Reverend Hitchcock and Wartime Sermon Sparks Debate
A historical note recalls Dr. Hitchcock a minister in Perm broke Mass who voiced bold patriotism during revolutionary times. His Election Sermon stirred Gov. Gaye and surprised friends as he critiqued leaders while preaching to a frontier battalion, highlighting his fearless rhetoric.
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Permbroke
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Gov. Gaye
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Minnie
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Modern Warfare: Long Campaigns Yield to Decisive Encounters
The article argues future European wars will shift from prolonged campaigns to decisive clashes. It compares anticipated modern battle casualties and densities with Napoleonic era fighting, noting mass casualties, high disease mortality, and the grave toll on troops before, during, and after combat.
Great Men's Last Words And Anagoras And St Lawrence
Anagoras the philosopher who ran a school reportedly asked for two holidays before dying. St. Lawrence the Martyr, roasted on a gridiron, spoke in Latin couplets to the emperor and calmly noted he was roasted enough before dying. A quip about an up to date girl ends with a pun on being up to anything.
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Napoleon
Baties
Anagoras
St. Lawrence the Martyr
Iperor
Popular Science Observations and Odd Global Facts
A collage of science notes covers animal vision, travel by train for health, insect respiration challenges, land use efficiency, ancient water quality, and global evaporation estimates. It quotes flora and fauna curiosities, Viking-age techno notes, and cultural siting rules from Indigenous customs including posture rules for men and women and female etiquette insights.
Rising Generation Portrays African Child in Port Elizabeth
Fragmented notice blends cartoons and travel ad copy, contrasting a naked African child in a hut with modern notions of equality. It weaves in a Boston and Providence tour promotion, dated August, detailing rail and steamship arrangements for a social excursion aboard the Air Line route to Providence via steamer and train, with limited 20 day return window and reservations.
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Boston
White Moulins
Providence Vies Word Air Line
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Atlanta
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Evolution of the Belfry Word From Watch Tower to Bell Hub
The article traces how belfry originally meant a watch tower in Middle English. It notes the term split into two parts linked to borough and freedom. As bell hanging in towers became common, people linked the word to the bells themselves.
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Berfry
Fragmented reminiscences mix Grant tale with stray notes
A garbled OCR fragment recounts General Grant in San Francisco with a telephone anecdote. It also mentions Miss Morrison of Santa Fe and a loose tale of a horse bit incident, followed by a stray line about a United States Marshal appointment in Washington.
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General Grant
San Francisco
Grant
Morrison
Santa Fe
A. LE
Washington
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