Not Uncle Sam But Brother Jonathan in Revolutionary Days
The article traces Brother Jonathan as a Connecticut governor Jonathan Trumbull and a Patriot who backed the Revolution. It notes his store at Lebanon as a war office, his funding of Ethan Allen, his speeches to stir volunteers, and his state’s large troop contributions. It also recounts Tom Thumb the midget and Bluebeard inspired by Gilles de Rais, linking legends to historical figures.
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Jonathan
Sain
George Washington
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Adams
LaFayette
Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
Massachusetts
OM Thumb
P. T. Barnum
Charles Heywood Stratton
Bridgeport
Conn
Gen- Tom Thumb
Toan
Barnum
England
Queen Victoria
Paris
Baroum
Tom
Lavinia Warren
Minnie Warren
Commodore Watt
Lavinia
Happy
Aife
Lavinia Thumb
Count Primo Magic
Bluebeard
Henry VII
Pandora
Gilles de Raix
Joan of Arc
France
Blue Bears
Gilles
Perrault
Dalen
We Learn by Example in Daily Companionship
Sally notes that a child learns more from daily company with an observant observer, whether adult or peer, than from formal sensory training. James Describes action as a deep motive and Henry King cites rational loving as pivotal.
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Sally
James
Henry O King
Pilot Sings Order Comes Pipe Down
Airline officials order pilots to confine broadcasts to routine matters during overnight hours for short wave radio. Night mail pilots frequently sing or reminisce, drawing fan mail and curious tales of skip distance as messages hop between distant receiving stations along the airway relay system.
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Chicago
Heber Miller
Seattle
Medford
Ore
al -Gilhousen
Ralfh Virdex
West
Pacific
Avas
New York
Fort Worth
Girl used as tee in freak golf match at Surrey club
At a Surrey golf club a girl’s forehead served as a tee for George Ashdown and C Man Sell in a novel match. Bliss Ena Shaw, a London nurse, wore an elastic band to hold a tee peg on her forehead as Ashdown teed on every hole. Ashdown, conceding one stroke per hole to Man Sell, delivered remarkable shots and won seven up five to play.
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London
Surrey
England
George Ashdown
C. Mansell
Ashdown
Bliss Ena Shaw
Mansell
Asbestos Ties Man to Local Safe Robbery Charge
In Wenatchee Washington Ted Mc Clure twenty nine was arrested on a safe robbery charge after asbestos fibers were found under his fingernails. The theft targeted an ante freight depot safe containing forty dollars and Mc Clure was believed to be involved based on the asbestos link and suspicion surrounding the incident.
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Ted McClure
McClure
Patient's Own Blood Used for Transfusion in Pittsburgh
In a rare autotransfusion at Homeopathic Hospital, Dr. Fred eric S. Morris operated on Russell Evans Jr. after a coasting accident left a ruptured spleen. After initial blood loss, the wounded teen’s own blood was filtered, tempered, and reinjected, with the spleen later removed. the patient’s condition stabilized and vital signs improved.
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Pittsburgh
Homeopathic
Frederic S. Morris
Russell 3. Evans, Jr
Bjorris
Will of Vila Kaufman Leaves 30000 For Birth Control Fight
Vila Kaufman seventy died an apparent pauper in Aremphis Tennessee four months ago and her will was admitted to probate in Los Angeles California. The will bequeaths thirty thousand dollars to the national committee of federal legislation for birth control and directs funeral expenses of only one hundred dollars with no music no powers and no clergyman.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Vila Kaufman
Aremphis
Sturgeon of 350 Pounds Landed at Fraser Lake
William Roberts hauled in a nine foot four inch sturgeon at Fraser Lake in British Columbia. The massive catch weighed 350 pounds and adds to local sport fishing lore.
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Fort Fraser
B. C
Fraser Lake
William Roberts
King Tut-Ankh-Amen Accused Of Thievery In New Theory
The Egyptian archaeologist Pendlebury suggests many treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb actually belonged to Smenkh-ka-Ra, alleging Tutankhamun plundered the earlier king's funerary wealth. He cites tomb defacement and misidentified mummies as key evidence for a revised royal lineage.
