Maud Powell Star Violinist And American Icon
Maud Powell born August 22 1868 in Peru Illinois rose from child prodigy to a renowned violinist. She studied in Chicago Leipzig Berlin Paris and toured Europe and America including royalty appearances. Powell owned a famed Guarneri del Gesù violin and wrote for music journals before dying in 1920.
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London
Europe
South Africa
Guarmarias del Jesus
Baldness Cure Turns Comic Folly Into Peruvian Nose for Wafered Doctor
An eccentric man seeks a cure for baldness at a world medical convention. He encounters a parade of odd specialists offering improbable causes from ear soap particles to early infancy and beef cabbage, ending with a retreat to buy a wig.
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Zlig
Peru
Presso
Spraddls
Cuba
Riddish
Yucatan
Ancient Libraries through History From Alexandria to Rome
The article traces the evolution of libraries from the great Alexandrian collection of half a million rolls founded by the Ptolemies to its destruction by Julius Caesar. It then notes the Pergamum library gifted to Cleopatra, Rome’s libraries, Constantinople’s great library, medieval monastic shelves, and the rise of university libraries in fifteenth century Germany.
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Thosd
Oury
Alexandria
Alexaandria
Julius Ceasar
Babylonia
Christ
Pergamum
Asia Minor
Antony
Cleopatra
Rome
Constantinople
Constantine
Germany
Boll
Charles James Fox A Liberal Voice In An Era Of War
The article recalls Charles James Fox born January 24 1740 educated at Oxford who rose quickly to Parliament and held posts including lord of the admiralty and secretary for foreign affairs. It highlights his opposition to British policies toward America and his evolving stance on the French Revolution. He died in the 19th century.
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Harles James Fox
England
Fox
United States of America
Great Britain
Charles James Fox
Oxford
Admiralty
Treasury
Lord North
Burke
Lord Rockingham
The
George Matthew Adame
Fishin the Cedar and Duck Crick Pain and Sweat
A rustic verse by McClure Newspaper Byndicate extols fishing along the Cedar and Duck Crick. The narrator notes brambles, deadfalls and thorny paths, yet learns that true rewards come with pain and sweat, especially on cloudy days. The piece frames fishing as life’s lesson on struggle and perseverance.
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Duck Crick
McClure Newspaper
Byndicate
Seeing Heaven in the Everyday
A reflection on life’s hard lesson to recognize the divine in the ordinary. John Burroughs argues heaven surrounds us here and now, in the common and near at hand, not only in distant ideals.
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John Burroughs
Early Good Things A Salad And Celery Cream Recipe
A combined salad and soup style preparation includes tomato cups with asparagus tips dressed in horseradish mayo and green pepper rose, plus a celery and celery soup with watercress and hot milk. Potatoes are pressed with their water, then served with a rich cream sauce and nutmeg.
Young Lady Across the Way Reflections on League and Dawes Plan
Fragmentary lines recall a phrase about a young lady across the way and a remark on acknowledging when wrong. It also mentions opposition to joining the League of Nations and the Dawes Plan being formed as a consequence. The text appears as a clipped quotation or editorial aside from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate source.
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League of Nations
Dawes
McCluse
Gyudicate
Dawn-Dusk World Flight Dream Hopes For Dawn-To-Dusk Flight
Dr Charles H T Townsend of Itaquaquecetuba Brazil imagines a dawn to dusk world flight lasting about seventeen hours at New York latitude requiring 815 mph. He cites Cephenemyin flies with speeds near 800 mph as a model for future propulsion and notes these insects feed once to store energy for long flights.
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New York
Charles H. T. Townsend
Itaquaquecetuba
Brazil
Scientific Monthly
Lownsend
Doctor Townsend
Baltic Ship Trapped Five Weeks Ignores Ice to Reach Boston
The Baltic captained by O Lodin sailed from Stockholm with wood pulp and granite, became icebound for five weeks near the Baltic Sea, and finally reached Charlestown after two icebreaking boats aided its escape. The voyage extended to nearly three months with provisions running low. A case of books for Harvard University accompanied the cargo.
