Rob Roy and Jessie James Span Two Eras of Marauders
The piece contrasts Rob Roy and Jessie James as famed marauders famed for acts of kindness. It notes Rob Roy likely died between 1730 and 1740, placing his life in Washington era infancy and linking him with Scott’s romanticized portrayal. It reflects on contemporaries and the broader eighteenth century shifts in politics and society.
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New York
Rob Roy
Walter Scott
McGregor
Hanover
Stuart
George Washington
Franklin
Paul Jones
Scott
Scotland
Claymore
Coronackh
Bailie Nichol Jarvie
Joseph Butler
George Berkeley
William Pitt
Edward Gibbon
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Wiliam Blackstone
Burke
Buffon
Royal Society
Suez Canal
John Wesley
Mary Queen of Scots
Samuel Johnson
House of Stuart
Taft hints at Morse pardon in 1912 case
Former president William Howard Taft spoke to Hill School students in Pottstown Pa about his 1912 pardon of New York banker Charles W Morse from the Atlanta federal prison. He suggested he may have been misled in earlier representations and noted the pardon involved two prior cases.
Taft cites convict illness and Walsh as banker
Taft notes an investigation by the army medical corps into dying convicts. Examinations and watches on the sick men revealed two in the last stages of a fatal disease. one died, the other recovered. The other convict mentioned is John R. Walsh, a Chicago banker, who is said to be seeking to reestablish himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Medical Corps
Taft
John R. Walsh
Chicago
End of an Era Reflections on Jesse James and Rob Roy
The essay notes the rise of the 45 era and marks the decline of Stuart times. It contemplates Jesse James as a bandit baron admired by quiet followers, compares him to Rob Roy and Robin Hood, and suggests future historians may gather remaining fragments of his life. It places him alongside Emerson and T. Arthur in a transitional cultural moment.
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Jesse James
Robin Hood
Rob Roy
Baille Nichol Jarvie
McGregor
James
James Boys
Rufus Choate
New England
Locke
Berkeley
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Arthur
Massive Portland Brief Covers Vast Land Grant Case
A Portland printed brief for the Southern Pacific Co appeals in a land grant suit to recover several million acres. The document tops 20,000 pages in 40 volumes, each 500 pages, aiming to exhaust the justices with its full history and witness testimonies. Only wealthy corporations could afford such a production.
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Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific Company
United States Supreme Court
Railyroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Mystery Hair Growth in Monkey Triggers Post Mortem
Cincinnati officials seek answers after James Dolan inspector with the Hamilton County Liquor License commission recalls a blonde hair growing rapidly from his finger mirroring a trained monkey named Jimmy Mac at a local theater. Dr. Woolly will study the monkey’s body to clear up the unusual ailment.
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Cincinnati
James Dolan
Hamilton County Liquor License Commission
Paul G. Woolly
Cincinnati Hospital
University of Cincinnati
Jimmy Mac
Dolan
Nobody Steals From His Cigar Stand
Vancouver Washington reports a self service cigar stand run by Stanley Voorhees in the basement of a bank building at Sixth and Main. For six months customers help themselves to cigars cigarettes and tobaccos and make their own change. The boy’s cash box balances with stock every night and no one cheats him.
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Vancouver
Wash
Bank
Main Streets
Stanley Voorhees
Marconi Discusses Transatlantic Wireless Experiment
Sydney reports that Guglielmo Marconi has talked across the Atlantic by wireless telephony as he perfects the system. An experiment between Glace Bay Canada and Clifden Ireland suspended for half an hour while he tested apparatus between Ireland and Cape Breton. Wireless operators at Glace Bay said the experiment succeeded perfectly and remain sworn to secrecy.
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Sydney
S. C
Guglielmo Marconi
Atlantic
Glace Bay
Clifden
Ireland
Marconi
Cape Breton
Boy Walks to Capital for Notes in Washington
Passaic New Jersey pupil Abram Einfrank walked to Washington to deliver his teacher a request for original work on Washington and President Wilson. He set out on foot to reach the capital and present his note personally.
