The Andrew Jackson vs Charles Dickinson Duel
The 1806 Nashville duel near Harrison Mills ended with Charles Dickinson dead from a head wound and Andrew Jackson badly wounded. Dickinson, famed as the souths fastest shot, faced Jackson after a calculated provocation by political enemies. Both men fired at close range as seconds ensured fairness. Dickinson fell, Jackson barely lived to recount the outcome.
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Andrew Jackson
Charles Dickensor
Nashville Corporation
Harrison Mills
Nashville
Kentucky
Jackson
Dickenson
Charles Dickenson
Gen
Overton
Gen. Overton
Man jailed on insanity claim over hell belief
A St. Louis man is jailed on an insanity charge after declaring he is in hell. The remark exposes a candid, troubling mindset cited by authorities.
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St. Louis
Hell
Ridding the heart of malice and cruelty
The passage argues that removing malice from the heart is not enough to end cruelty. A person can be cruel from malice or from cold indifference. True kindness requires both freedom from hate and a spirit of love, ensuring the hands never act cruelly.
Buenos Ayres Expands Bicycle and Auto Roads
In Buenos Ayres the growth of private carriages and delivery wagons mirrors urban mobility. Cycle roads span sixty to seventy miles outward, with the Argentine Touring Club managing road use reserved for bicycles and automobiles.
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Buenos Ayres
The Missionary Moo Dee Name Meaning
A missionary in inland China baptizes a child named Moo Dee. The minister learns Moo means love and Dee means God in the local dialect, revealing the child’s intended meaning and the reflection of the missionary's life in his name.
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China
Moo Dee
Moo
Mr. Moody
Business manager cites high cost of correcting poor writing
The manager of a large firm says correcting invoices and papers costs twenty thousand dollars yearly due to bad writing and English by employees. He notes stenographers vary, some producing perfect letters while others test patience. He adds that the losses from this one firm could fund many secondary school teachers to teach clear writing and speech.
Conflicting interests over plains land reflect settler and cattleman clash
Tension rises between livestock companies seeking lease holdovers on the Great Plains and frontier settlers pushing for subdivided homesteads under the 160 acre rule. Nebraska governors invite Western leaders to a conference addressing the land dispute.
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Great Plains
West
Nebraska
What Did She Mean
A brief exchange shows a witty back and forth where a man wonders about proposing to a woman while she playfully calls him a good catch. The dialog suggests flirtation and moral hesitation within a light, humorous moment.
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Puck
Joke Turns On Funeral Promise Prank By Railroad Men
A Memphis Scimitar tale recalls Jim B a railroad agent who promised to cover funeral expenses if a consumptive client went to Florida. Friends later mailed him a coffin with a tarpon inside, teaching him not to use funerals as a sales ploy.
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Jim B
Louisville
Florida
California
Jim
Memphis Scimitar
The Evil Of Fried Food And Its Social Cost
The Philadelphia Medical Journal warns that fried foods dominate the American diet and harm health. It urges better nutrition education in schools, practical cookery instruction, and physician advocacy to reduce fried meals and improve public wellbeing.
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Philadelphia Medical Journal
Deep Sea Sounding Reveals Ocean Depths And Life
A Popular Science Monthly description explains how a ship performs deep sea sounding to measure five miles to the sea bottom. Sailors lower a sinker and wire, reading turns of the reel as the sinker reaches bottom. The process spans five miles of ocean, uncovering ancient sediments and diverse life across sunless depths.
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Popular Science Monthly
Eels as Water Purifiers Proposed by Prof Sobrero
Turin professor Sobrero suggests using eels to purify rain water in cisterns by quickly devouring objectionable matter and micro organisms. The British Medical Journal notes that after cleaning, people may disdain eating them but acknowledges eels encounter worse in ordinary habitats. It also hints at reservoirs as a potential field for eel purification.
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Sobrero
Turin
Mellowing Melons: Southern Italian Fruits Reach Peak in Winter
Southern Italian muskmelons are described as inferior to American melons when ripe in summer. Yet when pulled green and hung to cure in open air, they gain excellent flavor by winter. Cured melons become sweeter and tastier, rivaling American fruit.
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Italy
Hidden Doors and Missing People in Cassell’s Magazine
Police discuss long history of missing persons from riverfront districts and surprising concealment methods. A man notes doors with hidden inner frames and inhabitants hiding within towns, with hundreds of missing persons returning or being accounted for, including strays and runaways.
Care of the Eyes in Daily Work
The article advises eye care through rest periods during long tasks. It recommends brief five minute breaks every two hours for those who write or sew, and warns that continuous use strains both eyes and brain. It also suggests reducing eye use in the evening and avoiding fine sewing, reading, and writing.
O Connell's Coolness Halts House Collapse
In Temple Bar an Irish crowd gathered as Daniel OConnell faced a dangerous room. Hearing the floor crack he calmly directed a staged exit by groups. He remained last to leave and crossed the failing floor just as beams gave way, averting a terrible accident.
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Daniel O’connell
Temple Bar
Ireland
O’connell
O'Connell
Memphis Scimitar
Relentless Wars of the Century and Britain's Burden
The article ranks wars by duration, noting Napoleon's conflicts from 1803 to 1815 as the longest engagement with Britain, and compares global war durations. It lists Turkey Spain France Russia Italy and Britain with years of warfare, then cites the United States enduring three foreign wars and Indian campaigns including the Seminole war.
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Transvaal
Great Britain
Napoleon
England
Amiens
Paris
Elba
Waterloo
St. Helena
Turkey
Spain
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Prussia
Sweden
Denmark
Liquor Licenses and Workforce Grow Across the United States
The government reports 199,729 licenses to sell spirits plus 12,327 malt liquor only licenses, totaling 212,156 retail liquor dealers, with 4,496 wholesale licenses. About 611,554 people are employed in liquor manufacture and sale, roughly one seller per 114 residents. Last year 25,202,901 bushels of grain and 2,198,513 gallons of molasses were used to produce 109,275,928 gallons of spirits and rum.
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United States
Salesgirls wage crusade against slang in New Jersey town
In a New Jersey town salesgirls push to curb slang usage amid city life. The article notes a roaming campaign and the chorus of opinions about language in daily work.
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Satecgiria
New Jersey
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