Vast Range of Global Facts From Antiquated Almanac
A compiled list notes varied items from British Columbia fisheries to US air service strength, potato origins, ancient sacred beliefs, a mayoral election in Salina Utah, coal near Gatun lake, meteorite influx, English law executions, and other disparate trivia. It presents a mosaic of oddities and historical curiosities without a single coherent narrative.
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British Columbia
United States Army Air Service
United States Army
Congressional Record
Washington, D.C
Chile
Peru
Stein
Scorup
Salina
Utah
Panama
Gatun Lake
Mayor Theodore Schierlmann Kidnapped and Whipped in Liberty
Theodore Schierlmann mayor of Tiberty Kansas was seized by unmasked men from his business and horsewhipped for opposing the Ku Klux Klan and renting his opera house to a district judge candidate for a Klan speech. He sues Liberty Township for damages.
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Theodore Schierlmann
Tiberty
Kan
Township of Liberty
Ferdinand Crowned King of Romania at Alba Iulia
Ferdinand receives the crown in a ceremonial coronation at Alba Iulia Cathedral. The newly crowned king stands solemnly as the crown is placed on his head to mark the historic moment in Romania.
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Ferdinand
Romania
Alba Julia
New Chrysanthemum Named for Mrs. Harding Exhibited
A new chrysanthemum variety named for Mrs. Harding wife of the President was shown at the Department of Agriculture exposition in Washington. The exhibit highlighted horticultural progress and praised the plant bearing the first lady’s name.
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South
United Daughters of the ‘Confederacy
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
Livingston Rowe Schuyler
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Harding
Department of Agriculture
Gas Pricing in New York 1825 to 1895
The text notes that illuminating gas first arrived in New York City in 1895 at ten dollars per thousand cubic feet. It also states consumers paid meter rental and fixture charges, with these assets owned by the gas company.
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England
Constantinople
Polish Chamber of Deputies
Ida Schnitzer
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Woman's Club of
New Orleans
South
Holland
Belgium
New York City
Shakish-tin Chief Displays Royal Privilege
A centenarian Indian chief Shakish-tin wears a carved walrus ivory lip piercing signifying royalty. The piece notes Japanese cleanliness and the daily sacred bath of even the poorest Japanese workers, highlighting punctual bathing as a valued luxury.
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Shakish-tin
Early Missionary Ministers Foundations of Schoenbrun Ohio
Missionary ministers of the Moravian church were the first white settlers in Ohio. By 1722 these men laid the foundation to the town which they owned Schoenbrun in the Tuscarawas valley of the unknown wilderness.
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Moravian Church
Ohio
Schoenbrun
Tuscarawas Valley
Manage Your Mind and Body to Improve Your Job Value
Advice on self management for workers and entertainers stressing discipline of mind and body. It urges taking control of personal routines and health, then applying gained discipline to professional life, and even changing bosses if value isn't recognized.
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John Blake
Something to Think About by F. 4 Walker
An essay argues the core art is pleasing others, requiring self restraint and humility. It urges artists to study failures, rewrite their work, and persist until their efforts bring satisfaction and reward. It stresses patience, fearlessness, and the link between pleasing others and livelihood.
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F. 4
Walker
Absence at Eventide In a Quiet Cottage
Poem reflects a narrator alone at home with dreary shadows at eventide. Later morning presence returns as memories of children and family bring comfort, turning loneliness into joy amid countryside dreams.
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Jane
Delicious Breakfast Fish and Oatmeal Rolls from Tselier's Cook Book
A fragment from Tselier's Cook Book outlines breaking down mackerel with a vinegar wash, frying to a golden brown, and serving with parsley on a warm platter. It also describes making oatmeal rolls with mashed potatoes and oats, plus a corned beef hash on buttered toast with poached eggs.
Fruit Cake Recipe From Early Home Baking Column
A fragment describes a fruit cake method using half cup fruit juices and New Orleans holnsies, mixed with dried fruit, flour, butter, sugar, eggs, molasses, spices and soda. The batter is folded gently then baked in two pans at a slow oven for about ninety minutes.
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New Orleans
Banke Jn
No Escape for the Rogue Daily Thought Quotation
A fragment from a May 6 item cites a quip about rogues and a line from Mimerson and a quotation from Adelaide Proctor. The note shows a newspaper union attribution and brief literary aphorisms without full context.
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Adelaide Proctor
Simplicity of Christian Faith by Rev John C Page
The article discusses guarding Christian belief against false philosophies and Latin corruptions, urging renewal of the mind through Scripture. It emphasizes the helmet of salvation, the centrality of Christ's atonement, and the need for individual salvation alongside communal faith, citing Paul and Bunyan.
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Christ
John Bunyan
Ghrist
Ghetstiin Hallover
Apostle
Calvary
Samuel Anoints Saul as Captain of Israel
Samuel takes a vial of oil and anoints Saul as captain over the Lord's inheritance. The Spirit of God comes upon Saul, marking his appointed leadership.
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Samuel
True Ethics and the Crucified Christ Quote
A compact quote from Dinsdale T. Young discusses ethics, asserting that preaching only ethics without Christ fails to serve true ethics. The remark contrasts secular moral teaching with Christian allegiance and implies the crucified Christ as essential.
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Rey, Dinsdale T. Young
Thoughtful Help Depends on Mutual Duty and Kindness
A compact reflective note cites Ruskin on mutual aid and the responsibility to assist others. It warns that ignoring superior capacity in a subordinate harms both giver and receiver and echoes a biblical warning to focus on present duties.
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Heither
Ruskin
Works For Child Must Keep Well
Chicago reader Mrs. Mary Enrico reports relief from serious health issues after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits it with improving her condition, enabling her to return to work as a tailor and support her child. The advertisement urges women to keep well with the remedy.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Lydia EL Pinkham
Tama
Lydia Pinkham
Mary Enrico
Carpenter St
Ilinoia
Lydia
Pinkham
Enrico
Lydia E. Pinkham
Diamond Dyes promise easy home color for fabrics
Advertising copy claims Diamond Dyes can dye coats, skirts, curtains, and more with no prior skill. It promises rich, even color that never streaks or fades and guarantees satisfaction when used on wool, silk, or mixed fabrics.
Divorce Trial Confusion Noted in Odd Court Transcript
The Birmingham Age Herald reports a comic mishearing in a divorce case where a husband’s plea to a judge about water and marriage teeters into a claim of nonsupport by the wife. The confusion centers on a misread exchange and a discovery of a supposed theft applied to a non burglary.
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Lodo
Soul
Birgala
Birminghim Age l Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clara D. Noyes
American Red ‘Cross Nursing Service
National Red Cross
Washington Society
London Zoo
Africa
Pershing
Louisiana Ducks
General Pershing
Parker
Louisiana
Mrs. Harding
Sectio
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Francis Wayland
Walt
Atrita
Mel
Will M. Matin
Tselier
Arthur Clutton-Brock
Boston Transcript
Wortorn /Newspaper Union
Mimerson
Firefly
Rugkin
John C
Bloody Hisble Institute
Saul Ln
Mrs
Uxchangra
Fletcher
Sorghum
Dean
Ash
Illinois
Doan
Bor Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Hall & Ruckel
New York
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