Delhi's Iron Pillar Made of Welded Metal Since Ancient Times
The New York Post reports on the Delhi iron pillar in the Qutb mosque yard, likely forged about 413 A D and moved in 1052. Weighing over six tons and 23 to 24 feet tall, the wrought iron column has a near pure composition with 99.72 percent iron and a specific gravity of 7.81, indicating exceptional metallurgy for the era.
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Delhi
Kontub
Candra
Alexander Cunningham
Robert Hadfield
British Iron and Steel Institute
Robert
New York Post
A Brilliant Wedding Recalls a Grand Color Wedding
Lucinda visits her former mistress to share tales of a grand wedding at their house last week. Lily, the granddaughter, wore white, with a long veil and white bouquet, and guests admired the cake and wine. The groom Rastus did not attend, though the ceremony had fine gifts and celebration.
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Lucinda
Miss May
Chile
Rastus
National Monthly
Price Drops After Wild Ride Ends in Rival Offer
In a chaotic test ride a horse bolted with Brown and Jones in the cart. The pair narrowly avoided a collision with a road engine at the bottom of a long hill. Jones offered to sell the horse and trap for 400 dollars, with Brown proposing to buy on the spot for 50 dollars after the chase.
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Jones
Brown
St. Paul
Ellen Holm Seeks Civic Ties Across the Ocean
In a letter from England Ellen Holm of Southampton learns her father is standing for civic office, prompting her to ask a Missouri pupil about a schoolmate whose father is running for mayor. The exchange contrasts English and American political phrases. The piece also includes brief Italianate quips about occupations from a separate dialogue.
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Missouri
Ellen Holm
Southampton
England
Ellen
Deegea
Missourian
National Monthly
The Reward of Art and the Artist’s Struggle
In art, the few reap major rewards while many struggle to cover costs. Masters like Millet and Rembrandt command fortunes, yet most painters work long hours for modest returns. Two cases show academy-trained artists earning barely $500 after 2,000 hours, and another selling a canvas for less than its frame.
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Sargent
Herkemer
Dauber
Jean Francis Millet
Legion of Honor
Angelus
John Crome
George Morland
Embrandt
Alma‘Tademas
Frank Hall
Landseer
Burlington House
Academy
London Answers
Early spring planting metaphor evokes timely salvation
A revivalist in southwest Virginia uses farming imagery to urge parishioners to embrace religious hope promptly. He likens spiritual readiness to planting a spring crop, warning that delaying to May or June leads to failure, while an old farmer shouts a warning about “Paskwheat.” National Monthly.
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Virginia
National Monthly
Called His Bluff Drama in Domestic Dispute
A husband curses his wife for giving his old overcoat to a tramp, claiming a hidden hundred dollars in a pocket. The wife counters that two years earlier he tricked her, noting she found only a worn glove, six cloves, five cardamom, four atebee, and a suburban time card when checking the coat.
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William Henry Luddsworthy
Straw in the Mouth Hiring Custom Lingers in England
An 19th or early 20th century note recalls the old straw in the mouth custom at mop fairs in England to show readiness for hire. It mentions France placing a straw behind a horse’s ears and a widow with a straw in her ear as symbolic signs, with grooms and hostlers still partial to chewing straws.
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France
England
London
Why She Was Scandalized
A young woman visiting her aunt in the country spends an afternoon in a hammock with her beloved Robert Browning. The aunt admonishes her sternly and vows to write to the mother if such scandalous proceedings continue.
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Robert Browning
Miss Gussie Treat Visits Holbrook For Thanksgiving
Miss Gussie Treat, teaching in Holbrook, arrived Thursday for Thanksgiving and reports a successful term. Chas Buckhart of Winslow married Miss Lucy Taylor at her parents’ home, and the couple will reside in Winslow. Omaha People's Church installs free moving pictures and offers a matrimonial bureau in its parlors for courting.
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Gussie Treat
Holbrook
Miss Gussie
Chas Buckhart
Winslow
Lucy Taylor
Theibride
Miss Taylor
Martin
Lucy
Taylor
People’s Church of
Omaha
Postmasters May Be Appointed Again
Representative Cordell Hull said Democrats in Washington discussed revoking President Tafts October order placing about 36 000 fourth class postmasters under civil service. He reported strong sentiment in Congress to revoke the executive action.
