First Workable Automobiles Highlighted in National Museum
A 1898 Duryea motor wagon, likely America’s oldest automobile, has a prominent display in the National Museum. The primitive phaeton features a rear engine, long steering rod, and a crank start. Duryea’s vehicle introduced a differential for turning, a spray carburetor, electric ignition, and water cooling, foreshadowing modern cars.
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National Museum
Washington
Charles Duryea
Duryea
Christmas shopping misfire and sea wall project notes
A Frankfort youth recounts an early Christmas buying spree fueled by lessons from last year and an unfortunate gift mix up involving a beaded moccasin parcel to a southern city woman. Separately, Galveston’s sea wall expansion proceeds toward the 1900 disaster legacy with 9,000 feet completed and 1,200 feet remaining at a cost of 1.9 million borne by the government.
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Frankfort
Indianapolis Neves
Galveston
Argument Over Language Sparks Courtroom Scene in London
In an Oxbridge court in London England a man faced charges over using offensive language. The defendant claimed he was merely arguing with his wife a witness testified he was not arguing but telling her off.
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Oxbridge
Inturh
London
England
Man Refuses to Believe Death of Lieutenant Cramstolt
In official reports Lieut J C Cramstolt of the Tasted Staies army was declared killed. He refuses to accept that he is dead, even after his body was exhumed and brought back from France. He insists the corpse is not his and denies the discovery.
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J.C. Cramstolt
Women Offer to Marry Canadian Railway Worker
One hundred eighty applications were received from women offering to marry a Canadian railway man who appealed to Preston guardians to supply a wife. The board appointed a town and a woman to handle the letters.
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Preston
England
England town weighs charter to join 1000-year history
The oldest English registers lie in In Tripton Staffordshire with a church dated at a millennium. The town weighs applying for a charter of incorporation to formalize its historic status and governance.
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England
Tripton
Staffordshire
Eog
Hidden Light Belief Sparks Public Debate
In the Hebt-Albeny Journal a discussion notes that a real light is seldom hidden yet some men keep a bushel to create the belief it conceits, expressing a persistent puzzle over perception and truth in public discourse.
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Hebt
Albeny Journal
Do It Now Song Of Encouragement And Kindness
A compact poem urges immediate action and warmth. It pleads to sing, share kind words, and show love while today remains clear and tomorrow may not come. The refrain repeats Do it now with notes of gladness and affection to brighten friends and loved ones.
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Jones
Tribe Nears Extinction as Seminoles Moved to 21000 Acre Reserve
A severely declining Seminole population of about 205 faces removal to a 21,000 acre coastal Florida reserve. The article notes historic conflicts with the United States, describes the tribe’s appearance, social rules, bead adornments, and distinctive single room palm huts perched above ground in jungle settings.
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Florida
United States
Realistic Object Lesson Ends In Near-Fatal Fire
A Chicago couple disputed eternal damnation. The husband doused his wife with gasoline and struck a match, neighbors rescued her before full immolation. The man is under medical examination as investigators probe the incident.
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Chicago
Allenist
History of Pawnbroking and Early Licensing
The text notes that Roman emperors lent money on land and pledge based lending. It states pawnbroking was regulated in England in 1756 and licenses were issued, reflecting early formal controls on the trade.
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Estand
Turkish Women Fine Linguists
Turkish women are noted for speaking half the languages of Europe and for knowledge of ancient Greek, Persian, and assorted languages beyond. The passage highlights their linguistic fluency as a remarkable cultural trait.
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Europe
The Rummage Sale as a Worthy Institution
The piece praises rummage sales as worthy church fundraisers while using household curios like Brown's silk hat and a mantelpiece pug to illustrate how objects pass on. It urges readers to examine personal prejudices and habits, comparing them to rummaged possessions and calling self-improvement the true goal.
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Old Brown
Haverhill
Mass
Misleading claim on Egbert as first king of England
The text questions the label of Egbert as the first king of England noting he ruled Wessex and overlaid other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms as overlord, with true unification not complete until 960 under Edgar. It discusses overlordship of Kent Sussex Essex Mercia East Anglia and Northumberland and Northumbria’s submission before full crown of England.
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Egbert
England
Wessex
Add
Kent
Sussex
Essex
Mercia
East Anglia
Northumberland
Eghert
John Richard Freon
Britain
Northumbria
Pame
Falgar
Why Manners Are Important In Daily Life
A collection of quips and excerpts on manners, travel, beavers, and testing water. It cites remarks from London Express and notes a forest ranger’s tale of beaver damming, plus a beaker method for water testing and a proverb about promises and vision. The pieces showcase era tone and curiosity about civility and nature.
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Annyone
Chapin
London Express
Tobacco foes losing ground in prohibition debates
An article in Leslie's Magazine argues tobacco abolition lacks broad support. A New York Press Service survey of newspaper editors shows limited public backing for adult tobacco prohibition, with Utah and the Mormon influence shaping outcomes.
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Garret Smith
Leslie's
Tobcco
Press Service Company
New York City
Tait
Wiven
Gladstone’s Umbrella and the Midlothian Moment
A fragmentary note recalls Gladstone’s umbrella as a symbol of his policy during September 1885 campaigning with the Midlothian electors. It mentions ministers opposing shelter under his banner and references caricatures and language terms.
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Bladstone
Gladstone
Midlothian
Public Land Sale Notice in Santa Fe County
State of New Mexico publishes a notice of public land sale in Santa Fe County. Details include parcel descriptions, sections, townships, and associated names and post offices, with references to shares and parties such as Martin of Santa Fe, Ruveell I Duna of San Francisco, and Ploersheim of Springer, New Mexico.
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State OF New Mexico
Santa FE County
Pia AD. Martin
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Ruveell I
Duna
San Francisco
Cal
Ploersheim
Springer
Tech
Beree
Mina
A.D. Martin
Russell
Dunn
Floersheim
State OF New Mexi
Land Sale of Described Tracts in Santa Fe NM 1921
The New Mexico Public Lands Commission announces a public sale on July 25 1921 in Santa Fe listing multiple tracts with varied sizes and improvements including houses wells and fencing with payment terms a one twentieth bid and options for partial payment over up to thirty years. Reserve rights include easements and state reservations with possession after contract and all deposits due at sale time.
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New Mexico
Gelock
Wai
Santa Fe
County of Santa Fe
State of New Mexico
Santa Fe and
Grant County
Che Dat
Gale
Lowe
Public Landa
State of
State Land Office
Anya Talane
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