Inventions Boomerangs and the Fates of Inventors
A historical survey recounts figures linked to torture and execution for invented devices or political crimes. It notes Ostracism by Clisthenes, death by torture for Ludovico Sforza, Matthew Hopkins, Perillos, Hugues Aubriot, Filippo Strozzi, the Regent Morton, and others. It also cites clerical and royal figures punished for offenses or condemned by their own creations or policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clisthenes
Ludovico Sforza
Hopkins
Matthew
Perillos
Phalaris
Agrigentum
Hugues Aubriot
Paris
Filippo Strozzi
Alessandro de’ Medici
Porta A
Faenza
Morton
Scotland
Elizabeth
Atropius
Arcadius
St. Chrysostom
What the Hair Tells
Auburn hair suggests kindness and sympathy while straight hair signals governing power. Curls imply a feeble sense of right and wrong, gaiety and self confidence. Red hair indicates quick temper with exceptions. Golden hair hints at artistic sensibility and finer attire rarely align.
They Can't Smell Pure White Animals Endanger Pigs and Sheep
A pet stock dealer warns that animals with white coats lack a sense of smell, leading them to eat poisonous foods. He notes pure white pigs, rhinoceros, and sheep repeatedly ingest risky plants, causing death or difficulty in rearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Venturesome Mme du Gast Defies Risks Across Frontiers
The French adventurer Mme du Gast, recently captured by a bandit in Morocco, has endured numerous dangers. She repeatedly courted death in balloons, motor races, motor-boat races, and trick riding, surviving a near drowning after a motor-boat race last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. du Gast
Morocco
World curiosities and odd facts from a bygone era
A miscellany of surprising claims ranges from age laws in Russia to fish candles in Alaska, large European population shifts, Rome’s repeated sackings since 300 B C, Britain’s drink education imbalance, and Jain fasting practices. The note presents quirky statistics and cultural quirks without asserting modern verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle of Mare
Seychelles
Ireland
Rome
Facts About India and a Balloon Road Experience
A compilation notes India’s cloth origins and low per capita clothing spend, cobra deaths, caste-like beliefs, nose ring trends, and rural Indians’ lives. It also describes a Salzburg balloon railroad high on a mountain, using hydrogen lift and water ballast, carrying ten passengers and operated by a conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzburg
Germany
Proper Age for Marriage Inference from Historical Precedents
A historian cites varied figures for ideal marriage ages from Adam and Eve to Old Parr. The list ranges from zero to 120 years, with many famous names spaced across centuries. The piece argues that social norms vary and that single data points cannot fix a proper age.
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Adam and Eve
Shakspeare
Ten Jonson
Franklin
Mozart
Dante
Kepler
Fuller
Jehmson
Burke
Scott
Tycho Brahe
Byron
Washington
Bonaparte
Penn
Sterne
Linnaeus
Nelson
Burns
Chaucer
Hogarth
Peel
Wordsworth
Davy
Aristotle
William Jones
Wellington
Wilberforce
Luther
Addison
Wesley and Young
Swift
Buffon
Old Parr
Lady Sea Anglers Forming At Great Yarmouth Club
There is a steady rise in ladies taking to sea angling and a Great Yarmouth club has been established. The club admits men as members while the committee is entirely composed of women, signaling growing female participation in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Yarmouth
Eng
Crickets as Thermometer Record Told in Outing
A Hot Summer Night Trait: crickets in Boston area chirp about 50 times per minute at 50 degrees. They add four chirps per minute for each degree above 50. This natural clock offers a rough temperature gauge in warm evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Compromise and vows in a Mrs relationdetail
In a terse exchange reported by the New York Sun Stella questions reveal a vow pattern. Stella asks if she told her husband she would remain widowed while Bella counters with a promise not to stay married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Bella
N. Y. Sun
Adirondack Forests Help Supply Nation's Pulp Wood
The Adirondack forests contribute 580000 cores toward the nation’s yearly 2500000 timber pulp supply, highlighting regional impact on national wood production and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack
Sea Wall Safety and a Waco Man’s Cure
Galveston safety note contrasts with Waco resident E. W. Goodloe who credits Dr King’s New Discovery for five years of relief from a years long cough. Advertises its cures for chronic coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and pneumonia prevention. Pleasant tasting and guaranteed at Frank B Jones drug store. 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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E. W. Goodloe
Dutton St
Waco
Texas
Dr. King
Frank B. Jones’ Drug Store
Dancers in India and Royal Oddities Reported
A mix of curiosities and society notes: Indian dancers wear jewel nose rings, King Edward loves plover eggs on Russian bread, Berlin palace corner hosts a cigar dealer, and McClellan memorial in Washington is set for October 18. Tolstoy praises Esperanto. a Salisbury man fears a rodent bites in a poisoned wheat ad. A Sevillan mother travels markets with her baby, reflecting working-class life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Orissa
