Plea for Neutral History Textbooks Worldwide
Bertrand Russell argues for unbiased history education and neutral textbooks in every country. He warns that biased national narratives foster bigotry, pride, and readiness for war, urging a con international commission to oversee neutral curricula free from patriotic zeal.
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Waterloo
Lishund
France
Germany
Livers
Dlas
Srertrand Russell Dn
Athintie Muenthiy
Harvey E. Cooper Assignee suit against Nichols couple
Hocischa Arnol Harvey E. Cooper as assignee brings suit against Jacob T. Nichols and Mary E. Nichols his wife. The action seeks relief in a civil matter involving ownership or claims tied to the Nichols household. Proceedings and venue details appear in the docket.
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Harvey E. Cooper
Jacob T. Nichols
Mary E. Nichols
Harvey L. Cooper
Annie M. Boardley
Charles Boardley
William H. Wilkinson
Maggie Wilkinson
Samuel C. Wilkinson
Vergie Wilkinson
Scenic Alaska Beauty and Mount McKinley Panorama
A descriptive piece extols Alaska’s grand scenery centered on Mount McKinley. It praises vast coastlines, islands, forests, and sunlit color effects, noting the lofty peak's visibility from vessels and the inspiring atmosphere of the far north.
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Ceack
Lotty
Mount Mber
North American
Quany Thousand Islands
Alaskan
Norway
Switverknal
Barton Hepburn Fa Leslie
Czar’s Ride Reform Clears Uniform Shame
A Russian lieutenant is mocked by officers for riding a train in uniform. The czar, donning a colonel’s uniform, publicly asks if he should resign his papers. He declares the lieutenant cannot have degraded the uniform, and keeps his commission. The incident ends snobbery in the regiment.
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Wilk
Ime
Vearsai
Try It On The Disk Experiment For Ear Deafening Music
An old time note suggests using a disk phonograph and a darning needle set between the teeth to prove how well the skull conducts sound. By pressing the needle into a record with careful angle and pressure, the inner ear allegedly fills with music, though the method risks injury and is not recommended.
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Beauise
Prince Albert Tobacco Ad in Red Tins and Bags
An advertisement extols Prince Albert tobacco available everywhere in toppy red bags and tidy red tins. It touts a 10¢ price, and features a handsome pound and a half-pound tin with a corking fine design and a sponge-moistener top that keeps the tobacco in trim.
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Prince Albert
Eggs and Onions as Albanian Digestive Test
A London Chronicle note describes a relic diet of equal parts eggs and onions boiled together for three hours on ten successive days. The preparation involves pricking the eggs to let onion juice permeate, leaving the subject fatigued yet able to eat more, aided by olive oil.
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London
Windward and Leeward Islands name origins
The Leeward Islands are named for being less exposed to the northeast trade winds, while the Windward Islands derive their name from facing the strongest winds. This reflects their positions among the Lesser Antilles and their varying exposure to trade winds.
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Windward
Leeward Isles
Leeward Islands
Windward Islands
Lesser Antilles
Sure Tip: A Dubious Bet On a Horse Race
A Louisville Courier-Journal reader recounts a failed attempt at betting on horse racing after a supposed sure tip. The narrator admits no system or certainty in tipping, reflecting on luck and misleading assurances in wagering.
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Consumers’ Ice Co
Chester
Phila
Keystone
Louisville
Courier-Journal
A Boost Could Help Households in Fourteen A Week Talk
A brief local humor item notes a exchange about salaries and allowances. A speaker asks if living on fourteen dollars a week is possible, while the other admits a ten dollar allowance from father, reflecting everyday finances in Lontaville.
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Lontaville Courier-Journal
Tropical Vegetation Reclaims Cut Fenceposts and Poles
Freshly cut fenceposts and telegraph poles in tropical regions show renewed growth, while vine roots of ten disrupt masonry, undermining man made structures and challenges for builders in humid climates.
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Tropics
Brignoll in a Temper on the Stage
On one occasion Bianchi the noted teacher visited Brig gnoll the famous singer who paced and hummed nervously. Bianchi asks if he is nervous. Briggnoll replies and accuses him of knowing who he is but not what he is, calling him a fool in a tense exchange.
