Middle Names Rise In Modern American Life
A study of middle name use among young men shows five of six favor middle names, with debates on origin and function. The piece traces their rarity in Revolutionary times, noting few presidents or statesmen bore middle names, then chronicles later adoption among leaders and the populace, arguing middle names persist as family tradition or differentiation despite practicality.
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G. Worthington Sykes
W. Shakespeare Boggs
T. Jefferson Jones
Indiana
Benjamin Harrison
George Washington
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Francis Marion
John Sullivan
Nathaniel Greene
Artemus Ward
Israel Putnam
Rufus Putnam
Revolutionary Army
Continental Congress
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
South Carolina
John Baptist Ashe
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg
Pennsylvania
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
Germany
Washington
Indianapolis News
Frogs' Legs For Supper From Haddington Area Find
A NY juvenile baseball team near Sixty third and Market streets uncovered a large frog population along a ditch. Youths captured hundreds of frogs, prepared them for sale, and sold up to fifty cents a dozen. As news spread, demand grew but prices fell due to overcollection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddington
Overbrook
Philadelphia
The Fewest Deaths After Meridian and Midnight
A terse line notes that the smallest number of deaths occurs in the hour after meridian and then after midnight, indicating a timing pattern in fatalities.
The Language Then and Now in Putnam’s Monthly
A Life magazine note from an English writer criticizes slang in modern English. He notes the phrase queering the pitch in leading newspaper columns once famed for classical diction. The piece discusses slang’s place, preferring private conversation over public usage, with an anecdote about a Radcliffe graduate’s daughter saying she will plant all her dough in a bike.
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Putnam’s Monthly
Herbert Paul
Athens
America
Radcliffe
Cement Sewers and Pipes Replace Brick and Terra Cotta
The article notes a shift in construction materials as cement sewers and cement pipes displace traditional brick and terra cotta. The change signals modernization in urban infrastructure projects and potential impacts on local architectural aesthetics and durability.
Buffalo McKinley Monuments to Be Dedicated During Old Home Week
The white marble McKinley shaft in Niagara Square Buffalo N Y will be dedicated Thursday September 5 as the centerpiece of Old Home Week September 1–7 Former Buffalo residents and the public are invited to attend the dedication and the weeklong festivities The monument cost over 150000 and was designed by a commission of prominent men James W Greene chairs the Old Home Week Committee in Buffalo N Y Names and addresses should be sent for a souvenir invitation Railroads will offer excursion rates to and from Buffalo
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New York
Niagara Square
Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
James W. Greene
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Waterville Restaurateur
Mrs. B. A. Moore of Waterville Maine testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of kidney pain backache and headaches after short use. She praises the product as wonderful and notes the treatment cost 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The New York Journal adds a remark about people not considering their part before speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Moore
Waterville
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Fearful Burning Sores Cured by Cuticura Now Hopeful Boy
A Brooklyn mother reports twelve years of eczema misery in her son, starting from a red spot in infancy. After various doctors failed, Cuticura Ointment and Remedies produced dramatic improvement and final cure, with his skin described as fine and smooth. April 16, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Pooklyn
N. Y
Women Smokers and Their Moral Charge on the Nation
The speaker argues that healthy women are destined for roles as wives, mothers, or guardians of the race’s children. She claims tobacco harms nursing mothers and poisons the child, noting that young children cannot thrive in environments filled with tobacco smoke.
Wide Range of Wolves in the Wilds
The article describes wolf range as about six ten square and notes hunters scout for tracks in soft or sandy areas along creeks. It explains the female wolf often drinks at water near the den and how wet tracks differ from dog tracks by toe placement and spread when frightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legros
Marchet's First Mustache and Uniform Customs
Contained in a London Chronicle piece, Marbot era French Hussars required mustaches, pigtails, lovetocks, and temple locks. A lad joined with sham gear and a regimental barber created two large facial hooks with blacking, causing skin irritation on hot days amid uniform traditions. Includes ad snippets for nervous disease cures and children teething syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchet
London Chronicle
Ex-Councilman Creates Feathered Lure Incident on River
While fishing with John Pschiner on Little Pine Creek, ex-Councilman John Welthaus attached a baited hook to his whip lash to coax fish. A duck surfaced with a bill, wings, and swanlike motion. The whip lassoed the bird, which was later found to be a wild dipper duck on shore.
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John Welthaus
John Pschiner
Little Pine Creek
Millvale Valley Journal
Ants Weaken Oak Sills At Rockville Home
Rockville grocer W M Thompson reports an unusual ant infestation in spring. Black ants with white wings swarmed from crevices on South College street as the foundation sills deteriorated to powder. Sixty eight feet of sills on the east side and a sill on the south side were removed, revealing extensive decay in the oak structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Thompson
Rockville
South College Street
Indianapolia News
Scientists and the Frog in Physiology Studies
Washington laboratories chief Professor Holmes notes frog structure and function underpin much physiology. He cites frog as a foundation for biology per Huxley and highlights new parasitology insights from frogs as hosts. The piece reflects the frog’s central role in biomedical research.
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8. J. Holmes
Washington
Huxley
Chicago Tribune
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