John Locke and the liberal contrast to German philosophy
A brief note by George Matthew Adams contrasts John Locke with German thinkers, highlighting Locke's liberal ideas universal toleration and freedom of thought. Locke, born 1632 in Somersetshire, studied at Oxford and shaped views from mental to religious perspectives. He fled to Holland during turbulent politics and returned to England, writing on reason and Christian unity before his death in 1701.
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Locke
Hegel
Somersetshire
Oxford
Lessny
Toleland
England
Lssay
Scenes of Beauty in Siamese Swamps
A travel aside from Atlantic Monthly portrays Siamese swamp scenery on the Bangkok north line toward Ayutthaya. Portraits of blue and silver swamps, blooming lotus, paddy birds, stilt houses, waterbuffaloes, banana groves, and reed beds frame a landscape that mingles farmers, mosquitoes, and Buddhist imagery in bright, dreamlike terms.
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Ton Bangkok
Sian
Ayuthla
Lnstince
Atlantic Monthly
Ereen
Youths Predicament Franksly Explained
A humorous reminiscence from Josey Brown recounts a boy’s embarrassing incident at age twelve. While visiting a neighbor, threadbare pants split during a fence climb causing a scramble at a doorway where girls crowded in. A boy quips the wearer is simply rushing to flee a hole in his breeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josey Brown
Los Angeles ‘Times
Glass houses as future residences spark debate
Glass experts discuss plans for houses made of opaque glass in slim slabs nine feet long and thirty inches wide. The design features a concrete foundation and wood framing with an all-paneled exterior and interior wall separation to block heat and cold. Proponents claim low first cost and minimal upkeep, while critics joke about vanity and visibility inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawalls
Lizzie Gecko Learns To Grow A New Tail
Cheerups consoles Lizzie Lizard who lost her tail after a Gecko misadventure. She fears being useless but is reassured by Mother Nature that a new tail will grow if she keeps cheerful and does her duty at home. Lizzie thanks him and departs hopeful.
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Secretary Bird
Lizzie
Cheerups
Mother
Little, Brown & Co
The Telephone’s 50th Anniversary landmark
The piece recalls Alexander Graham Bell’s early work with speech and deafness, noting his success on June 2 1875 in transmitting sound. It highlights the telephone’s growth into a world spanning industry with 15 million instruments and 10 million miles of wire, backed by a $3 billion investment and 350000 owners.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Hell
Theodore N. Wall
Washington
Bell
Joe Cannon
Public Service
British publicist lauds American telephone service
Sir Charles F. Higham, renowned British publicist, praised American telephone service after a U S trip. He told the Westminster Gazette that in America every household has a phone and housewives do much of their shopping by telephone. He noted American telcos push usage while England discourages installations.
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America
Charles F. Higham
England
United States
Sir Charles
Westminster Gazette
London
Lunar year lengths for lunar months and years
The lunar year comprises twelve lunar months. The lunar synodical year spans 154 days 8 hours 48 minutes 34 seconds. A common lunar year of twelve lunar civil months runs about 644 days.
Simple sun and turpentine restore faded carvings
A straightforward method restores discolored carvings by painting with spirits of turpentine and exposing to sunlight for several days. The same treatment can also brighten ivory piano keys that yellow with age.
Erasmus of Rotterdam and the Praise of Folly
A compact biography outlines Erasmus born 1467 in Holland who adopted Gerard as a name, entered monastic life, gained papal dispensation to quit vows, and built influence in Paris and England with patrons like Lord Mountjoy. It notes his role in reviving scholarship, opposition to monastic excess, and his best work Praise of Folly.
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Esiderius
Erasmus
Motterdam
Holland
Gerard
Rome
Columbus
New World
Ernasmus
Chambray
Ind
Paris
Lord Mountjoy
Shmm
England
Papa
Canbridge
Eragmus
Luther
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
First Quarantine Established Against Infectious Diseases
A historical note recalls that quarantine measures began in the tenth century to combat infectious diseases, marking an early public health effort with lasting influence on disease containment practices.
