Various Trivia From A Curious 19th Century Scrapbook
A compilation of brief factoids and odd notes including bees in Brazil and anti pneumonia serum from horse blood. It mentions drainage and malaria risks, albatross size, Constantinople shape, composer Scarlatri, date palms in Egypt, French widow’s 800 day rule, long insomnia in New York teachers, Atlantic City barber tale, US Marines on battleships, Norway electrifying rails, Oregon Indians census, natural laws on employment, red as evil spirit charm, Welland canal rocks, seven masted schooner Thomas Lawson, rosins used in varnish, Canada rail passenger deaths, rouge makeup approval, Joyce Wethered golf champion, Chicago laundry system, and washing pieces by source without cross mixing.
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Brazil
United States Public Health Service
Constantinople
Scarlatri
Egypt
France
Kate M. Stevens
New York City
Atlantic City
United States
Norway
Oregon
Welland Canal
Thomas Lawson
Canada
Rouge
New York
Joyce Wethered
Chicago
Decorated Philadelphia Woman Receives Italian Red Cross Medal
Miss Margherita Travascio daughter of Frank A Travascio of Philadelphia is awarded the bronze medal of the Italian Red Cross for distinguished service during the war.
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Margherita Travascio
Frank A. Travascio
Philadelphia
Italian Red Cross Society
Two Tommies in a Balkan Dinner Gaffe
Two Tommie punsters enter a restaurant on the eastern front and order Turkey with Greece. The waiter declines with Servia. The duo jokes about Bosphorus Roumantia and Russia, then depart Hungary. A light international pun echoes the era's finance notes.
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Turkey
Greece
Russia
Hungary
Length and scope of the Great Wall described
The text notes the Great Wall's uncertain length with estimates from 1,200 to 1,700 miles by modern authorities. It mentions a claimed 10,000 ft wall name implying about 3,350 miles, and gives dimensions of 25 to 30 feet in height and about 20 feet at the base.
Day of Joy at Hand and a Rainy Day Penny Spree
A Boston Transcript quips about two lutes and cowardly attacks on music. Jimmy, drenched by rain, smiles as he explains his piggy bank is ready to spend savings for a rainy day after Daddy told him to save for a wet spell.
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Boston Transcript
Jimmy
Ancient calendars and their early origins
The Egyptian calendar began around 2782 B C and the Chinese calendar around 2637 B C. The notes compare early time-keeping systems and their ancient origins.
Iowa News Highlights and Local Incidents Ledger
Seven Iowans drowned in the Wapsie Des Moines and Coon rivers as news of many accidents and events fills the pages. The cornerstone laid for the First Evangelical Lutheran church of Iowa Falls is reported along with a near fatal Ottumwa Mattress and Spring Co. fire. Additional items note a Sioux City dentist killed in an auto crash and a New York City postal inspector appointment for Charles Clarahan. The roundup covers drownings, fires, drownings, injuries, animals, investigations, and civic events across Iowa towns.
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Wapsie
Des Moines
Harper
New York City
Glenn Miles
Waukon
Fall Association
Columbus Junction
John Kost
Marengo
Dan Wise
Nevada
State Board of Education
Iowa State College
John E. Foster
Jerves Culbertson
Ward Maley
Eddyville
Riley Miller
Charlton
Delaware County
Linella
Florence Lindsay
Manchester
Christianson
State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Tama County
Buena Vista
Alta
Roberts Ricklets
R. A. Ricksets
Oxford Junction
Will Hall Farm
Ceceliia McDonald
Adair
Wilber Reimer
Marcella Ulrich
Sioux City
Miss Ulrich
Glenn Livermore
Harry Smith
Martin Severson
Lansing
Morris Gregory
Nicaragua
F. A. Hall
Cresco
Gregory
Minneapolis
Marine Corps
Quantico
Council Bluffs
George Mclean
Adeline
Cedar Falls
F. D. Butcher
Howard Holmes
S. H. Teasdale Commission Company
Shenandoah
Farmers Co-Operative Company
Farragut
Jasper M. Johnson
Lud Johnson
Belmont
Japan
E. E. Thomas
Sheffield
Henry Strutzenburg
Calhoun County
Newsboy at Ten Now Is Rich Man
The story of Harry Stevenson an Ohio boy who began selling newspapers at age ten in Cincinnati. He built a vast business empire becoming president of a New York corporation with a $125000 credit rating and directing mind of several firms soon merged into a super organization. His rise from a pressroom start to wealth is presented as a straight path of American opportunity.
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New York
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Harry Stevenson
Ohio
Fifth and
Sycamore Streets
Cincinnati
Newsie
Douglaston
L. I
Tittle “Newsie
Harry
Firth
Syracuse
Dr. Eliot
Harvard
Stevenson
R. D. Stanley
Eliot
Elmrvard
Newsie to President of Roofing Firm in Modern Rise
Charles Somerville recounts Harry Stevenson’s ascent from publisher’s agent to head of a Cleveland roofing concern. Starting with a $10,000 bank balance after WWI, he built wealth through magazines and real estate, then became president of a subsidiary in 1918 and eventually bought the controlling interest for $75,000 in 1922, while expanding into asbestos products.
