Washington Sword Gift Sparks Smithsonian Custody Move
Congress considers transferring the Washington sword and Franklin staff to the Smithsonian for safe-keeping and exhibition in the National Museum. Rep. George Summers presents relics from Samuel T. Washington, noting the blade as General Washingtons constant service sword used during the Revolution and Whisky Insurrection era.
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Growth of Our Steel Industry and the United States Steel Corp
The article traces US steel industry growth from 1845 to 1920 highlighting the rise of the United States Steel Corporation. It notes 142 plants producing steel and cement, 16 subsidiaries, 65 coke plants, 60 coal mines, 96 ore properties, 123 ships and 330 vessels, eight railroads with nearly 1000 miles of main line, plus docks and utilities. It cites 1901 mergers of Illinois Steel and Carnegie as a turning point.
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Helen's Visit Sparks Language Preference Swap
In T-Bone Land, Helen visits her grandmother when a friend comments on preferred phrasing for death as "passed on" rather than explicit terms, highlighting sensitivity to word choice in casual talk.
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Helen
Remark on Cow's Death and Cream Comment
A terse anecdote recalls a dairy cow dying and a dinner remark about cream from apple dumplings. Helen quips the cow’s passing denied them cream, highlighting rural humor in a small community.
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Helen
The Root of All Evil Quote Noted
A local note quotes Uncle Eben saying the love of money is the root of all evil and adds a humorous aside about rooting for money over football. The Washington Evening Star attribution frames the remark as a cultural saying circulated in print.
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Washington Evening Star
Indian Lodge Tales of the Lost Canyon Legend
Ford C. Frick retells a Paiute style saga where white strangers seek hidden gold in a canyon between two peaks. The Manitou destroys the canyon entrance after the chief’s son is killed, sealing the gold and curses the quest, leaving riches rumored to lie within.
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Southlands
Sudden Brain Action Lapse Cited in Rail Collisions
A historic note warns that rapid failure of brain action by engineers has caused many railroad collisions across the country, highlighting cognitive lapses as a major safety risk.
Misrouted call on rural party line leads to mistaken dance invite
A farmer recalls dialing the party line in a rural area with ten households. He reached Ellen but found she knew nothing of the dance, having accidentally spoken to another woman named Ellen on the same line. The mixup occurred due to ring variations that connect to any resident without a central operator.
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Copper color in African birds fascinates zoo cage display
A description from the Engineering and Mining Journal Press notes the birds in the New York Zoological Park cage of touracos show vivid plumage. The placard explains their red tint arises from seven percent copper content in the feathers.
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Zoological Park
New York
Engineering and Mining Journal Press
Hindustani Widely Spoken in India
Hindustani remains the most spoken language in India with a speaker base of over eighty million people. The figure highlights Hindustani’s prominence in daily communication across the country.
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India
Many Women Avoid Operations with Pinkham Remedy
Letterers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative to surgery for female ailments. Women from Wilson North Carolina and Akron Ohio report relief from pain and weakness after using the product, enabling them to resume daily tasks and motherhood. The advertisement invites readers to request a free private text on ailments peculiar to women from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ohio
R. G. Westover
Grant Street
Life expectancy trends in North America and beyond
The president of Cor dell University notes North America's average life is fifty six years, up from forty one in 1870 and fifty two and a half in 1910. Health education could add about twenty years. tropical India averages twenty four. New Zealanders reportedly live about sixty years on average.
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Diamond Dyes Promise Simple Home Dyeing For Any Fabric
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as easy to use for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics and claims the product will not spot fade streak or run. It suggests dyeing skirts dresses sweaters draperies and other textiles with guaranteed results and advises telling the druggist the material type.
Man Adopts Ragged Boy At Children's Home
A man arrives at a children's home to adopt a boy. A recently arrived, dirty boy plays in the yard when he is chosen. The man instructs him to get ready and leave, but the boy replies he has nothing to prepare with. Exchange.
Wisdom Talk: The Average Man Overestimates His Insight
A clipped remark notes that many people believe they possess superior wisdom, while the author suggests humility and cautions against overconfidence in one’s own judgment.
Debater Proves His Case When Uncertain of Itself
A reflection notes that a skilled debater can win an argument even if the debater is unsure of his own certainty. The idea contrasts confidence with effective reasoning and persuasion.
Brave at Wrong Time in Saturday Club Crap Game
A Washington Star quotation dramatizes misplaced bravery as Uncle Eben rejects using loaded dice at a Saturday Evening club crap game, calling such courage a waste. The remark reflects caution about risky conduct in local games and social circles.
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Eben
Washington Star
Angels and the Other Kind Marriage Twist
A man discovers he has married not one, but the other kind of angels in a curious tale of love and identity.
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