What Miro Read at School Initiation into Culture turns sacred
The fragment recalls Miro's early exposure to great authors and the culture of reading. Teachers, Milton, Comus, and classical names shape his awakening, though his youthful picks favor cheap editions and popular titles over high literature, sparking a conflicted devotion.
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Miro
Shakespeare
Goethe
Adelph Bourne
Fale Review
Deadwood Bors
David Harum
Mire
Milton
Parke
Mira
Telllinns
Shofar in Hebrew Ritual and Its Ancient Roots
Hebrew historians praise the shofar as the oldest wind instrument and claim it originated in Mosaic ritual. Scholars argue it predates many cultures, spreading from a sheep-farming folk, evolving from ram’s horn alarms to a ritual and public signaling instrument.
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Cyrus Adier
Stelothel
Schofar
Teruel
Laraci
Fragments from a museum note on Roman Britain era records
A museum exhibit reveals discharge certificates issued to Roman era soldiers in Britain. It notes that certificates state honorable discharge after 25 years, potential Hotwan citizenship if not already held, and recognition of marriages, or future marriages, for widows and spouses with specified terms.
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Britain
British Museum
Many Dead in a Chilean Storm
A Chilean storm wrecked fourteen vessels and destroyed about a hundred small craft. Eighteen persons drown in Valparaiso while cities report rail and telegraph disruptions across Buenos Aires province. Heavy rains and floods affect Argentina, Cuba, and the Paranune line amid continued snowfall and rail damage. Washington hears electric railway concerns as the federal commission weighs remedies.
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Valparaiso
Eightraeven
Uile Port
Bala
Tanis
Goo Inns
Indiaputches
Buenos Aires
Uthat Reem
Pranaundine
Washington
American Electric Railway Association
Federal Electric Railways Commission
Cominiation
Wilson
Court Stops Brewing in Pittsburg Over Prohibition Charges
Federal Judge Thom son overrules demurrers by officers and directors of the Pittsburg and Independent Brewing companies. Announcement by attorney Willan Breanen says brewers and saloonkeepers in Allegheny county face prohibition law charges. Ford Ready for War in Michigan remarks on wartime policy shift during his testimony in the Chicago Daily Tribune libel suit. Santa Maria arrives from Bordeaux with 104 troops and related military transport details.
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Pittsburg
Thomson
Independent
Willan J. Breanen
Allegheny County
Masked Burglar Killed in Philadelphia Incident
A masked burglar was shot and killed by Prefete Ben Faust Frookile Stuppelle at a summer school event hosted by the Department of Romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania. Authorities report the confrontation occurred Monday during a thrash rally at a home.
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Fhiladehitia
Ben Faust
Frookile Stuppelle
Department of Romance Languages
University of Pennsyivanis
Wilbun J. Eeatl
George Krassel
New Plymouth
W. L. Reed
Inter
Kue
Twin Lakes
Itahn
Tuunel
Idaho Power Company
Yulike Utilities Commission
Lah Cement Stave Hilo Company
Nampa
Lewiston-Clarkston — Traption Company
Lewiston
Public Utilities Commission
Imege
American Forestry Magazine
Homer Smith Youngs
U. S Infantry
University of Iolaho School of Forestry
Anne Geraldine Parker Youngs
Los Angeles
Youngs
Captain Youngs
Wmgazing
San Francisco
Adel
St. Luke's Hospital
Mylse
Itahe
Naval Officers Advanced in Washington Promoted
Ten naval officers rise to permanent ranks upon executive recom mendations heard with support from President Wilson. The promotions reflect strategic changes in the service amid wartime efforts.
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Washington
Mare Beet
Frank Ofrete
Welw
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised by Mt. Holly Resident
Mrs H Howarth of 87 Water St Mt. Holly says Doan's Kidney Pills were worth their weight in gold. She endured kidney trouble for over three years before finding relief after trying other medicines, describing the relief as remarkable.
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Apelle
R. J. B. Slack
Doan’s Int CO
Buffalo, N
Fragmented San Francisco epidemic note and odd quotes
A garbled clipping recounts a mid 20th century San Francisco epidemic with public meetings canceled and masks required. The text includes stray mutterings about war’s end and societal changes, with churches closed and saloons still open.
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Dorling
San Francisco
The Real Thing and a German Cleer’s Claim
A fragmented dialogue shows a doughboy debating authenticity of a German item and recounts obtaining it after an uppercut on a Prussian. The exchange centers on whether the item is genuine and the exchange of memorabilia as souvenirs.
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Cleer
Helmee
France
Ileminghan Age Merald
Luxurious Living Tax Discussion In Addly Ton
Fragmentary OCR note references a man studying a restaurant tent and a wife being hidden. It hints at a debate over luxury charges for satin matite cloth forks and spoons and suggests concern about public attention triggering a luxury tax. Names and clear facts are missing.
