New England Naming by Captain Smith 1614 Voyage
Captain John Smith, famed for Pocahontas and Virginia lore, traced North Virginia shores in 1614 calling the coast New England. He described dozens of harbors and over 200 islands from Penobscot to Snagadahock, noting vast woods and abundant fisheries and fruit.
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John Smith
Pocahontas
Virginia
Maine
North
New England
London
Smith
Penobscot
Snagadahock
Bay of Penobscot
Nova Scotia
St. John River
Nerves that Tire Easily and a Country Gallop
The article explains fatigue differences among nerves, noting smell nerves tire fastest while heart nerves never tire. It contrasts heat cold hearing and sight, then shifts to a vignette about a dawn country gallop with a responsive horse and the pleasures of an early ride.
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Reat
Maurice Thompson
Seven Days King Headed Naples Revolt in 1647
The seven days king Man aplello born 1622 led a Naples revolt against Duke of Arcos on July 7 1647 forcing tax abolition for provisions and ruled Naples for seven days before his death on July 16. Runic letters ancient Teutonic alphabet carried mystic powers and were used for fate readings, later discouraged by early Christian teachers.
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Manaplello
Thomas Aniella
Duke of Arcos
Naples
Community Kitchen Experiment Opens in Evanston
A new community kitchen in Evanston launches with lunch, then dinner, delivering hot meals by insulated containers. Residents, including Northwestern University affiliates and local clubs, crowd in as cooks and helpers gauge demand and cost, amid interest from nearby Winnetka.
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Iva Lowther Peters
Council of National Defense
England
Doctor Peters
United States Food Administration
Carthage
Chicago
Evanston
Lake Michigan
Northwestern University
Salvation Army
Virginia
William 8. Carson
D. BE. McMillan
Ulysses 8. Grant
Dean Grant
Rufus C. Dawes
M. H. Dawes
Phi Delta Theta House
Sigma Alpha Epalions
Phi
James Wells
James Patten
Red Cross
Lane
Kingsley
Rufus Dawes
New York
M. H. Kennedy
Kivanston
Rachael Madison
Olive Blystad
Winnetka
Mis
John BR. Dickinson
H. J. Orwig
Winnetka Woman's Club
Kyaneton
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Portsmouth Woman
Portsmouth Ohio woman Sara Shaw reports irregularities pains and weakness improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the root herb remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass with forty years of experience at service.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
Noa
Coal gas converts thousands of motors to gas traction
Manufacturers of flexible gas containers report to the Nunglish gas traction committee that about 4500 commercial motor vehicles have been converted to coal gas use.
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Nunglish
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
A promotional note touts Freezone as a cheap easy remedy for hard and soft corns and foot calluses. It claims a tiny bottle costs little at any drug store and that applying drops immediately relieves pain followed by painless removal of the corn or callus.
Worth See'ng and a Curio of Charm
Excerpts show flirtatious banter about a visiting woman with blue eyes and golden hair, a Lourville Courier-Journal line, and an advertisement praising Cuticura Talcum as part of a scented beauty trio. A closing quip questions whether happiness equals ignorance.
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Lourville Courier-Journal
Ady
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