Notable 19th Century Figures and Events Summary
The fragment cites Valentinian’s assassination, astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel's birth and 1848 death, James Madison born 1751 in Port Conway, VA, Napoleon IV’s death in 1886, Napoleon Eugene Louis Joseph born 1856 in Paris and killed in Zululand on June 1, 1879, and a 1807 fire at Helicon Hall, Englewood New Jersey, home of Upton Sinclair’s cooperative colony.
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Valentinian
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
James Madison
Port Conway
Napoleon IV
Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph
Napoleon III
Paris
Zululand
Helicon Hall
Upton Binclair
Co-Operative Colony
Englewood
N. J
Astronomical Notes and World Affairs Mixed Across Page
Tonight's astronomy data reports bun set and moon set times with day length. Opinion snippets cover politics, business, rights, fashion and military topics including Kuropatkin and Russian generals. A timber sale in Ireland yields higher profit than farming on a fifty year old forest tract.
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Ireland
American reading tastes shift toward light diet says Harper's
In Harper's Magazine E. M. Martin argues contemporary Americans favor light reading while English readers pursue substantial works. He cites busy lifestyles and prewar demands as reasons for American preference, noting that many rely on earlier era reading and skim portions rather than deep study.
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Harper's
Mr. E
Martin
Swift Gieace
Pacific focus shifts as Brooks urges broader U S fleet role
Sydney Brooks argues in the London Fortnightly Review that America’s naval strategy should not be limited to showing force against Japan. He cites three factors reducing Atlantic importance and urges guarding the Pacific, where U S interests have expanded since 1898, tying Hawaii and the Philippines to rising East Asia influence.
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Pacific
America
Sydney Brooks
Japan
Atlantic
West Indies
Great Britain
United States
Mr. Brooks
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Atlantic Seaboard
Hawaii
Philippines
Far East
Far Eastern
The Noiseless Shooting Iron Advances in Warfare Debate
The article discusses Hiram Percy Maxim's noiseless gun and its potential impact on warfare. It notes smokeless powder makes lines nearly invisible, bullets reveal enemy positions only by flight, and questions risks of a silent weapon in crime while acknowledging modern arms' advantages.
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Black Hand Band
Hiram Percy Maxim
Salads with Kidney Beans and Tomato Jelly Rings
The article describes three salads. One uses kidney beans with mayonnaise on crisp lettuce. Another arranges tomato jelly as a ring mold filled with celery and mayonnaise, garnished with shredded lettuce. A novel potato salad starts with mashed seasoned potatoes, lemon rind, onion, garlic, chilis, then piles on a dish and tops with hard boiled eggs and parsley.
Willing to Help A Protracted Call on Miss Evans
Young Mr. Sapley visits Miss Evans, a pianist of note, after she plays Bach for twenty five minutes hoping he leaves. He blurts out he could listen to her playing endlessly. Miss Evans asks if he would like more music, in a coy reply.
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Mr. Sapley
Miss Evans
Approaching Infinity Lettered Exchange At A Party
A humorous dialogue from a Punch caricature shows First Lady chiding a Second Lady who insists she is always coming to see her. The exchange uses mock polite banter while hinting at social duties and flirtation.
Remedy for Deafness Through Constitutional Treatment
The article states deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they cannot reach the inner ear. It attributes most cases to Ostarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube, claiming only constitutional remedies can restore hearing and offering one hundred dollars.
Pension bid for Civil War veterans faces slim odds
Washington dispatch reports Rep Sherwood of Ohio urging a pension of 1 per day for veterans who served eighteen months in the Union army, claiming savings from reduced army size could fund the program. Critics doubt passage as counterforces, while lawmakers spar over related tax and canteen issues.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congressman Sherwood
Ohio
House
Sherwood
John Sharp Williams
General Sherwood
Kustermann
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Simms
Tennessee
Silquor
Committee On
United States
England
Gems In Verse A Call To Action In Verse
A Somerville Journal verse urges readers to rise from idle dreaming and join the world of work. It emphasizes getting up, taking action, and contributing to progress, citing Mark Boxzaris and the Turk as examples of wakeful diligence.
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Mark Boxzaris
the Turk
Somerville Journal
Simple Things and Silent Strength in Daily Care
A reflective piece from the Baltimore Sun urges humble daily deeds and patient love as the path to bloom in life. It celebrates small tasks, faith, and steady effort shaping kindness and communal good amid adversity.
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Moil
Power in You to Shape the World Says Glimen
A stirring call urging readers to unite and act for justice. Charlotte Perkins Glimen declares the world rests in the individual and demands bold, decisive use of power to achieve right outcomes, prompting collective responsibility and bold action.
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Charlotte Perkins
Glimen
The Mother's Heart Translation Fragment
An unfinished translation presents a grim tale where a boy is urged to bring his mother's heart for a dog's meat. The old woman dies and her heart rolls over hills, speaking to the fleeing boy as he collapses, the bleeding heart asking if he is wounded.
I Have Had Enough of Wisdom and Love
A lyrical verse attributed to Arthur Symone speaks of weariness with wisdom and mirth. The speaker longs for a long road ahead and sea and land to await, seeking sorrow and strife as life fades into night and sleep.
