Colonial Ancestry of Colfax and Treat Families
The text traces Last Name ILLIAM COLFAX as an early Weathersfield Conn ancestor, noting General Colfax’s Revolutionary role and ties to Lady Washington. It also mentions Schuyler Colfax as Grant’s vice president, and Robert Treat as founder of the Treat line, plus Valkenberg origins from Henry Jacob Falkenburg in Holstein with New Jersey prominence.
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Illiam Colfax
Weathersfield
Conn
Colfaxes
Ife
John Colfax
New London
Anne Latimer
William Colfax
General Colfax
Washington
Colfax
Valkenberg
Henry Jacob Falkenburg
Holstein
Denmark
New Jersey
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Weathercocks of Youth and Responsibility
F A Walker reflects on restless, vainly chasing youths who dodge responsibility. The piece contrasts their fluttering aimlessness with the fleeting pleasures of now, warning that winters will rust their luster and burden them, leaving only wrecks on time’s roofs as lessons for others.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Something Coming In
Poem outlines comfort found in small pleasures and steady income over flashy purchases. It contrasts money spent on temporary toys with the enduring ease of having money coming in. The speaker advises saving a portion to secure future ease and steady satisfaction.
Inventor’s Trail From Farm Tools To A Civil War Machine
The narrative traces a inventor who churned out farming machines including a steam plow and thinning gadgets while journeying across the country to St. Louis. He briefly studied medicine, then created a machine gun during the Civil War era. Despite initial rejection, General Butler purchased copies with his own funds and later Congress approved its use. The weapon, refined to about a thousand rounds per minute, became globally known though now obsolete.
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St. Louis
Ericsson
Ordnance Department
General Butler
Congress
George Matthew Adams
Gatling Inventor of Modern Gun Pioneers Early Life
Richard Gatling born September 12, 1818 in North Carolina was inventor of the modern machine gun. He came from a wealthy planter family and showed advanced intellect as a youth, aiding early inventions such as a cotton seed planter with his father.
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Feshard Gatling
Gatling
North Carolina
Richard
Mother's Cook Tips and Home Remedies Scan
Obscure domestic guidance prompts readers to avoid kitchen mishaps keep utensils dry and cleaned and use warm witch hazel compresses for stiff necks. The fragment ends with a note attributed to a newspaper union.
Boston Library Item Sparks Surprise Over Tom Sawyer Ask
A Boston patron recalls asking an attendant at the Boston Public Library where to find Tom Sawyer. The attendant reportedly asked who it was by, highlighting a surprising ignorance in the city library.
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Boston Public Library
Boston
The Young Lady Across the Way
A reader notes a remark about a sister across the way claiming her brother is very muscular and boasts about his bicuspids in a blunt aside.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Birmingham Weather Records Rare Subzero Drop
Birmingham Alabama reports a historic low with the thermometer dropping below zero, a once in history occurrence for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tortoise Families Find Safety in Zoo Life
The Box Tortoise family, debating luck and safety, explains how a dry land life in the zoo enables them to hide inside their shells with a tortoise lock. Nearby Gopher Tortoises and Miss Gopher discuss saving time and animal welfare as the scene contrasts zoo safety with the fate of wild relatives.
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Mr. Box Tortoise
Mrs. Box Tortoise
Mrs. Ox Tortoise
Box Tortoise
Mrs. Sopher Tortoise
Mrs. Gopher Tortoise
Four year old notes fork leaks after breakfast
A morning breakfast scene describes four year old Bess eating pancakes and syrup. After finishing the plate has syrup remaining she asks Mamma for a spoon claiming her fork leaks. The playful line captures a quiet domestic moment.
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Bess
Representative Britten Pavy Champion at Washington Tea
The speaker compares opponents to Bob Bowline in a nautical gag. Bowline tells a conductor a trolley near miss could have killed his lady. The exchange shows spirited humor about sea and land business.
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Britten
Washington
Bob Bowline
Bob
Woman Kidney Trouble Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder problems that often go unnoticed. Back pain headache and fatigue can signal kidney trouble. Start Swamp Root treatment now or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co with paper citation.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Post Mortems by Tex Ricard on a Lost Fight in Trenton
Promoter Tex Ricard discussed a recent defeat in Trenton noting that lost fights are gloomy. He recalled a friend recounting a budding romance where the suitor chose a bold line about worthiness but the girl preempted him with her own reply.
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Tex” Ricard
Trenton
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisement
The Cuticura Toilet Trio offers Soap to cleanse and purify Ointment to soothe and heal and Talcum to powder and perfume Keep your skin clear by using these products daily on the toilet table as a complete set.
Oldest Musical Manuscript Deciphered by German Historian
Dr Curt Sachs of Berlin University reports deciphering the oldest known musical manuscript. Of Babylonian origin, it bears cuneiform inscriptions on clay plates found at Assur in Asia Minor and dates to the second century B C. The system uses five tones in fugue structure, with harp accompaniment of 18 strings and frequent double stops.
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Curt Sachs
Berlin University
Assur
Asia Minor
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