Ships of the Ancients Compared to Modern Giants
A Scrap Book writer notes ancient shipbuilding prowess with examples from Egypt and Syracuse. The Baltic is cited as the largest modern ship at 726 feet, while the ark and Ptolemaic vessels are described with lengths up to 450 feet, 75 feet wide and 45 feet deep. Ancient ships carried vast crews, lavish cargoes, and elaborate structures, including mar ble stairs and lead sheathing, suggesting rulers pursued grandeur alongside utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medera
Lindsay
Ptolemy
Philopator
Baltic
Thalamegus
Catlixenus
Hiero
Syracuse
Webster reminiscences and a terse river tale in old trout brook
During middle life Daniel Webster revisits trout brooks with a hired man from the same village. The pair swap stories of large trout caught in youth, each boasting of bigger catches. Webster silences his companion with the blunt remark that he is an amphibious animal and lies both in and out of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Webster
Jerry
Largest Rhodesia gold nugget shipped to London
A massive gold nugget weighing 21.62 ounces and about five and a half inches wide was found 62 feet underground, around 15 miles southeast of Bulawayo. It was larger when unearthed but fractured on removal, making it the biggest nugget reported in Rhodesia to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodesia
London
Bulawayo
Thirteen Children Noted In Nation Family History
James Nation the assistant state auditor of Kansas is one of 13 children. Their father Seth Nation was born on April 13 and enlisted in the Civil War on August 13. He was nominated county treasurer of Neosho on September 13 and assumed office on October 13. The father is described as living and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nation
Kansas
Seth
Neosho County
Earl Winchelsea's Son Denys Finch Hatton Elected President
The late Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham was famed as an amateur actor. As a boy he acted in a Moliere play at Eton. His youngest son, the Hon Denys Finch Hatton, has been elected president of Pop the well known Eton debating society.
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Earl of
Americans' Passion for Fruits Dominates Markets
Leslie's Weekly notes Americans spend millions on fruit and berries each year. In the year ending June 30, 1965, orchard products netted farmers 83.8 million dollars, while 1.5 billion pounds of grapes yielded over 15 million more, with about a third used for wine. Subtropical fruits earned nearly 10 million. imports from the West Indies and southern Europe reached 25 million. Berry producers were paid over 25 million in the summer of 1905, and overall fruit and berry sales totaled about 170 million. Apples led with 2 billion bushels marketed, followed by peaches, pears, and plums. Fruit packing and selling support thousands of jobs and related industries. berry baskets and four-quart peach baskets drive production of millions of units. California alone uses hundreds of millions of carriers for eastbound fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie's Weekly
West Indies
Europe
California
Rockies
Words of the Wise Quotation Collection
A curated set of sayings and maxims from various authors and traditions. The lines offer reflections on prudence, virtue, friendship, debt, honor, self denial, and temperance, attributed to figures such as Beaumont, Diogenes, Longfellow, Cowper, Bacon, Horace, Cicero, and Balzac.
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Diogenes
Longfellow
Splinters and Snippets of a Catalog Humor Page
A compact humor item set features playful exchanges about shopping and manners. Jokes touch on remnant sales, bathing suits, lottery comparisons, memory, and shoe discomfort, with a running gag about a customer and an impatient salesman.
Special Excursion Rates to Colorado Utah and the Black Hills
Special excursion rates to Colorado Utah and the Black Hills via the North Western Line. Beginning June 1 tickets good to return until October 31 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer SD. Low round trip fares with favorable return limits on the first and third Tuesday each month until Sept 18. Daily trains offered. Apply to Chicago North Western agents.
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North-Western Line
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and
Custer S. D
Chicago & North- Western
Giant Sulloway Arrested By Three Foot Page At House
A humorous scene in the House of Representatives unfolds as Cy Sulloway is arrested by a three foot page. The tiny officer escorts the tall congressman to the bar amid laughter, culminating with Sulloway lifting the page onto the speaker's desk and declaring the capture complete.
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Sulloway
House of Representatives
Cy Sulloway
Chang
Cannon
Breakfast health and Kodol for Dyspepsia ad
A wholesome start promotes better work and mood. A slight stomach upset disrupts body and mind. Maintain a balanced stomach to improve health and performance. Try Kodol For Dyspepsia after meals, sold by D. MacFarlane.
