Oldest Child Likely Tops in Who's Who Among Five-Year Gaps
Professor Ogburn analyzed 1700 responses from Who's Who lists to examine family position effects on success. Among 577 oldest children with younger brothers, 342 were in Who's Who, a 59 percent representation. youngest children with older brothers totaled 398 with 155 in Who's Who, 39 percent. Intermediate children (between oldest and youngest) numbered 729 with only 23 percent in Who's Who, suggesting oldest child advantage.
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Jolwibl
Ogburn
Dsa
Doctor Brill
Adavertus
Treasure legends lure search for Alexander the Great wealth
A fragmentary report describes enthusiasm for locating Alexander the Great’s buried wealth. It cites a supposed map lost from a Turkish sultan and mentions ancient campaigns near the Caspian region. Local legend asserts mutinies and vast wealth hidden to deter looters, with debates over exact treasure sites.
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Alexander the Great
Thebes
Ecores
Gtyut
Reai
Dent
Andrievka
Alexander
Persia
Caspian Littoral
Treating Snake Bite Remedies From Early Field Notes
Early guidance notes that rattlesnakes avoid musk tobacco and turpentine. It claims applying permangs anate of potash into a deep wound can neutralize venom when used within five to six minutes, delaying systemic effects until medical help is reached.
Omar Khayyam Rubaiyat and Translations
The rubaiyat title refers to Persian quatrains and the term means a four line stanza. Edward Fitzgerald translated about 100 of Khayyam's quatrains though many more exist in various manuscripts with disputed authorship.
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Omar Khayyam
Edward Fitzgerald
Omar
Training Young Dogs To Haul Loads In Harness
Puppies bred for draft work learn to wear a harness for short daily sessions under stern training. White dog trainers use a method learned from ks kimus to prevent biting or escaping the harness. The process instills in the dogs an understanding that life is a serious undertaking.
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Kskimus
Hereditary Prints Show Distinctive Family Fingerprints
Mile Kristine Bonneste of the Royal Frederik University of Norway notes that fingerprints are hereditary with distinctive family patterns that differ among members. She also suggests a link between tiger prints of related races.
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Mile “Ristine Bonneste
Royal Frederik University of Norway
Hard Luck in Home District Sparks Neighbor Aid
In the Chauvin Chronicle, the author notes that residents in a home district rally to help those hit by hardship, while someone facing misfortune in the city is quickly left without funds or support once money runs out.
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Chauvin Chronicle
Quail Diet Found To Favor Mulberries In South
Biologists studying quail in the Southern states report birds show a preference for mulberries. They observed quail leaving nests to feed high in mulberry branches and then returning to their nests.
Early Christian Mission in India Tradition and Saint Thomas Visit
The article notes traditions of early Christianization in India soon after Christianity arose and cites records of the Syrian church claiming St. Thomas the Apostle visited India as early as AD 3. The piece emphasizes traditional accounts of apostolic presence in the subcontinent.
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India
St. Thomas
Christ
Refused Allegiance of Robert Toombs After War Return
Robert Toombs former Confederate secretary of state and general went abroad after the conflict. He returned in 1867 and refused to swear allegiance to the United States government, remaining outside federal oaths.
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Robert Toombs
United States
First English Dictionary Appears in 1620 by Henry Cotherum
Henry Cotherum is the author known for the first published English dictionary titled English Dictionarie. The work appeared in 1620 and by 1670 had twelve editions, marking a landmark in lexicography.
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Henry Cotherum
Greenland seal fur grades and trade name overview
The Greenland seal species of fur seals inhabits global seas from tropical to polar regions. The two month old cub yields a white coat skin valued in the fur trade. Younger seals progress through grades such as still spot and spot until they reach harp seal coloration.
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Hall
Globe
Origin of Arithmetic in Ancient Civilizations
The text traces arithmetic origins to Egypt with early records from the third millennium BC and notes earlier evidence among the Chinese, Hindus, and Babylonians. It highlights Egypt as the first clear written progress in mathematics.
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Egypt
Sheridan Refuses Gift From Congress Amid US Aid Debate
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the British dramatist of The Rivals and The School for Scandal, who served in Parliament during the American Revolution and supported the colonies, was offered a $20,000 gift by American Congress in gratitude for aiding America but declined the gift.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
American Congress
America
Embassy Rules Allow Foreign Flag Without US Banner
A foreign embassy may fly a foreign flag without an American flag accompanying it. The embassy remains under its country's jurisdiction so its national law applies.
The Brute Again
Mrs Grouch reads a book of poems while her husband mutters about the poet who wrote lines to The Silent Wight. He speculates the verses were written after his wife left to visit her folks. Cincinnati Enquirer reports the remark.
Amber Seekers Dig for Fossilized Gum in Europe
In New Zealand many men dig for kawri gum an amber like substance used for varnish. In north Germany and Jutland pits are sunk solely to find amber, which is fossilized gum.
