Voltaire's Conflicts and Decline in 18th Century Paris
Jean Francois Marie Arouet known as Voltaire angered authorities with satirical writings during Louis XIV era. He was imprisoned in the Bastille twice, then exiled to England after his second release. Returning to France he pursued writing and business, growing bitter toward the church. his death in 1778 saw the cure of St. Sulpice deny him burial.
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Jean Francois Marie Arouet
Voltaire
Ninon de L’enclos
Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Bastille
England
St. Sulpice
Slavery of Indian Captives Under Puritan Massachusetts
In early Massachusetts wars Indian captives were divided for households and bought as servants. Reverend Peter Thatcher bought an Indian girl in 1673 for five pounds down and five later, documented as a high priced servant. He later beat the girl for nearly harming his child, a brutal diary note. The Puritans sold Indian captives to the West Indies, including King Philip's wife and child. Edward Everett later criticized this history in sharp terms.
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Massachusetts
Roger Willams
Adam
Peter Thatcher
Milton
Mass
the Times
Thatcher
Theodoriah
West Indies
Philip
Edward Everett
Jacob’s Reduction Telegram Reveals Hidden Truths
A London Jewish businessman’s message to his wife about a 3000 pound profit from a New York deal is shortened by distorting clues. He omits details, leaving only Rachel’s name and address after calculating risks of discovery and the wife’s likely deductions.
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New York
Majestic
Liverpool
Jacob
Rachel
Chicago Daily News
Ancient Roads Across Deserts From Herodotus Passages
The text recounts Herodotus on a great Egyptian king building a stone road across the sands for pyramid material transport using 100000 workers over ten years. The road featured mausoleums and statues and may be traced near the pyramids as the oldest stone surfaced road remains. It also notes Babylonian roads around 2000 B C to major cities paved with brick and praises early road builders from Persia to Peru.
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Herodotus
Egypt
Babylon
Susa
Ecbatana
Sardis
Nineveh
Great Poet's Limitations
In Mrs. Clara Watts Danton’s The Home Life of Swinburne a scene shows his mind fixed on pretty and imaginative literature and unable to grasp soda syphon mechanics. He watches as she operates it, fears for her safety, and admires the result saying he could not have done it. The anecdote ends noting his poet’s gift compensates his mechanical limits.
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Swinburne
Clara Watts Danton
Local Folks Return After Pleasant Estes Park Week
Lodgepole residents report a pleasant week visiting Estes Park and Denver Colorado. Several families from Sterling and Colorado Springs were seen with relatives here. Community members attend visits, surgeries, school events, picnics, and local gatherings while plans for travel and relocation continue.
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A. BB. Persinger
Estes Park
Denver
Colorado
George Minshall
Sterling
John Vavlats
C. J. Smiths
Clara Patrick
Colorado Springs
John Pavlat
Potter
U VP
Cheyenne
Nell Bates
Exton
Eaton
J. G. Carter
Pairfax
Missouri
Virginia
J Floyd Carter
Ll. R. Barlow
Florence
George Barlow
Sunol
Fern
Paulzine
Schroll
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
San Francisco
California
Gladys Wolf
Long Teach
Lincoln
L. R. Barlow
Sidney
Rev. Staley
Omaha
Rudy Marek
Keith
Wall
North Bend
Nebraska
Martin Christensen
Oakland
South Divide
Boulder
RB. J. Watson
Waco
Leo Thompson
Shenandoah
Iowa
C. E. Hofer
Hofer
Local notes on rain, harvests, and community events at White Cove Valley
A Tuesday shower brought hail to some areas while White Cove saw no hail. Corn ripens well and local residents prepare for fairs in Crook and Sterling. Updates on visiting relatives, market days, sewing and canning, threshing, and school preparations populate the week.
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Phyllis Brossard
Vernon Reeves l
Willie Gross
Crook
Johnny McDonnell
Bob Simpson
Jennie
Sterling
Jesse Moon
Hazel Marshall
Lois
Wilma Reeves
John McDonnell
Chas
Mr. Moon
Margaret McDonnell
Marshall
Phil Brossard
Trostetler
Loudy
White Cove
B. Phelps
Ollie Wilson
Frank Loudy
Board of Registry
Barber School House
Ray Pope
Merlin Bloon
Johnnie McDonnell
Bol Simpson
Local Social Roundup From Center Area
Center items recount visits and calls among Harlan County families from Tuesday to Friday. Numerous routes to Gurley Sidney and Dalton noted, with teens entering high school and a center school opening September 4.
Remarkable land crabs migrate to sea in vast night columns
Land crabs inhabit global shores with West Indian populations favoring sugar cane. Each year in May or June these purple crabs abandon inland holes, marching at night in immense columns up to three miles long and 200 feet wide toward the sea, undeterred by obstacles.
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West Indies
Open Air Dancing at American Legion on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Open air dancing events staged at the American Legion venue occur each Wednesday and Saturday mornings, inviting community participation and informal music and dancing in a casual setting.
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American Legion
Master Mechanic at C B and Q R FE Sterling Colorado
ACT write Master Mechanic C B and Q R FE in Sterling Colorado. The notice records the appointment or designation of a master mechanic and the associated railroad facility in Sterling, Colorado, indicating official capacity or employment details.
Heatwaves and daily life in Spring Canyon and surroundings
The past week brought extreme heat with a 104 degree reading, locals claim it is the hottest in the region. Community news covers hospital visitations, surgeries, travel, shopping, and visits from Crook to Sterling, Proctor, Sidney, and Wynot theatre happenings. Several families report health updates, travel to Lincoln and Omaha, and a recent beneficial rain.
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Clahn
Grandma Colburn
Crook
Sterling Hospital
Vin
Robert Nicholas
Etern Nebraska
Milo Moore
Lincoln
Ma McKel
Sprecker
Buzz Lee
Dan Beebe
Frank Deaharty
Denver
Omaha
Doris Mentgen
Sterling
Denrado
Zodiac LeBlanc
Lloyd Lehmkuhl
Lodgepole
Lulford
Wynot Theatre
Ray Sheffield
Bert Hilliard
Peaches and Fruits Sale Listing Fragment
A fragmentary price panel lists various canned fruits including No. 2 can peaches No. 2 can apricots No. 2% can plums No. 244 can white cherries with 10 cent prices, reflecting a budget shopper ad.
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White Cove Valley
Harold Powell
Earl Andeson
Aurora
Grace Edens
E. W. Roberts
Kenneth Powell
St. Patrick’s Academy
Alva Birdwell
Babe
J. H. Birdwell
C. A. Dancroft
Robert Prentice
FE. E. Osborn
Velrn Rose
Center School
Norma Talmadge
West
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Hinds
Towa
United States
Railroad Labor Board
Car-Aml
Tran
R. FE
Sterling, Colorado
Spring Canyon
Money Savers
van Camps
van Camps Pork & Beans
Sunkist Pork & Beans
Castile
Olive Volcanic Swifts
White Foundry
Luna Soap
Naptha Arrow Brand
Ivory Soap
Dutch Cleanser
Lewis Lye
Farmers Union Co-Opera
Tive Association
E. J. Leonard
Mgr
the Telegraph
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