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D. MacFarlane
Sun worship and beliefs of the Apaches
The Apaches worship the sun as the all-powerful deity and seek its favor in battle, farming, and cattle raids. They bury horses and tools for a future world, commune with ancestral spirits, and rely on omens talismans and amulets, yet remain conservative and wary of discussion with whites.
Bread and Butter Diet for Muscular Work Advised
An English physician prescribes a daily diet for muscular work: eight ounces of cooked meat, 24 ounces of bread, eight ounces of potatoes, two ounces of cheese, two ounces of bacon, one ounce of butter, and half a pint of milk. Green fruits are recommended as additions.
Census Reveals Growth in Nice Population and Housing
Census figures for Nice show 149,448 residents and 7,987 houses on March 4, highlighting the town’s status as a populous Queen of the Riviera. Among residents is one centenarian.
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Nice
Queen of the Riviera
Digestive health urged after overindulgence
Prof Tyler of Amherst notes a man cannot live without a digestive system while stressing daily care for digestion. He cites Kodol For Dyspepsia as a corrective after overeating, marketed by D. MacFarlane.
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Prof. Tyler
Amherst College
D. MacFarlane
Facts About Yourself From A Quizzical List
The text presents a collection of inconsistent and humorous demographic and physiological claims. It includes statements about average teeth, blood weight, brain size comparisons, breathing rate, and country height averages, concluding with a quip about never collecting payment by waiting for others to provide it.
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health Cure
A broad claim appears that kidney trouble causes many sudden deaths and Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer's is promoted as a cure. The ad touts benefits for kidney liver and bladder, offers free sample bottles and a book, and gives address in Binghamton New York for orders.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N
Things to Think About From an Old Newspaper Snippet
A tangle of notes cites various facts from early 20th century sources. It mentions church income in the English Church, Switzerland’s foreign trade, gesture language in Australasia, and tribes with coded signals. It notes a Paris Academy prize for tuberculosis cures, cremation statistics in Britain, medicinal artesian waters at Os tend, an English lattice bridge, and a YMC A building at Fort Leavenworth. It closes with a Berlin letter about Reichstag seating and chancellor politics.
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Australasia
Paris Academy of Medicine
British Medical Journal
Great Britain
Wits
Ostend
Vichy
England
London
America
Boston Population in 1995 Voters Counted at 139633
Boston officials report the city population in 1995 reached 595380 with about 139633 local voters, which is just under a quarter. The figures highlight the city’s voter base relative to total residents.
Wisconsin Central Railway Time Card Fragment
Fragmentary rail timetable notes Wisconsin Central trains to St Paul Chicago Duluth and Ashland with scattered destinations and times. Mentions Ashland Superior Duluth Chicago St Paul and St. Paul connections, indicating active schedules and stations.
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St. Paul
Bates
Chicago
St. Inne Chie
St. Baalfrea Ahlan
Duluth
Northbound Railroad Timetable No. 25 and Connections
Daily schedules list multiple northbound trains including Scout Passenger No. 19 and Escarala Passenger No. 21 with times around 8:00 to 9:30 pm. Several freight and passenger services run daily or on specific days, with connections to Saxon copper country and other destinations.
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Scout
Fox
San
Saxon
Copper Country
Sea
Jasgg P. m
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ships OF the
Earl
Words OF
Beaumont
Horace
George Eliet
Cicero
Balzae
Adele
Maude
Estelle
Scrappy
Colorado
Utah
The
Black Hills
Church of English
Stoenoee
Sil
Switzerland
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
United States
Berlin
Reichstaz
Bismarck
Yoan Buelow
Boston
King
News Tribune
Tribune
Telegraph
Markes News
Little Bear of
Albany
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
Quebec
Hartford
Matt Adson
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Ntral Raiuway
EPP
North-Western
Rocnxd
Thaily
Daly
Pabo Prsecayer
Sun
Scoot Passer Sr
Deily
Scoat Fomonger
Way Freight
X. Sana
Pip Oh
SOUTH
C.S.S
A. RY
West
Dolch
the West
Sanday
Calamet Houghton
Isheming
Maroh
C. M
St. P. EN Wrys
Calumet
Houghton
Margeette
Sault Ste Marie
Utreal
the East
Lowes
N. Ressemer
Tor Ivalath
Shoeming
Negaanee
C. A NW
AS. P. Ry
Sandar
M. Osashack
Bessemer
Atlantic
E. W. Meene
Marquette, Mich
E. C. Dewitt & Co
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