Perry's Niagara to sail again on Lake Erie centennial
The Niagara, Perry's famed flag ship from the Lake Erie victory, will be raised from Ehie harbor mud and sail this summer as part of Perry centennial events. The article details the recovery, restoration, and planned Lake Erie voyage with ceremonies, memorial design by Burnham and colleagues, and funding from multiple states.
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Niagara
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Perry
United States
Ehie Harbor
Great Lakes
W. N. Morrison
Wolverine
Interstate Board of the Centennial Celebraton
Commodore Perry
Watch Hill
R. 1
Chauncey
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Sa.ors
Alexander
Kentucky
Britain
Secretary of the Navy
William H. Harrison
Congress
Boston
Baltimore
Mediterranean
Java
John Adams
West Indies
Orinoco
Put-in-Bay
Bass Island
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Rhode Island
Minnesota
National Commissioners of Fine Arts
J. H. Freedlander
A. D. Seymour, Jr
Doris
Canada
National Commission of Fine Artsm
Perry Memorial
Daniel H. Burnham
Daniel C. French
Thomas Hastings
Frederick Law Olmsted
Charles Moore
Cass Gilbert
Francis D. Miller
George H. Worthington
Nelson A. Miles
Col
Henry Watterson
Interstate Board
Little Surprises in Quiet Exchanges
A series of short, quaint exchanges reveal domestic humor and everyday hesitations. TJ shows contentment with church Sunday evenings, a boy asks about marriage, a doctor’s bill comes in lower than expected, a teacher praises a pupil, and a druggist offers an alternative in a light, domestic vignette.
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Harry
Bobby
Rainbow Party For Children Entertains Several Families
Invitations on blue paper beckon children to a rainbow themed party with cheesecloth decor, a pot of gold containing the number seven, and bags of bonbons at ribbon endings. Mothers rotate hosting duties every four weeks, turning the gatherings into a kinder garden style afternoon each week. Ada Walker of Brickerville preserves a 104 year old towel dated 1809 sewn by her great grandmother Zartman, in excellent condition with embroidered motifs.
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Ada Walker
Brickerville
Zartman
Burial Ground of Long Ago in London Parks
Near Petticoat Lane Bunhill Fields cemetery sits unused for over a century yet a roadside park for Whitechapel mothers. It preserves tomb inscriptions of Defoe Bunyan Watts and Blake. Chelsea’s appeal to artists and writers lies in Cheyne Walk and vibrant Thames views.
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London
Petticoat Lane
Bunhill Fields
Whitechapel
Daniel Defoe
John Bunyan
Isaac
Watts
William Blake
Dame Mare Page
Chelsea
Cheyne
Thames
Battersea
Whistler
Rosetti
Cheyne Row
George Eliot
Count D'Orsay
Sir Thomas More
William Turner
Walter Crane
Leigh Hunt
Katharine Parr
Bad Teeth as Crime Prevention in Boston Jail
Boston's Charles street jail employs a dentist and dent ist chair under Sheriff Quinn to treat prisoners teeth. The sheriff argues malnutrition and dental issues fuel crime, and that proper dental care in correctional facilities could reduce recidivism.
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Boston
Charles Street
Quinn
Devil's Graveyard Blasted for Public Improvements
In Geneva Switzerland the Devil's Graveyard atop a rocky hill above Sion in Valais is being blasted away for public works. From the tenth to early seventeenth centuries those accused of sorcery were tortured executed and buried there. Excavations uncover bones believed to belong to hundreds.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Sion
Canton
Valais
Doughnuts by Parcel Post From Mrs Merkle’s Home
William C. Merkle of New Britain Connecticut loves old fashioned doughnuts his wife could not duplicate them. The Merkle household receives a dozen homemade doughnuts every other day from Mrs Merkle Sr thirty five miles away by parcel post.
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Parcel Post
New Britain
Conn
William C. Merkle
Church Nursery Aims to Bring More Women to Services
Trustees of the First United Presbyterian church establish a basement nursery with several nurses on Sundays to care for babies while mothers attend sermons, encouraging fuller participation in worship.
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Pittsburgh
First United Presbyterian Church
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for Women’s Health
Assist Nature with a gentle tonic for liver and bowels. The women who used Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription report relief from menstrual discomfort and days of distress. Devised over 40 years ago by R V Pierce M D this liquid tonic has been sold widely by medicine dealers for the benefit of thousands of women.
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Dr. Pierce
R.V. Pierce
M. D
How to Acquire More Self Control
Guidance on building self control through facing disagreeable tasks with courage. Emphasizes sticking to chosen actions, resisting tactful yielding for pleasant responses, and acting according to conscience in daily business interactions.
Cuticura cure touted for winter skin woes in Beliton
A reader from Beliton describes severe frostbite symptoms on feet ears scalp and hands. After ineffective remedies they credit Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing all troubles. Also notes German princes wanderjahr practice of hands on learning via self guided travels across Germany with minimal staff.
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Beliton, Ga
J. S. Echols
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Wanderjahr
Prince of Wales
Hohenzollerns
Germany
von Falkenheyn
Electricity and Plant Life Theory on Pointed Leaves
A theory supported by experiments proposes that pointed leaves attract atmospheric electricity and aid plant growth. Wisconsin investigator R E Dimick reports vegetables well cultivated show stunted growth when pointed wires are placed among them to draw off electricity he believes essential to plant life.
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R. E. Dimick
Almena
Wis
Oyster watch comparison cited by Bacon and Huxley
The remark notes an oyster as complex as a watch, then jokes that both they and Egbert-Well run down easily. It presents a wry aside on fragility and cleverness with literary humor.
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Bacon
Huxley
Egbert
Postum Declared Best Friend Over Coffee By Wisconsin Woman
A Wisconsin woman credits Postum with curing heart palpitations and nervousness caused by coffee. She reports weight gain reversal, improved energy, and no heart trouble after a year of using Postum, now available as Instant Postum. The ad spotlights Postum as a healthier coffee substitute from Postum Co. in Battle Creek, urging readers to request The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Remedy for felon using salt and turpentine wrap
A crude home cure advises curing a felon by drying common salt and mixing with equal parts spirits of turpentine. The mixture is applied in a cloth wrap around the affected finger or toe. As it dries, additional applications are added. After twenty four hours the felon is claimed to be killed.
Malaria Cure Ad Prescribed For Fever and Chill
An advertisement promotes a prescription labeled No. Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria remedy. It claims five or six doses break a case and used as a tonic prevents recurrence, priced at 25 cents.
Scientific Point Cleared Up By German Astronomer
A German astronomer published tables suggesting a link between sun spot cycles and Earth’s axial wobble, possibly due to changes in the sun’s magnetism. The item notes a straightforward, blunt approach to naming and presentation.
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Noah Brown
Dobbins
Philadelphia
Barclay
Nelson
Detroit
Lake Ere
Lee Niaghra
Old English
Petticott Lane and
Staple Inn
Devil’s Graveyard
Ginthood
Hotel Cumberland
Broadway
54Th Street
50Th St
53Rd St
Grand 7Th Ave
Penn
H. P. Stimson
Hotel Imperial
Bee Dee
J. L. Cole
Allen
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers
DeKald Ave
Brookis
Atlanta
Atlanta Directory
Aw Og
Glenn Photo Stock Co
BESFE
Eaiorey
Farquher
Reeves Gaso
Woodruff Machinery Mfg. Co
Winder, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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