Beveridge Unmasks Lincoln in Human Portrait
A Beveridge biography of the first 50 years of Abraham Lincoln argues that the hero was a flawed yet capable man shaped by ambition, disappointment, and expediency. The critic praises the work for demystifying legends while presenting a vivid, understandable figure who rose to greatness through adversity.
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Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Herndon
Lincoln
Ingersoll
Washington
Abraham Linecoln
Albert J. Beveridge
Houghton Mifflin Company
Beveridge
Schubert
Geveridge
Ann
Mary Todd
James Shields
Shields
Gayety
Lincoln Douglas
Cliff Dwellers Found with Well Preserved Ruins
A park naturalist reports cliff dwelling ruins high on the north wall of Grand Canyon near Clear Creek canyon. The site shows at least eight dwellings and one or two kivas with walls up to four feet high and rooms ranging from six to sixteen by forty feet. Stone steps lead to the largest room overlooking a meadow likely cultivated by ancient inhabitants.
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Grand Canyon National Park
Clear Creek Canyon
Bright Angel Canyon
Grand Canyon
Changu-Narain
Khatmandu
Nepal
Balajee
Narain
Brahma
San Francisco inventor claims wind driven clock near perpetual motion
Frank Andratti of San Francisco unveils a wind driven clock he says is the closest approach to perpetual motion. The mechanism uses metal balls dropping into a cup on the drive shaft, with the ball weight powering the clock.
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Frank Andratti
San Francisco
Pa Dratti Clock Uses Wind Power For Five Days
The device operates 250 balls on Pa dratti's clock. At every quarter hour a ball is dropped from the cup and replaced by another from the track above. The ball travels a circular runway, enters a wind operated elevator, and is raised to join the drive shaft for continued operation.
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Padratti
Nepal Valleys and Temples Exceed Royal City Splendor
National Geographic notes Nepal’s secluded Kathmandu valley protected by permits, its ancient royal temples, palaces, and sacred sites across Kathmandu Patan and Bhaktapur. It describes Taleju temple towers, Ajatpala Deval stairways, dragon-brimmed Balajee gardens, and pilgrimage to Pashupati with rich Hindu Buddhist symbolism.
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Nepal
India
Taleju
Durbar
Khatmandu
Bim Sens
Jung Bahadur
Bhatgaon
Defense of the Owl in American Wildlife
The great horned owl is widespread and harms poultry and game birds yet helps prairie ranchers by reducing ground squirrels gophers prairie dogs and cotton tail rabbits. Smaller owls like screech and pygmy owls mainly feed on insects.
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United States
Barn Owl’s hunting help noted in California and regions
The barn owl is credited with controlling poached gopher in California and attacking cotton rats and common rats in the South Atlantic and Gulf states. It is reported that nine tenths of its food consists of mice.
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California
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Scandinavia defined by includes Sweden Denmark and Norway
The term Scandinavia normally covers Sweden Norway and Denmark. Some geographers extend it to adjacent islands Iceland and other regions.
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Finland
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Islands
Iceland
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Claims Medical Endorsement
This vintage ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe antacid for sour stomach and indigestion. It appeals to daily users, noting pleasant taste, quick relief, and long standing brand trust under the Phillips name since 1874.
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Phillips
Phillips Milk
U.S
Charles I. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Not the Right Effect
A brief exchange questions whether a person is still losing value, with response that she reduced nothing further beyond time and money already spent.
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds, claiming it settles even deep throat and lung symptoms by noon. The copy urges readers not to despair when social plans loom and to use the product for rapid relief.
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Pape
Adv
Trusting to look at least saves wor ry beforehand
The sentence appears garbled and unreadable, offering no clear people places or events to summarize into a newspaper card. No verifiable entities or facts are present to form a coherent T and S under the required format.
Castoria: A Comforting Baby Remedy for Fretful Infants
Castoria offers gentle relief for babies and fretful children with a vegetable formula. Doctors endorse its safety for the youngest infant and recommend keeping an extra unopened bottle for emergencies. It also aids older children and comes with a guiding book.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Alschuler
Urbana
Ill
Frederick H. Merserve
Mary Todd Lincoln
Oliver R. Barrett
Robert T. Lincoln
Frederick H. Meserve
Macomb, Ill
Lynch
New Orleans
Illinois
Vandalia
Springfield
Ann Rutledge
Atlantic Monthly
John McNamar
The
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Mong
Himalayan
Xkhatmandu
Patan
Baghmutti
Vishnumatti
Mandhera
Baghmatti
Durbar Hall
Bhupatindra Mall
Raja Bhupatindra Mall
Ajatpala Deval
Bhawani
Pashpati
Hanford
Ali
PISO
Dr. Pierce
Silas H. Eidson
Box 4
St. John, Kans
Castoria
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