Paris En Fete One Bastile Day Victory Parade
Paris celebrated Bastille Day with a victory parade along the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees. Allied armies represented by picked units and heroes, including mutilated soldiers who were honored at the reviewing stand with President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. Marshal Joffre and Marshal Focht led a ceremonial march amid a vast crowd and applause.
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Paris
Napoleon
Austertitz
Champs Hlysees
Place de la Concorde
Poincare
France
Deam
Guos
Arc de Triomphe
Clemenceau
Lorraine
Edmund Gros
Tremory
Frescellane Meuilers
Lafayette Escndriile
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Avc d'Triomphe
Mareshal Fooh
Beil- Tlant Avenue
Ford testifies as libel trial begins in Mount Clemens
In Mount Clemens Michigan Henry Ford testifies in his $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. Judge Tickets presides as Ford, called by the Tribune, provides limited direct testimony while editorials from the Tribune and Detroit Free Press comprise much of the evidence.
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Ford
Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
International
Chicago Daily Tribune
Judge Tickets
Mr. Ford
Tribune
Detroit Free Press
Scott greeted in London after transatlantic dirigible voyage
Major G H Scott commander of the HSM and Beleader Edwant Muakland, British air ministry representative, were greeted by officers from the Royal Air Force and officials in London when they arrived from Delft on the dirigible voyage.
Oregon Fire Causes $100,000 Loss in Allmay市
A Saturday blaze in Bennasville destroyed one third of the city business section and 21 residences. Estimated loss near 100000 dollars, with most property insured. final figures pending.
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Allmay
Ore
Bennasville Fiev
Tumutty Denies Cabinet Rumor In New York
Secretary to the President Joseph F. Tumutty denied a New York newspaper report that he would join the cabinet replacing Postmaster General Burleson. The denial was issued on Monday.
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Tumutty
New York
Joseph F. Tumutty
Wilson
Burleson
Allies plan trial for former emperor William
The Tageblatt reports allies will not compel Holland to surrender the former emperor William for trial. Instead they will urge Germany to press Holland to deliver him to the tribunal, signaling a political route to accountability without direct ultimatum.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Allies
Holland 1
Willian
Germany
Holland
Idaho News Roundup Makes The Frontier News
United States Marshal LeRoy Cy faces a state demand to cover a shortage amid various Idaho events. Reports note weather, road plans, forest fire aid, and convicts at Nampa. Local actions include highway bonds, beaver control talks, county road elections, and power and water rate requests with several incidents and projects across Idaho.
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United States
LeRoy Cy
Lie
Hahntave
Maho
Fish and Gine Department
Idaho
Win
J. Hall
Public Works
Boise
Bilas
American Falls
Oregon
Yellow Vine
General Find Office
Ralph Kelly
Salt Lake
R. J. Huffman
Trurtt
Nampa
Nampa Co-operative Creanery
Farmers’ Society of Equity
Mists
Florence York
Los Angeles
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Warns for Safe Use
An old warning notes that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin carry the Bayer Cross to prove authenticity and proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It mentions handy 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold cheaply at drug stores and identifies aspirin as a Bayer trademark for monoacetic salicylic acid ester.
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Bayer
Hearty Eaters In Australia Gain Surprising Insight
The article reports startling Australian food statistics, noting an average yearly meat consumption of 264 pounds per person equating to about two sheep and a fifth of a bullock. It also cites high intakes of wheat, potatoes, and sugar, with Tasmanians consuming notably large potato quantities.
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Australasia
Swamp Root and a Note Renewal Joke Feature
An old newspaper fragment promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming it treats kidney liver and bladder issues with testimonials from a druggist and customers. It also includes a humorous renewal note exchange between a man and a banker about extending a note payment by sixty or ninety days.
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Bilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Bunker
Suzu
Castoria Safety Note Appears in Old Remedy Ad
A vintage notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the correct signature and warns against counterfeit labels. The fragment mentions children and a familiar analgesic remedy, reflecting era advertising practices and a stray line about baseball umpiring and team success.
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Pether
Cuticura Ads Promise Comfort for Baby’s Skin
An old advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap for hot baths and Cuticura Ointment for red rough itching skin on babies. It also promotes Cuticura Talcum powder as part of the toilet trio. The copy shifts to a flippant quip about a fiancée and wife, joking about a kitten developing into a fiancée.
Farmers Work Harder Feet Use Allen's Foot Ease
Farmers and workers rely on Allen's Foot Ease to prevent foot fatigue and blisters. The antiseptic powder freshens feet and reduces friction in shoes, claimed to boost efficiency and comfort. Advertises its wide retail availability and appeal to women. Also includes a light joke about abandoning a torquescrew.
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Allen
Allen's
Adv
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