Moreland Community News Roundup
Mrs. Rasmussen and Dr. Glen suffer diphtheria with hospital reports of serious condition. A water main burst on Indiana street causing Friday to Saturday street flooding. The masquerade event at Riceberg's Hall is scheduled for February 16. Local business notices list John Nelson and Joseph Olson serving customers, with Ruth Pierce and brother John returning to Toledo College January 6.
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John &. Nelson
Austin Avenue
Forty-eighth Avenue
Joseph Olson
Ruth Pierce
Brother John
Toledo
Iowa
Austin
Ruth
Electric Bitters and Pain Balm Advertised Across Stores
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify blood and promote a radiant complexion for women while Chamberlains Pain Balm is praised by D B Johnson of Richmond Ind for foot pain relief. Traill Cooling and Chas P Miller drug stores carry both products.
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Traill & Cooling's
Chas. P. Miller's
Chamberlain
D. B. Johnson
Richmond
Ind
Traill & Cooling
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A series of wry observations about marriage and gender roles. The piece notes that a reasonable woman neither loves nor hates, that men pursue wives and sometimes others, and that married life changes a woman’s focus from affection to the home and furniture. The tone is sharp and humorous, with social commentary on fidelity, independence, and expectations.
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New York Press
Recent Inventions Highlight Practical Household and Dental Innovations
New dental tool guard uses a sleeve and a semi circular metal plate to catch debris during use. A curved curtain hanging method preserves fabric with a spring steel grip to secure the fabric. A self opening can employs a steel strip and cut can head for opening. A New Jersey carpet fastening uses cups and spring heads for instant placement. A waste gate keeps water reservoirs at proper levels with a pivoted gate and overflow.
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New Jersey
Local Merchants Advertise Thrift and Enterprise
The Vindicator notes thrift and enterprise of home merchants, highlighting community shops and their value to residents. The piece underscores small business resilience and local economic spirit.
Piano tuning as a field for women workers
A Kansas City Journal piece argues piano tuning suits women. It cites a finer female ear, low physical exertion, and equal pay potential, urging reform to end salary disparities and support women balancing work and family while pursuing skilled trades.
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Kansas City Journal
Age Limits of Great Men Across Eras and Professions
A survey of famous figures shows the Bible age 70 as a common reference point with many leaders, conquerors, philosophers, writers, painters, scientists, musicians and religious figures dying younger or older. Notable deaths include Caesar 66, Napoleon 61, Shakespeare 52, Bach 65, Newton 84, Plato 82, Confucius 71.
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Mirabeau
Pitt
Caesar
Richelieu
Cromwell
Washington
Charlemagne
Frederick the Great
Disraeli
Augustus
Bismarck
Talleyrand
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Hannibal
Themistocles
Marius
Marlborough
Tilly
Blucher
Barradotte
Wellington
Xenophon
Moltke
Spinoza
Descartes
Hegel
Aristotle
Socrates
Leibnitz
Linnaeus
Copernicus
Galileo
Kant
Plato
Newton
Humboldt
Byron
Schiller
Moliere
Virgil
Shakespeare
Dante
Dickens
Horace
Racine
Scott
Milton
Cervantes
Aeschylus
Rabellais
Petrarch
Euripides
Corneille
Victor Hugo
Goethe
Voltaire
Sophocles
Raphael
Corregio
van Dyk
Holbein
Valesquez
Rembrandt
Rubens
Michaelangelo
Titian
Schubert
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Weber
Schumann
Beethoven
Bach
Palestrina
Spohr
Handel
Haydn
The Antiquity of Beds Across Ancient and Medieval Times
The article traces bed history from floor sleeping in antiquity to common beds in the Middle Ages. It notes feather beds among Romans, Heliogabalus’s air cushion by A D 210, English use under Henry VIII, and Dutch German practices with two feather beds. It also mentions Russian ovens as warm sleeping platforms.
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Heliogabalus
England
Henry VIII
Holland
Germany
Philadelphia Times
Burns Relic Candlesticks Sold at Sotheby's London
A collector bought two 10 inch brass candlesticks once in Burns's Ellesland parlor before Dumfries. Framed memorandum signed by Burns's eldest son authenticates them. The state candlesticks realized 11 guineas at auction.
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Burns
Sotheby’s
London
Ellesland
Dumfries
Millet's Angelus Model Adele Marler Portraits
The article notes Millet's Angelus stirred many and identifies Adele Marler as the model for the woman in the painting. It mentions she bore no resemblance to the man who posed beside her and that the male figure’s pose of prayer became a lasting image in art history.
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Millet
Angelna
Angelus
Adele Marler
Pheasant Trick Described by Ancient Observer
An old English writer notes the pheasant’s simple behavior of hiding its head, likening it to an ostrich in Africa. He recounts a curious capture method using a painted portrait to lure the bird into view, allowing the hunter to net it as it inspects the artwork.
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Fowler
Danish Arctic Expedition Seeks Answers on Northern Lights
A Danish team travels to Iceland's north coast for the winter to study the aurora. Led by Dr. Adam Paulsen of the Danish Meteorological Office, the crew brings advanced electric and photographic instruments and aims to clarify mysteries about the northern lights.
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Iceland
Adam Paulsen
Paulsen
Diebold's Electric Hazard Sign Replaces Skull Symbol
A German label now uses a zigzag bolt emblem on transformer chambers and poles to warn of high voltage danger, replacing the traditional skull and crossbones. The lightning mark signals electric risk in public spaces and utility sites.
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Germany
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Berach
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Austin 2
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Rheberg Hall
Catlin’s Orchestra
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Harry F. Brown
N. 50Th Court
Donaldson
P. G
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New York
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Wasat
H-e-1-l-o
Wihon
Vihon
Lake St.oak Park
G. E. Fletcher
Tel
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Albert Burgess
Choice Bakery
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