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New Zealand
North
Germany
Jutland
Use Ribbon Wire to Hide Lamp Cord Under Rug
Advice for home wiring advises using ribbon wire from an electrician to connect a lamp to a base plug beneath a rug. The ribbon wire minimizes rug lumping and creates a cleaner floor appearance.
Weather damage report cites nature’s crisis impact described by Nature Magazine
A garbled report notes vast destruction from atmospheric events with annual losses around a thousand dollars due to crop damage. It mentions hail as a major factor and references Nature Magazine for the assessment.
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Hall
Nature Magazine
Church Built in Portuguese Congo Shocksstone Labor Tale
A church in the Portuguese Congo is described as built of stone carried four miles by natives. The completed structure uses 15,000 stones and is framed as representing about 120,000 miles of walking by laborers.
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Portuguese Congo
Hill Once a Temple In 1814 the British discovered
In Java the vast temple of the Thousand Buddhas was found by the British after six centuries of burial under rubble that had turned into a tree covered ruin.
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Java
Philanthropist Sting Laughs At Praise For Gift
New York financier S Harkness congratulated for giving one million dollars to Yule. He joked that philanthropists dislike praise and recounted a Lady Bountiful story about a town meeting and a goose that laid the golden eggs to illustrate caution with charity.
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Sting
St Edward S Harkness
New York
Yule
Bountiful
Cannibals Still Exist Report From New Guinea Interior
The recent murder of Canadian explorer Charles Penrose by cannibals in New Guinea exposes what many did not know about modern tribes. The interior inland region is dense forest, hard to reach, and few travelers dare venture far. Local tribes remain elusive yet rumored for their savagery.
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Charles Penrose
New Guinea
Mimic's Siren Prank Ends in Police Pursuit
Pasadena youth r K Fisher enjoyed imitating a police siren to speed through traffic. He fooled officers at several corners who waved him through. A motorcycle officer finally stopped the stunt when the siren drew attention and ended the incident.
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Pasadena
Cal
R. K. Fisher
Fisher
Waterloo
Dream Invention Claims Moving Pictures In Daylight
A Budapest bookbinder says a dream inspired a method to project moving pictures in daylight. The system uses a rapidly rotating disk with dark green and blue paper strips radiating from the center, not a white screen. He claims experiments prove success and a patent is secured. The inventor cannot explain the idea.
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Budapest
New York World
Dispatch
Nonasphyxiating gas as new heat light source
Dr. O Bean the inventor of the Bunsen burner introduces a new heat and light producing gas claimed to surpass ordinary gas in heat value and candle power. Made from residium oil for gasoline, it contains no carbon monoxide and remains nonasphyxiating due to a lower production temperature. The process is touted as cheaper.
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Dr. O ' Bean
Sailor from Georgetown Recalls Constitution Voyage
Sailed aboard the ship Samuel G. Haskell of Georgetown Maine once a crew member of the Constitution not in combat but on its last 1878 voyage to Havre France during the Paris exposition. The return trip lasted 46 days to New York. Mr Haskell attended the Constitution's 100th anniversary celebration.
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Samuel G. Haskell
Georgetown
Maine
Havre
France
Paris
New York
Mr. Haskell
Cost of Arms Changed At West Point Coat of Arms
The West Point coat of arms has been reversed after thirty years. The shield now features a perpendicularly striped design with a Mars helmet and an upside down sword running diagonally from the right. An American eagle now sits atop the shield.
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West Point
Food for Protest
Quote from the Duluth News Tribune reflecting criticism of grievance handling in the country and its impact on political parties.
Fragmentary OCR Note with Repeated Phrases
Vague OCR text appears with repeated phrases and broken words. No clear event date or proper nouns emerge to identify a person place or organization. The readable content is insufficient for a concrete news item or summary.
City of Kings History and Decline Covering 1596 Foundation
The text traces the origin of the City of Kings founded in 1596, later supplanted by Lima, and largely fell out of use after the seventeenth century. It notes the changing place names and shifting prominence over time.
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Pizargo
Lima
Bach's Large Family and Selegatian Bach Legacy
A fragment notes Bach was father to 20 children from two wives. It mentions four of his sons becoming distinguished. The passage references Beverl and Martha but contains unclear wording and potential OCR errors.
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Selegatian Bach
Ile Beitgurercarone
Martha Aml
Beverl
Thirtest
Fragmentary note on German cathedrals and church history
A partial OCR fragment mentions German churches and cathedrals including Ulm and Cologne. It references the 1880 completion of a cathedral or related structure and notes a league of bishops or districts, but the exact subjects and details are unclear.
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Cathedr
Ulm
Wuertem- Berg
Germany
Cologne
Fragmentary Note on Gun Safety in School Context
A damaged text fragment references gun safety or security in a school setting. It mentions keeping people safe and avoiding shots but provides no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities.
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