Graves of the Presidents Across United States
A survey of presidential burials reveals gravesites from Mount Vernon in Virginia to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond and Forest Lawn in California. Notable final resting places include Washington, Adamses, Jefferson near Charlottesville, Madison at Montpelier, Monroe in Richmond, Jackson at The Hermitage, Van Buren in Kinderhook, Harrison at North Bend, Tyler near Monroe, Polk in Nashville, Taylor at Cave Hill Louisville, Polk’s garden site in Nashville, and Lincoln in Oak Ridge Springfield.
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James Madison
Madison
Montpelier
Hanover County
James Monroe
Virginia
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Nashville
Tenn
Martin van Buren
Farory
Hinderhook
N.Y
Wiliam Henry Harrison
North Bend
Ohin
John Tyler
Monroe
Hollywood
James KK. Polk
Frankfort
Millard Wilmore
Forest Lawn Ceretery
Frankin Perce
Concord
James Buchanan
Woodward Hill
Lancaster
Abraham Lincoln
Oak Ridge
Springfield
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Ulysses
Grank
Riverside Heights
New York
Rutherford B. Hayes
Vyemont
James A. Garfield
Lake View
Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
Albany
What is a Knot and How It Measures Ship Speed
This excerpt explains knot theory in navigation. It describes a line with a triangular plate used in water to show ship speed. Knots are read from colored yarn knots on the line, with unit conversions between nautical miles and statute miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land
Niles
A Cheerful Woman Seeks Health Through a Remedy
A Lemocrat snippet touts a household remedy used by Amainda Robingen of Lowesville and her daughter Anna to restore health. It claims pills by Dr. Wilkins rebuilt strength, appetite, and digestion, restoring vitality after illness and fatigue.
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Sraxit
Ina
Amainda Robingen
Willum Bubnitsen
Stack
Lowesvile
Imei
Aulyas
Wuines
Wilfinus
Spain's 300-Year Power Through Philip II's Reign
A historical reflection notes Spain's 16th and 17th century dominance under Philip II, with European hegemony, vast revenues, and global reach. It contrasts Spain's sea and land might, Armada defeat afterlives, and enduring fear among English statesmen studying great but fragile empires.
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Macaulay
Spain
Philip the Second
Europe
Napoleon
America
England
Elizabeth
France
Jengland
Indian Ocean
Philip
Plea in mitigation cited by court in Detroit case
The Detroit Free Press reports a plea in mitigation where the defendant admits being pursued by his wife wielding a rolling pin as evidence. The court questions the defendant, who blames the chase on his spouse and asserts his own actions.
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Detroit Free Press
Tale of Fare at Fashionable Restaurant Debate
A debate over the bill of fare at a stylish restaurant centers on whether pretended German dishes improve meals. The article notes the question rages and suggests stomach bitters as a cure.
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Lbstetter
Colorado Gold Output Surpasses California by 1897
Colorado's gold production rose from 8 million in 1893 to 22 million in 1897, placing it ahead of California in mining. The state also mined about 20.4 million this year in silver, lead, copper, and iron, signaling a broad rise in mineral output.
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Colorado
California
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Review
Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises relief for painful, swollen, smarting feet and bunions. It claims instant comfort for tight shoes, cures calloused, hot, tired feet and soothes nerves. sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents by mail, trial packages free from Allen Company Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen &. Oimptead
le Roy
N.Y
Sinews of War for Spain Demand in Cortes
London reports the Madrid Cortes debated a war budget of 20 million pounds with land and public security taxes. The sinking fund was suspended. A Madrid patriotic syndicate plans to borrow one million pesetas to buy grain in Marseilles and Antwerp. All provinces except one refused to ship more grain to Madrid.
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London
The
Chronicle
Madrid
Marseilles
Antwerp
War talk and bogus cures amid chaos and war
The article fragments reveal a satirical or sensational plea during wartime urging reliance on a dubious product called S DROPS from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co to treat rheumatism and diseases of soldiers. It claims Miss Barton could be helped with supplies, notes an Edinburg mushroom farm using an old railway tunnel, and mentions disaster events including tornadoes in Iowa and Indian Territory.
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Spain
Swanson Rheumatic
The
Antilles
Miss Barton
Red Cross
War Department
University of Pennsylvania to offer undergraduate courses for women
Mixed notices describe varied items. A report notes the University of Pennsylvania deciding to offer undergraduate courses for women, alongside brief mentions of local events and advertisements. The fragmentary text includes medical ads, a jewel heist, and a birth announcement from Philadelphia area.
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The
University of Pennsylvania
Coroner Jury Exonerates Grif fo in McCarthy Killing
Coroner's jury clears Grif fo of homicide in the McCarthy case. Four persons were injured by coffers during the incident. A grocery store now stocks a new grain drink named GRAIN-O that resembles coffee but costs less. It is gentle on sensitive stomachs and is priced a fraction of coffee per package.
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Griffo
McCarthy
Trials of Saleswomen and Mrs Pinkham Advice
A health column urges rest for exhausted female workers and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from readers claim relief from menstrual pain and sterility, with testimonies praising the tonic for womb pains, leucorrhea, and eventual motherhood.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Jersey City
Belvin Hospital
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Hass
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Iake
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Amd
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AAS
Labor Ceetisiyce Bruce
Saewrence
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