Photographers Draper Morse and the Dawn of Daguerreotype
The article traces the early history of photography highlighting Catherine Draper and John Draper. It covers Daguerre's first photograph, Morse and Draper’s roles, and Brady's Civil War era photography, with details on pioneer figures and the spread of daguerreotypes.
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Catherine Dorothy Draper
John William Draper
Miss Draper
Professor Draper
American Chemical Society
Rochester
N. Y
Francis Owen Rice
New York University
Drapers
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
White House
Washington Monument
Louis Jaques Maude Daguerre
Normandy
Daguerre
Europe
Morse
Liverpool
England
America
University of Pennsylvania
University of New York
Draper
Sue
New York
Professor Morse
Matthew B. Brady
A. T. Stewart
Prince
Brady
Broadway
Washington
Bull Run
Zouaves
Inmakand
Edgar Allen Poe
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
J. J. Shoo
What is this a decanter It becomes a carafe headline
Ad column items mention a decanter mistaken for a carafe in a humorous note from Louisville Courier Journal and a Cuticura toilet trio ad promoting soap ointment and powder. The Detroit News quip praises graceful awkwardness while Fletcher's Castoria keeps children calm. A warehouse flooring collapse prompts comment on high priced food.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Skill Recognized
Farmer Corntessel says Josh fares well with the violin. He notes the instrument often seems near breaking yet Josh keeps it together, delivering better than expected in moments.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Safe White Clothes
Advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as safe for fabrics and whitening clothes like snow. It states the product won’t injure fabric and urges purchasing from all good grocers at 5 cents.
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All Good Grocers
Definition of Efficiency in Tenant Transfers
A Life article defines business efficiency as a transfer company earning $25 an hour from a tenant moving because the landlord cannot raise the tenant’s rent by $25 a month. The piece emphasizes profit from intermediation and the landlord’s limited leverage.
Experience as the best teacher amid rising tuition
A saying notes experience can teach, yet tuition fees remain high and burdensome for learners. It contrasts practical learning value with steep academic costs.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Safe Use For Many Ailments
An advertisement touts Aspirin with Bayer branding and claims for safe use when taken as directed. It lists indications such as colds headache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. Mentions small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Polite Substitution for Prize Fight Phrase
The quote suggests renaming a boxing match as a motion picture rehearsal to soften the event and reduce sensational impact. It reflects a preference for milder, more neutral wording in promotional or public discourse.
Improvements on a Farm Turned Citylike
Quotations describe a wealthy farmer upgrading a rural property into a space with many city comforts and conveniences. The dialogue contrasts rural improvements with urbanized features, noting increased comfort at the farm.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Wrigleys
Wrigley's
Detroit News
Fletcher
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