Nominees for Hall of Fame by Elmo Scott Watson
A June list of 76 candidates faces a 65 vote hurdle from 108 electors for the eighth quinquennial Hall of Fame election. The 23 automatically eligible names include Adams, Gallatin, Lincoln, and Webster, with 53 new names to be balloted, spanning authors, inventors, statesmen, and scientists.
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Henry Barnard
Charles Bulfinch
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George Rogers Clark
Old Northwest
John Singleton Copley
Royal Academy
John Hiiesson
Albert Gallatin
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Ethnological Bricks of America
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Henry George
Nathanael Greene
Sidney Lanier
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Paine
William Penn
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Walter Reed
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Theodore Thomas
Henry D. Thoreau
Emerson
Noah Webster
Louisa May Alcott
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Petrovna Blavatsky
Theosophical Society
Alice McLellan Birney
Nathaniel Bowditch
Eliot's Indian Bible Sells From Bat terson Stetson Library
John Eliot's Indian Bible dated 1603 sold for 2400 dollars. The translation into the Indian language was used by Eliot in his New England missionary work. About 1000 copies were printed and about 59 survive.
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Dizzy Dean Winners Offer Free Prizes Ad Clue
Grape Nuts advertisement invites boys and girls to read another column for a Dizzy Dean Winners contest with a chance to win valuable free prizes. The ad links the cereal promotion to prize opportunities and encourages participation.
Ashes of Jericho Tourists Seek Ash Fragments
Tourists to the Holy Land enjoy picking up ashes said to be from Jericho as the ancient walls’ outline remains well defined. The piece notes the unique souvenir practice linked to the city’s biblical history.
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Jericho
Balanced Vitamine Diet and Happiness Link to Teeth
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues that future perfectly balanced vitamin diets may prevent decay and disease starting with pregnant mothers and children. It notes worry and overwork harm digestion and teeth, linking happiness and lack of anxiety to better health, while endorsing the concept of a vitamin rich diet.
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United States
Western Newspaper Union
Origins of Oxford University Amid Historic Conflicts
The university’s origins trace to Alfred the Great around 871, with a more documented start circa 1164 after Henry II barred clerks from Paris. Returnees boosted Oxford’s growth, and the first document naming Oxford as a university appeared in 1201.
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Eastern winter wrens sing in forests only Carolina wren sings
The house wren and long billed marsh wren chirp while the winter wren and Carolina wren sing. In winter woods only the Carolina wren is heard singing across Eastern states, with the short bill marsh wren noted as the second smallest Eastern bird.
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Doan's Pills Help Kidney Function, Warns of Backache
Doan's Pills are pitched as kidney-specific medicine to ease backache dizziness and urination problems caused by impaired kidney function. The ad claims Doan's promotes normal kidney activity, aids passing irritants, and is widely recommended, urging readers to buy from any druggist.
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