Manila Contention and the Deserter's Fate in the Philippine Campaign
A young American soldier Haze-Henry Haze faces moral peril amid Manila clashes with Filipinos. The narrative recalls a vivid encounter with Chiquita and the diverse Filipino society, ending with a deserter killed by his own regiment as the advance into Manila unfolds.
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Camyp
Holle Ag
United States of America
Toile
Bern
Manila
Chaif
Aife
Wake at a Fixed Time and the Dominant Idea
A discussed habit shows waking at a set hour can occur with or without conscious effort. The drive is a dominant idea impressed on the brain, guiding automatic centers to trigger awakening, similar to a hypnotist’s suggestion.
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Harper's Magazine
Ringling Bros plans three island wild animal farm in Florida Keys
The Ringling Brothers propose a three island wild animal farm in the Florida Keys. They will stock tigers elephants and other creatures from Asia Africa and the Americas on separate islands with jungles streams and self built dens. Hunters will capture beasts on site with organized expeditions and visitors will be barred from the islands to ensure safety.
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Florida Keys
Ringling Brothers
Asia
Africa
South America
North
South
America
Fara
Fool
Puttees Described as Warm Athletic Footwear
The article explains puttees as cloth bands wrapping the leg over low shoes to form a secure garment that resists misplacement and keeps shape. They come in black and navy variations and suit cyclists and athletic wear, with a cautionary aside about a reckless rider and a dangerous path.
Morning Costume and Rotary Recoil Gun Innovation
A description of a morning wear in al mond green cloth with suede trim and a skirt, followed by a technical feature on a new rotary recoil system for artillery. Edward W. Very and engineers discuss its promise to place shots at five thousand yards and reduce carriage weight, with rapid, concealable recoil mechanics.
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Edward W. Very
American Ordnance Company
Ane Ae Ormhain
Bridgeport
Comm
Bpevans
Atlantic Coast Line Train Schedules for Wilmington Weldon Florence
Train services on several branches run daily except Sundays with multiple stops. Scotland Neck branch departs Weldon 3:50 pm arriving Scotland Neck 5:18 pm with return to Weldon daily except Sunday. Washington and Parmele branches offer morning departures with afternoon returns. Midland North Carolina branch and Nashville branch also show daily and seasonal limits and connections via Wel don and Richmond. M Emerson and J R Kenly are listed as officials.
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Monay
Scotland Neck
Weldon
Halifax
Greenville
Ainster
Ninsten
Weiden
Washington
Parmele
Tarboro
Plymouth
Eave
Smithfield
Goldsboaro
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Nashhville
Nashville Beam
Clinton Branch
Warsaw
Ninton
Team
All Saints
All Rail
Richmond
M. Emerson
J.R. Kenly
Admiral Dewey and the women aboard Manila Bay
Leslie's Weekly recounts how Admiral Dewey restricted women on shipboard during the Manila Bay operations. He believed female presence harmed officer efficiency, yet officers and sailors still courted a journalist who charmed multiple junior officers on varied drives near ship lines. Dewey warned he could not spare any men.
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Dewey
Napoleon
Manila
Pasic
Olympia
Manila Bay
Tidy
Leslie's Weekly
Invention to Absorb Recoil of Field Guns
William H Bevans, a 32 year old American, claims a system that consumes gun recoil. He estimates firing twenty 15 pound shells per minute with greater accuracy than similar guns. The mechanism fits in a small box attached beneath the gun.
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William H. Bevans
FEBRI-CURA Tonic Promises Cure Despite Fever
An old ad touts FEBRI-CURA Sweet Crail Tonic of Iron as superior to Quinine for chills and fevers. It claims to strengthen constitution, combines iron as a tonic and nervine, offers a money back guarantee, and is sold by B. W. Hargrave with no substitutes.
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B. W. Hargrave
Raat Road
SEARS
Go Truck & Conc
Chicaco, LL
Fears
Rovbces
Beier
Calf-Building Bicycle Routine Impresses Man
A German town man reported calves grew two inches using simple at home lifts. He began with stiff knee stance and rises on toes, then repeated until tired. Initially thirty rises. now five hundred without fatigue. He averaged ten minutes three times daily.
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Germantown
Advantages of the System
Customer at the shirt counter complains a garment is too small after attempting to wear it. The salesman declines a return, offering a small bottle of anti-fat from the drug department for 10 cents as a consolation.
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Drug Department
Chicago Tribune
Unclear medical cure claim advertisement
An apparent spam advertisement offers a “PRESCRET Oe all in one box” claiming to cure various ailments. It promises discreet mailing and asserts no mercury, with a price of $2 per hex containing the full treatment.
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Urrish
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