Life story of Josiah Winslow
Allan Payson Terhune chronicles Josiah Winslow a Puritan soldier statesman and poet born in Plymouth Massachusetts He defeats conspirators and defends Indian rights while expanding toleration and later becomes Massachusetts governor He dies in 1680 at age 61 hailed as the first native born governor and first native American general.
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Allan Payson Terhune
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Josiah Winslow
Plymouth
Mass
Govner
Massachusetts
Stern
Winslow
New England
London
Elgh Hfe
Ely
Massasoit
Philip
United Colonies
Quanalon
Sayings of the Seven Great Sages and Their Birthplaces
Fragmentary text lists and quotes attributed to seven famed sages including Solon and Pittacus. The document references moral maxims such as look to the end of life and avoid vanity, with scattered phrases about virtue and fate.
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Conlelen Pertanger
Mitylenes
Rosas
Pittacus
Solon
Riene
Vain Charity and Cold Acknowledgments
Health Commissioner Darlington of New York warns true charity prevents disease yet warns against hollow aid. A New York tramp tale contrasts genuine care with icy indifference at a doorstep. The Agriculture Department estimates field mice and rats cause about 2 million dollars in annual losses. In lead production Germany ranks second in pain factors.
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Vain
Washington Star
C Charity
Darlington
New York
Department of Agriculture
Pain
Germany
Mysterious future of Earth's crust through pyramid theory
Paris based article summarises M. l Abbe Moreaux's theory that Earth’s crust formed a four faced pyramid with oceans as depressions. Earthquakes lie along face edges while volcanism clusters at the edges, with maps showing global volcano belts from Iceland to Sicily and beyond.
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Paris
L'Ilustration Francaise
M. Abbeth. Moreux
M. l'Abbe Moreaux
Globe
Earth
Jupiter
Pacific
Indian
Baltic
South Pole
Nansen
Great Arctic
Antarctic
American
Iceland
Jean Mayen
Auvergnes
Sicily
Africa
Earth’s Four Faces and Predicted Shocks From Moreux
The text cites M. l Abbe Moreux arguing earthquakes and volcanic activity follow solar cycles. He predicts a calmer period until 1911–1912, then frequent volcanic events as solar activity drops to a minimum, with Europe’s future geologic changes shown along a pyramid of terrestrial faces and a France near a continental collapse.
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M. _ Il'Abbe Moreux
Abbe
M. l'Abbe Moreux
Mense
Europe
France
Auvergnes
Belgium
Nice
Mediterranean
Alps
Norway
Abyssinia
M. l'Abbe Moreaux
English Channel
Illuminating gas described as deadly poison and death risk
Dr J C Bayles warns that illuminating gas especially water gas is a lethal poison with 30 to 35 percent carbon monoxide and is odorless. Even tiny exposures can harm or kill, and any suspected leak should be found and corrected. Nightlight use is dangerous.
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J. C. Bayles
New York American
New York
Taft Lifespan and Career Highlights
Taft, born 1857 in Cincinnati, stands six feet tall and weighs 250 pounds. He married Helen Herron in 1886 and they have three children. His career spans Cincinnati court roles, U S solicitor general, Philippine governor, Panama envoy, and eventual U S president in 1908.
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Cincinnati
Helen Herron
Robert Alfonnc
Charles Phelps
K Street
N. W
Washington
Murray Bay
Quebec
Unitarian Church
Scoole
Weodward High School
Yale University
Internal Revenue
Ohio
Foraker
Harrison
United States
Sixth Judicial District
Law School
University of Cincinnati
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Panama
Safer night lamps and gas leak test tale
A guide promotes night lamps as unsafe for gas leaks and recommends soap-bubble tests with chain brushes for locating leaks. A whistling jet warns of excess gas. The piece also notes a birth in Noble township Indiana, British imperial mineral value, a witticism about asking 60 people the same question, and Sheffield steel innovations.
Theater plans and a Mississippi anecdote in one day
A dialogue about going to a theater ends in indecision and a plan to stay home. A Washington Star note recounts Senator McLaurin’s tale illustrating North South attitudes toward the colored brother. M Jusserand’s diplomatic life halts before Shakespeare’s death as he delays finishing his history.
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Washington Star
Senator Mclaurin
Misaiseippi
Miasinaippi Darkey
Kansas
Mississippi
M. Jusserand
Washington
Shakespeare
New Spain Growing Under Wise King Alfonso XIII
A portrait of King Alfonso XIII portrays him as progressive and devoted to state duties. He rises early, handles correspondence, attends cabinet meetings, and enjoys golf and court life with his queen and two sons. The article notes his democratic spirit, affection for his mother, and openness to the people during travels and encounters with farmers.
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Madrid
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Don Alfonso
Alfonso An
Casa de Campo
Prince of Asturias
Progreso
Mangsanano
Ostriches Gobble Oranges at California Farm
At the Cawston ostrich farm in South Pasadena California a male ostrich nicknamed Emperor William devours oranges from a height of ten feet. The bird, about 23 years old, has been seen swallowing as many as 46 oranges in succession, illustrating remarkable appetite and health aided by favorable climate and care.
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Wide World Magazine
Cawston
Emperor William
William
Telephone Hours On Visiting Cards From New York Bay
A man questions the meaning of the line Telephone 6420-10 to 11 a. m. on a woman’s visiting card. His wife explains that busy women limit call times and list reachable hours to manage engagements and wire communications.
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New York Bay
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the Independent
Sheffield
England
Lippincott's
New Spain
Alfonso
Seville
Royal Automobile
Sporting Club of
Bilbao
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