Humble Poets Who Wrote America’s Song Tales
ELMO SCOTT WATSON recounts how two lesser known American writers Rose Hartwick Thorpe and Eben Rexford influenced schoolrooms with Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight and Silver Threads Among the Gold. It notes their births July 18 and July 16, their careers, and Rexford’s Woodman spare that tree. The piece places them among a wider pantheon of celebrated 19th century figures.
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Mary Louisa (Wight) Hartwick
Mishawaka
Ind
Rose Alnora
Litchfield
Mich
Rose Alrora
Detroit Commercial Advertiser
Boston Transcript
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Edmund Carson Thorpe
Johnsburg
Warren County
New York
Eben Eugene Rexford
Jabez and
Rebecca (Wilcox) Rexford
Eben
Ellington
Wis
Rexford
New York Weekly
Frank Leslie
Lawrence College
Appleton
Lawrence
Frank Lesfy
Richard J. Jose
Shipdton
MAK Caw
Ladies’ Home Journal
Jesus
George P. Morris
Philadelphia
Buk Oo
Samuel Woodworth
Morris
Woodworth
New York Mirror
Ladies Literary Gazette
Nathaniel P. Willis
Hiram Fuller
Theodore S. Fay
America
Willis
Hudson
Bloomingdale
N. Y
Long
Preventing Hearing Loss Through Nose Breathing
Dr James W Barton discusses how most deafness stems from nasal obstruction. Blocked noses from enlarged turbinates septal bends adenoids or tonsils disrupt normal nasal breathing and middle ear pressure, causing inflammation and hearing decline. He cites Dr Harold Walker urging hygienic nose breathing and removal of obstructions by surgery or X-ray therapy.
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Henew
Harold Walker
Boston
Dangers and Best Practices of Hair Electrolysis
A medical note warns electrolysis can injure skin if done by unskilled operators. It outlines proper preparation, needle depth, and minimal current, advising tests on skin tolerance and avoiding inflamed areas for permanent hair removal.
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Anthony C. Cipollaro
New York
Journal of the American Medical Association
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Poem’s Bold Rescue
A ballad recounts Bessie’s vow to stop a curfew from ringing to save Basil Underwood. The sexton’s nightly duty contrasts with her daring ascent to the tower light to keep the bell silent, prompting Cromwell’s mercy and a lover spared.
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Sexton
Bessie
Cromwell
Basil Underwood
Hell
Basil
Mrs
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Anchors Aweigh Meaning and Related Questions
Anchors aweigh means the anchor has broken free from the seabed and is up on the ship’s bow. Tin mining exists in the United States with operations in states such as Missouri and Alaska. Biogenesis refers to the theory that living organisms arise from preexisting life. The world’s annual income varies by source and year but is often estimated in trillions of dollars. When the Constitution was adopted, representatives from 12 states attended the signing.
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United States
Answers 1 Lifting the anchor
The passage presents five items including lifting the anchor to proceed, noting a Lincolnton tin mine as the only operating tin mine in the United States, the concept of life arising from life, a large estimated figure of 300 billion, and Rhode Island’s failure to send a delegate.
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United States
Lincolnton
N. C
Rhode Island
Camels Burn Slower Yet Carry More Tobacco Weight
A test shows Camels burn 25 percent slower than the average of 15 top brands and deliver more tobacco by weight. Smokers gain longer burn with higher tobacco content per unit, according to the evaluation.
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