Life — January 2, 1913 — page 39: what you’re looking at

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One Hundred Years Ago (The fol 9 is at account of the Principal events that happened in the world in the year 1812—a century ago.) The English under Wellington cap- tured Ciudad Rodrigo, and began to press hard on the French in Spain Badajos, held hy the h under Gen- P ; med by the British h five thousand men American privateers began to prey on British commeree. June 18 war be an between America and England. The first contest was between the Amer- ican ship President and the British ship “ ee Blandina; the Blandina escaped. The Waiting for You Essex, Captain David Porter, and with ~ — Midshipman David C. Farragut, aged thirteen, on board, captured a British \ transport, with two hundred soldiers, and forced the Alert to surrender. The 4 ¢ United States frigate Constitution sunk } the British frigate Guerriére, but the . British Poictiers captured the American are all the flowered vistas of Sum- sloop Wasp. Other naval duels ended \ s merland to make you forget that you in favor of American ships. Decatur, have left real winter behind—all the commanding the frigate United States : sparkle of a welcoming. sea, all the took the Macedonian, while the Consti- fi ; brilliance of bracing sunshine. tution captured the Java, President You're going?—good! And here's the three- Madison refused the services of Gen. } day, hundred-per cent. train a-waiting--the eral Andrew Jackson; Jackson there- pooneer de luxe upon organized an independent corps, which wan sect wn te: | Golden State Limited Ce eT ak len State Lum Americans to Canada, and was defeated at Mackinaw. Hull surrendered De: | E ; —No Excess Fare— troit to Bros’, British governor of Up- } the train that takes all the tedium out of travel per Canada, who had formed an_ alli- . —the train that melts winter into summer for you—beginning its wizard work every evening from Chicago or St. Louis—running by level ways and the direct route of lowest altitudes —giving you a peep into the real romance of modern journeying. Berths, cooking, service, music—they’re all blended to make you glad pe q I La d you're going—to put you in your best mood when you get there! Ying, The through fast “Californian” and other good ance with the Indians Fort Dearborn (Chicago) was burned by the Indians and the settlers massacred. In a bat- bese with standard and tourist sleeping cars, every o% day from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Memphis for the Pacific Coast. Beautiful free booklet sent on request L. M. ALLEN, Passenger Traffic Manager Room 241 La Salle Station, Chicago Rock I Want to Give You Island “Human Energy” My book explains the laws governing right exercise Lah sabe dhe perl pens vay ert a Br tub ae Me near Fort George, on October 13, pushed on toward Moscow. At Boro- cally concisely why a few minutes daily of movements General Brock was killed, but the Amer- dino, after a desperate battle, Napoleon New scientifically directed to reach your internal organs— = f " . ‘ many all of which are muscular—will do infinitely more for jeans were forced to retreat. Dearborn won a disastrous victory; nearly a hun- i> your health and strength than tours of random exerese. made a fruitless attempt to invade dred thousand men fell on both sides. Sea and offer it to you free, because T want you to under- ce French entere seow; but ‘with: eading stand the principles underlying The Thompson Course, Canada. . The French entered Moscow, but with North- which has brought thousands of men from uncertain On June 22 Napoleon, with over six in a few hours the city was in flames al en. peal and inefficiency into fuller, more useful and hundred thousand men, began his dis: —fired by the Russians at the order of ople es -. TT agg, Sooner of later you will adopt the principles of my ustrous Russian campaign. The Rus- the governor, Rostoptchin. Russian ¢ upon Course—all men of sedentary life will, You will find sians devastated the country as they re- peasants slaughtered thousands of “Human Energy” a real contribution to the science of bef 4 5 gees orphine. making the most of oneself, It is startling, yet. ob- tired before his advance. At Smo- French stragglers. Napoleon's peace ufficient viously true. Sending for it puts you under no obliga- lensk they inflicted upon the French a overtures being rejected, he was ¢ voyage. tion, except to read it as though ft were written by a ou from friend loss of fifteen thousand, fired the city, pelled to evacuate Moscow, after blow- Bide "J, EDMUND THOMPSON and retreated. The French, stricken ing up the Kremlin, The retreat of ontreal, Suite 96, Exchange Building, Worcester, Mass. with disease, suffering from lack of food, the French was worse than the battles, and beset on all sides by the Russians, and thousands of them perished from comicbooks.com