Jefferson Davis Letter Read At Macon Monument Cornerstone
Jefferson Davis writes from CITY to express gratitude for the Confederate monument in Macon Georgia and urges posterity to honor the dead. He thanks the Ladies Memorial Association and explains why the monument should stand as a reminder of duty, sacrifice, and resistance to perishable error.
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J. DL. Bury, Jr
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Ladies’ Orial Association
Confederate Arch
Erty
Alta
Aley
Jefferson Davis
The Iowa Mad Stone in Linn County Pennsylvania
A Davenport correspondent describes a small mad stone in Turner Evans of Paris Linn County. The stone reputedly cures rabies in animals and people through repeated milk bath applications and skin scratching. It has cured numerous cases including Bunce of Mechanicsville and Field of Chicago, with Evans offering its use openly to any afflicted person.
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Paris
Jackson Township
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Anamota
Dubuque
Adam Evans
Boone Station
Bunce
Mechanicsville
Evans
Field
Chicago
Thoughts as Fertilizing Currents for the Mind
The text argues that thoughts feed the mind like nourishing soil and that pure ongoing mental exercise yields health and vigor. It warns a single thought, good or evil, can trigger related reflections, so one should gather ennobling thoughts within the mind to maintain purity and uplifting company.
Type Setting In Japan Shows Alphabetic Benefits
A correspondent notes in a Japanese printing office that alphabetic writing simplifies type handling. In contrast, Chinese and Japanese scripts require memorizing distinct characters for each word, slowing learning and setup.
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China
Japan
Japanese Type Faces Vast Character Library
The Japanese type consists of 56000 characters with 8000 in constant use and 2000 more frequently called upon. Types are stored in racks in the composing room and workers move through the aisles setting type and exercising. Telegraphing single characters is impractical, keeping this tool mainly to foreign hands, while the telephone proves especially valuable to Japanese and Chinese readers.
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Isles
China
Japan
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