First Kindergarten in New Harmony Preceded Froebel
The New Harmony Indiana kindergarten is cited as the first in the United States and second in the world, predating Froebel’s 1870 German kindergarten by about a decade. It traces roots to Pestalozzi and Robert Owen, with Owen sending sons to Pestalozzi schools and founding infant education in New Lanark.
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New Harmony
Indiana
United States
Boston
Froebel
Germany
Pestalozzi
Switzerland
Robert Owen
New Harmony Enterprise
Owen
Robert Dale Owen
Bro 4Aher
William Dale
New Lanark
Scotland
Robert Owens
Foley's Kidney Remedy Turns Tide for Reynoldsville Man
Acute or chronic kidney trouble answered by Foley's Kidney Remedy. Claude Brown reports months of baffling symptoms cured after using several large bottles. He calls it of inestimable value. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Claude Brown
Reynoldsville
Miller Leads North County Oat Belt After Heavy Harvest
Frank Miller, tenant on Mrs Mattie Fisk land north of Ficklin, harvested 312 bushels from three acres, 104 bushels per acre, despite a rich old feed lot site. Charles Stephenson reported the threshing took place Friday, with the crop so heavy self-binder could not be used.
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Frank Miller
Mattie Fisk
Ficklin
Doan's Kidney Pills Benefit Marshall Resident
Marshall citizen Mrs Cyrus Johnston of Locust Street reports relief from kidney disorders after using Doan's Kidney Pills over several years. The ad claims many others in the area were helped and urges purchases from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the sole US agents.
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Dean
Marshall
Cyrus Johnston
Marshal
IML
Foster-Milburns Co
Buffalo
York
United States
Doan
Swimmer Fights Sharks During Pensacola Exhibition
John T. Clark, a famed swimmer born in 1882, escaped two attacking sharks during an exhibition. He was bound in a weighted sack tossed from a boat but cut free and fought off a second shark with a knife, surfacing to cheers as a yawl from the navy yard pulled him aboard.
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John T. Clark
Pensacola
Clark
Navy Yard
Detroit Free Press
Peanut growth biology revealed in open field and underground pod formation
The article explains the peanut begins as a flower above ground, extends a peduncle that buries into soil, and forms a pod underground. It notes root nodules housing bacteria that fix nitrogen, boosting the plant, and cites Brazil as a leading native-country claim, listing peanuts among Americas key crops alongside cotton corn tobacco and the potato.
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North
Department of Agriculture
Brazil
América
Third Degree Ethics of Interrogation by Inspector Byrnes
Excerpt from Frank Marshall White in Harper's Weekly discusses methods of interrogation, duress, and the psychology of suspects. It argues simulated weapons and relentless pressure can coerce confessions, while noting the risk of false statements and the suspect's panic as evidence accumulates.
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Inspector Byrnes
Povuraur
Hte
Tan
Frank Marshall White
Harper's Weekly
Traveling Inspector Quizzed Class In Hamlet Mystery
In Loudon Answers the Traveling Inspector tests a terrified class and a squire host. A boy tearfully denies writing Hamlet, prompting amused laughter from the squire who jokes the miscreant caused the misdeed all along.
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Loudon
Knocking Into a Cocked Hat Phrase Origin
The expression cocked hat comes from bowling tenpins where all pins fall except the three corner pins, forming a cocked hat. The phrase then signified depriving something of its main body or purpose.
Perfect Happiness Quip Sparks Ledger Quote Reflection
A Philadelphia Ledger quote ponders the existence of perfect happiness as a taut remark about another man’s claim. The brief exchange frames happiness as elusive and subjective within a casual witty exchange.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Distinguishing Mark
In the Cleveland Leader a light remark about cafe staff and patrons notes how waiters wear full dress yet remain sober to distinguish themselves from guests.
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Cleveland
Jokes and Wordplay Across The Paper Page
A fragmented OCR note references humor in newspapers with stray lines about jokes and readers. It mentions Mrs and Cayite in unclear context and includes garbled phrases about Boston and transportation, showing the page’s casual comic tone.
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Boston Ny
al Sen
Seaside Holiday Sparks Pledge Talk Between Man and Fisherman
A nature-loving youth visits the sea coast and questions a fisherman about the moods of nature. The lively exchange touches on sun glare, silhouettes, and a moon fighting storm clouds, ending with the pledge Pearson's Weekly referenced.
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Pearson’ Weekly
Ingrahams Advise Sugar Bowl With Ears Missing
A dinner scene describes Mr Ingraham noticing the sugar bowl lacked its handles, a damaged queensware piece used on wash days. He signals his wife Cornelia with discreet hints but she fails to notice, prompting a sharp remark about entertaining with guests.
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Ingrahams
Cornelia
Ion
Love Letters Signed by Wise Men Call Forgery
A book emporium clerk proclaims the letters are signed. A cautious reader notes the signings imply forgeries since wise men would not sign love letters. The Chicago News commentary questions authenticity and motives.
The High Water Mark in a Continental Trip Interview
Mrs Robinson asks if Mrs De Jones is in top form after returning from a continental trip. They discuss climbing high viewpoints and remark on a splendid view from a sa mul in New York World.
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Robinson
Rhine
de Jones
New York World
An Unwelcome Discovery in Brooklyn Life Extract
A reader notes a surprising genealogical hint linking Parker and the author to a distant ancestor Mrs Post, a Colonial Dame, urging discretion and secrecy about the connection. The fragment sits in a Brookyn Life column tone.
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Post
Parker
Mrs Post
Brooklyn
Fragmentary text on hands and wealth in late era
Fragmentary OCR mentions hands wealth and age with scattered phrases. No clear event or identifiable persons, organizations, or places can be confirmed from the readable text.
Miona Stomach Tablets Used For Dyspepsia Cure
A letter from Mrs M E Maxfield of Avoca New York reports severe nervous dyspepsia relieved after taking Miona. She states pain stopped within a day and credits five boxes for lasting relief. The ad claims rapid relief from indigestion and belching and guarantees a permanent cure or money back. Keifer Drug Company sells Miona for one cent per box.
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M. E Maxfield
R. F
Avoca
Miona
Keifer Drug Company
Public notice of partition sale in Clark County chancery
Master in Chancery in Clark County posts a partition sale under a July 1910 decree. Leroy Carpenter et al face sale of 33 5 1 10 acres described as parts of the northeast fractional quarter in Clark County Illinois. Sale to be held September 16 at 2 PM at the court house. terms cash.
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State of
Illinois
Clark County
Chancery
Leroy Carpenter
T . Carpenter
Arthur Poorman
Chanerty
Court Horse
Marshall
H &Hest
Clark
Ilinois
Towit
Clinots
Fey
Seth
Cory
Ray ‘Byerslie Connelly
Fincis
Clark Couny
West Union
James E. Foster
Emly Foster
H.R. Snagely
Fisala
New York
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New Harmony, Ind
Ee Lines
Ohio
Toro Parce
Service Partiers
Cole Bros
Shipe Hardware CO
Master In Chancery’s Safe
Randall's
The
Clark County Mills
J. T. Randall
Wabash
Ad Grocers
Valier & Spies Milling Co
Asi Vt
Rey
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