Early Colfax line linked to General Colfax and Washington era
The article traces Last Name ILLIAM COLFAX as an early Weathers lek settler and ancestor of Colfaxes in America, noting the lineage to John Colfax of New London and to General Colfax, Washington’s bodyguard. It mentions Mrs Washington’s esteem for him and a keepsake bag from Mrs. Washington. It also briefly profiles Robert Trent, founder of the Trent family in America, and Henry Jacob Falkenberg, founder of the Falkenberg line in New Jersey, with origins in England and Holstein.
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Illiam Colfax
Weatherslek
Conn
Colfaxes
New England
John Colfax
New London
Anne Lithmer
William Colfax
General Colfax
Washington
Colfax
Hr. Schuyler Colfax
Grant
Treat
Trent
Robert Trent
Taunton
Somerset County
England
Connecticut
Richard
Alice Gaylord Trent
Watertown
Mass
Weathercocks in a Gale of Life and Pride
A reflective essay by F A Walker critiques restless adults who chase fleeting pleasures away from responsibility. It portrays weathercocks shifting with breezes, fearing winter’s rust, and leaving behind only wrecks as warnings to those in pursuit of noble endeavor.
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By. McClure
Richard Gatling Inventor Of Modern Machine
A fragmentary piece outlines Richard Gatling as the inventor of a modern machine gun type. It notes his birth on September 12 in North Carolina, his upbringing by a wealthy planter family, and his early education showing exceptional intellect. The text mentions his work improving the gun that fired multiple volleys efficiently.
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Chard
Gatling
North
Caroling
Richard
Not a real headline from a newspaper item
A reflective verse about comfort and money, celebrating simple pleasures like sitting to smoke or spin. The speaker contrasts easy gains with enduring comforts and urges thrift to secure steady income rather than fleeting wealth. No concrete events, dates, or people are present.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Inventor's restless career spans farming tools and guns
The text recalls a multi talanted inventor who traveled across the country including St. Louis, created steam plows and farm machines, and even developed a screw propeller. He studied medicine, then during the Civil War built a machine gun praised by General Butler, though initially ignored by the ordnance department. Postwar Congress enabled wider use. the weapon later spread globally though is now obsolete.
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St. Louis
Ericsson
Ordnance Department
Butler
Congress
George Matthaw Adams
Mend-uts: A Guide to Drying and Handling Viands
A fragmentary notice advises buyers to store viands until perfectly dry, not touching them with steel knives, and to avoid moisture before cooking. It mentions a 10 cent store and suggests prolonging the life of a dish with careful handling.
Patron queries library staff over Tom Sawyer copy
A Boston Public Library patron writes to a local paper describing an interaction with a library attendant. The patron asks where a copy of Tom Sawyer is shelved and the attendant responds with puzzling questions, reflecting a comedy of errors in a Boston library.
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Boston Public Library
Boston
Revival of early American home furnishings and fashion
Interior decorators seek older country styles as byways reveal early American furnishings revived in quilts hooked rugs and needle crafts. Club women knit together as fashion trends shift to sheer fabrics chiffon georgette voile and silk. ensembles feature chiffon coats and printed silks with black chiffon accents amid lavish trims and fur details.
Those Karten Leaves Excerpt Reflects On Love And Fashion
In a dated reflection Aldous Huxley muses that modern romance lacks excitement as fashion shifts. He notes skirts of old draped fully and contrasts with contemporary clothing like kilts. The prose critiques social display and the perceived dulling of charm.
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Aldoug Huxfey
Swamp Root Ad Targets Women With Kidney Trouble
A vintage advertisement urges women to seek Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder discomfort. It warns misdiagnosis and lists symptoms like back pain headache nervousness and warns readers to obtain a sample by mailing ten cents to Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York while mentioning the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilner & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Jugoslavia Statehood Faces Nationality Question
The eight prewar republics of Serbia Croatia Montenegro Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina join to form a new Yugoslavia roughly the size of Oregon. Leaders from each republic display power shaping the nationality issue amid early formation tensions.
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Jugoslavia
Oregon
Serbia
Croatia
Montenegro
Slovenia
Bosniava
Herzegovina
Jugostivia
Labial Burden and Oddities Echo in Folk Notes
James Agate reflects on Lithuanian folk songs and a quirky trend of pendas in the community. He notes a homelier pairl eighteen year old yet more help to her mother, amid curious linguistic slips and social tidbits from the period.
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James Agate
Sashwnowskrosha
Pendas Jous Nps
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