Colfax Ancestry of Early Weathersfield Settler Highlighted
Colfax of Colfax family in Weathersfield Conn traces ancestry to SV Tiras an early settler noted for English stock and integrity. He is described as grandfather to John Colfax of New London who, with Anne Lather, produced William Colfax later known as General Colfax who served as captain of Washington's forces.
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SV Tiras Colfax
Weathersfield
Conn
Colfaxes
New England
John Colfax
New London
Anne Lather
William *Colfax
Colfax
Washington
Weathercocks of youth and a vanished Revolution hero
A reflective meditation on restless youth and the fleeting pursuit of pleasure as storms arrive. It contrasts the ephemeral lives of modern weathercocks with lasting deeds, and ends with a sketch of historical figures including General Colfax, Mrs. Washington, and the Trent and Falkenberg lineages tracing back to 17th century England and German roots.
Gatling Inventor of Modern Repeating Gun Remembered
Richard Gatling famed for pioneering the modern repeating firearm, born September 12 1818 in North Carolina to a wealthy planter. Early life showed strong intellect with schooling and inventive talent shaping later contributions.
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Ichard
Gatling
Wwch
North Carolina
Richard
Comfort and Money Coming In As Hard Times Rise
A reflective piece argues comfort comes from earning and saving money rather than toys or leisure. It contrasts easy riches with steady income, urging readers to invest spare money to secure future ease, suggesting long term value over fleeting pleasures.
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McClure Newapspor Syndicate
Inventor of Civil War era machine gun and steam plow
The text chronicles an inventor who, after farming machine ideas, created a steam plow concept and a screw propeller. He designed a machine gun during the Civil War that fired about 850 rounds per minute, later improved to nearly a thousand, used worldwide but initially overlooked by the ordnance department. General Butler bought early models with his own money.
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St. Louis
Pricsson
Ordnance Department
General Butler
Congress
George Matthew Adama
Tips from a Mother's Cook Book for Households
A garbled vintage cooking sheet gives casual kitchen guidance. It warns not to touch fish with steel utensils to avoid metallic flavor and advises using cold water on bloodstained wool followed by dry starch to set stains. It also stresses thoroughly drying dishes before storage and cleaning a stove with a cloth from dishwater.
Boston Library Incident Sparks Twainish Echoes
A Boston Public Library patron recounts a librarian asking Who is It by while seeking Tom Sawyer, noting the exchange in a Boston newspaper. The humorous mix up highlights reader confusion and library staff unfamiliarity with classic titles. A light local anecdote reflecting literary lore.
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Boston Public Library
Boston
Revival of Early American Home Furnishings in Decor and Craft
The article notes a fashion turn toward early American home furnishings with patchwork quilts, hooked rugs, and colonial textiles. Decorators stage rooms echoing colonial styles while knitters and clubwomen discuss crafts, using heavy yarns, ready-stamped bur lap foundations, and rapid-hooking needles.
Those Barren Leaves Captures Changing Romantic Sparks
In an excerpt from Aldous Huxley's Those Barren Leaves, a narrator laments love’s dulling in modern times. He contrasts youth’s provocative fashions with current bare fashions, claiming excitement wanes as social norms become all open and aboveboard.
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Kitts
Aldous Huxley
Women Benefit From Swamp Root Kidney Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder troubles without realizing it. Symptoms like back pain, headaches, and nervousness can indicate kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as the remedy and a sample bottle offer is extended by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Yugoslavia Links Eight Regions Into New Nation
Jugoslavia remains a new country formed from eight prewar areas including Serbia Croatia Montenegro Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina. The leaders of the eight regions show enough power to make the nationality question serious in the republic.
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Jugoslavia
Oregon
Serbia
Croatia
Montenegro
Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Labial Barden James Agate Quote on Lithuanian Folk Songs
The text references Mine, Sashwhowskrosha and a remark on how the Lithuanian folk songs are adored. It notes a rising number of people with pendulous lips and comments on a homelier girl aiding her mother.
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James Agate
Sashwhowskrosha
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F. A. Walker
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Watertown
Mass
Falkenberg
Henry
Jacob, Falkenburg
Holstein
Denmark
New Jersey
Richard Gatling
Tmfather's Cook Book
Mark Twain
Smuseuhir
Phing. Rae
Haarlem
Labial Barden
Nu Girl
Bellans Hot Water
Sure Relief
LLANS
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