Fulton the First and the Birth of the Steamboat
The article recounts Robert Fulton as a restless inventor who faced ridicule for his early steamship experiments. It covers the Clermont’s 1807 launch, its initial mockery, and eventual success plus subsequent vessels and honors before his 1815 death and burial in Trinity Churchyard New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Robert Livingston
East River
Fulton
Atlantic
Albany
Berm
Tapedation
Robert Fulton
Trinity Churchyard
New_York
Samuel Morse The Man Who Abolished Time and Space
A portrait of Samuel B Morse detailing his pursuit of the telegraph from 1832 efforts in Europe to 1843 congressional funding, and the 1860 Atlantic cable milestone. It notes Morse's perseverance, Field's support for the cable, and Morse's role in linking the world, transforming commerce and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Morse
Time
Congress
Baltimore
Washington
England
America
Morse
Heaven and Earth
Commissioner of Patents
English Channel
France
Cyrus W. Field
An. Atlantic
Field
Paul's Farewell from Ephesus and Missionary Plans
A historical lesson discusses Paul's two years in Asia at Ephesus and his plans to visit Macedonia Greece and Rome. It covers Demetrius the shrine guild leader opposing his preaching and the mob at the theater, then the town clerk restoring order and Paul departing for Macedonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul
Ephesus
Ephesis
Paul
Rome
Spain
Macedonia
Greece
Philippi
Thessalonica
Berea
Corinth
Jerusalem
Timothy
Erastus
Asia
Demetrius
Diana
Artemis
Apollo
Aquila
Priscilla
Apostle
Gaius
Aristarchus
Alexander
Jupiter
Kidney trouble cripples weary women then cures come
Mrs S D Ellison of Lam ar Missouri says kidney trouble left her bedridden with pains dizziness and urinary issues. Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and a full cure after doctors failed. Remember the name Dean's. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Ellison
N. Broadway
Lamar
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bill Posters to Aid Tuberculosis Campaign
At the recent meeting in Atlanta the National Association of Bill Posters pledged 1 200 000 dollars for tuberculosis awareness. Billboard space in the United States and Canada will host posters detailing prevention and cure methods. The Poster Printers' Association adds 200 000 dollars in printing and paper, with the effort run by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis in cooperation with the National Bill Posters' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Atlanta
United States
Canada
National—Association For the Study and Prevention of
National Bill Posters’ Association
Self Made and Popular by Pull
A quip on rising by self-effort and access to influence. The orator notes his path to a lofty position by gaining favor with men who had clout.
Umbrella With Hole Used As Rain Mosing Device
A humorous remark from Meggen dorfer Blaetter describes keeping a large hole in an umbrella to insert a hand for wading or relieving oneself when rain continues. The exchange centers on practical device use rather than fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Seeks the Man
Tax office seeks a man as described by a father in a Philadelphia Record dialogue. The exchange frames a pursuit connected to a claimed tax matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
Obituary Jibe Sparks Mock News Verse in Smokeroom
In a Baltic smokeroom, Samuel Gompers mocks a recent attack on a rich firm as cruel. He riffs that the Jonesville Clarion obituary paragraph about Deacon Hiram Ludlow of Frisbie township aged 82 past away after a short severest attack by Maria Higgins a 37 year old widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel _Gompers
Baltic
Maria Higgins
Detroit Journal
A Realist Poet Delivers a Gas Meter Joke
A realist poet claims to push realism to extremes and jokes that he wrote a sonnet to the gas company with a defective meter, provoking disbelief from the listeners.
Time will tell in gossip over quick marriage
A wry exchange questions how soon a widow remarried after her first husband’s death. The husband replies eight months, noting a two year engagement. The quip hints at public curiosity and timing of marriages in small communities.
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Ferdune
Appa
Ratus
Napoleon
S. Navy
Brest
Samuel_B. F
New
Dr. Jackson
Maud
Fred
Mandle
Carters
Gillette
Leader Jack CO
Main Street
Biconfield
Lands
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Nichfoan
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