Crude Astronomy and Folk Beliefs Across Europe
The Westminster Gazette notes Druids taught star motion and afterlife beliefs, comparing life passage to Atlantic travel. It cites Russian peasant lore on sun, moon, constellations, Milky Way, and comets, with weather signs from lunar horns and shooting stars as souls and omens of war.
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Thas
Caesar
Atlantic
Europe
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France
Abel
Cain
Westminster Gazette
Pearl Harbor fortification plan to create impregnable Pacific base
By midsummer the Pearl Harbor approaches will be completed for a fortified naval base costing about 10 million dollars. The channel deepens to allow cruisers and eventually the largest Dreadnoughts to pass. The harbor will be land locked twelve miles from Honolulu with hidden forts and smokeless guns. A 720 by 110 by 55 foot drydock is planned to accommodate any battleship.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
Gibbraltar
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
Christian Science Monitor
Our Growing Nation Progress in Fifty Years
A summary of US expansion from 1860 to 1910 highlighting gains in wheat, metals, coal, steel, petroleum, and railway mileage. It notes savings deposits rising from 693000 in 1860 to 9142000 in 1910 and deposits increasing from 149 million to 4.07 billion, illustrating rising wages for the average worker.
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United States
Leslie’s
Malibran Captured in Stage Romance and Mystery
The young Mme Malibran, after Desdemona, is whisked from the theater to a strange house where she is detained until she sings. A lyre awaits, she performs Romance de Saule, and returns home to find a casket of diamond earrings with the note Merci. The motive behind the captivity remains a mystery.
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Mme. Malibran
Desdemona
Mallbran
Merci
Lincoln Tale Highlights Tad’s Polite Question
In a warm exchange a debater defends his stance while another remarks losers have defense. The piece recounts a Lincoln story of Tad at the White House eating fish with a fork and staring at others, raising a lesson on manners.
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Lincoln
Tad
White House
Folka
Grandmother Reproves Grandchildren Over Poise
A humorous Harpers Weekly vignette shows a grandmother scolding kids for noise, while the children remind her that their mischief created her grand status. The exchange centers on their playful remark that without them she would not be a grandmother.
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Harper’s Weekly
Lulu Delights in First Huckleberries Shoes for Buttons
A two year old girl named Lulu reacts with joy to a dish of freshly picked huckleberries. She exclaims that the berries look like shoe buttons, delighting in the table setting.
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Lulu
Marriage vows and a playful kitchen promise
A playful exchange between spouses centers on love and daily care. The husband asks if the wife loves him enough to cook, and she responds with affectionate humor, underscoring their bond and shared domestic life.
Village school burning observed by boy on bridge
A boy on a bridge watches a red glow in the sky. A near sighted stranger praises the sunset. The boy reveals the glow is the village school burning down, ending with a wry remark about a poet observer.
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Stranewer
Lawyers Dispute Sparks Courtroom Fracas
Two lawyers before a probate judge argued heatedly and one shouted in anger that his opponent was the biggest aes.that he ever met. The judge called for order and reminded all present that he was in the room.
Mustache Debate Reveals Family Gossip
In a terse exchange, Cholly protests lack of proof while admitting facial growth, Daisy retorts that his sister mentioned it, highlighting a domestic row about appearance and rumors.
Woman Skips Fashion for Sporting Page Obsession
A woman with strong views and fierce anger prioritizes sports news over fashion, never missing the sporting page while maintaining her outspoken stance.
Wabash Deploys Water Doctor to Cure Locomotive Water
Wabash appoints W A Pownall as Water Inspector to tailor water treatment for each point on the line. By using soda ash to remove incrusting and alkali salts, boiler blow-offs and engine lay-offs drop. Cost is about 17 dollars per engine yearly, with anticipated savings over 400 dollars per engine annually for a several hundred engine fleet. Industrial plants along the line may also benefit from the research.
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W. A. Pownall
Wabash
Prospectus and Promoter Talk About New Street Babies
A humorous exchange where Promoter's Little Daughter says they have “prospected the territory” and have “struck babies on all sides” as they move to a new street. The dialogue features Mamma and a judge listening to the whimsical claim.
