Amusing School Days and Archery Lore in Old Times
A nostalgic tale of a 16 year old teacher in District No Five facing rough boys and relying on ten "great gals" for support. Aunt Anna counsels persuasion before a dramatic classroom clash ends with the students subdued by collective effort. Also a historical note on archery from Elizabethan times detailing bow types, arrows, and famous feats like Cloudesley and Tell.
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Anna
Aunt Anna
Minerva
St. John
William Tell
Toko
Harold
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Cloudesley
Hawkeye Insurance Company Promises Reliable Coverage
All property owners are urged to insure with the Hawkeye Insurance Company of Des Moines Iowa. The Exchange notes it as the leading state company with reliable indemnity and prompt fair adjustment and payment in case of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Insurance Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Natural Sleep and its Causes in a Medical View
An English review of J Mortimer Granville’s Sleep and Sleeplessness argues natural sleep is a rhythmical, balanced function produced by an orderly life. It warns against narcotics, stresses habit in sleep, and advises side sleeping with careful posture to aid rest and avoid discomfort or nightmares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Mortimer Granville
Mortimer-Granville
Sunday Observance Across Germany Observers Read
Prof Von Schulte notes Sundays and holidays restrict shop work in Germany with broad closures during morning and afternoon services. Rail and holiday travel expand with extra trains and excursions especially in Catholic areas. Public offices often run as usual while inns thrive as leisure peaks. Protestant regions show stricter rest patterns, with Catholic life featuring communal celebrations and lively festival customs.
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von Schulte
Germany
The
Rhine
Austria
Bavaria
Westphalia
Mining Risks Rise in Pennsylvania Coal Regions
The State Board of Mines reports 187 workers killed and 602 injured in 1878 in and around Pennsylvania coal mines, a notable rise from the prior year. The figures underscore the dangerous conditions faced by miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. Ie
Pennsylvania
Fragmentary note on social norms at fairs
A brief, fragmentary musing contrasts male anger at two women kissing with the idea that fair exchange suggests no wrong, reflecting dated attitudes toward public affection and morality.
Baby Syrup Advert Describes Quick Relief For Baby
A fragment advertises Baby Syrup as instant relief for a crying baby from A R Bull, claiming soothing effects and availability at druggists. The terse item reflects aging ad language and product placement in a historical newspaper slice.
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A.r. Bull
Domestic Recipes Old Fashioned Kitchen Staples
A collection of home cooking notes includes Beef Stock simmered six hours, Corn Starch Cake with lemon, Cookies for children with sour cream, Beef Essence from simmered lean beef, Flannel Cakes with yeast and boiled milk, Pathenia Pudding with flour and eggs, Cake Made From Sour Cream with nutmeg, Imperial Gingerbread with treacle and caraway.
Protoplasm and Life Its Physical Basis
A historical overview tracing the discovery and unifying concept of protoplasm from Dujardin to Schultze. It explains protoplasm as the universal basis of life, present in both animals and plants, and discusses its central role in biological phenomena and research advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Dujardin
Hugo von Mohl
Max Schultze
Huxley
Norwegium Discovered by Dr Tellef Dahll in Kragero Sample
A newly identified metal named norwegium is isolated from a copper nickel sample from Kragero in Skyxergaarden. The metal is white with a brownish cast, shines with a metallic luster when polished, and forms a brown sulphide with hydrogen sulfide. It melts at 350 C and has a specific gravity of 9.441.
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The
Chemical News
Tellef Dahll
Kragero
Skyxergaarden
Witnesses Belief Sparks Ruling in Nashville Trial
John H. Dix of the National Liberal League declared he did not believe in God heaven hell or salvation and favored Darwinian evolution declaring conscience his punishment. He maintained he told no lies and was the happiest man alive. The judge ruled his testimony inadmissible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
John H. Dix
National Liberal League
Earth
Israel
Isaac
Jacob
Washington
Mr. Dix
Justice Quarles
French miner Axium Africa Finds Rich Gold Vein
At Axium Africa a French gold mining company reports the discovery of a valuable gold vein. The find marks a significant resource development for the company in its exploration program.
