First Revival of Olympic Games in Athens 1896
The article recounts the 1896 revival in Athens where Americans, a self-financed party of college men, won eight events led by Garrett the discus thrower. It notes enduring American strength in short distance runs and field events, and contrasts later Olympic revivals, including Paris 1900 and St. Louis 1904, with the 1906 Athens games and the London 1908 setup, highlighting crowd enthusiasm and Greek national pride.
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Atheny
United States
Europe
Athens
New York
Dvening Sun
Burke
Curtis
Clark
Connoly
Hoyt
Garrett
Princeton
Leoni
Martin Sheridan
Amercans
Paria
St. Louis
Paris
Hungary
England
Desmarteau
Kakousis
Lycurgus
Herodes
Atteus
George Ayeroff
Greece
Greeca
Peninsula
Greeve
Raat Aimphitheater
Ardettos
Heliastas
Tofaios
Georgantias
Allorantis
Coutoulakia
Marathon
North America
Wod. Sherring
Canada
Luc Echo
Hercules
Zeus
Delphi
Olympia
Altis
Theodosius
Shepherd's Bush
London
Green Leaf Found Buried in Limestone Bed
A geologist describes a remarkable natural specimen discovered by John St. Sanderson on his farm near TLulobe Pa. Charles D. Pausold unearthed a six by six foot hole in soft limestone and barely split a stone to reveal a green grapeleaf fossil. The leaf appeared fresh yet withered after exposure. The rest lay buried at the field center in a fifteen acre corn field.
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John St. Sanderson
Tlulobe
Charles D. Pausold
Peanut Country Brazil Expands Agricultural Acreage
In 1908 the qireg devoted to Degnuts was 3,800 acres. By 1207 it had grown to 80,000 acres, marking rapid expansion in peanut cultivation in the region.
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Brazil
Four Indian Students Arrive to Study in America for Indian Advancement
Four Indian youths from British India arrive in New York at India House to pursue studies at American universities under the Society For the Advancement of India. They pledge to learn Western arts and engineering to help build India’s industries and railways, and discuss clashes with British rule and missionary critiques.
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D. C. Gossaln
M. H. Rashid
Rash Behari Day
James Atascos
British India
New York City
India House
Park Avenue
Ilindoo
America
Society For the Advancement of India
India
Hye
Worl Tometer
New York Post
Nglind
Marcos
Yarlrond
Rice Christiana
Madras Presidency
Tie
Rashid
Surat
Chittagong
Assam
Michgin
Gossain
Calcutty University
Victoria Jubilee Tevhulea Institute
Bombay
Prosperous Chicago merchant donates organ to church
John Smith, a young Chicago entrepreneur, lacks funds to start a business but donates $5,000 to acquire an organ for his church. The gift inspires local buzz as manufacturers and congregation back the idea, and Smith soon uses the goodwill to raise capital. He begins a business, leveraging the organ gift to attract investors and loans, quickly expanding his ventures.
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Marchant
Cilcags
John Smith
Napoleon John Smith
Smith
Vaseen
Napoleon
John
Rama Wetrllay
Ensmelly World
J. Smith
Caue
Ila
Belis
Mexican Politeness in Michoacan Compulsory Chivalry Tale
An American traveler recounts how in Morella, capital of Michoacan, Mexican men educate courtesy by offering seats on crowded streetcars. A hotel innkeeper notes a governor's decree requiring chivalrous behavior under threat of arrest, shaping polite conduct.
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Michoacan
Morella
Michonena
Ile Tule
Eich
Geroy
Sid
Tess
Baltimore American
Burns Memory Gashed Arm Tale From Glasgow Lesson
A fragmentary Scots scene shows a woman asked if she read Burns while a good wife explains a cooking accident. She reveals a large red burn mark from the steam of a pot, noting the burn’s sting and expressing a grim saying about future mischance.
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Glasgow
Must Have Had Experience in Somerville Journal
A fragment from the Somerville Journal depicts a reassuring moment as a woman and a man, Charlie, interact beside a white birch on a coat. She doubts, he minimizes, and a light, intimate exchange unfolds with implied tenderness.
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Charlie
Somerville Journal
Itinerant Worker Quarrel Over Work Denied
An itinerant worker argued over fulfillment and payment, insisting the other party had not completed the agreed tasks. The exchange escalated but remained nonviolent as both sides claimed duties were unmet and demanded wages or assignment clarity.
Nervous Traveler Seeks Seat Companion On Slow Progress
A nervous traveler asks how fast they claimed they were moving as a companion beams at a girl across the way. A two minute exchange unfolds with a brief smile noted by Lire.
The Postman's Letters and a Hidden Romance
An old postman recalls delivering letters between a girl and a youthful correspondent who grew into a husband. When letters waned he feared a broken romance, but a late reply sparked their reunion and marriage as the postman once again ferried hopeful missives and wedding cards. The tale ends with a reminder that some deeds outlive payment.
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Sal
Gente
Ness
Dhe
Ivory
Ittle Gir
Gly
Tye
Blu
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