan Name Confusion Quizzed
The witness claimed to be Patrick J Dolan but the judge questioned the name. He was asked about his father Levinski and how he adopted the Dolan alias. The exchange included confusion over a router and selling an asset described as a sign.
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Patrick J. Dolan
Wade
Dolan
Levinski
Tolan
Professor from Oklahoma Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Prof Aug F W Schmitz of Thomas Oklahoma reports twenty five years of backache and Bright's Disease in final stages, says two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills gave relief, stopped treatment, and later three more boxes fully removed pain. He states no recurrence and endorses the remedy. 50c per box at dealers or Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Bright
Dodd
Schmitz
Jack
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Adv
Dutch Courage and Alcohol Rations in War Times
The piece surveys varying policies on alcohol for troops in wartime. It notes opposition in England to rum for French-bound troops, reports Russian officers abstaining from wine, mentions Antwerp wine imports for Germany, and recalls Kitchener's Sudan policy banning spirits. It contrasts scientific opinions with Boer war veterans favoring rum as comfort.
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England
France
Springfield Republican
Germany
Antwerp
Sudan
Kitchener
Exercise and Music Together.
A humorous riddle about Myrtle balancing music and exercise. The punch line suggests buying an accordion as a clever solution to the time conflict between music and physical culture.
Insomnia Leads to Madness Cited by Topeka Woman
A Topeka woman credits Postum with curing insomnia, nervousness, and dyspepsia after quitting coffee. She reports rapid improvement within weeks and five years of relief, saying medicines became unnecessary. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices and preparation notes.
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Topeka
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Wool growers in Alberta eye 25 cent wool this year
Alberta sheep men in Grassy Lake district forecast wool at 25 cents per pound with some potential for higher prices. They cite war demand, a propitious season, and good ranges as factors. Authorities urge farmers to enter sheep farming, noting easy upkeep and profitability for suitably sized operations.
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Alberta
Grassy Lake District
Western Canada
Case Hopeless
A Life magazine quotation depicts a servant leaving after accusing a employer of poor household security. The domestic worker cites locked desks and phonographs as proof of discomfort and insists no decent girl will work there if such conditions persist.
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Mamie
Castorla and Shad Inspectors Check Freshness
A housewife questions the freshness of shad on a counter as the fishmonger reassures it is fit for sale. The article notes Castoria claims and infants remedies, while a child’s product ad appears alongside market dialogue about fish quality and sea exposure.
Difference Between Miss and Mrs.
A second grade teacher struggles to distinguish Miss from Mrs for her pupils. To sharpen the lesson she asks John the difference between Miss and Mrs. The slow student replies with a humorous misdirection, saying “Mister.”
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John
Loyal but Suspicious Patriot Demands American War News
A strongly patriotic citizen proclaims all items he uses be made in America including his war news. The exchange highlights national pride and distrust of foreign-made media during wartime.
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America
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John Ruskin
John Ruskins
Fr. Lewis Cigar Mfg. Co
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Doric
Lincoln Memorial
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Iowa
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Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Carter
Carters
Lews' Pond
Gutter Laboratory
Berkeley
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Daisy Fly Killer
Sen' Ee Express
Harold Somers
Parker
Drugriste
W. N. UL
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Waters
Campen, N.J
Tinius Aters
Mechanic Street
Camden, N.J
Hanover, Penn
Hanover
C. A. Rickropsy
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