Mother of Presidents and Virginia's presidential births
Virginia is called the mother of presidents for supplying eight of the nation’s leaders. Since the founding of the government eight presidents were Virginians, more than any other state. Ohio follows with six, then New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts with two each, and New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Vermont, and New Jersey with one each.
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Virginia
Ohio
New York
North Carolina
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Vermont
New Jersey
Tempering and hardening drills for hard steel
The article describes heating a drill to an even heat, removing scale, touching the tip to quicksilver, and quenching in water to enable cutting hard steel. It adds a quick tempering method for small tools by heating red hot and thrusting into a potato, then reheating to proper temper to prevent brittleness.
How Many Shingles
Instructional note explains calculating shingles needed by measuring roof length and eave peak distance, multiplying dimensions, dividing by 100 to get thousands of shingles, then multiplying by four to obtain bundles.
Balanced Self Justice for Shortcomings
The passage urges self honesty and fair treatment of our own faults. It notes people are often harsher on themselves than others and calls for neither extreme censure nor excessive tolerance. It advocates simple justice toward personal shortcomings.
Linen tracings became shirts for his wife’s boys
A veteran engineer recalls how a resident engineer in the London office demanded large linen tracings and had draftsmen send them. The tracings, when completed, were boiled down by the engineer’s wife to make shirts for her young sons.
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London
D. Arden Minty
Far North Dishes Highlight Reindeer Stew and Walrus Stew
The account lists reindeer stew roast waterfowl and walrus stew as samples from Labrador Greenland and the Faroe Islands. It notes that a taste may come with time if one is frozen long enough to be grateful. Coarse bread and dried berry cake with codfish provide accompaniment.
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Far North
Labrador
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Early-Day Road Makers and British Road Building
Sir William Robertson, head of the English general staff, stated that British forces in France used 60 000 tons of stone in five weeks for road construction, astonishing diners at a company event. The piece links Roman and British road making as a continuity of engineering.
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William Robertson
Imperial General Staff
England
France
Truly Admirable. Macpherson Receives Wuim From Birmingham
A fragmented note praises Macpherson for receiving a telegram from Birmingham. The message notes the distance traveled about twenty miles and remarks the envelope gum is not yet dry, implying a new invention or method.
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Macpherson
Birmingham
Quotations on Happiness and Attire From And Woman
A dialogue discusses happiness tied to digestion and clothing. Miss Devenne replies that a man desires ostrich-like stomach and a woman desires feathers, highlighting humorous contrasts in appearance and appetite.
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Miss Devenne
Mosquito Roles Female Blood Feeder Noted
The text explains the female mosquito feeds on blood while the male has a short life and rarely bites. It notes females normally drink plant juices but bite when animals or humans are available.
All Money Is Good Claims by Minister Denounce Tainted Cash
Detroit Free Press quotes a minister asserting there is no tainted money and that people only check their change for counterfeit coins, insisting all money is acceptable if it’s lawful. The remark frames a moral stance on cash integrity.
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Detroit Free Press
St Swithin’s Day Weather Lore Challenged
The piece notes St Swithin’s Day falls on July 15 and the belief that rain foretells 40 days of rain, but official weather records do not support the superstition.
Public Energy Cites Talker Trying to Stop Work
The speaker Twele Eben cautions that a man who talks too much is not satisfied wasting his own time and aims to halt work to reach the largest audience possible.
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Twele Eben
Chimpanzee Milestone Reported as Comes of Age
A Daily Thought quotation notes a chimpanzee reaching maturity at about fifteen years. The line, attributed to Homer, frames common toil as light when many share the burden.
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Homer
What Makes Thunder Rumble and How It Travels
The thunder begins as the air along a lightning path rapidly expands, creating a shock wave that travels outward. The discharge is near instantaneous, but sound moves about 1000 feet per second, so nearer portions reach us first and distant parts arrive later. Irregularities in the path cause intermittent booms and rumbles.
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Popular Science Monthly
Prayers for Red Hair Theme At Pennsylvania Meeting
A youth at a Pennsylvania religious gathering asked for prayers to gain red hair so he could serve in battle against the Kaiser. He believed red hair would aid him as a scrapper and saw a notion that auburn hair might blunt Prussian forces, reflecting a wartime mood in the Los Angeles Times.
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Pennsylvania
Los Angeles Times
God in Nature and the beauty around us
The text invites appreciation of the natural world as evidence of God. It urges listening to brooks and watching lake waves, suggesting unseen shores may hold mysteries while daily scenes offer beauty for those with eyes and a soul to see.
Forefathers endured many luxuries before modern times
The text reminds readers that ancestors lived without sugar and coal until the fourteenth century, butter on bread until the fifteenth, tobacco and potatoes until the sixteenth, tea coffee and soap until the seventeenth, umbrellas and lamps until the eighteenth, and trains telegrams telephones gas and machines until the nineteenth, highlighting wartime scarcity.
