Grains of Gold Adages on Self Control and Virtue
A fractured quip collection on discipline, restraint, and moral conduct. It cites self mastery, death, pleasure, and money as measures of character, noting true bravery is shown without witness and warning against sowing wild oats. The text uses aphoristic proverbs about personal integrity and reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iod
God
Plato
Ulysses
Jesus Christ
United States
Ree
Satan
Origin Myth of Corn Tobacco and Beans by Indian Woman
A Saukee Musquakee legend, recounted by Colonel Davenport and the St Louis Republic, tells how The Woman of the Clouds descended to earth to share food with two hunters. She foretold a reward, and a year later corn beans and tobacco sprang where she rested, with two springs, one cold and one hot, providing Eden and cooking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Davenport
St Louis
First Air Pump Demonstration In 1654 By Guericke
The first public test of the air pump occurred in 1654 with Otto von Guericke presenting before Emperor Ferdinand of Germany. He joined two 2 foot diameter hemispheres, exhausted the air, and attached fifteen horses to each hemisphere. Despite attempts, they could not pull the halves apart, marking a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brocelte
T. DeWitt Talmage
Southampton
Malachi
Seoula
Otto von Guericke
Ferdinand of
Germany
Guericke
Germs Multiply Rapidly In Favorable Surroundings
A fragment discusses contagious diseases and how germs reproduce quickly by division. It references estimates and a large pie bake event with stench, indicating corrupted OCR text. The readable ideas touch on germ growth and a historical bake detail amid garbled figures.
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Talmage
Christ
Simon
Matthew
Jesus Chris
Troy
Springfield
Antioch
St Martin's
Martin Luther
Paul
Rouen
Ashland
Alleghany
Rocky Mountains
Alps
Hellesponts
Ganges
Norwalk Br
Ecome
Hoston
Norwalk
Bostos
Modest
Denley Dale
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