Name of Thomas Jefferson in American memory
A discussion of Thomas Jefferson as a key figure in American history. It notes his blend of simplicity and astuteness, his opposition to slavery, and his influence on the Declaration of Independence. The piece mentions his advocacy against the slave trade and his Virginia House of Burgesses efforts on enslaved birth laws.
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Ulye
George III
House of Burgesses
Virginia
House of Burgesses of
Jeffersons life and death amid nation’s founding era
A detailed obituary style overview traces Thomas Jefferson from his Virginia upbringing through education at William and Mary, law training, and early political roles. It notes his drafts for independence, his terms in Congress, and his influence alongside John Adams, culminating in his death on July 4 as Adams also dies, with reflections on his writings and philosophy.
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Jefferson
William and Mary College
George Wythe
Bathurst Skelton
House of Burgesses
Virginia
Colonial Congress
Lord North
Bunker Hill
Congress
Washington and Burr Smoke Pipe of Peace Tale
A Wash Heights D A R meeting recounted a story of Washington and Aaron Burr in the revolutionary era. They met in a council chamber to discuss matters when 500 Indians appeared and asked to smoke the peace pipe. Washington and Burr obliged, then Washington quipped that it is not a pleasure for a lone white man to smoke the pipe of peace with 500 Indians.
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Washington
Aaron Burr
Burr
Harre
Grandest Man of Any Age reads like praise for Washington
The New Orleans Picayune hails George Washington as the world's greatest man of any age in a boastful feature. It extols his leadership, vision, and enduring influence shaping a nation and era. The piece frames Washington as a universal standard against which rulers are measured.
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Washington
Grand Free Republic
The
New Orleans Picayune
George Washington
Minister's Fee Doubled by Night Taxi Tale
In a rain soaked night a cabman named John ferries a minister who plans to marry, taking only half the fee. The minister later thanks him for the ride, leaving John to puzzle over his exact earnings from the long evening. The tale, told in the San Francisco Chronicle, captures irony and streetwise humor in a single dramatic ride.
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John
Twitching nerves cured by Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Elizabeth Runnells of Newton Kansas recounts hereditary nervous twitching in her legs once believed unavoidable. After six boxes of Williams Pink Pills the twitching vanished with a brief relapse after stopping, then disappeared again. Pills reportedly aid bloodlessness indigestion influenza headaches lumbago sciatica and nervous weakness as claimed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Elizabeth Runnells
East Seventh Street
Newton
Kansas
Williams’ Pi
Pink
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Desert Plants Flourish in Death Valley Mosquito Flora
Plants other than cacti are scarce in Death Valley yet two mosquito species span the length of the valley and bloom profusely. Their odor fills the air while Piute gather the beans at feeding grounds and grind them into flour.
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Death Valley
Hall's Cure Adverts a Cheesy Patent Remedy
Fragmented OCR listing a dubious Hall's Cure advertisement praising a remedy for constipation. Mentions locations and prices, but details are garbled and unclear.
Proclamation of Prince Charles Edward Capture Found
A 1745 proclamation from Whitehall announcing the capture effort against Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, has been rediscovered and purchased by the British Museum. The document dates to August 21, 1745 and adds to the museum’s historic holdings.
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British Museum
Prince Charles Edward
Pretender
Whitehall
Garfield Tea Ad Promotes Kidney and Liver Health
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a pure herbal remedy for kidney and liver trouble constipation and sick headache. It claims no harmful ingredients and urges readers to buy at drug stores or request a free sample from Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn New York.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Army general dies on stairs after front orders
General Kokstouroff, rushing to thank the war minister for sending him to the front, collapsed and was claimed by heart disease on the top step. The notice mentions Pino's Cure for Consumption as a purported infallible medicine from Samuel Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1000.
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Irmy
Gen. Kokstouroff
Pino
Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Love the Magician Seeks Fate and Death Triumph
A poetic notice extols Love the Magician and the great magician who can work miracles. It proclaims endurance through change and victory over fate and death. A winter round trip to California costs 50 via the Salt Lake Route with agents available for information in Salt Lake City.
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California
Salt Lake
J. L. Moore
Salt Lake City
Air Movement Over Water From Kite Experiments
Experiments with kites on the Mediterranean show over large water surfaces that air temperature and movement slow as altitude increases. The study notes a steady decline in both temperature and the speed of air currents with greater height above the water.
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Mediterranean
Man Cured After Bedside Death by Kidney Pills
E K Pitts of Skowhegan Maine says seven years of back pain night sweats fainting spells and rapid weight loss led doctors to give up. After his wife started him on Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered fully and has been well for three years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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E. KE. Pitts
Hathaway St
Skowhegan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tips in France and Paris tipping totals reported
The snippet claims France spends at least 100 million dollars annually on tips and Paris averages 56 thousand dollars daily to tip waiters cabmen porters and other workers who count tips as their right. Also mentioned is an ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promising one day cold cure with refund if ineffective and bearing E W Kove's signature on each box.
