Charles Martel and the Battle of Tours in 732
The article recounts the 732 clash at Tours where Charles Martel halted a vast Saracen invasion led by Abderrahman. It contrasts Arab and monkish chronicles, notes heavy losses on both sides, and credits Martel with securing Western Europe from Muslim conquest, shaping Christendom and European history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bbon
Tours
Britain
Gaul
Europe
Charles Martel
Westminster Abbey
America
Christendom
Hallam
Charles
Abderrahman
Spain
France
Eudo
Garonne
Loire
Abderrahmani
Natives Smelt Coal Deposits Held Rich in Petroleum
Cape Town chemists report Angola coal seams yield rich petroleum. A Portland physician invents knee writing device for the disabled. British natives show height order. Illinois inventor patents inverted iron mini stove. A compact money and accounting desk folds into a freproot case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Cape Town
Portland
Ore
Letters Bite Back In Bridge Debt Tale
Mrs T Bone Rayer hid her husband’s letters but he found one chewed by a next door puppy and another with a missing envelope and figures in a feminine hand indicating a $1.17 loss at bridge. The odd entries reveal a domestic comic episode from the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Bone Rayer
Mrs. Rayer
Mr. Rayer
Kansas City Star
Well Heeled Sailor on a Spare Shoes Remnant
A shipwrecked sailor sits alone on a raft in a waterless stretch of ocean. He clings to the last remnants of a pair of shoes and jokes that he can still take to his heels. He then eats a semiweekly meal and spends the afternoon picking nails from his teeth.
Showy Performers Parade as Self-Styled Artists
The passage describes performers who call themselves artists, blending Shakespearean pride with grand opera temperament. They value audience size and the duration of attention they command, treating showmanship as their eminence and fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iine
Welsh Rabbit Warning Comes With Cigarette Advice
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Bacon making a welsh rabbit for Mr. Bacon while cautioning about cigarette use. They joke that a single nicotine drop could kill a rabbit in three and a half minutes, highlighting a comic misstatement of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bacon
Red Heads in the Tigris Zone A Curious High-Country People
J. C. Bristow Noble reports a London Globe description of a village of Red Heads seen by soldiers on the Tigris. The Baal worshippers wear red caps and knotted neck cords, shave except for a top patch, and plait long hair. Husbands endure beatings while both sexes work in agriculture and theft. Homes are whitewashed, low roofed, with three rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigris
Red Heads
J. C. Bristow Noble
London Globe
Keeper of the Great Seal Purse and the Lord Chancellor
The lord chancellor stands as the keeper of the king's conscience and bearer of the Great Seal in a grand purple velvet purse. The purse bears England's arms, the lion and unicorn, with a Latin motto for God and My Country. Once scarlet, it turned purple late in the 19th century, and old purses become perquisites or family heirlooms. The seal purse travels with the lord chancellor to the woolsack in the House of Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
House of Lords
On a New York Elevated Train Two Women Discuss Cosmetic Chins
Two women aboard an elevated train in New York discuss cosmetic surgery choices. One plans to visit a beauty doctor to reshape her long chin while the other, already through the process, ponders her appearance and the idea of facial alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London Guild Hall and the Lord Mayor Election
The article describes London Guild Hall as the yearly seat where the lord mayor is chosen, noting that guild officers used to decide municipal questions in the counsel hall. Now the guildmaster’s vote is equal to any Londoner, though the livery company still exerts influence for candidates. It contrasts London’s scattered guild houses with Brussels where grouped halls form a grand city sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild
London
Brussels
Grand Place
Europe
The Horse Laugh Term In Literature An Oregonian Query
A Portland Oregonian reader asks about warrant for the term horse laugh. The paper cites Pope Goldsmith Richardson and Dickens to show the expression is not vulgar. It notes Pope uses it as his own in Epilogue to Satires while the others attribute it to characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Portland Oregonian
Oregonian
Pope
Goldsmith
Richardson
Dickens
Milk solids and fat in Guernsey and Holstein milk compared
The report compares Guernsey and Holstein milk showing solids percentages of 14.71 and 11.85 and fat contents of 5.16 and 3.42 respectively. It notes that solids separated from milk amount to about four-fifths of the fat removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Milk solids in skim milk by cattle breed
The article states Guernsey skim milk averages 10.5 percent solids and Holstein skim milk just over 9 percent solids. It breaks solid matter into sugar 50 percent, proteins 35 percent, ash 13.75 percent, and fat 1.25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Pinkeye in Summer Cattle Causes and Care
Pinkeye is a contagious cattle disease common in summer, often leading to blindness. It spreads via flies, affects one or both eyes in ten days to two weeks, with tearing and light sensitivity. Treatment focuses on darkness, confinement, and eye baths or a zinc borate mixture drops.