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Brignoll
Bianchi
Stoge
Brig
Brie
Alexander in flesopotamia and the Euphrates voyage
In the era of Alexander the Great the marshes of Mesopotamia were famed. Near his death he sailed down the Euphrates to the Patlakopas dike, about ninety miles below Babylon, to inspect a sluice and the marshes. He steered the fleet himself wearing his diadem, seeking the tombs of the kings, but the vast lakes and swamps confused the ships.
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Alexander
Flesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Alexander the Great
Euphrates
Patlakopas
Babylon
Ife
Weather Wisdom Through the Ages
A compact meditation on nature's cycles and human resilience. The piece extols providence arranging climate beyond human reach, noting seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night as everlasting guarantees. It quotes Christopher Herald praising enduring planetary order.
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Chistiin Herald
Looking Ahead to Marriage and Work in Pittsburgh Post
A quip-filled excerpt from the Pittsburgh Post features a couple weighing work, marriage, and practicality. The bride jokes she needs no clothes for a long time, while the groom frets about earning a living before tying the knot.
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Freddy
Pittsburgh Post
Knocking on Wood Superstition Through the Ages
A brief note traces the knock on wood superstition to ancient times when sacred trees oak ash and rowan linked to wood deities. The practice is described as a folk belief meant to summon good fortune or ward off misfortune.
Obscure Heroes on the Lackawanna Tracks
The Philadelphia Bulletin lauds unnamed towerman and station staff who halted a stolen hand car from colliding with an express near Paterson. It credits quiet, daily railway workers with safeguarding lives, praising integrity of workers and the unseen moral fabric of modern life.
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Paterson
Riile
Paterson Junction
Wilson
Lves
Philadelphia Bulletin
Boundary Lines in Europe and the United States
A Cleveland plain Dealer column contrasts US straight boundaries with European crooked lines. It argues US borders follow rivers or arcs and prefer north south or east west lines, while Europe’s frontiers are often meandering relics of old maps. The piece notes recent Balkan shifts mirrored ancient practice, claiming the new world favors practicality and straight lines.
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United States
Europe
Cleveland
Vast Distances Highlight Texas Size and Reach
A Philadelphia Ledger item extols Texas vastness with figures comparing Houston to El Paso, San Antonio to El Paso, and Brownsville to El Paso. It notes Texas distances exceed New York to Chicago, NYC to Pittsburgh, NYC to Tampa, and NYC to St Louis by margins, illustrating the state’s expansive geography.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Houston
el Faro
New York
Chicago
San Antonio
el Paso
New York City
Tampa
Plaar
Springfled
St. Louis
Philadelphia Ledger
Origin of Buncombe and the famous Buncombe
The term buncombe traces to Colonel Edward Buncombe, honored in Buncombe County North Carolina. Representative Felix Walker's long winded speech in Congress led to the line I am only talking for Buncombe, giving rise to the word buncombe later shortened to bun.
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Congressional Record
Edward Buncombe
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Colonel Buncombe
Felix Walker
Walker
Buncombe
Freckles Gone by Misadventure in School Tale
Youthful James Whitcomb Riley recalls a failed freckle cure from a drugstore window. He bought a bottle with pennies earned tutoring parents, applied it to his face, and caused laughter as the stain turned his skin yellow. Salt water and egg white removed the mistimed treatment, revealing freckles vanished but lasting a lesson.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Finnance
Chen
Birth of Dionysius Theater from Wooden Scaffolds to Stone
The text traces early Greek drama from Thespis in 536 B C performing in a wagon to 499 B C practice under Aeschylus on temporary wooden scaffolds. It notes Athenians built the Lenalon, the first permanent stone theater, taking 160 years to erect. The roofless structure had surrounding porticoes and rain shelters, with occasional awnings to ward off sun.
Card games spread from India to Europe and England
Card playing began in India in the ninth century. It was introduced into Europe by orientals before the thirteenth century. Saracens popularized the game in Spain and Italy, then spread to Germany about 1275. Its appearance in Italy was recorded in 1303. Heraldic cards appeared in England in 1600.
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England
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