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Taft
Civil Service
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Congress
Washington
Irl R Hicks Almanac 1913 Offered By Word and Works
The Rev Irl R Hicks Almanac for 1913 is described as the finest year book on storms weather earthquakes and astronomy. Readers are urged to send 35 cents to Word and Works Publishing Co. at 3401 Franklin Avenue St Louis MO to receive a prepaid copy and a copy of Hicks Magazine Word and Works.
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Irl R. Hicks
Word and Works Publishing Co
Franklin Avenue
St. Louis
Srl R. Hicks
Word and Works
Holbrook News Ad Promotes Carbon Papers At City Prices
An advertisement in The Holbrook News highlights carbon papers offered in various sizes at competitive city prices. The snippet emphasizes quality and affordability for local buyers.
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THE
Holbrook News
Notice to rent or sell Julius Wetzler barn property
Notice to all parties interested in renting, losing, or buying the Julius Wetzler barn and corrals on the south side. Applications should be made to R. S. Teeple, Agent.
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Julius Wetzler
R. S. Teeple
Such Is Life Insight on Capital and Backing
The St. Louis Republic quotes a man with an ingrowing chin noting the hard struggle to run business without capital. A companion with a mange nose adds that lacking backing forces sidestepping in many ventures.
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St. Louis Republic
He Was Rossistic A Nervous Volunteer Flees Mock Battle
A new volunteer panics in a mock fight as the colonel promises realism and the captain asks why. The recruit explains he is acting as he would in real war, drops his gun, and runs away. The scene highlights nerves and the emphasis on authenticity.
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London
Less Than Cost. Brokerage Clerk Vacancy Cited in Ledger Light
A broker protests high salary while a confidential clerk applicant claims extensive brokerage experience. The reply notes the job is offered for less than it cost the speaker, the Philadelphia Ledger records.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Tossing in a Blanket Across Napoleon Panic Era
The excerpt recalls tossing in a blanket as a punishment for insubordinate volunteers in England during the Napoleon panic. It describes an incident in Westminster where a bookseller named Curie faced punishment for pirating the head king's scholar's oration and was ducked under a pump before being expelled from the dean's yard. It notes London’s soot fall at about four and a half pounds per acre daily.
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England
Westminster Boys
Curie
What's a historical novel says the exchange
A playful exchange references a nurse and a physician where a comedian asks about telepathy and a pulse reading leads to a witty misunderstanding. The New York Sun quote frames the humor as a dialogue about literary genre and perception.
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New York Sun
Nine year old Jane excels in element science at school
A child, Jane, ages nine, consistently earns A grades in element science. An uncle asks what element science means and the girl explains it as studying animals or the insides of us, reflecting playful homespun understanding.
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Jane
Uncle Tom
Our Early Marksmen and the American Rifle Tradition
The article notes how colonial and Revolutionary rifles required great skill and muscle to use. It credits Pennsylvania gunsmiths like Deckert for long, heavy rifles and describes the innovation of patching bullets to fit bores, shaping American marksmanship and pivotal military outcomes from Louisburg to Kings Mountain and Burgoyne.
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Deckert
Pennsylvania
The Painter Won
A Paris Journal tale recounts a wager between a painter and a sculptor to prove painting can rival sculpture. On the day, the painter created a full figure work showing a warrior with back to viewer, bending over water, his face reflected in a mirror and a suit of peascs hanging to one side.
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Erfect
Paris Journal
Whitsuntide Pie Shop Dilemma at Blackpool Promenade
Jim and Jenny visit breezy Blackpool on Whitsuntide and, preferring free sights, stop at a pie shop. Jim buys a pie, happily enjoying it while Jenny watches with envy. The couple walks arm in arm along the gay promenade as Jim calls the pie champion.
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Jim
Jenny
Blackpool
Ayea
London Telegraph
Trick on McCullough during Virginius play on train route
McConnell placed a hard boiled egg in John McCulloughs palm during a Virginius performance prompting embarrassment. McCullough was dismissed then rehired after being found on a train en route to the next stand.
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McCullough
Will McConnell
John McCullough
Virginius
McConnell
Teilius
John
Will
Berzelius Experiments Privately With Kitchen Setup
A Swedish chemist Berzelius conducted many experiments in his kitchen with only his cook Anna as assistant. Neighbors ask what he does and he explains with a parable about pouring from a big bottle to a small one and finally discarding the contents.
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Berzelius
Anna
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Catholic Standard and Times
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Irl
R. Hick
Holbrook News Office
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