Two Naval Heroes Named Perry Memorial Spotlight
A Wakefield Rhode Island Perry homestead opens as a patriotic shrine honoring Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry. The piece details their family naval legacy, their mother Sarah Alexander Perry’s influence, and Perry’s pivotal Lake Erie and Japan treaties that shaped U.S. naval history.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Perry
Wakefield
R. L
Oliver Hazard Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Christopher Perry
Kingston Reds
Continental Army
Mifflin
Jersey
Trumbull
James Nicholson
Watt
Newry
Ireland
Sarah Alexander
Scotland
Christopher
America
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Navy
Oliver Hazard
Raymond H. J
Matthew Calbraith
James Alexander
Nathaneal Hazard
Commodore Perry
France
Commodore Preble
Tripoli
Yiddish Language Origins and a Joking Exchange
The text explains that Yiddish arose from German and Slavic roots, spread among Jews with German Polish ancestry, and became distinct by the 16th century though not a literary language until the 19th. A family overheard exchange reveals a playful misunderstanding about bovine terms and halter.
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Germany
Bohemia
Poland
Galicia
Lithuania
Family finds country life charms children on farm
A family with small children spent the summer on a farm for their first rural experience. The country life charmed them with many new things to learn.
West of Scotland Orangemen celebrate Boyne anniversary
Nearly 60 000 Orangemen took part in West of Scotland celebrations to mark the Boyne battle anniversary.
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West of Scotland
Battle of the Boyne
Injured Miner Is Saved by Terrier
Salt Lake City Utah Doc Buhl of Saltese Idaho was prospecting when his foot was crushed by a rolling stone. He tied a note on his fox terrier and sent her for aid. After two failed returns the third trip brought help to Saltese camp and救 aid was dispatched.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Doc” Buhl
Saltese
Idaho
Kidnapped Boy Returns Home From Europe
Four year old Johnnie Cap Jr of New Haven was abducted last April and taken to Danzig by a lodger. On the Estonia voyage home he spoke German and clung to the nurse Stefania Werchowodko, not recognizing his mother. Parents plan to bring him back to New Haven.
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New York
Johnnie Cap., Jr
New Haven
Europe
Little Johnnie
Estonia
Baltic-American Line
Brooklyn
Stefania Werchowodko
Danzig
Joseph Urban
Trumbull
Connecticut
Urban
Little John
Werchowodko
Man Found Dead After Threat of Self Harm at State Hospital
N R Harris a 47 year old Loudoun County man told a patient at Western State hospital he would kill himself then disappeared. His body was found hours later hung from a tree limb in an orchard of the hospital. Augusta county coroner Dr J B Catlett ruled death by own action. Harris had a history of melancholia and crisis intent.
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Staunton
Western State Hospital
N. R. Harris
Loudoun County
J. B. Catlett
Augusta County
Harris
Host Is Too Gracious Arrest Leads to Seizure
In Monte Rio California resort manager LaFranchi leads Deputy Sheriff W A Shulte to a dining room display where two illegal coin paying slot machines are found. LaFranchi expresses regret as the deputy seizes the machines after arresting him.
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Monte Rio
Calif
BE. LaFranchi
W. A. Shulte
Shulte
LaFranchi
Farmer loses money as cow dies in pasture choking incident
In Newton County Arkansas a two year old heifer died after a roll of cash wrapped around a cob became lodged in its throat. The money belonged to local farmer A. Y. Jones and had disappeared days earlier.
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St. Joe
Ark
A. Y. Jones
Newton County
Jones
Too Much for Her Indianapolis Bridge Hand
Mrs. W. E. Hinkle in Indianapolis drew a perfect seven spade hand in an event statisticians say should occur about once in 168.9 billion deals. She did not redouble, and the hand yielded a score of 501 from the scorekeeper after the rush of excitement subsided.
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Indianapolis
W. E. Hinkle
Mischievous Richard and the Cake Theft Dog
Richard aged three owns a six month brindle bulldog who supposedly taints the freshly iced cake at home. The mother accuses the dog after Richard denies the act, while a quip about dogs explains the mischief.
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Richard
Sonny
Castoria serves as everyday gentle infant aid
Castoria is presented as a non emergency remedy for infants and children with soothing effects for sleep and mild digestion. The ad highlights easy access at druggists and notes the signature on the wrapper. It then pivots to a playful exchange about a horse's age and teeth.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Prodigies Appear at Home in Whimsical Chatty Exchange
A mother confronts her children about their chatter while they reveal they are playing talking movies and entertaining themselves with their playful banter.
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Little Sister
Johnny
Mamma
Scandinavian Mythology The Edda By Snorri Sturluson
A note on the Edda as the thirteenth century Norse mythic lore compiled by Snorri Sturluson. The fragment also mentions rapid searches of premises within thirty minutes.
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Scandinavia
Snorri Sturluson
No Brains and a Blind Beggar Flashlight Quote
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes a remark about judgment and a reader recalling a moment when someone offered a flashlight to a blind beggar to help him see at night. The quote reflects local attitudes and daily life examples from the era.
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Cincinnati Esquirer
A Wedding Belle Blinks at Four Marriages
A wedding belle, renowned for four marriages, teases readers with a wry line about changing fortunes and clever wisdom for tomorrow.
White Collar Man Goes Army for Health Benefit
A Baltimore man outlines how leaving a desk job for military camp and using Nujol aided his health. The narrator argues Nujol is a safe, drug free bodily lubrication aiding regular digestion and well being, urging readers to try it for two weeks.
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Mr. Bloom
Men
Nujol
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Watch Hill
Naval Board of
England
Newport Harbor
Detroit
Northwest
George Rogers Clark
Lake Erie
Nelson
Harrison
Presque Isle
Hiie
Daniel Dobbins
Buffalo
Put-in
Ohio
Congress
Java
Decatur
Mediterranean
West Indies
Port Spain
Trinidad
Newport
Africa
Mexico
United States
North Carolina
John Randolph
Egypt
Naples
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Vera Cruz
Scott
Newfoundland
Japan
Bavyz
Perry Homestead
AY Wakefield
Daddy
Miner
Terrier
Host
Bayer
Nature Magazine
Bill
Trader
Jinks
Solon
Bloom
Woodbrook Avenue
Baltimore, Md
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