Barbarossa the Red Beard: Frederick I’s Rise and Reign
Barbarossa, Frederick I, nephew of Conrad, sought Charlemagne’s glory through diplomacy and war. He unified Germany, expanded influence in Italy, fought Milan, clashed with Pope Alexander III, and rebuilt authority across Europe before drowning in 1190 while campaigning against the Turks. His reign spurred civic reforms and cultural growth across the empire.
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Rest Stop Fatal for Gen Morgan Raiders at Chester
A Columbus Dispatch writer says Gen John Morgan and his raiders halted in Chester Ohio for an hour and a half during the Civil War foray. The fog hindered crossing to Bluffington island and Portland, leading to Morgan’s defeat as Union forces moved up the river at dawn.
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Ohio
Portland
Bluffington Island
Ohio River
Columbus Dispatch
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Hobson
Morgan
Life of Human Hair Length and Growth Variability
Hair life duration varies with age sex and hair type. Growth rates differ by individual hair and even within the same sort. In young women growth runs 2 to 6 millimeters per ten days after piercing the skin, about to inches per month. Growth halves after hair reaches 10 to 14 inches and later slows to near stop.
Optimist Buys Hair Restorer With Comb and Brush
A cheerful, bald man visits a drug store and asks for a hair growth tonic. The clerk touts a positive remedy and the man purchases the bottle along with a comb and brush.
Nation's Chief and Ohio's Senior Senator at White House
The President hosted Senator Willis at the White House to discuss questions of mutual interest. Willis, a strong supporter of Coolidge policies, is noted for his influence on the senatorial scene and his open engagement with administration priorities.
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White House
Ken
Willis
Coolidge
Woodchucks Described As Interesting Easy Pets
The biological survey says woodchucks can be interesting pets and are easily cared for. They need roomy quarters with a den and nesting material for fall hibernation and they eat a wide variety of greens.
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Biological Survey
Trout Hatchery Uses Lamps to Attract Food
A Wisconsin trout hatchery suspends five watt lamps over a pool to attract flies and insects at night. The scheme aims to help trout grow fat and healthy with minimal cost to the hatchery owner.
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Wisconsin
Pop Comments on Sermons in Stones Theme
A father explains the saying that sermons can be found in stones and notes the biblical tale of David and Goliath as a teaching moment for his son Tommy. The exchange blends humor with a voice of religious instruction.
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David
Goliath
Probably Not A Gardener In England Says He Can Grow Vegetables
A New York Post item notes a man in England claims to grow vegetables by wireless. The quirky front keeps tabs on whether this unorthodox method can also tackle weeds mow grass or operate basic garden tasks.
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England
New York Post
Blood Relationship in Eugenic Records from Carnegie Institute
The Eugenic Record Office at the Carnegie Institution states that brothers and sisters share more common blood than a father and son or mother and son. Biologically, a father and son share half their blood, while a brother and sister share all their blood. One notes that a person has the same amount of common blood with his half-brother as with his father.
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Carnegie Institution
Early Roman Text Mentions Lung Protective Gear
Pliny the elder in the first century notes workers in dusty vermilion work covering their faces with a bladder skin to avoid inhaling powder, though visibility through the skin remains possible. The remark marks an early reference to protective devices for lungs in dusty trades.
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Pliny the Elder
Ye Good Old Days Pronunciation Note From Pathfinder
Pathfinder Magazine explains that ye in this printing style represents the definite article the not the pronoun ye first widely used in early typography. Readers learn the correct pronunciation remains the same despite the archaic spelling.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Republican Candidates ERE Compose State Ticket
The Republican slate features Myers Y. Cooper a Cincinnati businessman as governor nominee Frank B. Willis the U S Senator candidate from Delaware and a high ranking Senate figure J O Mills a Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati restaurant man for Lieutenant Governor Clarence J Brown a Blanchester newspaper man for Secretary of State Edward C Turner from Columbus a former Attorney General seeking a second term Bert B Buckley a Dayton resident and former State Fire Marshal and Assistant Attorney General for Treasurer Carrington T Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from Zanesville Thomas A Jones and Edward Matthias judges from Jackson and Van Wert listed on the judicial ballot without party labels.
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Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Frank B. Willis
United States
Delaware
J. O. Mills
Columbus
Cleveland
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Edward C. Turner
Bert B. Buckley
Dayton
Supreme Court
Carrington T. Marshall
Zanesville
Thomas A. Jones
Edward
Matthias
Jackson
van Wert
Vast Arid Space Describes Great American Desert Edges
The article defines the Great American desert boundaries as the Rockies and ranges in New Mexico and Texas to the east the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges to the west British Columbia to the north and the Mexican boundary to the south. It notes only about 550 000 square miles are actual arid waste land.
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Rockies
New Mexico
Texas
Sierra Nevadas
Cascade Ranges
British Columbia
Helium Found in the Sun in 1868 Discovery
Helium, the noninflammable gas used in dirigibles, was first detected in the sun by the spectroscope in 1868 and was not found on Earth until 1955.
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Earth
Gave Postman a Rest
A man paid all his bills once upon a time and found many days with no letters. The tale notes his surprise at the month’s quiet mail and reflects on expectations of correspondence.
Wet ordination tale from Beverly 1785 bill of expertses
An old Beverly Massachusetts ordination note records a festive scene with thirty bowls of punch and forty-four bowls of punch plus wine before and after services, eight bowls of brandy and cherry rum, twenty-eight bottles of wine, and six people drinking tea, highlighting a lively colonial ceremony.
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Beverly
Mass
Napoleon III escapes castle Ham in disguise as mason
Emperor Napoleon III, imprisoned at Ham for six years after his failed bid for the throne in 1840, reportedly escaped by disguising himself as a mason and slipping away from the castle.
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Napoleon
Napoleon III
Ham
The Greater and Lesser Shoeside Quip Cited by Star
The item quotes Vatchuver Star remarking that the lesser cannot contain the greater, noting it as a witty line attributed to a comedian. It reflects a playful exchange about scale and capacity in a shoe store context.
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Vatchuver Star
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