Oldest American lawyer preserves Pitcairn mutineer log
In Massillon Ohio Robert H Folger keeps a pirate era ship log from Captain Mayhew Folger of the ship Topaz later called Popaz. The 1808 entry describes Pitcairn Island sightings and a survivor from the Bounty voyage named Alexander Smith who explains events after mutineers. The document shed new light on the Bounty story.
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Robert H. Folger
America
Massillon
Ohio
Mayhew Polger
Értise
Pacific
Tolger
Bounty
Pitcairn ‘Island
Polger
Pitcairn Island
Alexander Smith
Smith
Mutiny tale and island survival on Pitcairn
The narrative recounts mutineers led by Christian at Pitcairn Island, their mutinous voyage to Futuna or Fitenbra, killings and drownings, only Brot surviving with a group of women and children. He tends to duties as chief, and the crew’s ships sail to Masafuera. A second note discusses Witsieshoek Natal, a volcanic crater yielding rare sand with small diamonds, possibly from ancient diamond-bearing strata.
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Dain
Inex
Ile Ish
Momang
Gervante
Bia
Pitcairn Island
Smith
Diermontia
Metines Volcans
Witaies Hook
Natal
Witzies Week
Doctors and Patients in 19th Century Practice
A physician with a large London practice recalls curious scenes from his era. He notes the shift from a “walking doctor” to faster service, describes attire of old doctors, and contrasts chariots and carriages with quick visits, as patients valued speed over form.
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Benjamin W. Tuichardson
Richardson
Oldest College Men Across Ivies and Northeast Colleges
A survey lists Harvard oldest Lemuel Ward Chandler 94 of Philadelphia class of 1822. Dartmouth’s oldest Mark Wentworth Fielder near Harvard age. Emmanuel Sayre of Monticello is Amherst’s oldest at 88. Other long-lived alumni named include Joseph Lean Partridge Graykivyn 93 at Trinity, and Daniel H. Chase Middletown 92 at Wesleyan. Vermont and Williams figures named with ages and homes conclude the roster.
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Lemel Ward Chandler
Philadelphia
Noundy
Harvard
Francis W. Chandler
Massachusetts Laauliate of Technology
Dartmouth
Mdest
Mark Wentworth Fleieler
Warne
Claas
Beiog
Ahlas Harvard
Emilius Kotehell Sayre
Monticello
Ato
N. Y
Frederick Walle Burke
New York
Giles
Bow Ginety
Th University of Vermont
Wrre Psiie
Bangor
Ake
Wohterville
Benjamin J. Sibman
Brooklyn
Vale
Rovian Janraal
Memoir of Holmes and Abbey Visit and Munich Journalists
An account recalls Wendell Holmes visiting England in 1880 at age 30, describing fatigue and the Abbey visit as a peak moment of silence and reconciling history. It notes footprints on cloister benches and ancient marble worship. A Munich journal reports German journalism society membership rising from 474 to 301 with ninety seven supported last year.
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Lenn Farray Flags
Wendell Holmes
England
Bie
Hin
America
Pompeii
Persian Society of German Jornalists
Munich
Ayer
Tools and practices for efficient farming and crop care
Farmers urged to use wheel-equipped tools suited to their needs, buy only essential implements, and maintain ownership. Advice covers selecting durable plows and harrows, threshing timing, grain handling, and field practices to preserve soil, yield, and efficiency across crops and livestock.
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Anger
Made & Pottern
Ein
Fuering
Trelly
Farming wisdom and diverse skills for a successful farmer
A Massachusetts Plowman outlines the wide range of skills a farmer must possess from soil science and botany to carpentry, blacksmithing, civil planning, and household management. He stresses vigilance to daily events, planning, leadership, and a prudent wife as support, noting farming demands broad training and a bottom as well as top in business. Also, advice on grain threshing highlights timing and weather risks to prevent spoilage.
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Inn West
Eris
Shaddie
Hin
Alassachnusetts
No royal road to geometry in classical tale
The famed Greek Mathematician Euclid reportedly told King Ptolemy there is no royal road to geometry. When Alexander the Great sought an easier path, he was advised to endure the same road with colors, since the subject’s challenges are the same for prince and people.
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Euclid
Ptolemy
Alexander the Great
Manx Humour and a Grumpy Isle of Man Preacher
Hall Caine recounts a humorous Manx tale of a plainspoken Methodist woman who cannot be satisfied with preachers. She bids farewell to one minister with a blessing and a prayer that the Lord send a better man, only to remark the next day that no good man comes as those who depart.
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Hall Caine
Isle of Man
Abominable Legacy Through Rheumatism Warning
An inherited tendency to rheumatism is discussed with advice to use Linstetter's Stomach Bitters at early twinges. The tonic supposedly counters cold exposure fatigue and malaria related issues while fortifying the system against hurtful consequences and related digestive and urinary complaints.
Paris Plan to Move Cleopatra's Needle Sparks Outcry
Paris proposes using the Cleopatra's Needle obelisk in Central Park as part of an exposition in 1300. One idea would send wires through the excavation and place an electric light atop the shaft, requiring a tunnel from the bottom to the summit.
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Central Park
Paris
Bere
Place de la Concorde
Parisian Praise From Louis XIV Inspires Regency Talk
An 18th century anecdote recalls King Louis XIV praising Jesuit preacher Masillon as “the best ever heard,” while scattered notes reference old cures, a French Waterloo survivor, and a mock dialogue about notices and marriages. The text also mentions trades and a Winslow’s stomach remedy for children.
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Louis XIV
France
Joan Hiatiate Masillon
Clermont
Cure for ovarian inflammation urged by Mrs Pinkham ad
A vintage medical advertisement urges women to seek help from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for ovarian inflammation with a testimonial from Mrs Annie Curtis of Ticonderoga New York praising relief after nine years of female weakness and congestion. The copy warns readers to attend to health promptly and to write for advice at no cost.
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Lydia
BE. Pinkham
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