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Tut-Ankh-Amen
London
Lord Carmarvon
Howard Carter
J.D. 8
Pendebury
Egyptian Exploration Society
Pendlebury
King Tut
Smenkh-ka-Ra
Tut
Ring “Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Smepkh-ka-Ra
Amara
Thebes
Valley of the Kings
Cairo
A&henaten
Notable Surgical Progress Reported After Operation
Several days later his general progress toward recovery is reported most satisfactory. The operation is regarded as a distinct contribution to the field of surgery.
Kingston electrician uses cat to pull wire experiment
Paul Long, an electrician, describes a method where a cat is used to haul a line through an 80 foot space between roof and ceiling. He tied a string to the cat and fed it through the gap, then pulled the cable back after the cat returned with the string.
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Kingston
Paul Long
Harvard’s Diverse Student Body Measured by States and Nations
Recent statistics show Harvard University enrolls students from 43 states and 46 foreign countries. Canada accounts for 6 percent of students and China 40 students, making them the best represented foreign groups. Enrollees also include men from Abyssinia Persia Palestine Syria and the Virgin Islands.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass
Canada
China
Abyssinia
Persia
Palestine
Syria
The
Virgin Islands
Rare Emperor Goose Found Dead in Oregon
A rare northern emperor goose, one of the three ever seen in Oregon, drifted ashore dead in Portland. The adult bird displays ivory white head and tail, bluish-gray upper parts with lavender tint, orange-yellow feet, and a livid flesh colored bill.
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Oregon
Portland
Ora
Sabbath Day of Rest and Worship Across Ages
The article traces the shift from the ancient Jewish Sabbath on the seventh day to early Christian practice, noting many Christians observed both the Sabbath and the Lord's Day. It cites Constantine's 221 AD decree resting on the venerable day of the sun and explains the gradual replacement of the Sabbath by Sunday in the Christian church.
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Moses
Constantine
How One Man Lost 22 Pounds
Detroit resident Herman Rankis endorses Kruschen Salts for weight loss and joint relief. A testimonial claims the first bottle reduced aches, aided dieting, and produced a 22 pound loss. The ad promotes a four week supply, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a money back option.
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Herman Rankis
Detroit
Oldest living unpetrefied wood gavel travels west
A gavel carved from what is believed to be the oldest living un petrified wood in North America was sent to Dr. Walter Williams, president of the University of Missouri. The timber, dating back thousands of years, formed when a volcanic eruption near a canyon east of Eugene, Oregon, created a lava dam that preserved the tree in cold mountain water. The retrieved wood retains its natural juices and emits a sharp fresh timber odor.
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Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Eugene
Ore
High Cascades
Douglas
Monitreal Herald
Practical Eugenica Settlement Plans in Strasbourg
Albert Dachert proposed a settlement of men and women of perfect physical and mental specimens. Strasbourg offered a site and 150 modern houses were built for couples joined through his doctrine. Each couple passed physical exams and expressed a desire to raise a family. The result claimed is a higher birth rate and exemplary citizen behavior.
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Albert Dachert
Strasbourg
Hospital Note Mentions Doctor Pizen in Hospital
A fragment notes Doctor Pizen is in the hospital and his wife gave him some of his own medicine. The line about boys decoding big words on a circus poster hints at humorous poster language.
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Crab
Pizen
Log 28 Foot Longened Log Finally Falls After 20 Years
A spruce log 28 feet long and 14 feet in diameter, once the butt of a tree requiring 11 flat cars to transport, remained in the Columbia Bar and Lumber mill pond at South Bend Washington for 20 years. It could not be hauled into the head rig without damaging the mill, and was finally pushed into the current as a scarred derelict after drifting to the bay with the tide.
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Columbia Bar and Lumber Company
South Bend
Wash
German chemist develops transparent aluminum alloy
A German chemist creates a transparent aluminum by substituting substances to form an alloy that keeps the metal properties while allowing light to pass. The initial light passes with a yellowish tint, and researchers aim to produce a glass clear version.
Mild & Gentle Laxative ROT PILLS Humor Quote
A London humorist quips that life promised an opening for him but he ended up in a terrible hole. Freeman remarks the ironic start of life with the idea of opportunity, followed by a punchy exchange with a friend about finding none.
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Freeman
London
Humorist
Stray Bits samples praise and critique of Puritanism
Stray Bits reflects on Murphy rising fast and Tich failing to swing a golf club without spitting on his hands. The piece questions why millions cannot understand the push for puritanical behavioral perfection.
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Murphy
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