Benjamin Franklin Viewed by Modern Lights in Critique
A Philadelphia Times critique questions Morse and Parton biographies of Benjamin Franklin. It argues Franklin’s life was misrepresented as virtuous, cites alleged deceptions, and notes other sources credit his partners and rivals for major works and events. The piece also recounts a maritime tale of a boy hero and a Hindu reformist view on infant marriage in India.
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Benjamin Franklin
John T. Morse, Jr
American Statesman
Philadelphia Times
Franklin
Frankii
Parton
Mr. Morse
New England
Benjamin
William Keith
Kesemer
England
London
Ralph
Keith
Wiley Benjamin
Morse
Thomas Godfrey
Miss Read
Deborah
William
Albany
Ebenezer Kennersley
Yale
Harvard
David Hall
Hall
India
Indore
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Palmetto
Bay State
East Liverpool
George Eliot
Henry S. Leigh
Odell
Leigh
Iron chloride cure for limb trouble and Milne biography
German surgeon Dr. Hoffman describes a chloride of iron procedure to treat a diseased limb, involving antiseptic cleansing, nail elevation, repeated iron solution applications, crust removal, and eventual painless excision. The passage also profiles State Senator John O. Milne of Minnesota, a hunter with Sioux ties, famed for discovering the true source of the Mississippi and his 1881 Sitting Bull visit, plus a Wisconsin bear tale and a Washington, D C congressman anecdote.
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Hoffman
John O. Milne
Minnesota
Mr. Milne
Fall River
Mass
John O
la Crosse
Red River
Mississippi
Lake Itaska
Schoolcraft
Glazier
Milne
Sitting Bull
Bismarck
W N. Y. Star
Curious Mortar Analysis Reveals Ancient Temple Remains
Readable findings show four mortar samples from a German ancient foundation dated to the third century. Lime to sand ratios range from 5.33 to 13.87 percent, with very coarse sand. Researchers speculate the remains may be a Mithra temple from antiquity.
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Germany
Mithra
Collinsville
North
South America
The Eye Colors of Great Men Through History
An oculist with thirty years in eye study asserts that thoroughbred Americans have steel blue eyes. He notes that among civilized peoples eyes become lighter over time and that many historic and living great figures show blue or gray eyes, challenging any link between eye color and intellect.
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Bismarck
Gladstone
Moonlit stroll ends with man hurt after push in cemetery
A Shamokin man engaged to a local woman took a stroll to a romantic cemetery. He dozed at moonrise. she, jealous, shoved him after he spoke the name Mollie. He rolled down a bank and was torn and bleeding, now recovering by the sea while the engagement is hung up.
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Edson
New York Health Department
Columbus
Ohio
Atlantic City
Mollie
Pittsburg
William Black
Mary Anderson
Newark
Del
Guadalajara
Mexico
Fredericksburg
Browning
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Leland Stanford
San Jose
California
G. F. Neggsmith
Harlem
N. Y
Henry Isaacs
London
David Salomons
Benjamin Philips
Myn
Kentucky
St. Louis
Philadelphia Journal
Sandwich Islands
Edinburg
Scotland
United States
Robert Lincoln
New England
Mme
Patti
Ireland
Frank B. Carpenter
Lincoln
Brush
Ferry Hanshaw
Portland
Ore
Charles B. Pope
Chicago
Danville
Congress of Orientalists
Stockholm
Odin
Upsala
Congress
New York
Powderly
Eaison
Austria
Archduke Joseph
Little Aziz
South
George W. Cable
New Orleans
Mr. Cable
Global and Local News Nuggets From 1891 Era Notes
A rapid mix of items covers cable plans from San Francisco to Australia, shifts in trade from Chicago lumber to casters, energy shifts in Ohio, Colorado mining output, French telegraph ideas, fashion peeks, theater fare, and factory plans. The column lists varied notes on people, inventions, and regional curiosities with a period-tinged, world-weary voice.
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San Francisco
Australia
Chicago
Hellaire Steel Works
Ohio
Colorado
Legislators Snake Incident Stuns Georgia House
Georgia state representative Mr. Gordon caused a sensation by drawing a live snake from his pocket during a legislative session. The reptile's darting tongue and ensuing laughter dispersed members, pelting the chamber with shock and mirth as one member called the prank uncanny and ill advised after a late night.
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Gordon
Georgia House of Representatives
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Prop
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Leader Sewing Machine Co
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Picard & Roberts
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Chris
Fahy
Pacific Hotel
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French Indies
Philadelphia
Pine Woods
Washington
Capitol
Burke
Science and Industry
Buffalo Express
William Temple
France
Voiapukt
Tribune Mks
Steuben County
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Henry M. Sherwood
Woodhull
Corning
Hank Sherwood
Sherwood
Hank
Young Sherwood
Peet Sherwood
Aedison
Cook
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J. . Stranahan
Buffalo
Charles Cook
Havana
John H. Chedell
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