Pension Rules Cut Labor in Congress Effort
Washington special reports pension committees in both houses have adopted rules to curb meritless pension bills. The system requires full claimant facts and sworn statements before consideration, aiming to streamline work for members clerks and the pension office. Mention of Gallinger Bullo way Reed Henderson Jenkins Bard Fremont and Gilfr y.
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Washinaron
Pension Bureau
Cliairmunt
Gallinger
New Trampshire
Senate
Representative Bulloway
House
UN Pension Committee
Intemperance in Working A Woman’s Self Care Advice
A Good Housekeeping piece argues temperance in work and rest is essential for women. It notes many overworked wives suffer morning aches and that husbands should persuade, not rebuke, by appealing to shared duties and affection. A middle class example shows balance via individualized pace.
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Jim
Sbe
Wade
Sadu
Usia
Becky Sharp
Senate Arrival Tied to Oregon Webfoot State
For sickness and fate the occasion, he came to the senate from Oregon when the body was Democratic and the Webfoot State had a Democratic senator Artur W Donn.
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Senate
Oregon
Webfoot
Artur W. Donn
English Walnut and Celery Salad Instructions
English walnut and celery salad uses two cupfuls of walnut meats boiled with onion peppercorns and mace for ten minutes then cooled and peeled. Mix with three cupfuls of celery and mayonnaise dressing, served on delicate lettuce leaves. A very delicious salad.
English Traveling Hats Return in Frieze and Cloth
Traveling flats of cloth and English traveling hats appear in varied frieze patterns, with tucked and stitched ridges shaping the felt crowns and curled turban brows, creating a smart finish to new hat shapes.
Flanc Combination and Other Parlor Experiments
A brief note describes a chemical mixture of chlorate of potash and sugar that can ignite without matches by touching a lit candle wick with an oiled glass rod. The piece contrasts it withBlobbs humor about preferring fighting to eating and a playful exchange about being pugnacious versus dyspeptic from the Philadelphia Record.
Poultry Care And The Last Execution At Tyburn
Poultry notes urge grass feeding for ducks geese and fowls stress on exercise and proper scattering of grain plus digestion benefits from roving flocks. The article recounts The Last Execution at Tyburn, detailing the 1783 London hangings at Tyburn and the relocation to Newgate in 1786 with historical context.
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Trbhurn
London
Trburn
John Austin
Tyburn
Mildlesex
Tressilian
Nicholas Breuibre
Gronna
Newgate
Loudon Chronicle
Curious 1799 New York City note described
A correspondent reports a tiny bank note card measuring 2 by 2 3/4 inches. One side repeats the words Two pence twice, the other shows the amount in words and figures. It bears a promise to pay the bearer two pence by order of the Corporation of the City of New York, February 20, 1799, City Treasurer DT Phomis.
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Corporation of the City of
New York
Phomis
Leoudoa Graphic
Insects React to Reenteen Rays in Experiments
A writer in The American Naturalist Journal reports unusual insect experiments with Reenteen rays. In a wooden box, larvae of flies bees leaves and others reacted by dispersing toward a shaded half where rays could not reach. A similar test with blind beetle larvae showed distress and refuge in a metal box, suggesting skin nerve perception of the rays.
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NX Rar
Wealth and marriage fortunes mirror life in Ayrshire lead
A Glasgow Times anecdote notes wealth as relative tied to a brief Ayrshire scene. A man boasts one pound while lamenting losses from furniture purchases, claiming he will melt the rest after the wedding. The dash of humor centers on marriage as a social escape with a drink invitation.
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Ayrshire
Ian
Gore
Glasgow Times
Trees Grow Inside English Churches at Ross and Kerapsey
Two English churches feature trees growing within their walls. One tree is at Ross, the other at Kerapsey in Worcester. The Kerapsey tree is well developed and grows from the tomb of Sir Edmund Wilde on the left side of the chancel.
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Ross
Kerapsey
Worcester
Sir Edmund Wilde
Padlocks Cover Irkutsk Shop Doors in City of Locks
A Padlocks heavy city scene in Irkutsk Siberia features many door shutters covered with locks. Records show up to three padlocks on some stops, with lower shutters bearing one to five locks. Weighing one to fifteen pounds, the common lock weighs about five pounds and two and a half inches thick.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Stupidity in the City Revealed by a Neighbor
Uncle Amos learns from Henry that the quiet man in the opposite house is Horton, an insurance agent with about $27,000, who owns the house and lot, attends the Presbyterian church, and has four children. The exchange ends with a quip that city living breeds stupidity.
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Uncle Amos
Toereck
Henry
Amos
Horton
Lie
Presbyterian Church
Chicago Tribune
Pields Kitchen Misadventure Reported in Times
A New York Times tale recounts Eugene Field as a visitor causes festive pies to burn. Mrs Field frets over the oven as a mischief maker asks her to guard the dessert. The sole culprit seems to be the ever present kitchen door mismanagement.