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Passaic
N. J
Washington
Wilson
Abram Einfrank
Van Riper Couple Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Freeport New York Mr and Mrs Isaac Van Riper aged eighty three and eighty two celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary with twenty grandchildren and seven great grandchildren in attendance.
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Freeport
N. Y
Isaac van Riper
Ten Reasons Why For Silo
By C H H Hinman of Colorado Agricultural College outlines ten arguments for silos. They include saving forage value, storing corn dough stage, weather protection and uniform quality, lower costs per forage value, higher palatability, and increased livestock, crop rotation, and soil fertility through better forage preservation and silage use with corn kafir sorghum millet.
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Plains
Colorado
Cultivation of the Trees in Dry Farm Country
Norman M Ross explains the necessity of constant surface cultivation to preserve soil moisture in prairie dry farm areas. He recommends a single horse scuffler for ongoing weed control, notes timing limits to prevent late fall growth, and discusses straw or manure mulching as alternatives when cultivation is impractical.
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Norman M Ross
Eradication of Poison Ivy Crusade at Home Grounds
A historical note urges a vigorous campaign against poison ivy. It recommends teaching children to avoid three-lobed leaf climbers and describes drastic removal methods including digging out roots or applying crude oil or strong acid to broken ends. E. V. B.
Breed Best Horses Breeders Emphasize Quality over Quantity
Buyers of all classes of horses are becoming more exacting and discriminating each year, making the breeding of only the very best horses increasingly important.
Lambs at Weaning Time Tip for Pasture Training
When weaning time arrives place lambs in a fresh green pasture away from the ewes. Add a quiet dry ewe with the lambs so they learn to come at call.
Winter costume pairing plain velvet with corduroy velvet
A Washington Star fashion description highlights a trend in winter attire combining plain velvet with corduroy velvet. It details a Burgundy red suit with a Russian blouse style coat, broad satin sash, seal fur trim, and a plain velvet skirt with center front opening. Colors suggested include hunter’s green, burgundy, and complementary furs.
Keep the Hands Youthful and Soften Knuckles Advice
A Woman's World feature advises on preventing swollen veins and enlarged knuckles from heavy work and hot water. It recommends raising arms to relieve congestion, avoiding heavy lifting, using bleaching creams, soaking hands in warm olive oil daily, and caution with cold exposure to keep hands soft and plump.
The Modern Trousseau Shifts with Fashion Trends
The piece notes that girls no longer keep large trousseaus as fashions change rapidly, but stresses the need for quality items in styles and workmanship. It urges a plentiful supply of house linen and suggests simple hand embroidered letters for marking, including three inch letters on towels, with brides contributing needlework.
Paris fashion reports bizarre feminine style on stage
A newspaper note describes how Paris fashion embraces eccentric onstage wear. It highlights tailored suits of Worster or Mohal fabric, unusual footwear, and contrasting stockings, noting American attire as a contrast and detailing white kid outfits, Bun-metal gray trims, and strapped slippers with flesh tinted stockings.
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Paris
America
Parielenne
Uslastte
Paying Less for Dresses from Eight Years Ago
Grace Margaret Gould, fashion editor of the Woman's Home Companion, notes that eight years ago 1214 yards of 32 inch material were needed for a silk dress. She argues today that this fabric would yield two costumes and a blouse, while costs for essentials rise.
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Grace Margaret Gould
The
Woman's Home Companion
Corset Pocket Idea for Organizing Underwear
A closet hack suggests placing a four inch longer cretonne pocket with a rolled corset inside on an interior door. Fold under edges, tack the fabric inside the door with brass head tacks two inches apart along the length and bottom, leaving the top open for easy access.
Touches of Fur Dress Decoration in Evening Attire
In evening fashion, touches of fur are often added to dresses. Embroideries of gold or steel, of diamond, jet or jewels serve as decorations when other contrast is avoided.
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Bandits
Outlaw
Jessie James
Morse
Department OF Commerce
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
Southern Pacific Railroad
Simian
Nova Scotia
C H H. Hinman
Colorado Agricultural College
Lilian
Washington Star
Parisilennes
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