Atlantic Was A Continent Linking Worlds Says Pearson Weekly
The article claims America once connected to the Old World via a great Atlantic continent. It cites Mexican ruins in Yucatan resembling Egyptian architecture and script, plus similarities in religion and art. Scientists suggest prankish theory, but evidence points to a shared ancient linkage.
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Atlantic
Egypt
Assyria
Yucatan
Mexico
America
Old World
Pearson’s Weekly
Nest in a Horseshow by wrens in England wall
A pair of wrens built a nest among thirteen old horseshoes hung on a garden wall near an old boxing area in Everthorpe Hall Hast Yorkshire England. The mother bird was found drowned in a nearby pail, but the male cared for the young until they fledged. The horseshoes with the nest still hang on the wall.
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Everthorpe
Yorkshire
England
The Father of the British Navy Visits Cairo
Sir Henry Keppel, age 91 in June, is wintering in Cairo. An old friend there reports Keppel remains lively and energetic, saying he would be content if at 70 he were as strong, and recalls Keppel’s sea and land yarns with buoyant humor.
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Henry Keppel
Cairo
Herr Keppel
Harry Keppel
Talleyrand
Scarcity of Servant Girls in Berlin Due to Factory Labor
Report notes a shortage of servant girls in Berlin as factory work draws workers away. The shift in employment reduces domestic help availability and reflects broader urban labor trends.
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Berlin
Moreland Plans All Day Fourth Celebration
Mr A F Rehberg returns from Michigan to join the Fourth in Moreland. A boy born at 65 North Fiftieth Avenue brings joy to Harry F Brown. Mr Frank Clemenson and Miss Jessie Burkhardt wed last Monday at the bride's home 145 Forty-eighth Avenue. An old fashioned parade, base ball game, racing, tug of war, greasy pole and pig catching, dancing and fireworks mark the day with prizes for events at Forty-ninth Avenue and Huron Street. The parade features floats from local businesses and bands, with 600 school children marching.
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A. F. Rehberg
Familly
Michigan
Moreland
Harry F. Brown
Fiftieth Avenue
Frank Clemenson
Jessie Burkhardt
Forty-eighth Avenue
Geo. A. Campbell
Forty-ninth Avenue
Huron Street
Pain Balm Brand Cited In Family Healing Tale
German resident George Schaub recounts his wife suffering severe back pain for eight weeks. After using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm bought from local stores, her pain vanished and she could resume duties. Product listed at G H Harris Austin Schnit Pharmacy and Avenue Pharmacy Oak Park.
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George Schaub
New Lebanon
Osu
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
Thoughts on Politics From Gustave Vapereau
A collection of reflections on democracy, progress, wealth, and institutions. It contrasts equality with instability, superiority with virtue, and the persistence of ideas across eras, noting the conservative liberal interplay and the shifting meanings of events and structures in history.
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Gustave Vaperau
Diverse Notes on Trade, Demographics and Projects
The passage surveys global manufacturing growth in Japan, Seattle’s planned care for an Indian chief’s grave, census figures for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, an estimate of gold lost to use over centuries, Cherbourg harbor costs, Porto Rican dance culture, a fast New York Connecticut trolley concept, cotton millowners funding for worker kinder gardens, and Annette McCrea’s plan to add small parks at Rock Island railroad stations.
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Seattle
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Cherbourg
New York
Connecticut
Columbia
S. C
Annette McCrea
Iron Ore Transit Across Lakes to Furnaces
Walden Fawcett and Ernest Blumenschein describe the Great Lakes iron ore traffic as a vast, efficient chain moving ore from Northwest mineral stores to Pennsylvania and Ohio furnaces in under a week. Modern steel cars carry fifty tons. ore travels by rail, lake steamer, and rail again on colossal ships. Ships range 350 to 500 feet, carry 6000 to 9000 tons, and feature electric lighting and steam-powered equipment.
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Walden Fawcett
Ernest L. Blumeinschein
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Middle States
Great Lakes
Exercise and Diet Preserve a Woman’s Beauty
Outdoor exercise and a diet are essential for beauty. The article argues that daily chores at home wear a woman down, causing lines of care to spoil freshness and youth as she ages.
Secretaries of State Pledges Honor to William Gwin
William Gwin, a longtime colored messenger who has served thirteen secretaries of state in thirty years, bears a gold watch inscribed from William M. Evarts dated February 1893. The piece highlights Gwin’s service and the token of esteem from a senior official.
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William Gwin
Colored Messenger
William M. Evarts
Time Required to Reason Wood
The time for seasoning wood varies greatly from weeks for some timbers to many months or years for hard dense wood.
No Pies No Cakes To Pains Or Aches
A brief saying warns against indulgence and urges endurance against fatigue. It emphasizes avoiding excess and pursuing steady effort.
Butler Higgins and the Lady of Hinglish Prefect Society
A humorous Youths' Companion tale recounts Higgins the English butler who serves a dignified American socialite. During a grand dinner, his master’s awkward table manners provoke a wounded look from Higgins, who finally winks and pleads, claiming the life is too humbling to endure.
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Higgins
Ters
Gilpin's Shop Disappears Cheapside Landmark
The City Press of London notes the disappearance of John Beyer’s linen draper shop at 8 Cheapside, a landmark tied to the Gilpin ballad figure. It cites 18th century directories and Gentleman's Magazine to trace Beyer’s life and his link to Cowper’s poem, clarifying that the hero of the ballad was not Gilpin.
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City Press of
London
Cheapside
John Bayer
John Beyer
William West
Aldine Magazine
Beyer
Mr. West
John Annesley Colet
Cowper
Paternoster Row
John
Gentleman’s Magazine
Martha Beyer
Ken
James
Gilpin
Two Sides of the Ohio Reflect Growth and Stagnation
The article contrasts life and industry on the north and south banks of the Ohio River, noting progress on one side and thriftless stagnation on the other. It argues that Kentucky, despite slavery, grew its population faster than Ohio in the last decade according to the census.
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Ohio River
Kentucky
Ohio
Russian Government Plans U S Agent on Homestead Study
The Russian government intends sending an agent to the United States to study homestead legislation. The aim is to understand how the law could be partially applied to peasant communities within Russia.
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United States
Definition of a mile square and four square miles
A mile square is a surface with each side measuring one mile, while a four square mile is any surface that contains exactly one mile square.
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