The History of Ice Cream Discovery in Pennsylvania
A historical overview traces ice cream from its Northern Pennsylvania origins with an Indian squaw freezing cow elk milk, through early congealing and sugar use, to the rise of cream, eggs, and air beating. It notes the shift from paddle to steam and horse-powered machines, the broad economic impact, and even mentions doctors and lawyers profiting from the dish’s indulgence.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
CWS
The Lime Kiln Club Motto Debate in Detroit
In a Detroit Free Press passage the Lime-Kiln Club debates motto changes. Elder Toots coughs as Brother Gardner rejects swapping watchwords arguing steadiness matters for duty, citing experiences with fraud and reliability and stressing consistent conduct over slogans.
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Toots
Gardner
Committee On Judiciary
de Pusson
Dar
Hull
Worms
Dis
Detroit Free Press
Legal Ad Gets Rich With Pious Fundraiser
A young Middlesex lawyer joins the orthodox church and promptly drafts a fundraising subscription to pay salaries and debts. His legal phrasing dominates the appeal as he seeks funds to “promote the worship of God” while repeatedly referring to the holy name in formal terms.
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Middlesex
Orthodox Church
Culate
Boston Record
Ancient knowledge of mechanical powers and Archimedes
The text traces early understanding of levers wheels and pulleys in ancient Egypt and Greece, notes Archimedes 233 B C contributions, and explains the inclined plane’s true discovery in the 16th century with Galileo and Stevinus. It covers the screw propeller concept by Hooke in 1641 and the screw jack’s first use, highlighting 19th century vessel propulsion and 20th century mechanical advances.
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Archimedes
Galileo
Stevinus
Holland
Hooke
Inter Ocean
A Washington Idyll Ends With a Fading Love
In a Washington scene at a swell boarding house a congressman's daughter and Reginald de Moriarty share a tender moment. He reveals disillusionment over her family’s poverty and his own dubious prospects, and, after a cold farewell, walks away leaving the girl alone.
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Reginald de Moriarty
Washington
Reginald
Papa
Celeste
Washington Critic
A Low Fellow in The Rambler Dialogue
Adelphus warns Reginald about De Smith, calling him a low chap after a sighting. Reginald defends him as decent, while Adelphus recalls De Smith carrying a bundle recently and denounces him as vulgar.
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Adelphus
Reginald
Cad de Smith
Chappie
Rambler
Capital Punishment Joke From Somerville Journal
In a schoolroom exchange, a four-eyed teacher asks Johnnie to define capital punishment. The boy quips that it means being placed among the girls, and the line ends with a humorous misdirection about seating. The piece then notes Egyptian temple priests as bald and naked to the waist with linen petticoats. The Romans used bean meal and rice paste to smooth skin and reduce wrinkles.
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Johnnie
Somerville Journal
Isis
Featherbone substitute from bird quills transforms industry in Michigan
The scarcity and high price of whalebone spurred B K Warren to invent Featherbone from goose and turkey quills. Located in Three Oaks Michigan the factory grew into a large enterprise in two years. Machines strip plumage, split quills and extract pith then twist fibers into cords and tape. The final sewn sheet is strong elastic and unbreakable. lighter cheaper and more durable than whalebone for dressmaking and whips. Quill plumage yields mattresses and nitrogen rich pith is fertilizer. About 300 jobbing houses handle goods, employing 150 people and consuming 46 000 quills and 125 miles of thread daily.
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Three Oaks
Mich
Warren
Reign of English Parties and Parliament Representation
A historical outline notes political representation in Britain from 1532 with the first reform bill dated 1874 and 1880. The fragmentary text hints at the evolution of party power across centuries, implying shifts in seat distribution and reform milestones within the British Parliament.
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Health Cures
An uneven collection of ads and notes extols Dr Pierce health tonics including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. It also compares lawyers to cats in a satirical jab and touts agricultural expanses, sponge farming profits, and a Rochester Rural Home subscription offer with various volumes for a dollar and fifteen cents.
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Pierce
Rochester
N. Y
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort and Value in City Stay
An advertisement extols the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot listing 613 rooms, daily rates from $1, and amenities including elevator and restaurant. It claims better living value for families than any other first class hotel in the city.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
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