Where the Day Changes A note on the international date line
The article explains why crossing the international date line in the Pacific can shift the calendar by a day whether moving east or west, showing a practical example of time zones and the concept of a starting meridian for a new day. It notes that a traveler moving east would lose a day and moving west would gain one, with a thought experiment about circling Earth and remaining noon while experiencing a full day.
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Pacific Ocean
An Interesting Talk in Henry Clay’s Era
A Kentucky farmer sends a servant to Lexington with a note for a bank president. The servant returns claiming he met nurse Henry Clay in the bank and spoke with him. The master asks about the topic. the servant bows and replies that Mr. Clay said to him, and the same to Mr. Clay, in a humorous exchange reported by Every body’s.
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Henry Clay
Kentucky
Lexington
Mr. Clay
Darky
John Anderson My Jo Poem Graces Burns Verses
A compact excerpt of Robert Burns letters or song lyrics, recalling the couplet style of John Anderson My Jo. It traces aging, enduring affection, and partnership through memories of youth and shared life. The piece ends with the line about sleeping together at the foot.
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John Anderson
Tiny Jo
John
My Jo
Winter Sled Fort and Snowman Folklore
A brief verse imagines winter scenes with a yellow sled race and a child building an ancient fort, a stout snowman with a coat for an eye a broom tie and a stovepipe hat, celebrating playful winter creativity.
A Doctor's Hobby Declares a Sensation in London and Edinburgh
A false name, Robert Peebles, sparked talk as a British physician pursued anatomical studies of athletes to boost speed. He examined leg muscles across about a thousand men over five years and though surgeons warned him, he pressed on until a commission was formed. He died during sanity tests, leaving his brain to the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peebles
London
Edinburgh
Peebles
Beggar Boy Converts Sixpence Into Ninepence Trick
A beggar boy asks an old man for sixpence and promises to turn it into nine. He spends three pence on a loaf, then returns three pence and the loaf to demonstrate the total equals nine pence. The baker gains three pence, the boy three pence, and the man ends with nothing but a loaf.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Meilhac and the costly dish at a Paris restaurant
The French composer Meilhac, absorbed in his opera, points to the bill’s first and costliest dish. The restaurant racks the kitchen to prepare it. He then asks for its removal and two fried eggs, leaving the huge meal uneaten as the proprietor watches in disbelief.
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Meilhac
M. Meilbae
M. Meilhac
Care of the Ear From Health Column
The article advises calm handling of ear intrusions by avoiding alarm and attempting no risky extractions. It suggests pouring warm water to drown the insect, then removal by fingers, and briefly notes tobacco smoke to stupefy it, urging to seek a physician for any foreign object.
Highest Courage In The World’s Scale Of Valor
The American Journal of Clinical Medicine argues that the world’s praise for bold acts is shallow. It defines true courage as the quiet endurance to face foregone disaster with steady resolve, and ranks the fear driven, self controlled act of facing fear as the highest form of bravery.
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American Journal of Clinical Medicine
Ig Mide
Jerusalem
First Indian West Pointer Monlac D. Moniac Creek Hero
The first Indian to gain an appointment to West Point was David Monlac a Creek born in Alabama. He studied at the Military academy from September 18 1817 to July 1 1822 when he graduated and earned a brevet second lieutenant in the Sixth Infantry. He resigned December 31 1822 to become a cotton printer. In 1836 during the Florida war he led as captain in a mounted Creek volunteers regiment and became a major on November 15 1886. He died six days later at the battle of Wahoo Swamp.
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West Point
David Monlac
Alabama
Military Academy
Florida
Moniac
Wahoo Swamp
New York Sun
Rival to the Marseillaise in British music criticism
Gerald Cumberland in Musical Opinion argues that wartime spirits rarely produce enduring art but credits Sir Edward Elgar's Chantons Belges Chantons as a worthy counterpart to the Marseillaise, noting its greatness alongside the famed French anthem.
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Gerald Cumberland
Edward Elgar
Real Chivalry Portrait Banter in Baltimore Opinion
A Baltimore American item frames a witty exchange between a society leader and a gallant cavalier. The leader demands a plain opinion on a portrait, while the cavalier bowing replies that plain terms about that likeness would be impossible.
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Fair Society
Baltimore
Short Cut Principle in Rational Decision Making
The quote urges choosing the soundest reason as the guide for action. It emphasizes aligning thoughts and deeds with the rational path favored by Aurelius in pursuing efficiency and integrity in conduct.
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Marcus Aurelius
Arabian Horses and Their Training in Ancient Tales
The Breeder's Gazette discusses ancient stories of Arabian horse care and training. It notes no patented Arab training method exists, mentions feeding with barley and dates, and describes early colt breaking and water deprivation training as part of desert voyage preparation.
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Hie
War toll and fronts 1915 as fighting intensifies
British forces report total war casualties since war began to July 20 near 331 thousand with 9,106 in the navy. Petrograd says forty coal ships sunk in the Black Sea. Italy mourns General Antonio Cantore. Turkey possibly cedes Dedengatch to Bulgaria. Bulgaria neutrality debated. Britain accepts American note on sea freedom with caveats. Leelanaw sunk off Scotland. all crew saved. German eastward push toward Warsaw continues with gains near Narew and Piaseczno. French storms La Fontelle lines. 700 German prisoners. Submarine warfare resumes in English waters with French and British losses. Lagosta Island depot destroyed by French-Toulan boats. Italian air attack hits Riva on Lake Garda. British air action at Dardanelles disrupts a submarine. Warsaw defense breached further. Germans close on the capital from north and south. Western front activity milder. Italians and Austrians report limited gains. Turko-German forces reportedly land in Tripoli, Rome cites conflicting advances. Overall, early 1915 fighting remains intense with back-and-forth across multiple theaters.