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France
Paris
Cura
E.W. Kove
White Ants as a Delicacy in Africa
The passage notes African natives' fondness for white ants as a dish. Livingstone recalls a dinner by the Zouga camp where a chief offered him bread and preserved apricots, and extols white ants as an unmatched delicacy when tasted.
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Africa
Zouga
Livingstone
Santa Fe Fastest Long Distance Run Is Proved
Walter Scott, a Death Valley gold miner, rode a special Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to Chicago in under 46 hours, costing over $6,000. The run, fastest on any American railway over mountains and plains, demonstrates Santa Fe track, equipment, and staff as dependable. The ad invites readers to ask for ticket rates and literature from the Utah Colorado line, Salt Lake City.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Chicago
Santa Fe
Utah
Colorado
German Trade Promotion Gains Global Reach In Recent Months
German capitalists promote trade across East Africa West Africa Asia Minor Argentina Bulgaria and Central America. Allen's Foot-BancA advertised as a cure for painful smarting nervous feet and ingrown nails claims to make bow shoes fit. Sold by druggists 25c trial package available from A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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East Africa
West Africa
Asia Minor
Argentina
Bulgaria
Central America
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Tart and Pie Origins Baffle Philology
A London Chronicle note discusses the unclear link between tart and pie in philology. It traces tart to Indian tortus meaning twisted pastry, questions pie origin, and connects pies to magpie and plee from medieval terms, while printers use pica and pi for type.
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London Chronicle
Skeat
Blind boy survives fall from cliff above Bristol
A blind boy left in charge of a baker's horse near Cliften suspension bridge at Bristol escaped a 200 foot drop. The horse toppled over the cliff while the cart shattered below. The boy fell into a tree unhurt and was rescued, with the pony reportedly uninjured.
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Clften
Bristol
Pearson's Weekly
Portrait Worshiped in Indian Village Temple
A London Mail report describes a Hindu village temple where a framed portrait of a renowned London beauty is reverently worshiped by locals, surprising the observer who never imagined such homage in the temple.
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London
London Mail
One Small Point Overlooked by Absent minded Captain
Captain Alexander Hutchings of Ellsworth Maine, known for absent mindedness, built a spare chamber wall lathed and plastered it himself. After finishing he proudly invited his wife to view the work, only to discover there was no door. He exclaimed in disbelief that he had forgotten the door.
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John
Alexander Hutchings
Ellsworth
Deas
Alex
Creed Carved on Tombstone In West Ripley Graveyard
Epitaph on John L. Jones born 1811 died 1875 declares a lifetime of doubt and reason over faith. The stone presents a skeptical verse arguing against superstition and hell while noting the living’s varied beliefs about salvation.
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Maine
West Ripley
John L. Jones
Deer Battles Car Outside Perth in Night Encounter
A deer and a motor car clashed on a Scottish high road near Perth. The buck charged the vehicle after the driver flashed lights and honked. The headlight and a tire were damaged before the car crashed into a tree. A rifle was then used to kill the animal.
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Perth
Scotland
Oldest watch shown in illustration from sixteenth century France
The accompanying illustration features the oldest existing watch. Made in France in the sixteenth century, it remains noted as an artistic product though its mechanism is crude by modern standards. The piece is nearly twice the size of today’s ordinary watches and displays elaborate decoration typical of its era.
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France
Old Chinese census by groups of ten houses
In ancient China the census was taken by organizing cities and towns into groups of ten houses. The eldest man in each group visits the nine other houses plus his own to count all family members and reports to the imperial census bureau.
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China
Imperial Census Bureau
Built to Defy Earthquakes in Lima Peru
In Lima Peru many buildings rise from cane frames plastered with clay and painted, a tradition born from earthquake resilience. The methods endure amid urban landscapes where seismic risk shapes construction and daily life.
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Lima
Peru
Great Sculptors Early Struggles With Rodin
The article recounts Augustin Rodin a French sculptor overcoming poverty and harsh criticism in youth. It notes his night studio in a deserted stable and his Mask of The Man with the Broken Nose created after eighteen months. The piece mentions the work was rejected in 1804 and only accepted in 1878 by the salon.
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Augustin Rodin
Postum Ad Claims Coffee as Poison in Northwest Testimony
The president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in a western state recounts quitting coffee and praising Postum Food Coffee. She cites nerve relief, fewer headaches, and her husband’s success after switching. The ad claims stronger Postum means more food and stronger coffee means more poison, with the company name and Battle Creek origin.
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Postum
Northwest
Baya
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Thomas Jefferson
America
Jefferson Rock
Quincy
Mass
John Adams
Los Angeles Times
Monticello
Washington Heights
James Mansion
Sioixe
Aay & Maarin
Garfield
Pitts
Scotty
F. Ry
Dooly Block
Creed
Tombstone
Oldcat Watch
Hewlett’s
Hewlett Bros. Co
Salt Lake City, Viah
Jewpelry
Salt Lake City, Utah
New York
Russ Company
Southend
Great Britain
England
Deacon
Deacon Hutterworth
Alonzo
Bungville Bugle
Boston Post
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