The Dog That Stands By Man Through Time
An exploration of loyal dogs celebrated as heroes and memorialized in history. The piece recalls Sergeant Major Jiggs Stubby Rufus Balto and Old Drum, noting West’s famous eulogy and a Missouri court case over Drum’s accidental death, revealing the human stories behind the myths.
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Jiggs
United States Marine Corps
Stubby
American Red Cross Museum
Washington
Rufus
Lou Wescott Beck
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Balto
Nome
Cleveland Zoo
George G. West
Missouri
Old Dram
Houn
West
Will O. Ferrill
Rocky Mountain Herald
Denver
Ferrill
Jeane James
Old Drum
Leonidas Hornsby
Charles Burden
Hornsby
Drum
Supreme Court of Missouri
Horneby
Johnston County
Hornabys
Lon
Charley
Hornsbys
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Burden
Justice of the Peace
George Norman
Court of Common Pleas
Circuit Court
Hound
Lon Hornsby
Crittenden & Cockrell
Phillips & West
Dilcott & Blodgett
Col
Thomas T. Crittenden
Colonel Cockrell
United States
Blodgett
North Missouri Railroad
Wabash
Elliott
Phillips
John F. Phillips
Kansas City
Foster P. Wright
Blodett
Rittenden
Cockrell
Uncle Charley
Uncle Lon
Brinkley B Ornaby
Fall line marks river rapids along Piedmont Plain
The geographic Piedmont Plain lies between the Appalachian highland and the low coast plain. It features rugged eroded rock with older formations and a marked escarpment fall line where Atlantic rivers drop into rapids. In New England the plain is less defined, broadens to about 800 miles in North Carolina. London has a goldfish hospital.
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Piedmont Plain
United States
Atlantic Coast Plain
Appalachian Highland
Low Coast
New England
New York
North Carolina
French gymnastics for relief and flexibility
Relieving body tension aims to make the body flexible and free from muscular habit. Relaxing exercises proceed from moving one part of the body to each other gradually, then releasing tension from every joint as a whole.
Early St Apolinaris Basilica in Ravenna Highlights
The church of St Apolinaris in Ravenna, Italy, is among the most important extant early Christian basilicas. Begun in 1384, it features a singular circular tower standing 120 feet high.
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St. Apolinaris
Ravenna
Italy
Army Calls Differ the Reveille Across Nations
The reveille is identical for France and the United States while Germany and England use distinct calls that correspond to our reveille. The note discusses how national military traditions align with the shared early alarm signal across allied forces.
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France
United States
Germany
England
Blood and Bloodshed Echoes in War Time Confession
A nameless man recalls his life of slaughter from trapping to war as he lies near death. He reflects on the Bible verse about shedding blood and asks his lawyer to spare his former foe Calhoun, then dies as the weapon he wielded falls to the floor.
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Valcartier
England
Wilds
Calhorn
Calhoun
Jim
Ypres
Somme
Vimy Ridge
Keller
Deerfoot
France
Alcmaeon Slides Gold From Croesus Treasure Chamber
Herodotus recounts Alcmaeon disguising himself to steal gold from Croesus. Dressed in a baggy tunic and heavy buskins he loads gold dust into his clothing and hair. Croesus laughs then rewards him with equal wealth, boosting the Alcmaeonidae fortune and enabling chariot racing wins at Olympia.
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Croesus
Alcmaeon
Alcmaeonidae
Olympia
Herodotus
Evolution of Pockets in Men's Trousers
The Los Angeles Times notes pockets emerged about 300 years ago as a safer replacement for cloth bags tied at the waist. A French inventor allegedly sewed a bag into garment lining, creating the first pocket. Today a suit may have 15 pockets, aiding even in the dark.
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Los Angeles Times
History of the Silver Dollar Over Two Centuries
The silver dollar's origin traces to 1792 with later weight and fineness changes in 1887. Legislation in 1878 halted silver dollar coinage while 1876 1890 1801 enabled recoinage. The 1891 silver purchase concluded in 1904, then no further buys until the 1918 Pittman act. From 1918 onward silver dollars have been issued yearly.
From Bad to Worse Health Revival in Cleveland Woman
Cleveland readers hear a testimonial from Mrs M Rimssincer of Nelson Avenue about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring weight after illness. The ad frames health as truly valuable and promotes the product as a life changing remedy for women seeking well being.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ancient Hebrew Bible Fragments Found in Buchara Synagogue
Hand written Hebrew Bible fragments claimed to be over a thousand years old were found in the Jewish synagogue of Buchara, a town in Georgia province, according to reports from Leningrad.
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Buchara
Georgia
Leningrad
Invisible Har Drum Restores Hearing, Tiny Mega Phone Claim
An A. O. Leonard invention named the Tiny Mega phone fits inside the ear and is said to restore hearing and quiet head noises for thousands. Inquiries to A. O. Leonard Suite 631 70 Fifth Ave New York City will be answered promptly.
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A. O. Leonard
Fifth Ave
New York City
Levinson’s shift to antiques roots in junk shop past
Sidney Levinson once ran a junk shop, rebranded to a second-hand furniture store, and now deals in antiques. The notice promotes Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills with the claim of gentle, natural relief.
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Warren
Levinson
Sidney
In-Laws Playful Exchange Sparks Family Debate
A humorous interaction unfolds as a husband drives past a farmer’s mules causing their braying to echo the moment. Relatives of the wife confirm the family link by marriage, eliciting smiles and lighthearted chatter.
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Bray
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