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Arthur Symone
Woman and Artist Thought to Win Mee
Fragmentary lines describe a woman and artist amid thoughts of fame and artistic effort. The text references a lauded voice or instrument and mentions a small pink fist and a wet lute, evoking intimate creative struggle. The passage appears cryptic and poetic without clear event or attribution.
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Offered As Kidney Remedy
Great medical triumph of the nineteenth century from Dr. Kilmer, kidney and bladder specialist. Swamp Root is claimed to cure kidney, liver, and bladder trouble including Bright’s Disease. Free sample bottle and book offered by mail with address to Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton NY. Regular bottles sold by druggists.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Multiple World and State Political and Crime Items
Rhode Island Democrats meet at Providence this Saturday and New Mexico Republicans hold a territorial convention at Silver City. Papke and Kelly of Chicago set for a Milwaukee bout tonight. Battleship fleet at Magdalena bay to practice targets. A Hong Kong police crusade targets American brothels. Emperor Francis Joseph curbed by illness. James Johnson of Chattanooga dies by suicide. Kentucky night riders rioting suspect offered reward by Governor Willson. American Railway Engineering convention in Chicago. New York finance gentries optimistic on conditions. Fort William resident William Garten kills wife then himself. American Railway Association reports fewer idle freight cars. Wilmington youth Krashevski kills father after scolding. Panama torpedo boat flotilla hosts officer entertainments. International Trades unions and AFL meet in Washington. Lakes trade to open earlier. peace negotiations in Morocco May begin. First Pan American scientific congress funds urged.
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Billy” Papke
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Milwaukee
Magdalena Bay
Silver City
Hong Kong
Francis Joseph
James Johnson
Chattanooga
Willson
Kentucky
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
Seasion
New York Financial District
William Garten
Fort William
Ont
American Railway Association
Matthew Kraschefsky
Wilmington
Del
Panama
International Trades Unions of America
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Morocco
Mulal Hafid
Abdé-El- Asif
Arst
Santiago
Chile
Ayes Had It Prompted By Brown Eyes In Congress Scene
A secretary to a congressman charms a cabinet official with her beauty and wit. He declines a favor for a constituent, remarking on her eyes, and the aide responds that the ayes leave it. Tokio dispatch notes March 16 as the final reply in the matter.
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Congress
Exhbelberta Burke Billie Burke English Actress of Stage Fame
Miss Billie Burke born in Washington rose from music hall novelty to operatic stage and musical lyrics fame. Her career includes My Wife and The Blue Moon with a long career on both sides of the Atlantic praised for charm over acting range. She explains her name origin from Ethelberte and a friend nickname Billie.
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Theaier Geers
Bille Burke
Jehs Drew
Washington
William E. Burke
Burke and Andrews
Exhbel
Berta
Billie
Mamie
Mise Burke
Sili Lonico
Bilils
Ethelberte
Ethel
Weber
Faultfinders Scarce Canal Are Disappearing
New York reports progress on the Panama Canal as Captain F W Kuta U S A engineering instructor at West Point returns from thirty days inspection He cites 2 000 000 cubic yards of earth removed in twenty four days and predicts completion by July 1 1915 with general satisfaction and no faultfinders.
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New York
Panama Canal
F. W. Kuta
West Point Military Academy
Kuts
Republican Announcements For County Offices
Republican notices name Fred M. Jackson as candidate for County Treasurer, Dr T B Love for Trustee of New Albany Township, John S Mann for Trustee of New Albany Township, Ollies Emery for Trustee, Moses L Jackson for Assessor, and John A Hinds for Assessor of New Albany Township, all subject to Republican primary decisions.
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Fred M. Jackson
T. B. Love
New Albany Township
John S. Mann
New Albany
Emery
Brustee
Moses L. Jackson
Hmself
John A. Hinds
Himsel
On His Forty Second Birthday Orchard Faces Death Sentence
Boise March 16 Harry Orchard who killed former Governor Stuenenburg in Caldwell with a bomb December 30 1905 will appear in Canyon county district court next Wednesday before Judge Fremont Wood to hear the death sentence pronounced.
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Boise
Idaho
District Court
Canyon County
Harry Orchard
Stuenenburg
Caldwell
Fremont Wood
Napkins Enter Household Use in Fifteenth Century
The article notes that table napkins emerged in the fifteenth century for family use starting with children. Etiquette guides advised wiping fingers and lips with napkins, while cloths long reached the floor for adults. Early adopters wore napkins on shoulder or left arm before tying them at the neck, provoking a conservative French writer's scorn.
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Jasper Packand
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Eveoing Tribune
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Ade
Fasioce
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Kuropatkin
Homer
MR. Sherwood
Foraker
Republican Party
Cy Sulloway
New Hampshire
Burleigh
Sulloway
Hepburn
Roosevelt
Pete Hepburn
Ohnee
Baltimore Sun
Cape
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Wanderer
Rhode Island
Providence
Dea Moines
Tokio
Cid Ree
Fac Simite Signature of
Bears
Wrarper
Sig
Texas
E. P. Turner
Daligs
Pisao
Globe Security and Trust Go
Redden Block
Wl. E. Gov
State and Market
William Suloemer
Floyd Ree
Claude Sittason
Ig Democratis Con Ae
Ones
Charles W. Long
Sattee V. Bulliet
Ee Es Ca’ Ney Au Rantiert
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