Bengal
Edward
Juzgernaunt
Royal Palace
Washington
George B. McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Fehim
Margaret Morgan
Prince Fehim
Turkey
Salisbury
Leo Tolstoy
Have You a Friend Afflicted With Asthma
Frank S Archibald of West Swan zey New Hampshire writes that five years of constant asthma and nerves nearly ruined school life until he tried White Wine of Tar Syrup after a Hinsdale pharmacist suggested it. He reports dramatic relief and urges others to try it. He adds DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills, sold by D MacFarlane, as a safe, effective aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Archibald
West Swanzey
N. H
Hinsdale
Mann
DeWitt
D. MacFarlane
Premature Eulogy and Rumor of Lynching Power
A southern city editor praises a deceased citizen in a premature obituary before state news reveals he was hanged by lynchers for horse stealing. The piece contrasts warm eulogy with brutal reality, illustrating local press tone and sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Smith-Brown
Texas
Example of Satire in a Family Exchange
A humorous exchange about satire as a concept appears in a Life magazine fragment. A child asks about satire while a parent humorously claims winnings at a prayer meeting, illustrating light domestic wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Eviction Rule Question Cited With Laxative Syrup Reference
A fragment notes that in this state a five days notice for eviction is unnecessary. It mentions Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar syrup and lists D. MacFarlane as the seller. The text blends legal procedural comment with a product promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
D. MacFarlane
New Naturalization Law Tightens Citizenship Rules
The old provision for youths who arrived under age eighteen with five years residence is repealed. Applicants must declare 2 to 7 years before filing, file 90 days prior to hearing, sign in their own handwriting, and have two citizen witnesses. English is required. Filing fee totals four dollars. Post arrival certificates from the Bureau of Immigration will accompany applications. The act takes effect September 29 with the last old-act papers available at the August Circuit Court term beginning August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Arnica Salve Cures Burns and Wounds in Ten Days
In Self Defense Major Hamm editor and manager of the Constitutionalist Eminence Kentucky recalls a fierce attack four years ago. He bought Bucklen's Arnica Salve which cured him in ten days and he has had no trouble since. Quick healer of burns sores cuts and wounds. 25 cents at Frank B. Jones' drug store.
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Major Hamm
The
Constitutionalist
Eminence
Frank B. Jones
Probate Notice of Morse Estate Hearing Date
In Gogebic County Michigan probate court on August 2 1906 Judge Curtis Buck presided. Efiie Morse widow petitions administratrix and guardian and to sell John W Morse deceased real estate. Hearing set for August 27 1906 at 10 am at the probate office with three weeks of public notice in the Bessemer Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Michigan
Gogebic
Bessemer
Said
Curtis Buck
John W. Morse
Efiie Morse
Bessemer Herald
Electric Bitters credited with curing bear grove man
The End of the World of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of all usefull ness came when he began taking Electric Bitters Two years ago kidney trouble caused great suffering which he would not have survived had he not taken Electric Bitters They cured him of general debility Sure cure for stomach liver and kidney complaints blood diseases headache dizziness and weakness or bodily decline Price 50c Guaranteed at Frank B Jones drug store
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Frank B. Jones
Probate Notice of Carlson Estate in Gogebic County
Probate Court of Gogebic County Michigan in Bessemer assigns administration of the Conrad Carlson estate to Alex Strom or a suitable person hearing set for August 20 1906 at ten in the forenoon. Public notice to be published in the Bessemer Herald for three weeks before the hearing. July 28 to August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Michigan
Gogebic
Bessemer
Said
Curtis Buck
Emma H. Carlson
Charles K. Carlson
Alex Strom
Bessemer Herald
Sail County
Conrad Carlson
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Haman
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Agag
Mordecai
Ahasuerus
Enguerrand de Marign
Philip the Fair
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Britain
Russia
House of Comons
Alaska
John L. Snyder
Isthmus
Simon Newcomb
William
Toas
Tugaou
ULNOM
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S. D. Bland
Brewton, Ga
Swanson Rheumatic Sure Company
Dept
Lake Street
Chicago
Facts About
Galveston’s Sea Wall
Mike
Dnly
Fur House
McLeod Ave
Ironwood, Mich
Ben Beckman
Totsten Eggen
Bessemer, Michigan
Cee
Iron-Ox Remedy Co
Detroit
Mich
D- MacFarlane
Chicago & North-Western Railway Company
Jackson Boulevard
Ilinois
F. W. Vanderbilt
Cyrus H
McCormick
David P. Kimball
Jas C
Fargo Hl. Meek
Twombly
Henry
Frick Jie
Byron L. Smith
Chauncey Keep
Zenas Crane
Oliver Ames
Marvin Hughit
E. FE
Osborn
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