The Story of Our States Indiana History in Brief by Brace
The narrative traces Indiana from La Salle and Jesuit missions through British control, Clark’s Revolution victory at Vincennes, and early statehood. It notes Lincoln’s 1816 citizenship, the Indiana Territory’s reach, Vincennes as first capital, and Indiana’s size population and presidential electors, ending with its nickname the Hoosier State.
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Indiana
la Salle
Quebec
Clark
Vincennes
Northwest
Virginia
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ohio
Mississippi
Canada
Louisiana
Indiana Territory
Slum Settlements Aid Foreign Neighbors With Care and Hope
Salvation Army Slim Settlements serve congested urban foreign populations with nurseries, meals, clothing, and nursing. Workers dress modestly to reach families, offering five cent meals and care regardless of payment. Nurseries teach cleanliness, decency, and Americanism to nurture future citizenship. They also host Sunday Schools and Mothers meetings to uplift mothers and children.
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Salvation Army
United States
Ingingham
Ancient Irish gold wealth rivaled by streams of westmeath
The discovery of gold in County Westmeath streams highlights Ireland as a vast storehouse of antiquities. Ireland’s Celtic personal ornaments, rings, torques, and implements show expert metallurgy, rivaling Scandinavian museums in wealth of gold ornaments.
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County Westmeath
Ireland
Kemble
Scandinavia
Sasket or Tray for Stairway Organization
A Sasket or tray kept at the bottom of the stairs helps carry items upstairs and downstairs in one trip. It aids morning tidy ups and cleaning days by substituting multiple trips with a single use.
Industry Lost to Canada in Historic Shipbuilding Shift
The article traces Nova Scotia and Canada’s early shipbuilding from 1603 at Port Royal to the rise of steam and metal hulls. It notes 19th century growth, Capabilities of the Royal William voyage in 1833, and the decline of wooden ships as metal industries could have altered tonnage leadership. It cites Mackenzie of Pictou and the 1875 fleet drop to 500 vessels, 29 per 1000, amid the shift to metal ships and steam power.
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Port Royal
Annapolis
Francois Grave
St. Malo
Talon
Quebec
West Indies
France
Canada
South America
Marseilles
Return
Royal Wiliam
Pretou
London
Nova Scotia
Cunard Brothers
Mackenzie
Pictou
Glasgow
Hamilton Campbell Kidston
Clyde
Eastern Canada
Earth population density and historical growth analysis
A Popular Science Monthly piece examines how the earth could host more people, noting 444 percent per century growth since Christ would leave no room, while England Wales and the United States show rapid increases. It discusses regional density variance, highlighting crowded China Ganges valley Europe and sparsely populated Central Asia Russia Americas Africa and Australia. It also links Turkey’s religious fanaticism to devastation in the Danube valley Macedonia Asia Minor Syria and Mesopotamia, describing famine and desertification.
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England
Wales
United States
China
Ganges Valley
Europe
Central Asia
Russia
Americas
Africa
Australian
Valley of the Danube
Macedonia
Asia Minor
Syria
Mesopotamia
Popular Science Monthly
Waterproof Matches Made By Wax Coating
A simple method to create waterproof matches by dipping treated heads and half the wooden stems in melted candle wax. After cooling they ignite even when soaked in water, requiring slightly firmer strikes to break the wax film. Any ordinary matches work with this approach.
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S. Leonard Bostin
St. Nicholas
Time and fortune hinge on scheduled hours
The author urges converting every hour into productive effort and warns against letting time slip away. By counting hours and assigning tasks or profitable recreation, one may build fortune and happiness, since wasted time cannot be recovered.
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John Blake
Chicago Daily News
Fox ranching in Europe shows growing demand abroad
The article notes many foxes were sold last year to European buyers, mainly Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland. A rancher reports the industry spreading strongly and expects to sell almost all his breeding stock abroad this year, despite high feeding costs and exchange-rate hurdles.
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Europe
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Noaak fisherman nets 2700 pounds of lobsters for $300 plus
A New London dispatch reports the Noaak fisherman sold 2,700 pounds of lobsters for more than $300 to cover spring costs of pot and buoy building. The dealer who resold them to a summer hotel may pay for new warehouse and wharves. The hotel owner possibly clears a half million mortgage from a ten story marble wing addition.
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New London
Hartford
Conn
Camel in the coach of a crowded train lesson in manners
An Indianapolis News column recalls a camel that wanted the master's tent comfort on a train. A well-dressed young woman sought a seat in a reserved section. A middle aged man offered her the seat, but she claimed space with coat hat magazines purse and candy box, leaving no room for others. He eventually moved to the smoking car while the train headed to Evansville.
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Stirl
Evansville
Indianapolis News
Joy That Comes But Once William Redfield Story
William Redfield recalls the moment that gave him his greatest thrill in life as a schoolboy when a paper wad he aimed at a yawning classmate’s mouth hit the target. He later tried tossing items at knives at county fairs but never replicated that moment.
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William ©. Redfield
Commerce
Redfeld
Redfield
Caruso of China Lou Hoong-Shen Dies in Shanghai Theater
The famed Chinese tenor Lou Hoong-Shen known as the Caruso of China died in a Shanghai theater. He had been contracted to be paid $10,000 weekly and rose from poverty to musical stardom after being discovered ten years earlier in Shanghai. He suffered a fatal throat burst similar to the ailment that threatened Caruso.
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Lou Hoong-Shen
Caruso
China
Shanghai
Hawker
Coolie
Lou
Weather Talk Turns Into A Silent Comedy In Naples
An American and friend witness two Neapolitans in a cafe. The younger man gestures wildly while speaking about weather, then mimics threading a needle, throwing, swimming, turning, and key fitting. The observer learns their chatter is simply about the weather.
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Naples
Harper's Magazine
Beads for Insulation Improve Wire Bending
A Scientific American note describes new bead insulation for bare wires used in radio equipment and lab gear. The English maker introduces rounded hollow beads that interlock, allowing full-length coverage without hindering bending or leaving exposed sections.
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Scientific American
Deadly Eagle Duel At Invergarry In Inverness Shire
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent reports two golden eagles fought to the death near Invergarry. A herd keeper’s son nearby saw one bird fall dead in a ditch and the other stand on the victim’s breast with beakfast in its throat.
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Invergarry
Inverness-shire
London Daily Chronicle
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