Nebraska soddy pioneers built a permanent prairie home
By Karl L. Spence Franklin Neb News recounts 19th century settlement in central Nebraska. The article details the soddy homes built by early pioneers, their methods using prairie sod, lack of timber, improvised furniture, and self supplied food, water, and fuel. It notes harsh winters, wind, and eventual transition to modern farms with machinery and highways.
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Neb
Nebraska
Republican River
Republican
Beatrice
Lowell
Ender
Ae Big
Ower i
Soddy
Gkunk
Hve
Doan
F. E. Watson
High St
Lynn Mass
Dean
Hospitals in India Spread the Light in Mission Work
A colonial era article discusses English Baptist missionary efforts in North India. It praises mission hospitals for changing attitudes toward patients including pariah and Brahmin, reducing monetary demands, and lifting spiritual hope as a chief magistrate notes India awakening to Christ. It also mentions a Fort Jefferson concrete block and Macandrian growth observations at Key West.
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India
Albert
Moore
Paiwal
North India
Christ
Fort Jefferson
Tortugas
Key West
Growth of Coral Varies Little
A report notes that coral growth rates are largely unknown and mentions a Macandrian labyrinth specimen measuring one foot in diameter and four inches thick at its most convex part.
Colonial life exam joke from seventh history class
A seventh grade history class just finished studying colonial life. On a test question about cities the student wrote that there were not many cities and the ones that existed were out in the country.
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Colonialfe
Lfe
Sam’s Neighbor Clarifies Bible Story Mothers Name
In a West Side daily vacation bible school session, the pastor recounted Samuel and his mother. A boy named Bol puzzled over Samuel’s mother’s name and finally quipped that they used to live next door, though he could not recall the name. Indianapolis News.
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Sam
West Side
Bible Rehool
Samuel
Bol
Indianapolis News
Opened Ottoman Harems Turn Into Public Showplaces
The article notes Constantinople's harems becoming tourist attractions as parts of the city open to visitors. It highlights palaces turned into gambling halls and dance venues, exposing centuries of Turkish craftsmanship and a haunting history of captured women, prisoners, and sultans.
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Constantinoplea
Austan
Marines Endure After Blanc Mont Victory at Rheims
The excerpt follows the Fifth and Sixth regiments as they withdraw from brutal front lines after freeing Rheims and Blanc Mont. Marines endure hunger and fatigue, exchange grim humor with a relieved relief regiment, and prepare for a new night raid amid shellfire and the Bois de Belleau. Odette and Anatole appear as civilians amid war’s toll.
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Ludendorff
Blanc Mont
Rheims
Lejeune
Martha
Monkey Meat Rations Scene From Wartime Wood
In a mangled outpost near Lucy-le-Boenge two Marine lieutenants prepare a meager meal from a mess kit and a can of improvised alcohol. They discuss a comrade named Tompkins who was killed last night and debate sugar and coffee as they heat a pale lavender flame.
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Aed Hin
John
Bowie
Fifth Regiment
Bois de Belleau
Braxton
Dogrobin
Hig
Red Brassard
Tommy
Leutenant
Jim
Tompkins
Ole Virginny
Lucy
Paris
Place de Vopera
Bard
Lucy-le-Boenge
Marine Brigade
Man’s Food Span Seventy Years An Odd List Of Eats
A Washington Star note recites a humorous tally of a 70 year life, quoting totals of bread butter beef fish cheese sugar salt pepper and canned mustard. It imagines vast quantities like 15 tons of bread and 9 000 pounds of sugar to amuse readers with scale.
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Washington Star
Two Women Found Help From Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Letters from Nina Matteson and Mrs Ernest Tanguay describe relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They credit the product with restoring strength, sleep, and ability to work after long illness, noting its long history and household familiarity.
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Nina Matteson
Orford
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ernest Tanguay
Adams
Mass
Lydia Brinkham
Special Offer to Victims of Indigestion
A dated remedy pitch claims Dave's Mentha Pepsin provides quick relief from severe indigestion gas and heart pressure. It promises ongoing aid with a money back guarantee from any druggist, urging readers to try the elixir to prevent future attacks.
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Dave
Probable Prejudice And The Tale Of Abe Hunmel
A New York lawyer recalls Abe Hunmel who told a courtroom story about a man charged with keeping a vicious dog. The defendant insists he is innocent as the first witness is called and the judge questions whether prejudice affects testimony.
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Abe” Hunmel
London
New York
Hunmel
Meatey
Yau
In God We Trust Appears on U S Coins 1804
The origin of the motto In God We Trust on American coins traces to 1804 as Secretary Salmon P. Chase urged national recognition of deity amid Civil War sentiment. He directed a device and motto, with early coins bearing the phrase as it spread from federal mint designs.
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Owen
P. Chase
the Treasury
Philadelphiy
Tsenat
Sea Serpent Tales and Possible Explanations
The London Mail notes that sea serpent reports may stem from misreadings of large fishes dolphins and whales. It cites two authenticated statements from the warship Daedalus at Clina and Lord Crawford’s yacht and discusses the chance of unknown animals while distinguishing possible from probable. Giant squids with long feelers are mentioned as a distant match to the serpent appearance.
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Daedalus
Clina
Lord Crawford
London Mail
Proverbish Reflection on Vanity and Age in Writings
A fragmented quotation discusses women and vanity, urging mothers to consider a child’s old age in bringing up an heir. The text blends garbled phrases and a cited line attributed to Joubert, reflecting on perception and upbringing.
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Joubert
In the Nude You Drawled the Great Oman
A fragment from London Tid-Bits recalls a boastful remark about holidays abroad and adventures in America including bear hunting and stinging cold weather in a witty vignette about Poe.
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Oman
Poe
America
London
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