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Axium
Africa
A Hair Cutters and Healers in One
A collage of ads and quack cures fills the page. Headlines praise Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for malaria and quinine alternatives, Carboline hair renewer, Carter’s Smartweed extract for menstrual discomfort, Twin Brothers Yeast for bread, D W Miller carriages, Wells color for butter, McIntosh Electric Belt, Eilert’s Tar and Wild Cherry, Uncle Sam’s Condition Powder, Dr Jaques Worm Cakes, Teething Syrup, and Nerve and Bone Liniment.
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Uncle Sam
Jaque
Sam
Kidney-Wort Promise to Cure Digestive Ailments
An advertise pitch urges readers with chronic constipation, liver and kidney trouble to use Kidney-Wort. It claims regular use will restore health and erase symptoms, portraying the product as a simple remedy for worn out body parts.
Local Medicine Ad Praises Hop Bitters and Billings Treatises
An article denounces fake cures and touts Hop Bitters as a pure effective medicine. It notes standard medicines from Billings Clapp & Co of Boston, highlighting Cincho-Quinine as a fever remedy without quinine side effects and Phosphorole as a throat and lung tonic, available widely through druggists.
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Billings, Clapp & Co
Boston
Mass
Leroy
Morrisson, Plummer &Co
Chicago
I. C
Hop Bitters Mfg. Co
Rochester
N.Y
Manly Chemists
All Druggista
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A. D. Mayo
Elizabeth
Drayton
Agincourt
Neade
Shakespeare
Robbin Hood
Little John
Battle of
Otterburn
Adam Bell
Clym
Clough
William of Cloudesle
London
John Byddell
Dunbar
Robin Hood
Guy of Gisborne
the Clough
Ben Johnson
Ingleton Forest
Carlisle
Penrith
Carlile
Kings
William O’cloudesley
William
King’s Foresters
tGod
Iseet
West
Carter
Nature
Ruggist
Twin Brothers
D. W. Miller & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bn Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
McIntosh Electric Belt and and Co
Jackson Street
Eilert
Shiloh
Takede Sherman
Childre
James
James’ Medical Institute
Chicago, Ill
Washington St
T. Felix Gourand
L. Aayre
Gouraud
T. Gouraud
Bond Street
New York
H. P. Mounted
H.P. Eureka
B.w.payneé “Sons
Corning
N. Y
the Ledger
IIL
Pav
Aurora
T Thompson
John L. Thompson & CO
Troy
Bridgeport
Phosphorose
Ps Sevag
Buffalo Bill
Sheridan
Hinckley
Canal Street
Illinois
Gheorghe EF
Lemon
P. O
Washington, D.C
Hubbard Bros
Henderson
Guitress Great Western Gun Works
Pittavurgh
Lake St
Afgood Business College
Liikibridge &V
Davenport
United States
Alentine
Lowa i
Lattle
Amily Ae
Omicaad
B'Wetntirn “Co
Kentucky
Covington
J.J. Wersom
Pen
Il Covington, Kentucky
Chicago & Erie Stove Co
Rook
Parrish St
Phil’a
Bennett Jones
Erie
Colwell
Capt
Berriman
Marine Dept
Buffalo Ins. Co
Jno
A. Beebe
Agt
Merchants Despatch
Albert Dixon
Zanesville
Newton
Adams Co
Foutz
David E. Fout2
Baltimore
C. H. Ward & Co
Junkermann & Haas
Dubuque Town
C. Goodman
Omaha
We. T. Illiama
East Water St
Milwaukee
Wis
Lien
Coel Leey
Baylies’ College
C. Baylies
Durogusr Lows
St. Louis
St. Charles St
Scranton &O
Hartford
Conn
Guns
Pinley Bros
State Street
Iowa Printing CO
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