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Eugene Pield
Field
Mr. Wield
New York Times
Sable Sheep in England and Ebony Lambs in Australia
The London Live Stock Journal notes sable wool and ebony lambs, observing black lambs may not recur predictably in lineages. A colonial Lockmaster kept many black rams, finding sable flocks hard to establish. Black wool absorbs less dye and endures color less evenly under sun, with heat affecting black sheep more than white.
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Sabie Sherp
England
Australian Commonwealth
Ife
Adstrealiasus
London Live Stock Journal
Speakers of the House Tales Across The Gallery Gavel
A tale recounts Thomas Brackett Reed wielding the gavel in the House of Representatives as a boy asks who the large man with a mallet is. The father answers he is the speaker and the others are the speakers surrounding him in semicircles.
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Thomas Brackett Reed
House of Representatives
Puterfamilias
Champ Clark
Leslie
Doubts on Merovious and Childeric in History
The passage notes historians doubt the prince Merovious but accept his son Childeric as historically authenticated. It also references a legendary figure likened to Samson who, armed with only a jawbone, slew 1,100 Philistines, illustrating exaggerated antique narratives.
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France
Merovious
Childeric
Samson of
Testimonial Boosts Local Tonic Claim in Wheaton News
A Wheaton resident praises a new tonic claiming great health benefits. The letter cites prior weakness, claims restored strength after using the remedy, and requests another bottle. Similar anecdotes mention Dr Sawyer Elixir and a snake cure from Minneapolis Journal, with references to disbelief and hopeful cures.
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Wheaton
Vainantil
Lear
Sawyer
Minneapolis Journal
Boy learns Mr Upjohn hurt in trolley crash at hospital
A small boy spurs a tale matching Mr Upjohn of the bank to a trolley car accident. The narrative describes Mrs Upjohn at the hospital awaiting news and a doctor’s letter stating four broken ribs a slinged arm and a crooked nose. The patient is to be released in about four months.
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Upjohn
Yue
Littl
John 0
Ian
Dion
The Cook Book Tips and Cooking Rules
A rough guide on butter measurements and sauces. It explains measuring butter by cups, thickening sauces with a wooden spoon, and adding flavors after removing from heat. Includes serving ideas with onions on toast, boiled bam cooling, and preserved tenderness for beef. Also notes sardines dressed for Sunday supper and oil usage in a dish.
Carried Further Lecture On Proportions Of Beauty
A speaker discusses the Guinan link of ure and the wa proportion for beauty with a generous but unwieldy subject. Her trainer is haughty as she demonstrates limb sizes by looping a body part, provoking a sharp inquiry from the audience and a shift to another branch of the topic.
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London
St. Once
How Old Spiders Live
Old spiders without webs hunt young, weaker rivals about ten feet from their webs. The invader usually wins, drives the younger spider away to build a new web, and the elder keeps the occupied web until a stranger spider forces it out. Dispossessed, the spider rarely attacks again, subsisting on incidental insects and dying of hunger.
The Blind Leading the Blind at State Normal College
A fragment from Hin Ability recounts a girl named Anna attending a practice school at the State Normal college. She loves her retired teacher but dislikes the new ones, while a local friend notes another boy’s quiet progress and lack of political ambition, contrasting public election chatter with private enterprise ascent.
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Anna
State Normal College
Resiukur
Dew Auiel
Larpera Magazine
Long Hair Customs Across Ancient and Medieval Peoples
A survey of hair practices from Greece to Goths and Gauls, noting long hair as status among Persians, Teutons, and early English officials while short hair marked subordination. Jewish priests, Roman slaves, and seafarers show contrasting hair norms. Ezekiel mentions a barber's razor.
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Julus Cosir
England
House of Commons
Merrion
Practical wife recalls wedding date in hog killing memory
A dated vignette from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a husband and wife arguing over a forgotten anniversary. The wife finally recalls the moment when they killed hogs last fall, marking their wedding anniversary and a practical, humorous exchange.
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Inige
Oblice Biut
Ife
Louisville Courier-Tournal
Bargain Over Ducks Ends With Sheridan’s Quip
Sheridan the celebrated playwright, famed for a shouting spree, buys a shot at ducks from a farmer who responds with a half crown offer. Sheridan shoots about half a dozen ducks and remarks he made a good bargain. The farmer protests they were not his ducks.
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Sheridan
Russian Peasant Weddings and Villages Involved
The article describes Soviet peasant weddings as village affairs with the bride, groom, and neighboring villagers. Weeks before, bridesmaids help sew, the groom treats guests, songs are sung, and gifts test the groom’s generosity. The ceremony includes ancient rites and is attended by the whole community.
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Russia
Attractive Touch on Pears Improves Simple Dishes
A New Idea Woman's Magazine recipe suggests whipping cream to elevate pears and apples. Stewed fruit gains eye appeal and palate delight with a great spoonful of whipped cream. Chilled fruit and cream nearly resemble ice cream in texture and richness.
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Dea Woman’s Magazine
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