Boston Sights and Battles That Shaped a Revolution Era
This piece traces Boston’s Revolutionary landmarks from Faneuil Hall and the Old North Church to the Boston Tea Party and Griffin's Wharf. It recalls Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, and the Minute Men, noting monuments, dates, and figures like Lafayette and Webster, with tied references to shipborne tea protests and war memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Faneuil Hall
Old South ° Church
Christ Church
Old North Church
Paul Revere
Bunker HM
Mother Counsel
Speech Restored by Shock Incident Sparks Echoes Through History
The piece recalls instances of sudden speech recovery after shock or injury. A deaf young woman in England regains hearing and speech following a traumatic event tied to her brother's drowning. Similar tales from North Shields, Germany, and Bavaria highlight miraculous recoveries and the peculiar link between trauma and speech. Germany reportedly has many foresters, leaving educated men with limited work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Phock
Himealf
Stour
Dede
North Shields Fish Quay
Apeech
Germany
Ba Tr
Collapsible Bridge Built for Flood Areas in Philippines
A new collapsible bridge designed by the bureau of public works serves inland Philippines streams that flood frequently. It uses timber bents and cables to detach the floor during floods, then reattach after floodwaters recede. One example spans the Penaranda river at 320 feet with 16 spans and has shown good service at Gapan. The river’s flood width and low-water width are noted as context. Desperate Case. A joke about finding a fighter for a form of pneumonia ends the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Works
Philippine Inlands
Engineering News
Gapan
Penaranda River
Philippines
Penaranda
Immigration and new districts open to homesteads
A jumble of historical snippets notes Canadian settlement aims and rail access, with mentions of new districts promising easier homesteads for grain and land raising. It cites railway rates and immigration concerns alongside a light yarn about Pat Rose and a comic exchange over drinks, ending with quips on politics and Spain’s farming experiments.
Where His Thoughts Were
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from an Indianapolis News page. It includes a baseball moment where an Indian boy asks about thirteen times a dollar and a half during a tense ninth inning rally, plus brief humorous exchanges about parenting, suffrage, flirtations, English manners, Selfridge, Ibsen, and a golf-obsessed character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Do You Know Why All This Reminds Me Of Old Glory
A string of disjointed quips and sketches cover patriotism, family banter, and political nods. Scattered lines reference judges, X rays, credit, and a boy named Claude with a mother asking about his discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Wallie and the restaurant wisdom in a humorous family tale
A young boy and his father visit a restaurant where the mother’s pie a la mode contrasts with beef dishes later. The family features a Paris trained singer and a comic mispronunciation of French foods. A quip about ice cream on beef ends the vignette with social manners and quirky observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walle
Wallie
Youngeter
Paris
Maschesl
Wash
Senos
Electricity Hype Sparks Mrs Carter's Curiosity
Fragmented reminiscence shows Mrs Carter debating a claimed electricity cure and recalling a lightning strike, while dialogue references Elida Carolina and a delayed plan to discuss remedies. The text blends anecdotes with conversations about science and skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Mre
Carter
Caroling Smith
Panton
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Boston Harbor
Great Britain
Boxton
Pearl Street
Atlantic Avenue
Griffin's Wharf
Salem Bridge
Mass
Gage
Salem
Leslie
Castle William
Marblehead
Danvers
Timothy Pickering
Pickering
Leelie
Lexington
Concord
Bovton
Major Pitcairn
Jonas Parker
Cambridge
Bunker Hill
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Charles River
Harvard University
Washington
Law Library
Charlestown
Breed’s Hill
Lafayette
America
Daniel Webster
Quincy
Tyler
Minute Men
Parker
Pitcairn
Middlesex
North Bridge
Sir Jeane Brock
Queenston
St. Paul's
London
Bacon
Egbert
Pias
Surmue GP
Ponte Tee
Chicago
Wumat Sn
Lombard Tahh Ave
Quincy St
Jackson
Thin Mongni
Tae Bai
Howl Lombard
Pee Dissects
Nearsy Union
Nofibmentero
Exaalie and
Grad Ceural Depuia
Canada
Europe
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lord William Percy
Oays
Nethery
Tertas
Columba
Natasa
Norm Sefinitedyingisnd
Vna
Pat
Pat O'Flynn
Senator Sorghum
Spain
Boomer & Boscuert Press Co
West Water St
Syracuse
N. T
eyStem
L. 3
Bock
Ittle
Edwin
Crosby Prior
Bremen
Long Island
Monhegan
Will
Kennebec Journal
Mary
Selfridge
Sibety
Nell
Ibsen
Sol
Post
Vienna
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Claude Ha Bert
Claude
Bo Angel
King George of
Wasmaion Shell
Bpring Grove
Diese Ealed
Tve
Urally Mee Carter
Katee
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