This Date In History Highlights Milestones From 1513 to 1887
This date in history notes Ponce de Leon naming Florida in 1513, Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage, Brown University founder John Nicholas Brown born in 1769, and the 1800s bankrupt act. It lists deaths of Massena Zola Warrison Cooper and a 1887 London conference.
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Ponce de Leon
Florida
Henry Hudson
Holland
America
John Nicholas Brown
Brown University
Emile Zola
William Henry Warrison
United States
Hugh Rose
Jhansi
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Croxton
Peter Cooper
London
Escurial, Spaniard Palace of Unrivaled Size and Vow
The Escurial, once called the eighth wonder, began in 1563 under Philip II to fulfill a vow after the 1557 Saint Quentin battle. It spans 740 by 580 feet with towers over 200 feet, housing a palace, cathedral, monastery, colleges, libraries, and 3,000 rooms costing about 50 million dollars.
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St. Peter's
Philip II
Philip
St Quentin
St. Lawrence
Lawrence
King’s Palace
St. Lawrence's
Hard Times in Kansas Recalled by Cadell Citizen
Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recounts hard times marked by persistent coughing and illness before using Dr King s New Discovery which he says cured him in less than a bottle. The ad promotes the cough and cold remedy as the safest lung and throat healer sold by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co with 50 cent and 1 00 prices and a free trial bottle.
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Kansas
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Dr. King
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Old Robins Lesson From Cage Tales
An old saying warned that raising a young robin requires keeping the mother away from its cage. If she reaches the chick she will poison it, and stories tell how persistent mothers track caged young into houses. If touched once, the young is often found dead the next day.
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Westminster Gazette
Famous archers and the legends behind their feats
The piece surveys storied archers from Virgil to William Tell and Blaise de Vigenere. It notes how tall tales about archery test credulity, citing Robin Hood, Locksley, and Barbarossa while comparing real feats to marvelous narratives across cultures.
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Robin Hood
Locksley
Scott
William Tell
Foke
William of Cloudesley
Blaise de Vigenere
Barbarossa
Electric Bitters touted by Dublin man for elderly mother
W B Brunson of Dublin Georgia says his eighty three year old mother benefits from Electric Bitters she takes them two years and shows strong appetite good sleep and vigor The ad adds that weak children gain strength and promises relief for stomach liver and kidney troubles from Flam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co at 50e.
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W. B. Brunson
Dublin
Flam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Death For a Twiss and French Social Rules
A London letter discusses how French laws and norms restrict unaccompanied girls more than England and America, but are laxer than Spain. It cites a Spanish girl who killed herself after being kissed, claiming relatives made life unbearable due to the incident.
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France
England
America
Spain
Five Copyright Entry Noted in Parcells Ledger 1907
A short line records a copyright entry dated 1907 noting KE C Parcells as the filer. The note appears in an aged ledger with formal copyright language. No further details are provided about work title or scope in the readable fragment.
Auction over as Grandma Kittredge clings to old walnut set
Grandma Kittredge watches as the family auction sells the black walnut dining suite bought in Boston fifty two years ago. Kitty the Third and Dudley offer to let her live in town, but she plans to stay on the hill with the home and its memories, hoping future generations will treasure the pieces.
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Kittredge
Grandpa Kittredge
Boston
Mrs. Kittredge
Grandma Kittredge
Billy Masters
Billy
Tom Kittredge
Kitty
Kitty Junior
Kittredge Homestead
Jitty
Dudley
New York
Heston
Tom
Miss Podmore
Sue Podmore
Dick Lane
Judge Kittredge
Gramma
Miss Wedmore
Heart
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted for Female Ailments
An advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens and regulates the female system and pelvic organs. It warns against miraculous results, notes no alcohol or habit-forming ingredients, and offers confidential consultations by letter from Dr R V Pierce, Buffalo. It also touts the physician’s adviser and requests pen acts for copies.
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Pierce
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr King's New Life Pills Advertise Cure for Appendicitis
An advertorial claims a criminal attack on an inoffensive citizen highlights the appendix as a useless tube caused by constipation and liver torpor. Dr King's New Life Pills are touted to regulate the liver prevent appendicitis and establish bowel regularity. 25¢ at Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co's stores.
Under FICA Terms Amid Tax Revisions
A terse note appears to reference social security deductions under FICA and implications for withholding. No clear people, places, or dates are identified in the fragment.
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Anniston City Land Company
WM. A. Davis
City National Bank
Anniston, Alabama
Bank For Saving
Anniston City Furniture Co
Noble and Twelfth Streets
Undertaking
Furniture Dept
E. L. Turner & CO
G. H. Brummell & CO
Brummell & Pinson
Twelfth Street
Quintard Ave
Anniston
White House
Whetstone & C.O
He Hocle Oforfori
Anniston Steam Laundry
Moore Avenue
Seaboard
Model Ice Co
George Bancroft
Southern Railway
W. Cohen & Co
Noble Street
C. W. Cohen & Co
L. M. Winn
WA. 8. Navy
George L. Keene
F. B. Stubbs
Alabama
Gadsden
Telephone FE
M. Lewis
Empire
Montevallo
Jellico
Jasts
Model Tee Co
Leighton Avenue Public School
Oxford
Thirteenth Street
Donahoo & Co
Andrea Massena
Duke of
Rivoli
Escurial
KE. C. Parcells
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