Brady’s Leap and Brady’s Lake in Summit County
A historical note recounts Brady’s fight with Lenape near modern Kent. He defended a narrow Cuyahoga crossing at a rock ledge, leapt a twenty two foot gap, was shot in the hip, hid under a fallen oak, and escaped to return home. The site became Brady’s Leap and later Brady’s Lake, used as a summer resort for a decade.
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M. Maurice Levy
French Academy of Sciences
Dr. 4
Farrington
Jefferson
Silliman
Nigsley
Weston, Conn
Laigle
France
French Academy
Ravenna
Northampton
Summit County
Brady
Cuyahoga River
Kent
Heap Jump
Jake
Brady’s
Romantic History of Brady's Lake in Portage County Ohio
Brady's Lake in Portage County, Ohio, blossoms as a summer resort with a legendary origin. Capt Samuel Brady, famed frontier fighter, is said to have slain eighteen sleeping Indians with knife and gun, then wounded two, as regional lore recounts.
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Brady
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio River
Practical benevolence schemes for self help by George W. Childs
The article describes how George W. Childs helped a widow start a boarding house by mentoring her as a businesswoman. He financed the first year's rent and set a five year repayment plan at five percent, enabling her to build a successful operation. It argues benevolence should follow practical business principles to empower recipients.
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George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Mr. Childs
Childs
Man Promises Kiss Count for Shooting Stars
In a chatty note from the New York Evening Journal, Tom boasts of kisses promised for each shooting star, while Jack asks about his tally. He reports his tally not yet collected as her father confronted him, leaving him owing at least two million kisses.
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Tom
Jack
New York Evening Journal
The life of a sailor improves with ship safety
The life of a sailor grows safer each year due to vessel construction advances. Twelve years ago one sailor in every 106 who went to sea lost his life. now one in 256 is lost.
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Salton
Cal
Gulf of California
Sfaip
Aly
Malley
Bermuda
Guiana
Demarara
Bermudas
Electro Magnets at Work in Steel Plant
An Mnois steel company debates using electric magnets able to lift up to five tons to move steel beams within the shop. The discussion highlights claimed efficiency versus safety concerns as workers observe the potential benefits and risks.
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Mnois Steel
Fashions for Fall Carry Over Summer Styles
New York notes warn a severely cold autumn will hurt women who extend summer fancies into fall. Designers show flowered silks, semi transparent cloths, fichus, strap trimmings and boleros in fall gowns. White shades, lace, and cream decorations persist with pale pink accents shaping the season’s morning and day dresses.
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New York
Dresden
Fall Fashion Notes From The Period Wardrobe
The article describes festive front garments in white cream or black with cream lace trim and large cuff details. It notes MHchotrope shades, early fall models, and elaborate dresses with gray tan and brown tones. Silk etons match the fabric color except for black silk, and white suits paired with biscuit shirts show swagger.
Ants Conduct Forage Like Military Campaigns in Africa
A resident describes a 15 000 strong army of ants marching from a hut to a fresh earth mound. The column forms a siege, with attackers scaling the mound and carrying crickets and grasshoppers to the base. After provisioning the nest, the ants return home, showing planned labor division and exhaustive efficiency.
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South Africa
New York Herald
Sewing machine industry shows vast U S reach
The United States hosts sixty five sewing machine factories with twenty million dollars in capital, employing about nineteen thousand workers and generating over fifteen million dollars in annual receipts. Most machines are made in the U S and nine tenths of world production comes from American firms, with extensive foreign shipments and patent driven innovation.
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United States
New York Sun
The Land of the Lazy Man
In a late sojourn in Honduras L B Givens finds a paradise for lazy men where crops require little labor and land offers incentives for enterprising outsiders. He warns whites used to civilization will struggle among a largely ignorant population 100 years behind the times.
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Honduras
L. B. Givens
What He Was Looking For
A tramp asked for food at a suburban farmer’s home and, while eating, claimed he seeks a fair workplace. He described wanting a vineyard where a man who comes in late still earns a full day’s wages, citing a New Testament standard as his goal. He resumed his quest after finishing the meal.
Cheap Tea Sparks Outcry in Mincing Lane
Tea traders whirl with anger as Ceylon leaves drop to five cents a pound drawing protests from planters in the spicy breezes. The London Telegraph notes such a price could disgrace Ceylon and Indian tea, questioning public payment for the infusion.
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Ceylon
India
London Daily Telegraph
A Prodigy Parrot Speaks of a Father’s Lost Friends
A talking cockatoo and parrot exchange lines about a parrot’s early years. The cockatoo remarks on grown-ups listening long ago while the parrot recalls his father losing friends trying to hear the parrot’s cute talk at two months old.
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Puck
Family Joke Highlights Close Call With Trolley
Mrs Style reports her husband narrowly missed a trolley accident with his dog Fido nearby. The exchange turns on relief that harm was not serious and the dog’s safety amid the scare in Philadelphia.
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Fido
Philadelphia
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