Old Parr the English Centenarian Story Recounted
A newspaper excerpt summarizes the tale of Thomas Parr known as Old Parr born around 1483. It notes his long life to 162 years as believed, his marriages and children, his 1685 death in London, and his Westminster Abbey burial with inscriptions citing his age and reigns.
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Thomas Parr
British Cyclopedia
Thomas Howard
Earl of Arundel
London
Charles 1
Lord Arundel
Westminster Abbey
Parr
Salopp
Anno
Edward
Richard
Henry
Edwerd
Mary
Elisabeth
James
Charles
Weatminster Abbey
Notice for Public Sale Final Three Year Proof
Department of the Interior notice reveals Bert B. Schofield of Wilton Wyoming filed for final proof on his 1914 homestead entry Serial 4077 in section 33 and township 41 north range 117 west. The hearing before A S Commissioner Otho H Williams at Jackson January 2 1918 lists witnesses George W Schofield Eph Johnson James W Schofield and Albert Linn all of Wilson Wyoming.
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Bert B. Schofield
Wilton
Wyoming
Entey
Sifth
Han
Otho H. Williams
A. S
Jackson
George W. Schofield
Eph Johnson
James W. Schofeld
Albert Linn
Wilson
Avex Niner
Land Office Notice of Homestead Claim in Wyoming
George W. Schofield of Wilson Wyoming filed notice of homestead entry dated December 29 1913 for the awl-4 wel-4 Nel4 sel and eL-2 west of Section 28 Township 41 North Range 117 West Sixth Principal Meridian. The filing occurred January 28 1914 before U S Commissioner Otho B Williams at Jackson Wyoming. Witnesses named are Bert Schofield Eph Johnson James W Schofield and Albert Q Linn all of Wilson Wyoming.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Evanston
Wyoming
George W. Schofield
Wilson
Township
Otho B. Williams
United States
Jackson
Bert BR. Schofield
Eph Johnson
James W. Schofield
Albert Q. Linn
Wilson, Wyomeg
Feat Inspires Reframing The Real As Ideal
A reflective note argues the aim is not to realign the ideal but to idealize the real, urging a shift in perspective that elevates everyday truth into aspirational form. The idea emphasizes perception shaping practice and values.
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Dentine
WRITTEN BEFORE THE WAR One of the most impressive facts in nature
Edgar Lucien Larkis of Mount Lowe observatory extols nature's vast energies and balance. He describes solar energy as immensely powerful yet precisely tuned to sustain life, noting the sun’s radiance, heat, and the delicate survival of organisms. He contends Original Mind rests beyond Earth and the 606 laws govern observed action.
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Earth
Edgar Lucien Larkis
Mount Lowe Observatory
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Publisher
Karl Hoss of Hamblin County Republican News in Syracuse Kansas reports a strong endorsement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He cites using it at home for years with six children and claims it to be the only cough remedy on the market, having tried many others. The note appears in a general discussion in Berlin about Chamberlain Medicine Co products.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Berlin
Chamberlain
Karl
Hoss
Hamblin County Republican News
Syracuse
Kan
Railroads Focus on Physical Valuation In Employee Health
A brief note from Chartooos Magazine highlights railroad companies giving great attention to physical valuation, stressing that employee health is crucial in business success. It emphasizes the belief that healthy workers boost productivity and efficiency across the industry.
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Phyeteat Valuation
Chartooos Magasine
Reme Advancement In Wedding Picture Etiquette
Photographers at a convention say wedding group portraits remain in style while noting changes in groom attire with cigars and hats no longer common in formal pictures, reflecting evolving mores in wedding photography.
Berkshire Gentleman's Daughter Chooses Love Over Duel
A Berkshire heiress inherits a large estate and, after meeting Benjamin Child at a Reading wedding, falls deeply for him. She writes a letter demanding satisfaction for imagined injuries and arranges a duel, but they end up together after the confrontation.
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William Keorick
Berkshire
Gudiog
Reading
Dhaings
Benjamin Child
Devine
Child
Notice of Homestead Entry Proof Hearing
Notice is given that Jobe H Pedersen of Jasknaw Wyoming will appear for five year proof to establish a claim to a homestead entry described as section 4 township 38 north range 116 west sixth principal meridian at Jackson Wyoming before United States Commissioner Otho E Williams on January 12 1918. Witnesses Allen M Austin James B Wilson Lincoln L Iinewn James G Imenon all of Jackson Wyoming.
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Inturior
C. A
Evanston
Jobe H. Pedersen
Jasknaw
Wyoming
Uw Lendshere
Otho EK
Williaars
United States
Jackson
Allen M. Austin
James B. Wilson
Lincoln L. Iinewn
James G. Imenon
Burnt dinner sparks family remark about missing taste
A mother left briefly then burned part of the dinner. Her husband sighs at the mishap and plans to serve it anyway. Jenale overhears and consoles that guests will taste the burnt meal and not require explanations.
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Jenale
Buffalo Wages Game Fight In Zesuland
A party hunting buffalo in Zesuland shot an animal early in the day and returned to find it seemingly inert. On closer approach a hunter jabbed the eye with a stick reviving the buffalo. It charged, knocked the hunter to a thorn tree, then the others fired and ended the beast’s career.
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Zesuland
Enduring Tests of War From Past Recruit Traditions
The article recalls how earlier war days tested endurance as volunteers were chosen from churchgoers in London in 1506. Lords Mayor and Aldermen, without medical checks, conscripted a thousand men on Easter Sunday, arming them and sending them to Dover.
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Pesinaas Femenan
Elisabeth Sy Aceste
American Eloquence Peroration From Central Kentucky Contest
The excerpt presents a grand declamatory peroration invoking the future of the American continent. It frames liberty prosperity and world leadership as a destiny of science commerce and national vigor, framed in a heroic, ceremonial voice attributed to Harhange.
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Kentucky
Harhange
Metallic Rings Mentioned In A Troubled Evening
A fragment describes a conversation where a poor, once honest youth suspects rejection by a suicide's heart. A metallic ring rings ‘‘to your voice’’ as a clue to a third finger ring placed by Charlie Gotrag last night. Seconds later the two walk toward the homeward trail.
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Bat
Charlie Gotrag
Home Ward
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