Smoked Glasses and Early Arc Lamps
A Cleveland historical exhibit highlights smoked glasses used with early arc lamps built by Prueh. Demonstrations in summer 1876 in Cleveland drew thousands who wore protective smoked or colored glass to guard eyes from the lamp’s intense rays seen as rivaling sunlight.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rae
Prueh
Philadelphia
Parcel Post In the Country Prom the Parc Port News
Rural delivery benefits are vast allowing farmers to receive newspapers and market data, conduct money orders, and obtain supplies without leaving the farm. The system now covers about 43 000 routes over 1 000 000 miles serving around 22 000 000 people, with parcel post expanding rural commerce and efficiency.
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Loca
United States
Parcel Post
Wages of Crooked Politics Target Danville Candidates
A Danville editorial criticizes political corruption citing Terre Haute mayor Roberta and 13 others jailed for ballot-box crimes. It urges local candidates and plotters to reconsider practices before next Tuesday’s elections, warning that immunity from prosecution is not permanent.
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Danville
Terre Haute
Roberts
Crown Prince of Belgium Serves as Private in Trench Duty
The Crown Prince of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, made his military debut not as a commissioned officer but as a private in a Belgian infantry regiment. He marched with his battalion to the trenches, receiving a knapsack and serving in active duty, a memory likely to endure for his life.
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Europe
Crown Arletes
Helgium
Belgium
Brabant
Panthia Father
Tadestiy Im
Twentieth Century Courage in Wartime Morale
Frederikh Fulmer discusses wartime bravery and the shift from old heroic myths to the modern war of nerves. He argues that humanity remained tested and moral fiber mattered as nations faced fatigue, fear, and the psychological toll of extended conflict.
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Collier's Weekly
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Socrates on suffrage debated by voices of Xenophon and Aspasia
The passage presents a hypothetical Yale Review dialogue with Socrates, Xanthippe, and Aspasia debating whether women would vote more intelligently than men. They weigh intelligence, equality, and the impact on electorate quality, noting opinions and comparisons between high and low types.
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Yale Review
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Xinthippe
Aspasia
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Xeanthippe
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Moving Pictures Under Sea Inventions by Williamson Family
An American Magazine article details a sea going device by Charles Williamson of Norfolk Virginia and his sons that records moving pictures underwater. The device aims to recover treasures from shipwrecks while noting numerous famed wrecks and vast gold cargos in old world waters.
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Norfolk
Williamsons
Wilhelmina
Williamson
General Grant
Auckland Island
Gould
Florencian
Bay of Tobermory
Malaber
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Atlantic
New York
Cornwall
San Pedro
Margarita Channel
Central American
Thunderbolt Reef
Vigo Harbor
Where To Make Flower Beds From The Woman's World
Guidance on laying out flower beds for small lawns. Favor along fences and corners, avoiding center beds. Emphasizes fertile deep soil with manure, seeds, and bone meal. Warns against crowding plants and advises proper drainage and watering.
Copy Holder Automates Notebook Shifting on Typewriters
Popular Mechanics describes a typewriter accessory that automatically shifts the copy as you type. A side lever moves the notebook up or down while the line finder stays fixed, maintaining vertical alignment. The device adjusts to a range from about one thirty seconds to one and three eighth lines per action.
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Popular Mechanics
Magasine
Fragmented OCR Read Reveals Partial Local Notice
Readable fragments outline a local notice involving a group or clan and a public action. Entities such as people and places are unclear due to corrupted text but imply a historical community matter and a forthcoming event or decision. The fragment hints at a contested path or footprint and a tense meeting or gathering.
Family Sins and a Desperate Confession in Corinth
In a tense Corinth parlor, Horace Blagden pressures Eric to suppress Chetwynd’s alleged theft of a prize drawing to protect the Blagden name. Eric resists while Uncle Horace reveals a near murder urge and a vow to spare the boy’s future at the cost of truth.
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Eric
Chetwynd
Eirlo
Mr. Prosbrey
Hell
Mary
Philip Midthorne
Felda
Chetwynd Returns From New York Cowed by Family Meeting
Chetwynd comes back from New York with his father after a long talk that leaves him angered at Eric Midthorne and his father. He remains dejected and brooding as he awaits the library confrontation set for dinner time by his father’s decree.
