Plato’s ancient olive tree near Athens confirms Plato era link
The olive tree known as Plato’s dates from before the Academy’s time and remains near Athens despite damage from insurrection. Ground owner Mamracks had Millarakis examine it. findings support legends of great age while Camburoglus notes the tree was already old when Plato studied there.
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Plato
Athens
Academy
Mamracks
Millarakis
M Camburoglus
Nationalbrary of
Scientifis American
Get a Patent Offers Free In Formation And Advice
In a notice readers are invited to pursue patent protection for their inventions. H. J. Robinson, Patent Attorney, offers free information and guidance, with contact P O Box 644 Salt Lake City.
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H. J. Robinson
Salt Lake City
Indian yogi trains thirteen years in Black Caves postures
Rava Luchman Dass spent fourteen years learning from priests in the Black Caves of central India to become a yoga master. His trial to be ranked included balancing on fingertip ends with his body suspended, under constant watch by judges for seven days and nights.
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Rava Luchman Dass
Black Caves
Central India
Bava
India
Strand ‘Magazine
Happiness as a Duty and Practicality Rise
A brief note observes a shift toward practicality with happiness framed as the first duty of a person. The piece suggests a growing belief that personal happiness should guide behavior and decisions as society values practical outcomes.
Telephone Manners and Miscellaneous Epigrams
A collage of quotes on manners and philosophy. The snippet cites the National Telephone Journal on courteous speech, notes faults as a social constraint, mentions Saxon crypts at Hexham abbey, and touches on religious cosmology, teaching respect, and domestic advice.
Trade the Water Wagon for an Automobile
A Nashville American excerpt notes a man quitting drinking as appearances suggest. The commentator observes he is about to change behavior and adopt a new path, hinting at a personal renewal and potential life change.
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Nashville American
Breach of Promise Industry Flaunts Downward Trend in New York
In New York signs point to a declining breach of promise industry as courts convict a prominent pursuer on perjury charges. Police report several women once thriving in the scheme now face reduced fortunes and new cases emerge across cities. Observers note the genre waning while headlines cheer or mourn the shift.
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York
New York
Brynes
Long Island
Mae Wood
Platt
Fortune of Postage Stamp Bidder Fades in Court
Writ of attachment issued by Justice Bischoff targets the property of Abraham White known as the postage stamp bidder who earned about 200000 from a single deal after investing 44 cents in postage stamps to win 1500000 in United States bonds. He then secured financing from Russell Sage to fulfill the bargain. White, once a telegraph operator in 1296, rose to wealth, but creditors in New York now seek debts he cannot repay as his fortune wanes. He reportedly lives in a Long Branch mansion once owned by John A. McCall, cost 800000, and has funded a wireless telephone venture to avoid collapse.
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Justice Bischoff
Abraham White
White
New York
United States
Russell Sage
Stock Exchange
Long Branch
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Millionaire Seeks Lincoln Relics for Private Museum
A New York multimillionaire believed to be J. Pierpont Morgan is negotiating to buy the Lincoln memorial collection kept at the house where Lincoln died and owned by Capt. Osborne H. Oldroyd. Oldroyd says the buyer offered a private collection aim and would not reveal the purchaser’s name, insisting the collection not be broken up. Congress bought the house in 1896 and rents to the collection’s owner, who guards it as thousands of tourists visit. The room of Lincoln’s death remains unchanged on the first floor.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lincoln
Osborne H. Oldroyd
Capt. Oldroyd
Oldroyd
Old House
Congress
Washington
Leopold
Steinbeck
Steinbock
Hildegarde
Gace
Betty
Rothag
Congress Pensions Widows of Presidents and Generals
The article notes Congress may grant a pension to Mrs Cleveland at five dollars yearly under a special act, recounting pensions for Mrs Tyler, Mrs Polk, Mrs Garfield, and Mrs Lincoln. It discusses Lincoln’s earlier service and a review by pension office officials. It lists widows of Gen Logan, Gen McClellan, and Gen Blair receiving two thousand dollars annually.
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Cleve
Congress
Lima
Tyler
Polk
Garfield
Lincoln
Alloa
Hees Reatake
Harrieos
White House
An Puch
Cleveland
Army of the United States
Fils
Ra H Thompson
Pension Office
G. A. L. Merrifield
Board of Pension
Gen
John A. Logan
George’ B. McClellan
Frank P. Blair
Princess Hildegarda and the Barachelt Frontier Affair
In a chapter from a 1965 Bobbs-Merrill tale, American consul Warrington witnesses a staged marriage plot in Barachelt. Princess Hildegarda and English Bet y Moore clash with the manipulative Steinbeck as Leopold is hurt, a window is shattered, and a resolve to flee across the frontier shapes a tense escape. The narrator notes a budding bond with Betty and hints at future plots across Barschelt’s frontier.
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Barachell
Europe
Rel Rg
Hiad
Hildegarde
Prince of
Doppelkinn
Betty Moore
England
Steinbeck
Prince Doppelkinn
Warrington
Hildegarda
Barscheit
Hermann Steinbeck
Betty “Moore
Max Scharfenstein
Barschelt
Fragmented 19th century text hints at marriage norms and rumors
The fragment discusses marital dynamics and social expectations, noting that a wife should support her husband and not harp on his misdeeds while he pursues feats. It hints at encouragement, steady fiber, and cautious courtship, with scattered phrases about partnership and virtue.
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Maine
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Lake City
Utah
Athena’ Academy
Pembroke Stationery CO
National Telephone Journal
Great Britain
Hexham Abbey
New York American
Satan
Talk OF
Ustry
Indus
Harold McGrath
Man On the
Eto
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Rascal
Gehe
Barachelt
Pola
Isis
Jay Ting Airt
Ifre
Auently
Sree
Betsey
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