Respect the Uniform Duty A Duty for All Citizens
Opinion piece by John A Consert arguing uniforms deserve respect in public. It references Navy and War Department actions when service members faced discrimination, notes a rear admiral and the President endorsed protecting the uniform, and urges public and service conduct worthy of the sign of honor worn by Sailors and Soldiers.
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United States
War Department
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
United States Navy
Thorns
Saya
Bia
The Case of Benga in a Bronx Zoo Controversy
A discourse on Ota Benga the African boy held in a cage at the Bronx Zoo. Dr Verner and director Hornaday arrange quarters by the sea, while religious leaders condemn the display. Benga speaks Hottentot and will be sent to North Carolina to study, highlighting tensions over race and civilization.
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Benga
Bronx Zoo
New York
Oto Benga
St Louis Fair
Dr. Verner
Dif Soulte
Ufe
Astoria
Verner
Hornaday
Soa
Bengs
San Francisco
War and Social Ethics in the Modern World
War and social costs loom large as Europe absorbs wealth in conflict. England’s Boer War tolls 22,450 lives and 1.4 billion spent. 350,000 drawn from industry. US eight-year wartime spending nears debt payment and Panama Canal funding. War seen as industrial competition, wasteful, with rulers using armies to expand business. The Russian ukase frees peasants to move, though regime disapproval may trap them. A Winona hunter kills a girl, mistaken for a woodchuck. The piece ends with a quip on licensing hunters screening applicants’ knowledge.
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Europe
England
United States
International Journal of Ethics
Love in Dream World of a Boy Sings Silent Heart
Billy, eleven, adores a choir singer and forms a dream life around her. A stranger man befriends him, and the pair serenade the girl before she hints at marriage to the man. Billy accepts, watching happiness turn to quiet sorrow as dream and reality diverge.
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Billy
Aine
Min
Bily
Rally Story Pub. Co
Rules of Photography from a 400 era New York photographer
A New York woman photographer shares humorous and practical rules for sitters in the 400 circle. She advises choosing good days, avoiding new gowns, styling hair artistically but classically, wearing pale tones with detailing, and always wearing gloves to enhance hands and conceal flaws.
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New York
Woman's
Good Clothes Help Invalid to Recovery
A woman recounts recovery from severe illness aided by a pretty bed jacket and a pleasant environment. She notes improved spirits, doctor’s praise, and the value of a comfortable lounge or couch with pillows for daily rest, arguing atmosphere aids healing.
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Bercome
Velvet hat with pink rose and white flowers described
A black velvet hat with a slightly rolled brim and a low crown is shown in a sketch. It features an immense Jacqueminot pink rose covering the crown and back, with two white Dlumas at the rear.
Importance of One's Own Room to Women
A discussion urges women to have a personal retreat at home where they can be alone for part of the day. It argues a private space helps quiet nerves and relieve interruptions, noting the living room and nursery are usually shared and not sufficient for solitude.
Church Pew His Bed Novel Vagrant Spends Night
A Portsmouth church janitor found a stranger sleeping on cushions in a pew after opening the doors for airing. The man said he spent Saturday night there enjoying the cushions as a bed while drawn by choir rehearsals. He woke at daylight and left unharmed. The incident occurred at a large Portsmouth church in New Hampshire.
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Billy
Alck
Decker Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Times
First Flower of Spring Snowdrops Herald the Season in North America
In the northern United States the snowdrop stands as the earliest spring sign, with pendulous white blossoms and a green heart shaped seal noted by Rossetti. Snowdrops thrive in narrow passages, tolerating partial shade, and bloom earlier with sun exposure, even under snow.
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United States
Rossetti
America
Size of Heads and Gold Stocks Across Ages
The text cites controversial claims on head sizes linking mental capacity to circumference, noting averages around 21 to 22 inches and warnings against marrying men with small heads. It also states a 500 year estimate of twelve billion dollars in gold mined, with about one half believed existing, and the United States holding roughly 1.25 to 1.5 billion dollars.
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Aberdeen
United States
Cream Prices Raised by Milton Dairy Co
Milton Dairy Co offers 28 cents per pound for extra good cream and promises future increases as the market rises. They advertise spot cash for every can and urge immediate shipment from St. Paul Minnesota. Paul D Cravath, chair of New York tenement committee, notes 357000 tenement rooms lack windows.
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Milton Dairy Co
Ninth Street
St. Paul
Minn
New York
Paul D. Cravath
Charity Organization Society
Dr Williams Pink Pills For Debility
Debility varies by cause but weakness and fatigue are common. A Watertown stenographer recalls overstudy as the trigger and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoration through new blood nourishment. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Wiliams
Lula M. Metzger
Mill Street
Watertown
N.Y
Whso
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
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