First Africans in U S Seen in Narvaez Expedition 1528 Record
A historical account notes two negro slaves aboard Narvaez's 1528 Florida voyage, marking earliest slavery fragments in present U S soil. It also references Jamestown arrivals in 1619 aboard The Treasurer and a 120 ton American slave ship built at Marblehead.
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United States
Narvaez
Florida
Memedes
San Miguel de Guafiape
J. J. Shea
Jamestown
H. B. Bancroft
Arizona
New Mexico
C. A Stakely
Magazine of American History
Earl of Warrick
America
Marblehead
J. R. Spears
Local Social Notes From Old Kentucky Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hunter Clem Rogers and families visited H Thomas Thursday. Lee Miles attended a sale near Attica Tuesday. Eugene Barkley of Danville spent the weekend with his parents Harve and Mrs Barkley. Aaron Cox of Covington to preach next Sunday at 11. Clem Rogers and family dined with Ollie Bantz. Orville Keller and family with Ben Keller. Mrs James Welch, Maha lon Bodine and Mildred Hagte visited Harve Barkley last Thursday. Wilbur Cartwrights visited south of Covington Friday. Lee Miles attended a surprise supper for Mr Parnell of Newtown Wednesday. Jenne Wilbur on business to Lafayette Thursday. A group visited Elizabeth Brant Saturday for a surprise. Rev Smith spent Saturday night and Sunday with Wilbur Cartwright.
Farmer confronts pests amid crops as rats draw attention
James Bax proclaims rats as farmers worst enemy and best enemy at once, highlighting a rural struggle with rodent problems and remedies including soap as a coping reference.
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Farmer
Stevenson notes haunt and Chevalier de Johnstone theory
The article discusses Robert Louis Stevenson's legible handwriting when well and odd scrawl when unwell. It cites a Westminster Gazette explanation by Sir Graham Balfour about the genesis of The Matter of Ballantrae and a proposed reading Chevalier de Johnstone. It mentions Stevenson's papers containing a word brean and his reply to James Murray about its meaning.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Ballantrae
Graham Balfour
Westminster Gazette
Chevalier de Johnstone
Stevenson
James Murray
Oxford Dictionary
Possessions and Riches Across Material and Spirit
The text argues possessions do not guarantee wealth or happiness. It contrasts material money with intangible values like love friendship mercy and moral worth. It suggests money alone cannot buy the essentials of a good character or fulfill human needs.
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Iind
Pidgin English in China and Its Decline
The text describes how Chinese use pidgin English at ports with traders, naming examples like pigeon or pidgin for English nouns. It notes that as education advances, real English replaces pidgin, though pheon English persists mainly in fiction and on stage.
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China
Crackers of Various Kinds in Foreign Baked Goods
The article explores different crackers and biscuits across cultures. It notes biscuit is French for twice baked and shares etymology with xwieback. It mentions Italian methods converting oil bread into blecuit and summarizes unfamiliar Italian cracker varieties.
Epigrammatic Reflections on Life and Wit in Fragmented Bits
A collection of aphorisms and humorous maxims notes human folly and clever reversals. It weaves observations on love, poverty, ambition, patience, and social conduct with puns and wry humor, reflecting a past era’s social commentary.
Judge Ratcliff Sits in Montgomery County Court
The piece notes Judge Ratcliff on the Montgomery county bench on Friday. It covers local social updates from Covington to Danville, including visits, travel to Indianapolis for Mayo Clinic shows, and community notices such as guardianship suits, administrative appointments, and court actions in Veedersburg and nearby areas.
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Ratcliff
Montgomery County
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
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Rolin Deanedy
Hoot Gibson
Riders OF the North
Shirley Mason
Little Miss
Medy
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Marguerite Clark
Wiggs of
The
Paramount Magazine
Harry T. Morey
Kathlyn Williams
Faire Binney
Matt Moore
Tri Kappa Milk Fund
McAvoy
Old Kentuck
Walter Hunter
Clem Rogers
H. Thomas
Lee Miles
Attica
Eugene Barkley
Danville
Mrs
Harve Barkley
Aaron Cox
Covington
Ollie Bantz
Orville Keller
Ben Keller
James Welch
Mahalon Bodine
Mildred Hagté
Wilbur Cartwright
Mr. Parnell
Newtown
Jenne Wilbur
Lafayette
Elizabeth Brant
Rev. Smith
Mrs. Wilbur Cartwright
James Bax
Rick
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Becht
Shan
Grant Conningham
W. L. Douglas
Albert Hegg & Sons
Dick Keller
Robert Groves
Charles Yerkes
Wabash
Mgt
James Everly
French Lick Springs
Callie Adamson
George
Carrie Walter
John E. Walter
Homer Lewsader
Martinsville
Guy Faust
Indianapolis
Hardware Dogers’ Association
Guy
Lee Faust
Hardy Grady
Albert Gossett
Garrett Grady
Grady
Ormia Redman
Kathryn Redman
Owen’ Redman
Esther Redman
D. E. ‘Wilson
Rochester
Mayo Hospital
Wilson
Claude Philpott
Mayo Cline
Dr. Wert
Philpott
Harry Burnside
A. L. Spinning
Lyric
Tom Evans
Malinda Ritchey
Tom
John B. Martin
Williamsport
Ed Gumert
LaGro
Michigan
Plain Dealer
Albert
Hoga Sons
Lucas Ngheket
Sharon Hunt
Detroit, Mich
Ed. Hunt
James Hastings
Elmer Gray
William Switzer
Henry Green
William Park
Veedersburg
Hays
Will Hays
Moving Picture
Harding
Hes
the New Grocery
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P. C. Fir
van Camp
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