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Stevenson
The
American Circulators’ Corporation
Cleveland
Morris’ H. Elvidge
Elvidge
Newsie
Harry Stevenson
Charles Somerville
New York World
Forged Check Leads Tacoma Man to Jail for Bible Purchase
Harry Steinholt twenty six year old National Guard member in Washington state forged a check to buy a Bible and rosary at Genler's curio shop in Tacoma. The check bounced for non funds and he was arrested. he now reads his Bible in jail.
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Harry Steinholt
Washington State National Guard
Curio Genler’s
Tacoma
Wash
Steinholt
Girl Takes Poison After Pet Chicken Injury Attempt
Hana Fanshel of Mint Michigan drank poison seeking self harm after her mother said the injured chicken must be killed. Her sister intervened, knocking the bottle away before she consumed much poison. Doctors say she is expected to recover.
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Hana Fanshel
Mint
Mich
Fler
Youngest Woman Councilor Elected in Norwich
Miss Doris Fitt aged twenty six is elected to Norwich city council and serves as theatrical manager by profession. She is noted as the youngest woman town councilor in England.
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Doris Fitt
Norwich
England
California eggs reach London via Panama Canal ship
A London importer took 500 cases of fresh eggs shipped from San Francisco by a Dutch motor ship via the Panama Canal with a 1,000,000 pound butter order placed in New York. The eggs were preserved in a patented refrigerated compartment avoiding odor transfer from other cargoes, marking a rare American to England shipment amid supply disturbances. Ireland and Scandinavia influence Western European egg and butter markets, affecting prices and sourcing.
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Panama Canal
London
San Francisco
New York
Ireland
England
Western
Europe
Bass Leaps On Boat At Saw Kill River Incident
Clarence Gray of Walden reports a large bass leaped from the Saw Kill river at dusk and fell into his boat while he smoked a cigarette, leading him to believe the fish mistook it for a firefly. Separate note cites safety advances reducing elevator car accidents to under six percent.
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Middletown
Clarence Gray
Walden
Sawkill River
Gray
Horse Saves Life Of Farmer After Plow Overturns
Galena Illinois farmer James Funston nearly died when a cultivator on a hillside overturned and pinned him under the plow. His horse untangled from the harness did not run away and, after an hour, pushed the plow aside with its nose and rolled it off Funston, who suffered a broken leg. The loyal animal's actions convinced him to keep using horses for tillage rather than buying a tractor.
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Galena, Ir
James Funston
Funston
Christ Completeness In Him Shaping Faith And Service
A Bible teacher from Moody Bible Institute expounds the doctrine that believers are complete in Christ, not by mood or feeling but by faith. The piece contrasts the Christ of the Bible with sensational misrepresentations and cites Abraham’s faith and George Williams’s dying moment as proofs of complete union with Christ. The sermon appraises the full Christ in eternity, Calvary, resurrection, intercession, and return, urging steadfast trust and identifications with Him. An Isaiah quotation reinforces renewed strength for believers through waiting on the Lord.
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Abraham
Young Men's Christian Association
Sir George Williams
Christ
God
Christ of
Calvary
Percy Beard
Joaus
Unnecessary Anxiety Highlighted by Disruchi
A reflective quote from Disruchi notes that anxiety is often self-inflicted and unnecessarily endured, urging readers to reconsider the burden of worry in daily life. The remark frames anxiety as a universal yet avoidable human tendency.
Noble Examples Stir Action and Joy in Faith
A devotional snippet contrasts noble examples with inspiring public virtue from Seneca and psalmist praise. It urges generosity and joy in trust and love for God, highlighting moral uplift through historical example and sacred scripture.
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Seneca
Wisdom Proverb Encourages Understanding and Insight
A concise reflection on seeking wisdom and discernment, urging listeners to gain understanding and insight. It echoes a biblical exhortation to pursue knowledge and prudence with a thoughtful, measured tone. The passage emphasizes the value of a guided mind and prudent judgment.
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Joliet, Ill
Joliet
Wii County
Massachusetts
Connecticut River
Springfeld
Mass
Hampden County
Cox
U.S
Maryland
Tampton Roads
Admiral Jones
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Admiral Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
Edgar J. Hollingshead
Itasadena
Cal
Umberto
Taly
Beatrice
Spain
Madrid
Max Hebier
Trava Sss
Greenwich Village
Emmark, Steiner
Barbara Fritehle
Music Temple of the World
California
Britain
uBy
John Co. Page
Moody Bible Apatyute
Pete Ke
Him
Lamb of God
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