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Boston
Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
O. Lodin
Charlestown
Baltic Sea
Hango
Lodin
Harvard University
Translation of Letter Starts Treasure Hunt in Leningrad
Professors Denike and Magsalaki report a manuscript in the Library of the late khan of Kiva translating a Greek Arabic letter from Alexander the Great to a general. The letter inventories the hero’s treasury of gold bars with engraved medical and mortal treatises. government digs will explore the mentioned site.
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Leningrad
Denike
Magsalaki
Khan of
Kiva
Alexander the Grea
Lighting History Traced by Expert Smithsonian Scholar
Washington reports on Dr. Walter Hough of the National Museum detailing the evolution of lighting from early crude torches to modern lamps. He notes animals such as candlefish whaleburned lamp oil and fireflies aided illumination, with Argand’s 1782 lamp draft revolutionizing lighting and Washingtons Mount Vernon housing Argand lamps. He also links the torch candle and lamp symbols to war peace wisdom and education.
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Washington
Smithsonian
Walter Hough
National Museum
Hough
Northwest Coast
America
Tropics
Doctor Hough
Henry Ford
Argand
George Washington
Mount Vernon
National Museum Historical Collections
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Monte Carlo Reform Push Favored by Prince
A new weekly Tout Va claims Monaco’s rulers are Paris bankers and Sir Basil Zaharoff dominates policy. It calls Monte Carlo politics the world’s worst and targets the Casino police and director general Venden Bush. Democrats back casino control change and civil service appointments while preserving gambling profits.
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Monte Carlo
Tout Va
Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Paris
Monaco
Casino
Venden Bush
Democrats
Coin Toss Decides Detroit Court Case Settlement
In Detroit a coin flip between attorneys determined the settlement of Labadie Bros. versus Levison & Co. over plaster delivered. The coin fixed the judgment at 175 dollars for the plaintiff, higher than the lower court’s 25 dollars. The appeal arose after a 25 dollar judgment in Injustice court and involved Judge Ira W. Jayne.
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Detroit
Mich
Justice Court
Ira W. Jayne
Levison & Co
Labadie Bros
Wyandotte
Circuit Court
Jayne
Sidney A. Jacobs
Leo Cahalan
Labadie Broa
Elasticity of human cells studied by Dr Selfriz
Philadelphia scientists test how much rubber is in man by stretching frog and human blood cells under a microscope. Dr William Selfriz finds frog corpuscles stretch ten times, human cells about three times before bursting, linking membrane elasticity to disease and cancer research.
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Philadelphia
William Selfriz
University of Pennsylvania
Selfriz
Claim of ancient Chinese league predates modern ideas
London reports on Prof H A Giles arguing that China formed a proto league of nations 546 years before Christ. Independent states united by a covenant to end war failed as two states refused to join, and the concept faded until later dynastic wars reorganized the region.
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London
League of Nations
H. A. Giles
Cambridge
China
France
Germany
Bears Sold For One Dollar Per Pound In Virginia
In Highland county near Luray Virginia cubs are sold for one dollar per pound at Monterey the county seat. Hunters found several cubs near the Augusta Highland and Pendleton border. The cubs drink milk from bottles and cuddle with children though growl when disturbed.
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Virginia
Luray
Highland County
Monterey
Augusta
Highland
Pendleton
Sailor Roberts Spared Jail After Car License Fine
In Ridgewood court magistrate Gtor glo fined Frank Roberts fifty dollars for driving without a license. Roberts lacked funds, so the judge revoked the fine and issued a suspended sentence after learning he served on the President Roosevelt and helped rescue the Antinoe crew. The sailor was praised by the mayor and decorated for his heroism.
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New York
Gtor‘glo
Ridgewood
Frank Roberts
Roberts
Roosevelt
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