Our Own Beauty Reflected On Faces of Life
A quotation asserts that beauty or ugliness is formed by one's life visible on the face. Bulwer- Lytton is cited with a character “uglier than he had any business to be” and the idea that every person bears the imprint of inner thoughts and emotions on their features.
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Bulwer
Alexander Smith
Forest Coverage in Norway by Region
Norway extends about 124 500 square miles with roughly 26 840 square miles covered by forests. The largest timber tracts lie in the southern and central regions where terrain is less mountainous and climate suits forest growth.
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Norway
Magnetic underwater locator aid from Japan promises salvage help
A new underwater electromagnetic device developed in Japan aims to locate sunken ships. It is expected to greatly aid postwar salvage operations on a large scale, recovering vessels and their cargo.
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Japan
Careful of Speech in College Faculty
A Life quote notes the college faculty are tightly controlled by trust magnates and corporation lawyers, with no professor daring to state a fact without approval. The remark underscores fears about academic independence under external influence.
High Standard Dialogue Quip Echoes Family Etiquette
A speaker hopes to support a partner in her accustomed style. A caution cautions learning the spouse’s cultural speech before marriage, noting the wife’s talk suggests palace origins.
Series of Choosings and the shaping of our history
A reflective meditation on daily choices guiding a life’s path. It argues that each decision, wise or foolish, writes personal history over time, shaping outcomes through small, continuous acts.
The Fault Is Yours Life Quote
A Life saying urges personal accountability for unsafe talk and leaking minds. It compares blame for a leaky pail to self blame for not knowing content leaks, framing fault as personal responsibility.
Cactus Candy Debuts in Louisiana Markets
Louisiana unveils a novel snack named cactus candy. The cactus is peeled, dipped in hot syrup or molasses and rolled in powdered sugar to finish.
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Louisiana
Uncle Eben Reflects on Worries and Regular Troubles
Uncle Eben remarks that many men worry over nothing and says it nearly feels like a favor to provide them with a bit of regular trouble.
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Uncle Eben
How He Made It
A millionaire explains that success came not only when the sun shone but from opportunities others failed to seize. He says achievement arose from the grass under other people's feet and the chances he turned into work.
Suzette Questions Pole Cause of Street Car Drift
Suzette cannot understand how a small trolley pole can keep a large street car from running off the track. The remark reflects puzzlement over the engineering link between pole and car stability.
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Suzette
Daily Thought Quote on Liberty by Daniel Webster
A concise quotation attributed to Daniel Webster emphasizes that liberty requires active roaming and readiness to defend it. The line frames freedom as earned through vigilance and protection rather than passive possession.
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Daniel Webster
Doesn't Happen Often. Pessimists Smile, Then Feel Ashamed
A brief quotation from the St. Louis Times notes that pessimists smile rarely and afterward experience shame. The line reflects a reflective, ironic mood typical of opinion columns.
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St. Louis
Bird Protection in Australia and New Zealand Societies
In New Zealand there are 26 acclimation societies chartered by government to protect native wildlife and introduce game birds. They operate under government supervision and have released pheasants, California quail, Australian opossums, woodcock, rainbow trout, and salmon. They pay bounties for hawk destruction to aid useful birds. Insects destroy more timber than fires, per entomology bureau studies.
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Australia
New Zealand
Save Money or Be Stingy: A Townside Dilemma
In a Cincinnati Times-Star reflection, readers weigh thrift versus miserliness as communities differentiate prudent budgeting from stinginess. The piece contrasts attitudes toward saving among neighbors and commenters, framing frugality as virtue and parsimony as vice.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Writing Materials and More at Your Local Shop
A local store promotes a sensible line of writing materials and other items. The ad emphasizes convenience and value and invites inquiries about available products.
Condemnation Notice On Georgia Lands In Union and Lumpkin
The United States seeks to condemn 262.86 acres in Lots 11 and 111, 142, 108, 314, and 814 across Union and Lumpkin counties Georgia. The action targets lands held by DFP, Chas talon, ACL Ceriffith, WLA, York and GO York with proceeds paid into court. Hearing set in Atlanta on December 9 1918 at 10 AM. Potential rights holders urged to appear or file objections and claims to value or interests in the property or funds.
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United States
District Court of the United States
Northern District of Georgian
Northern Division
Union
Lumpkin
Papain
State of
Georgia
Christain
A. O. Griffith
W. A. York
GO. York
United States Court Room
Atlanta
United States District Court
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R. Meeders & Sons
Townsend
TNO Rivlin
H. KH. Watson
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Cardui
Mrs. T
Littereeld
Galland
District Court OF EM United S?arks
District OF
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Pansoin
Loumpkin Counties
DFP
Chastalon
ACL Ceriffith
WLA
York
D. F. Chrestain
TO Y J
Chastain
Lois
D. C
Funren
Sargent House
Public Square
Dahlonega
H. Aran
W. B. Townsend
J. M. Brooxster
Winder
Dahloneja, Ga
Dea Ihr
Besk
Pelon AY
Miadal
Lula
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