Roman Army Structure and Strength in Classical Times
The article argues the Roman army was the strongest from the 11th century B C onward, citing its organized territorial system. Legions included thirty five tribes providing four centuries of 120 men each, with five cohorts including line troops and militia, plus a depot battalion. For eight centuries Rome conquered the known world and influenced rulers.
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the &Fth
Actad
Rome I
Pearson’s Weekly
Humorous anecdotes mix with a Boston theater tale
A reader recalls a blunt reaction to a Hamlet performance by Mrs. Eliphalet Howe in Centerville and finds brief amusement in Leschetizky stories. The piece contrasts theatrical fuss with a piano guru’s comic impatience and hair cutting quips from Smith's Magazine.
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Eliphalet Howe
Centerville
Hamiet
Boston
Jane
Aunt Jane
Nettle
Hamlet
Leschetizky
Vienna
Leschetixky
Smith
Electrical Discharges From Plants
Atmospheric electrification influences weather and may affect plant growth. Sunlit electrified leaves emit electricity, while air is naturally charged relative to soil, creating a steady discharge that intensifies with sunrise.
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Technical World Magazine
Hanged For Violating Smoke Law In London History
E H Blake addressed surveyors on warming and ventilation noting historic smoke law curiosities. He cited Richard Tyrchett in 1516 granting Nell a fire rights, and discussed Con imported to London ending with a 1306 capital offense for coal smoke. Tower records cite a man tried and executed for such offense.
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E. H. Blake
Surveyors Institution
Richard Tyrchett
Mr. Blake
London
Londom
Old Ash Wednesday Custom at English Court
The text describes a historic Ash Wednesday practice where a court official crowed the hours like a cock to remind of Peter's denial. It notes King George II’s anger at the custom and mentions the crower as a salaried royal officer at least until 1823 and the courtiers’ struggle with English.
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George II
Roya
Cock Crower
Greatness Not Free From Shame
The piece argues that celebrated military conquerors Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and Napoleon, despite their genius and fame, faced misery and shame. It notes the universal judgment honoring their deeds yet recalls melancholy demises, with two enduring humiliations and two dying at the peak of power.
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Alexander
Hannibal
Caesar
Napoleon
Cost of a Mind Worth More Than Wealth
Orison Marden asks in Success Magazine whether money can match a trained mind and its capacity to appreciate life. He argues that wealth cannot buy a broad deep mind or disciplined intellect fully responsive to beauty and good.
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Orison Ewett Marden
Success Magazine
Salt Codfish Dish and Regency Regatta Gossip
A recipe for soaked salt cod with crackers and milk then baked. Also notes on England’s first regatta in 1775 imported by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, plus assorted anecdotes on breakfast times, cards, Rhineland legends, and African wild dogs with terse cultural observations.
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Bostos Post
England
Mary Wortley Montagu
Venice
London
Pitt Diemond and the Great Diamond Theft Saga
The article recounts Pitt Diemond, grandfather of Lord Chatham, acquiring a large diamond from Jam ehund for £2040 despite its £30,000 rough price. The gem was later cut in England and sold to the French regent for £135,000, finally becoming part of the royal crown. the 410 rough carats were reduced to 138.
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Pitt Diemond
Pitt
Lord Chatham
Fort George
Jamehund
Jamchund
England
France
Royal Crown of
Pennes
Fort St. George
Madras
A Tartar Courtship Pipe Test in Tehulia
A Tehulian bachelor loses his chance if the private pipe left for a proposal is not smoked. If the pipe disappears the courtship is accepted. if untouched the offer is rejected as surely as no pipe will seal the match.
Laughter medicine and steam engine history tale
A Baltimore man cites laughter as a health aid after failed remedies, noting a doctor prescribed humorous stories at meals. The piece surveys steam engine origins from Worcester to Watt and Fulton, while a Paris beggar advertises a one legged man’s unusual employment pitch near the Etoile.
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Baltimore
Nashville
Paris
Notice of land selection under 1907 act by Hamp ton D Ewing
Hamp ton D. Ewing of Yonkers New York filed in the office a selection to the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 18 Township 131 North Range 77 West Fifth Principal Meridian in lieu of lands relinquished in Alabama due to a railroad grant conflict. He will present proof January 20 1910 with witnesses F J Pietz Jakob Sauter Friedrich Pfeifer and Carl Verlander from Linton North Dakota.
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Congress
Alabama
Hampton D. Ewing
Yonkers
New York
Fifth Principal Meridian
United States
Mobile & Girard Railroad Company
F. J. Pietz
Linton
N. D
Jakob Sauter
Friedrich Pfeifer
Carl Verlander
Lnton
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Bismarck
N.D
Lorenz Schneider
Strasburg
P. G. Rooks
District Court
North Dakota
Joseph P. Bitz
Franz Hoegel
Johannes Hoegel
Lorenz Schwab
M. H. Jewell
Mathias Noel
Henry H. Hanson
Wendelin Schneider
Peter Lipp
Stephen Lipp
Claude A. Harwood
L.a.weatherby
Everett R. Purinton
Hazelton
Lucius Harwood
Larvik
Richard Zeigler
Willam T. Brooks
Register
Bert M. Hardenbrook
L. A. Weatherby
John A. Barty
Jacob Fliggenger
John Stuckey
B. Tempel
Charles HK. Carley
Karolina Horner
Martin Docter
Dakem
John Docter
Wendelin Horner
D. N
Karolina Hoerner
Charles B. Carley
Martin Dockter
Jacob Moch
John Dockter
Maggie McGough
Ohio
William T. McGuire
Omio
Adam J. Roman
John T. McGough
Frank J. Elwess
Martin Schmidt
North Dakta
Andreas Nathan
Christof King
Fred Pfaff
Frank C. Bell
James C. Nelson
Emmonsburg
Northeas
Tes B. Carley
Ton
Henning Johnson
Emmons
N. D Bernhart Vetter
Nef Haggard
Publicatios Department of the Interior
Peter Schmidt
Seria
Rane
Dian
L. A. Weather
A | Ton
N. B
Bernhart Vetter
Rangers Wes
Charles
Carley
James K. Nelson
Emmonsbury
John Ecinger
Adam Berreth
Andreas Richter
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