Greece’s Gods and the Rise of Civilization among Marble Temples
The Pharos essay extols ancient Greek religion and art as engines of civilization. It argues that belief in invisible divinities guided military prowess and cultural achievements, including sculpture, architecture, and poetry. Morality is portrayed as a cultivated art requiring conscience, self denial, and perseverance.
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Pharos
Greece
Jupiter
Athena
Apollo
Baileyville, Ill
G. D.C
Franklin Will Creates Public Works Dream For Boston
The will of Benjamin Franklin leaves Boston on thousand pounds to lend to young married artificers with good security and other conditions. In a hundred years the sum could reach one hundred and thirty thousand pounds for public works such as fortifications bridges aqueducts and baths. The remaining thirty thousand pounds would earn interest for another century then be split between the city and the State. The current value exceeds a hundred and eighty thousand dollars with about seventeen years left to run. Franklin died in 1790.
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Frank
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Franklin
Katy
Tilly
Chicago
Dixon
Thasday
Dixon Sun
Duty of Teachers and Parents in Lena Institute Address
The Lena Teachers Institute hears Mrs. N B Heth urge teachers and parents to raise school standards, organize a teachers association, and emphasize patient study, discipline, and unity. She warns against poor teaching, gossip, and misdirected parental influence, stressing example and mutual respect to improve education. The speech also notes local commerce and show business items, and warns farmers about deceptive freight practices by Chicago firms.
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Teachers’ Institute
Lena
N. B. Heth
Star
Luther
Betsy-Jane
Jacob
Mr Sumner's First Days in Washington
Senator Sumner recalls his early Washington days with Dr. Blake of the Metropolitan Bank and Mrs. Peyton as lodging hosts. He recounts meeting the Justices at Mrs. Carter's boarding house, the Judicial Madeira tradition, and the Supreme Court circle that shaped his view of law and republic.
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Sumner
Washington
Blake
Metropolitan Bank
Board of Public Works
Peyton
Baltimore
Supreme Court
Story
John Marshall
Cat in the Occidental saloon causes chaos at bar
A domestic cat at Breece's Occidental saloon triggers a chaotic scene as a second cat appears in a mirror provoking a ferocious melee. Glassware valued at about $80 shatters in the scramble. George Taffe intervenes with a hat and knotted stick, ending the fight.
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Troy
N.Y
Breece
George Taffe
Louchard
Mission of the Grangers and the Monopolies
The Whitewater Register argues the Grangers should focus on essential farming topics and market strategies to boost crop profits, while warning that attempts to form a national monopoly would be fruitless and alienate other classes. The piece emphasizes cooperation, productive labor, and opposition to monopolistic schemes.
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Whitewater Register
Siamese Twins Chang and Eng Reminiscences From Early Life
A March Lippincott reminiscence recounts the early life of Chang and Eng, born near Bangkok in late 1811 or early 1812 to a Chinese father and Siamese mother. They grew up in a floating river cottage, wore Chinese dress, and were known as the Chinese twins. Their bond was lifelong with Chang often leading, and in 1824 Robert Hunter first saw them with plans to take them to Europe. they sailed for Europe in 1829 with Captain Coffin and Hunter for future success.
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Lippincott
Bangkok
Siam
Chang
Eng
Robert Hunter
Europe
Coffin
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Philadelphia Age
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Paris
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March
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Mission of the Grangers
Centaur Liniment
J. B. Ross & Co
Broadway
New York
Hamilton
Swartz & Stocking
Curtis & Perkins
Wislyr
Browne
Curtis & Bro
Fulton Street
Aremates
Alyr
Liniment
West
Vet Cage
F. Taylor
Freeport, Ill
Asl
Middleditch & PoTtep
Eek Ey
Stephenson St
Babs Oy Og
Cabinet Bourbon
Kentucky
Middleditch & Potter
Chicago & North Western
Cfhitcca
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Suspension Bridge
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New England
Canadas
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Sal Lake
San Francisco
Western Territories
Miller
Westinghouse
Chicago & North-Western Railway
M. Hughitt
Soons
Messrs. A. Carlipp & Frouan
Orone
Ware
Stephenson County
Fifield & Brainee
Ar Carlipp &Bro
Fipield
Freeport
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