Booth as Confederate Spy Revealed by Sheridan
General Phil Sheridan reportedly believed John Wilkes Booth acted as a spy for the Confederates during the Civil War. Sheridan used a pair of undercover operatives, named Lomas and Renfrew, to test Booth’s loyalties. The mission failed, but spies were shadowed and later captured near Confederate headquarters before escaping.
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Kansas City Times
Weed as a force of nature and soil healer
Don C. Seltz argues in The Outlook that weeds, though disliked, are vital for soil health. They mend scars, preserve strength, and protect soil from erosion when land is left bare after harvest, preventing greater damage from rains and washouts.
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Weed
Don C. Seltz
Became Great Industry in Colonial and Early America
The metal workers industry grew from colonial times, reaching a point by 1812 where American silverware production met domestic demand. Over the past century progress continued, with craftsmen increasingly relying on national designs and patterns. Many designs were passed down through generations within families.
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America
France
Do Not Force Plants When They Need Rest
Do not force plants that have grown thriftily and then slow or go back. Resting in a dry cool cellar is best, where the plant will push new shoots on its own. When shoots appear, water thoroughly, repot if needed, and place in sun. Fertilizer only after healthy growth resumes.
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Nature Magazine of Washington
Overhead expenses defined in manufacturing
The excerpt explains overhead as general plant costs beyond direct labor and materials. It lists salaries of non producing staff, office expenses, indirect labor, travel of salesmen, interest, insurance, legal costs, plant care, and depreciation as common components.
Roman Bath Found After Surrey Rabbit Clue
An archaeologist digging in Surrey England after dirt kicked up by a rabbit from a burrow contained Roman dust, began excavations that uncovered an ancient Roman bath and villa. The discovery sheds light on Roman presence in the area and provides new insights into local history.
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Surrey
England
Rome
Eskimos Hearty Eaters Describe Seal and Whale Diets
The Eskimos are described as enormous eaters with a single small family capable of finishing a seal at a sitting. Husky hunters also consume large quantities of whale blubber and raw meat at frequent intervals, illustrating their robust traditional diet.
Word Meaning Shifts on Morganatic Marriage
The term morganatic once denoted a marriage dowry but now describes a union between a royal figure and a person of inferior rank. Children of such a marriage do not inherit the parent's rank, preserving royal succession rules.
Emancipation Proclamation Held in State Archives
The Department of State announces that the original Emancipation Proclamation remains in the department archives as confirmed by Path Finder Magazine.
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Department of State
Pathfinder Magazine
Error May Have Strength Truth in a Dog Tale
The quotation notes caution about trust and missteps, cautioning readers to beware clever misdirection. It presents Coleridge style advice on error and perception with emphasis on practical wisdom rather than a narrative.
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Coleridge
Don’t worry too much today ad advised
The Marietta Herald counsels readers not to fret excessively today, warning that circumstances could worsen tomorrow, prompting readers to brace for harder concerns. The quirky line underscores a satirical take on daily anxiety and newspaper humor.
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Marietta Herald
At Beginning and End All Men Are Born Free and Equal
A wry remark notes that equality is temporary as life progresses and the undertaker becomes involved. The quip implies that birthright freedom and equality fade in ordinary fate.
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Antil
Undertaker
Young Lady Across the Way Critiques Bank Statements
A local young woman comments that the bank should be more careful as its monthly statements rarely align with the stubs in her checkbook. The remark appears in a syndicated comic feature.
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NeClure
Rare Platonic Friendships Between Sexes In Liberty
Thyra Sumter Winslow argues in Liberty that platonic friendships between men and women are rare and short lived. She says a fifty fifty deal between the sexes is biologically impossible and friendships either deepen into romance or fade into a bore as biology drives relations.
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Thyra Sumter Winslow
Liberty
Blolozy
Tell It Not in Gath Lament Inscribed in Lizzie’s Tale
David’s Great Lament quotes Tell It Not in Gath from David’s mourning over Saul and Jonathan’s deaths after the battle of Gilboa. The phrase is traced to biblical origin with later usage by golfers and actors, contrasting Askalon and Gath as Philistine locales in London Tit-Bits.
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Pulitzer Would Have Had Royal Birds Shot
In a memoir, Joseph Pulitzer tells of renting a private Kensington garden house in London to ensure quiet. Peacocks shrieked at midnight, Pulitzer woke his valet, handed him a revolver, and ordered the birds shot. The firing spooked neighbors and drew police, delaying the press magnate.
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London
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Left Handed Cigars Explain Their Curled Wrappers
The article explains that left handed cigars are not inherently faulty but are rolled with the maker’s left hand. A wrapper leaf is cut on the bias and rolled from left to right on the filler, then the opposite direction is used for the remaining piece. Smoking with the right hand can rub and loosen the wrapper.
First purchase by money in Genesis period
In the year of the world 2189 Abraham bought Machpelah tomb from Ephron the Hittite for his wife Sarah. He paid 400 shekels of silver by weight since coined money did not yet exist.
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Machpelah
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Sarah
Facilities For Your Community
A town article notes telephone firms regularly read about expanding local facilities to meet future growth. The piece emphasizes the nationwide aim to extend service to small communities and rural areas, underscoring the democratic nature of telephone use and broad stock ownership among workers and the public.
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United States
America
The Useful Telephone Book Poem Tribute
A humorous verse by Julia M. Hansen in Telephone Talk extols the telephone book as a trusted helper. It praises its ubiquity from busy housewives to workers and its appeal beyond elite literary works. The poem underlines practicality over prestige and notes the book’s wide readership.
Scottish County's First Telephone Reaches Sutherland
In Britain the county of Sutherland in northern Scotland finally gains telephone service with exchanges at Dornoch and Golspie. The Telegraph and Telephone Journal notes that exchanges now exist in every English, Scottish and Welsh county.
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America
Avery Humlet
Great Britain
the Telegraph and Telephona Journal of London
Sutherland
Scotland
Dornoch
Golsple
England
Wales
Bell System reveals 11 million home telephones used by 10.7 million families
About two thirds of Bell System telephones in the United States are residence lines, numbering around 11,100,000. They serve roughly 10,700,600 families, with extensions common to reach callers without climbing stairs as homes increasingly adopt home phones.
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Bell System
United States
Bell System growth over twenty years shows vast expansion
Twenty years ago the Bell System had 3,000,000 telephones and $450,000,000 in plant investment. Now over 17,000,000 telephones are reachable on Bell lines with $2,800,000,000 in plant value. Nationally daily conversations rose from about fifteen billion to 52 to 70 billion. Bell-owned wire miles increased from under 8,000,000 to about 50,600,000.
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Bell Yines
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Ant War Among Australian Ants Ends in Annihilation
A Sydney Bulletin account describes a method where red meat ants and soldier ants in Australia fight over a large uncooked bone. As ants feed, the bone is moved closer to the red ants nest, sparking open warfare with heavy casualties and often the complete extermination of one army.
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Australia
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Sydney Bulletin
Graham Bread versus Whole Wheat Bread Distinctions
The text explains that whole-wheat bread contains less coarse bran than graham bread and that graham bread uses graham flour. It credits Dr Alexander Crahnim with advocating milling entire wheat with no additions or removals. It notes some mills remove the coarsest bran from whole wheat flour. It adds Ankerles' gra ham bread blends graham flour with white flour in varying proportions, sometimes half and half.
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