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Petrograd
Black Sea
Germany
Antonio Cantore
Warsaw
Teutonic
Berlin
Narew
Bug
Piaseczno
Poland
Lublin-Chelm
la Fontelle Heights
Launois
Voges
French War Department
English
Toulon
Lagosta Island
Adriatic Sea
Riva
Lake Gorda
Dardanelles
Lublin
Vosges
Gorizia
Rome
Vienna
Tripoli
France
Belgium
Russian
Sidney Nebraska Officials and School Board Listings
Directory style record listing government and public service posts in Sidney including National, state, and local offices such as Postmaster, Treasurer, and Railroad Commissioners, plus the Sidney Public Schools staff, trustees, and teachers with room-by-room role assignments.
They Saw the Ghost in Scotland House Tale
Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff recounts a lady and family renting a Scottish house haunted by a wandering female ghost. The owner altered the floor plan to create two rooms, then one. The lady realized she was the dreamt resident and, complained of a missing ghost, only to be told she herself was the haunting ghost.
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Mountstuart Grant-Duff
Scotland
Oneida Sloop Destroyed by Bombay Near Port in 1860
A historical account recalls the 1860 sinking of the U.S. sloop Oneida after a collision with the British steamer Bombay near port. The Bombay captain, alleging he carried Lady Eyre, dismissed the ship and left the crew to die. The Bombay captain faced mob action, dismissal, social ostracism, and died in disgrace within years.
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United States
Bombay
The
Eyre
Yokohama
Imitation Dressmaker Gown Followed Suit
A brief exchange notes a dressmaker making a gown exactly like another, with a remark about following suit. The Philadelphia Ledger fragment hints at fashion copying and social mimicry in a concise quote.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Societies Listings of Fraternal Groups and Meetings
A dense roster of fraternal society meetings and officers. Royal Neighbors Camp No 12 meets third Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the I.O.O.F. hall. Frank Welch Lodge No 75 meets first Tuesday. Providence Chapter 108.20 meets second and fourth Wednesdays at the Masonic Temple. Sidney Lodge No 91 I.C. C.F. meets Mondays. I.O.O.F. 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Rebecca Degree. various other lodges meet on set days with named officers and secretaries listed.
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Royal Neighbors
L.O.O.F. Hall
Elizabeth Greenlee
Ana Wuiaart
Frank Welch Lodge
A. F
A.M. Weets
H. Scareeper
W. MM
Leslie Newpacen
Providence
Masonic Temple
Mary McMnnrosn
W. M
Myrtie Nicrolsos
Sidney Lodge
C. BE. Couch
J. Henuwin
V. Sumner
G. A.K
F.C. Johnson
Ad. S. Sheffer
Sidney Camp
M. W
Jos. Oberfelder
V. C. R. A. BarLow
Sidney Lodge No
A.O OU. W
Hall
Lady Rittenhouse Hive
Lady Maccabees
Isabelle Zimmer
L. C
Edna Granneman
R. K
Vallant Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows Hall
J. T. McIntosh
C. C
K. S. Agnew
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OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
Ohn Anderson
Brent
Robert Burns
C.M. Wright
NEW Harper Building
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Sidney Drug Co
Courage
Turkey
Bulgaria
Dedengatch
Sofia
Great Britain
Washington
Kirkwall
the Telegraph Directory
National Brody
Senate
M. Alteheock
Norris
McCool
P. Kinkaid O'Neal
J. H. Morehead
Pearson
Cesseee
H. Smith
BE. Hall
Public Instruction
A. O. Thomas
F Beckman
H.G. Taylor
H. Tt Clarke
T. L. Hall
Railroad Commissioners
U. 8
R S. Postofficoe
John T Mclntosh
Maggie Keltey
Sidney Fire Department
A. K. Greenlee
E.D Worden
FE. B. Tobin
Hte
BF. A. Jack
Eeee
Clee
W. L. Bates
B. K Bushee
Aeee Kimball
Seers
Wwth
M.grimes
North Platte
Simon Fishmas Sherif
J. W. McDaniel
Uae
Doran
Cess
Gy P. Chambers
Atha McFadden
Eae Chow
H. Bordwell
Duck Parks
Clayton Radcliffe Assessor
Eee
Ees
Louis Wasems
L. R. Bartow
Lodgepole
F. X. Athn
Gurley
N. H. Troelstrup
Potter
Board Village
Trustees
Sidney
L. O. Fundingsland
J.d.mcintosh
J. J. Parks
Gus Wellner
Leslie Neubauer
Clark Robt
A. Barlow
Jus
L. McIntosh
Leroy Martin
J. A. Bentley
Momedor S. Mishman
Sidney Public Schools
W.d. Braham
W. A. Pond
J. D. McMillen
Gacy C. Ingersoll
Mabel C. Johnson
Solomon Willis
Frank W. Leger
Florence E. Mead
Martha K. Greenlee
Winifred Wood
Olive Mann
Grace McFadden
Valeska Neubauer
North Side
Lena M. Starrets
Oneida
Eodi
Ee Brewinc Co
Omaha
Sociteties
Rebecca
Anna, Wright
N. G
Ella Williams
Cheyenne
Meeen
Nelse W. Olson
L. H. Bordwell
Mayme Davis
HL Euna Williams, Recorder
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