Victory or an Alibi Phrase Inspires The Simpsonian
The Simpsonian echoes a bold motto about triumph and defense as a cultural refrain. The line signals resolve and readiness in a media voice that blends challenge with self justification.
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Simpsonian
Origin of the Montgomery and related surnames in history
The article traces the origin of the surname Montgomery from Montgom erie in Normandy and its spread to Wales and America through Roger de Montgomerie and John Montgomery born in Ireland in 1722. It also covers Shirley and Heller variants, noting Derbyshire manor origins, occupational links, and early settlers like Christopher Teller of German origin who founded Hellertown, Pa.
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Montgomery
France
Gomerle
Gomerih
Goma
Q Hil
Mont Gomerle
Listen
Normandy
Moantgomerie
Roger de Montgomerie
Willam the Conqueror
England
Instings
Wales
John Montgomery
Continental Congress
Ireland
New World
Manny
John
Carlisle
John Forbes
Shirley
Senalus
Sewell
Derbyshire
Edward II
Heller
Hellier
Flellier
Thateher
Tller
Tyler
Slater
Shingler
Qwelye
Tieller
Christopher Teller
Worius
Germany
Hellertown
Wellers
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Three Dance Orchestras To Hear On Victor Records
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra record a fox trot The Farmer Took Another Look Away with rustic interpolations. On the other side Waring's Pennsylvanians and Charles Dornberger perform Syncopadin Sat and Way Down to My Heart with new rhythms and vocal retrains.
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Paul Whiteman
Farmer
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Denton Journal
Bdward Melvin Bens. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson Publishers
John Locke
George Matthew Adams
Arpes
Maar, Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Vienna
Ln Ffire
Cheerups and the Quixies
AY Grace
Cliss Stewart
Lizzie Lizard
Lizzle Lizard
the Telephone
LAUDS
Aileen Stanley
Victor N Records
Whitnan
M. Kk
Newnam
Denton
Maryland
Treasurer’s
Court House
Henderson
Cole's
Federalsburg
Covey & Williams
American Core
Graduato
Caroline County Bank
Hillsboro
Thompson’s Imp
Ridgely
Bank OF Ridgely
Preston
Covey Bros
T. Frank Seward
Caroline County
M. K. Newnam
Calvert C. Merriken
Wilbert L. Merriken
James L. Todd
Mary E. Todd
Circuit Court
T. Pliny Fisher
Cal-Sino
W. C. Pastorfield
W. PF. Pennington
G. L. Jump
D. Bishop
A. C. Smith
Eugene Lynch
Ida BI. Marvel
H. A. Porter
Gertrude Longfellow
Jarman & Bro
John E. Kinnaman
Wright & Lowe
H. M. Jump
Hopkins & Cannon, Co
D. Lynch
Ke, Willey
Nevlun & Frampton
J. M. Barwick
R. H. Stafford
W. T
Denton Hillaboro
Goldsboro
Downea Easton
Burreville
Greensboro Goldsboro
Wye Milla
Centreville
Hubsburg
Rices Ridgely
Greenwood Easton
Mathewstown
Cordova Stitt Pond
Cheatertown
Meginnis Corner
Hilckmen, Delta Co., Preston 3
James T. Earle
Effie Taylor
Calvin H. Taylor
Chy
Lewin W. Wickes
Geo. A. Deakyne
Maryland-Virginia Joint Stock Land Bank
Baltimore City
Federal Farm Loan
Fred R. Owens
Denton, Md
6Th Street
Jay
George E. Culver
Nisi
Oscar Clark
Assignee
Peter T. Clark
Geo
A. Deakyne
North Std St
Heywood-Wakefield
W. H. Nuttle
Pupituy
Har
Royal
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Co
THE
Denton National Bank
Denton, Maryland
Capital
Federal Reserve System
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