Practice of skimming milk improves butter quality
Clemson Agricultural College advises skimming whole milk and churning the cream for better fat in butter. Use a separator when possible. without one, place milk in deep cans in cold water for 12 to 18 hours to allow the cream to rise, then remove with a spoon. Keep milk cold to speed cream rise. avoid shallow pan setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson Agricultural College of
South Carolina
Fresh milk care using sun and air to reduce odors
Fresh air and sun help remove taint from milk and reduce bacteria. Do not stopper cans when sunning. set them where sun shines directly and turn them bottom side up to keep dust and rain out. Let air circulate to improve cleanliness and safety of dairy storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Spinach and Other Foods Supply Essential Minerals
An older medical view traces mineral nutrition from iron tonics to dietary sources. Spinach, lettuce, beans and more are cited as iron rich and beneficial for red blood cells and overall body processes, with carrots highlighted for diet priority and onions noted for odor management when paired with barley.
How Malta Became Garden
The Manchester Guardian recalls Malta’s transformation from rocky terrain to a cultivated landscape. An industrious Maltese people mined soil from abroad, spreading it on rock ledges to sow seeds and harvest crops, turning barren rock into a prosperous garden island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Manchester Guardian
The Eidolon of a Poet's Love in Atlantic Essay
Lisa Ysaye Tarleau argues the poet's beloved was an eidolon not a real woman. She says the true object lived in Philistia, while the poet channeled passion into symbolic dream imagery. The piece cautions readers not to seek the phantom of the beloved who died with the poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philistia
Eidolon
Lisa Ysaye Tarleau
Atlantic
To Clean Paint Directions for washing painted walls
Plain instructions promote baking soda as a cleaning agent for walls. Use tepid water and a cloth, sprinkle soda, wash reachable areas, rinse, and wipe dry in one direction to avoid streaks. A five-cent package suffices, and a teaspoon of kerosene oil can be added to warm water for cleaning paint.
Happiness of Right Living Seneca Paraphrase Reflections
A compact meditation on inner peace and virtue noting that true delight comes from a well lived conscience. It argues noise abroad matters little if one remains quiet inside while disordered passions keep people awake. Laziness is cured by purposeful labor.
Too Much Time
Dialogue from Puck cartoon where Eleanor and Edith joke about a timid suitor who gains time but loses courage as more sand runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Edith
Puck
Seeds for Public Use Sparks Fine Confusion
An Indiana congressman sent free seeds in franked envelopes bearing a $300 penalty for private use. A supporter asked how to plant them privately, noting the fine and seeking a workaround to avoid public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Roman Eye Balsam Eased Granulated Eyelids Overnight
A claim of a single trial showing merit for a Roman Eye Balsam that relieves granulated eyelids inflamed eyes and sites overnight. The advertisement notes relief by morning with an emphasized endorsement.
Waiting Theatrical Fan Hints At Plot Twist In Chicago
An offstage diner scene surprises a rural spectator who has attended the problem play six nights in a row. He reveals a possible twist where the husband may arrive before the couple exits through the restaurant door, intriguing the press agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Outlands
Towne and Browne Clash Over Work Ethic
In Fat Berth, Towne notes Grafton no longer works while Browne is now described as a young man with pull who doesn’t have to work. Catholic Standard and Times frame the exchange as a commentary on changing attitudes and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Grafton
Catholic Standard and Times
Garden plan for back yard canaries raises curiosity
A couple discusses a backyard project. The wife plans to grow a small garden and raise canaries using bird seed. The husband asks about amateur gardening and their idea unfolds as a light domestic note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
The Only Way
A brief joke exchange about handling Villa money appears in the Louisville Courier Journal scene. The quip hinges on whether the funds are based, signaling a light cultural note amid the period’s humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor
Louisville Courier-Journal
Global cereal yields span billions of bushels
The article notes that the typical yield for the six major cereals lies between 16.0 and 19.0 billion bushels, reflecting a high end of agricultural output across key crops. The statement emphasizes a broad benchmark rather than country specific data.
Cottonseed Output Highlighted for Southern States
The report notes Southern states yearly produce 1,450,000 pounds of cottonseed oil. The data emphasizes regional agricultural output and potential industrial uses for the crop within the area.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Suraveen
Great Britain
Illinois
GREAT
London's Guild Hall
Clemson
Pteapmoss
Prevaie
Tee Marold Somers
DE Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Parker
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!