The Tippecanoe Campaign and Nineteenth Century Polity
Samuel G Blythe portrays early party principles and conventions, detailing the 1840s and 1860s political dances around Harrison Lincoln and Seward, with log cabins, songs, and cheering. He contrasts American campaign theater with German regimentation in Berlin, noting obedience to rules as a path to happiness and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Meerngly
Thurlow Weed
Herry Clay
Clay
van Buren
Harrison
Kor
Moreegnon
Trier
Van
Old Tip
Benjamin Hareixon
Grandpa
Henry Clay
Banner Bannock Band of Idaho and Montana Frontier
A historical sketch of the Bannock, a small but formidable western tribe, noting their location between the Snake River and the Montana Idaho boundary, their Shoshone roots, fierce resistance to Blackfeet, and 1878 war. It covers their surrender after Buffalo Horn’s death, current remnants around Lemhi and Fort Hall, population around 500, and their resistance to civilization while remaining skilled horsemen and mountaineers.
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Sonke River
Mouting
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Buffalo Horn
Lemhi
Fort Hall
Where the Fleet Can Dock and Pacific Drydocks
Long survey of Pacific coast drydocks and private facilities for large battleships. Details Mare Island Bremerton Hunter's Point capacity and dimensions, plus a San Francisco Drydock Co. project promising the world’s largest dry dock. Includes an anecdote on a government Indian school encounter.
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Pacific
Univy
Casaler
Magualne
United States
Pacific East
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco Bay
Breme
Mare Island
Hunter's Point
San Francisco Drydock Company
San Praneises Drydock Company
Belfast
Ireland
San Francisco
Inventors claim antiseptic tachyol proves germ destruction
The article notes Palerno and Cinngoloni propose tachyol a fluoride antiseptic used in surgery with a water dilution of one part to half a million destroying germs including bacillus subtitis. It also surveys naval subs and a French method to locate sunken objects, German rail tax effects, and H C Stevens Seattle studies on indirect vision and handedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Palerno
Cinngoloni
H. C. Stevens
Seattle
Stevens
German East Africa
C. G. Schillings
Kilimanjaro
Running Away From Home Forty Years Ago
A gray haired man recalls running away as a child to escape tyranny and seek freedom. He describes planning a trek with minimal provisions, spending a night in a cranberry bog, cold darkness, imagined monsters, and the return of every boy who ran away crying before supper.
Discipline in Berlin Dominates German Tone and Life
Germans prize order and rules and display visible obedience. The Berliners and broader German public are described as the most governed people on earth, complying eagerly and feeling uneasy without structure. The piece notes a cultural emphasis on discipline shaping daily behavior.
Rediscovery of Venetian varnish sparks violin lore
Frank Della Torre announces the rediscovery of a famed Venetian varnish once used on gondolas and violins. He recalls a trans lucent orange red sheen that faded after Venice banned gondolas from being painted in color. He links the varnish to African raw materials and Cremona violin making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Della Torre
America
Venice
Extant
Cremonns
Torre
Africa
Cremona
Not Pleasant Bacon and a German Scientist Idea
A garbled passage references a German scientist asserting thoughts can be photographed and notes on shaping appearances. It compares a boy with curls to a sign of paternal control in the home, mentioning honesty of a poor man and a Yonkers statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers
Leper Colony Site Chosen Near Panam Canal Zone
A new leper colony is planned near Palo Seco six miles from Panama City, in a fashionable setting by the canal. An American physician leads a staff to oversee seven towns for segregated patients, with hopes the site will be isolated, self-sustaining, and protective against infection while ships travel by the bay.
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Worthy
Yantinetum
Palo Seco
Panam
Aniwijedu
Canal Zone
Cen
New York
Not Too Soom Fy bien i CigROUE nokelaettalys
In a vivid social scene, Mr Brown and an ob sufadl friend await a station event as guests discuss the place. Mr Kay offers a measured, impartial view while the host promises change and growth with new trees and improved scenery before a future visit.
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Brown
Walla
Eneriage
Mr. Kay
Fragmentary Notes on Beauty and Fashion
A fragmented text discusses beauty and attraction focusing on women and adornment. It mentions allure of women, pretty things, and style during buying or dress, but lacks clear events, persons, or places to confirm specifics.
Costly Target Unveiled Near New York Yard
A new target device described as an almost exact replica of a battleship section was recently launched by a New York yard. The costly mockup, estimated at 41000, aims to aid firing drills though some observers note its extravagant price and speculative value.
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Department of the Interior
Circhinat
Claemonti
Usder
New York Vary Yard
Story of the Order of the Golden Horseshoe
In 1724 Virginia's Spotswood expedition to cross the Blue Ridge earned the first American order. Members received a golden horseshoe with Latin inscription. Any man who read the king's name on the peak could join the order.
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America
Virginia
Atlantic
West
Blue Ridge
Alleghenies
Spotswood
George
Order
Devious Peflaltions and Social Vices Reframed
A quirky collection of satirical definitions pokes at social sins and everyday foibles. It lampoons matrimony, humor, sympathy, and misers with wry, concise phrases as a playful moral ledger.
Fragmented 1910s Signals in Odd Flag Riddle
Readable bits suggest a quirky note on signaling with flags in public life. A two foot flag could mean distress or widow status depending on position. the piece contrasts sign language with hat signals and hints at social interpretation within a calm Cleveland Plain Dealer city scene.
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Charleston News and Courier
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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John Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Lincoln
Jackson
Seward
Beloab
Kivery Herliner
Berlin
Samuel G. Blythe
Iece
Baltimore American
Eoldom
Jowenal
Jcomplete Siguals
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