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Chetwynd
New York
Eric Midthorne
Eric
Fiction a Prophecy of Fact from the Boston Transcript
The piece discusses submarine disasters as historical yet coincidental with Morgan Robertson’s sea fiction. It notes his stories on the Titanic and a submarine tale Fathome Down, detailing how a crew survives via torpedoes and improvised oxygen, with Breen as the commander.
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Boston Transcript
Morgan Robertson
Robertson
Joseph Conrad
William Clark Russell
Frank T. Bullen
Breen
Hobertson
West Virginia Riches Yet State Struggles Finances
From the hills of West Virginia come great fortunes yet the state is described as broke. The governor serves without salary as schools close and the national guard is mustered out. Critics argue wealth from mines funds outside both New York and Washington, bypassing state needs.
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West Virginia
Alleghenies
Natonal Guard
Virginia
Thir
New York
Washington
Colorado
Railroad Peace With Honor
The railroads are channels of commerce and their health reflects trade. They suffered when commerce declined and were reshaped by financial powers and consolidation to serve new schemes. Courts deemed burdens should be transferred as part of reorganizing under enforcement by organized groups.
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Ordey
New York
German Diplomacy and Propaganda in World War I
The article discusses how German officials used press access and staged interviews to shape American public opinion. It notes photos of soldiers, human-interest stories, and selective briefings to portray German forces as relatable and humane, while leveraging interviews with leaders to influence neutrality.
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Foreign Office
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Ceneral
America
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von Hindenburg
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Aboukir
Crecy
Hore
Flowan
von Wittengen
The Wearisome Crowd Social Essay Reexamines Individuality
An Indianapolis News Society meditation on why crowds bore yet individuals fascinate. It argues small town life crushes individuality while city life offers varied sets, and that readers should seek unique traits in those around them instead of conforming to the crowd.
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Indianapolis News Society
Rmall Town
Verhapa
Father
Mother
Woman Missionary in China Describes Local Customs
A Southern Women's Magazine excerpt recounts a missionary in Ching meeting eight wives of a mandarin. The Chinese ladies inspect clothing and hair while feet astonish them, debating foot binding, modesty, and roles with questions about riding, swimming, and gender expectations.
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Southern Women's Magazine
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Sikh weapon described as unique hand thrown missile
The piece claims Sikhs fought with a unique weapon called phiese a hand thrown metal missile shaped like a dagger. It supposedly has a sharp edge and circular throwing motion giving it extraordinary penetrating power cutting paper at impact. The description notes its lethality and mentions tests and death at the scene.
Posterity Bursts Through Mumbled Rhyme and Rubble
A fragmentary note hints at posterity and a stubborn brick wall. The lines evoke a stubborn, cryptic message about time and place, with no clear events or names to anchor details. The tone remains quirky and enigmatic, typical of unfinished verse.
Drink Denteon's C and Galicious Sauce Gaffe at Longgame
A garbled slice shows a baseball game dragging into extras with odd dialogue about food. Characters discuss meals and a late husband returning to dinner after an implausible scene of mixed up names and strained hospitality.
Flies Target Brooklyn During Deadly Disease Outbreak
A grim item reports widespread fly threats in Brooklyn as a deadly disease prompts heightened sanitation measures. Officials urge residents to control flies and improve cleanliness to curb transmission during a time of public health concern.
Elderly Muskegon Woman Remembered After Long Stay
An eighty seven year old Muskegon resident who never left the county since moving there 65 years ago is remembered after death. The town once had six white residents while Indians populated the area. A notable incident in her life followed the birth of her child 64 years ago when a two pound baby was stolen by local Indians and later returned unharmed.
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Sam
Corinth
Chetwynd
Mary
Horace
Mr. Bragden
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Rena
Smith
Erie
Boston
Cambridge
Bragden
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Corinth Electric Light Company
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Muskegon
Redskins
Present Moment and Avoiding Hurry in Daily Life
A reflection contrasts hurry with mindful living citing a learned figure who avoided haste except when others slowed him. It notes a religious teaching that sacred life can be lived without the wrong kind of rush, urging present focus and eternal mindfulness in daily actions.
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Contrariwise What was in that circular
The Baltimore American asks what a “square deal” proposal contained and discusses its implications. The note hints at political tactics and the framing of reform measures, reflecting public interest in economic fairness and policy aims.
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The Czarina and Empress Encounter at Court
A fragment describes a moment at court where the Czarina and the Empress meet. The scene notes the empress's authentic bearing and the challenge of maintaining false appearances.
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