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Promoter
Red Reflector To Caution Motors Behind Marching Troops
Aldershot adopts a rear red reflector for marchers after a Hampshire regiment collision with a taxicab left several men injured. A rear file man will wear a bicycle style red reflector on his belt to alert motorists to the troop column.
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Aldershot
Hampshire Regiment
London Express
Trial transcript fragment notes vehicle incident and witness
A courtroom exchange recalls a motor vehicle incident as a witness reports seeing the car. The number 41 144 is cited as the vehicle identifier before the car fled. A telephone operator confirms her role and the prisoner is discharged.
Delicate Attention Between Mrs Fitz Bile and Fitz Bile
A playful dialogue on memory and etiquette unfolds as Mrs Fitz Bile accuses being forgotten on her birthday. Fitz Bile responds with light irony about delicacy and the point reached in their exchange.
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Mrs. Fitz-Bile
Fitz-Bile
Technical hospitality schools expand in Europe
Technical schools for hotel keeper training exist in Switzerland and now two major institutes have been established in France. Courses cover singing languages business correspondence and climate studies, alongside practical hotel subjects such as service ventilation accounting kitchen management and sourcing supplies.
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Switzerland
France
Harmony In Tastes
Comic note from a town visit as George and his wife share similar shopping interests. She seeks tub suits while he heads to a wash sale, highlighting their matching tastes and a lighthearted morning routine.
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George
Private sale of estate assets in Covington Indiana
On June 22 1912 and daily thereafter the Fountain Trust Company as administrator offers private sale of estate personal property in Covington Fountain County Indiana. Items include stocks in Fountain Trust First National Bank Mellott Bank Central Casualty Melott Building and Loan and other stocks, a 174 volume Indiana Supreme Court reports 46 volumes Appellate Court reports digests and textbooks, a large literary collection, office furniture and fixtures. Cash due on delivery, sale continues during office hours. O P Lewis attorney for administrator.
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Fountain Trust Company
Washington Street
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
First National Bank
Mellott Bank
Central Casualty
Melott Building and Loan
Indiana Supreme Court Reports
Indiana Appellate Court Reports
THE
Hannibal C. Yount
O. P.lewis
Admr
Faith and poker gamble backfires in warning tale
A wary gambler reflects on a night of poker where trust in women proved costly. He bet on queens but his opponent held kings, serving as a moral for readers about risk and misjudgments at the table.
Vipers of Fontainebleau Demand High Toll on Heads
In Seine et Marne France the viper population remains high with 8 000 killed in the year. A gamekeeper earned 125 dollars for 1 81 heads while the department paid 550 dollars overall at seven cents per head.
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Fontainebleau
France
Seine-et-Marne
Ile de France
Department
Swiss Dental Practice Lax Outside Basel Campagne
Outside Basel in Basel Campagne any person may practice dentistry without preliminary exams required elsewhere in Switzerland. Of thirty six dentists listed at work only one holds a federal diploma. others include a chimney sweep a butcher and several failed tradesmen. Geneve Caz. Pall Mall Gazette.
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Basel
Basel Campagne
Geneve Caz
Pall Mall Gazette
Art and Utility in a Thoughtful Age
A compact reflection on how the merry air of art is valued by the public, while practical eggs of utility are overlooked. The piece contrasts aesthetic appeal with neglect of practical benfits in daily life.
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Reddin
Ben
A Modern Improvement Says Ethel on Cars
Ethel argues that motorcars offer a clear advantage by not mishearing a kiss as a signal to speed up, preventing a young man from grabbing the reins with both hands. The remark highlights humor about cars and courtship in contemporary life.
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Ethel
Covington City Bids Sought For 1912 Project
The Common Council of Covington Indiana invites seated bids at the City Clerk’s office until 7 30 p m on May 27 1912 per council order. Charles A Baldwin City Clerk dated May 27 1912.
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Covington
Indiana
Harrison Street
Schmelig
Ninth Street
Jefferson
Washington Streets
Big Four
Drawhms
Common Council
the Common Council
Charles A. Baldwin
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