Funeral Notices and Local Movements in Argo Illinois
Funeral for Mrs. Emma Tomlinson of Mt. Carroll held at home with Rev. Clark Williams and Mrs. Cias King in attendance. Burial in Argo cemetery beside husband J B Tomlinson. Several local residents move homes and improve businesses. Argo picnic planned for August 12 with community activities and hospital visits noted.
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Emma Tomlinson
Mt. Carroll
Clark Williams
Cias King
Argo
J. B. Tomlinson
3. M. Carroll
C. P. Lamb
Clinton
Alice Carpenter
Foundation Stone Quote Highlights Start of All Good Things
An inscription proclaims foundation stones mark the start of every good thing in heaven and on earth, attributed to a revered saying. The wording emphasizes beginnings and lasting value of foundational acts.
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Heaven
Cultivation of Hobby Remedies for Overwork
The article argues that to combat mental strain one should pursue new, real interests beyond routine hobbies. It cites options like exercise, travel, solitude, and gaiety as personal fits, but emphasizes that changing the main focus is key. Public figures should maintain two to three genuine interests to stay happy and safe, as noted by Winston S. Churchill.
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Peracis
Fish Change Color in Response to Individual Sight
Experiments in aqueria show fish color changes depend entirely on the sight of the individual, with blind specimens remaining unchanged by environment. Skin color cells conain red orange yellow and black pigments and shift via muscular action. Changes serve concealment, capture of prey, mimicry, or courtship.
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Nature Magazine
Early Peoples Skipped Clams Says Salem Expert
Dr Estward Morse of Salem spent four decades examining shell heaps along the New England shore. He and Danish expert Professor Steemetrup found oysters dominated, with little or no clam remains. Edwin E Slossen notes North American Indians and others shaped epicurean tastes, challenging ancient diets.
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Estward S. Morse
Salem
Europe
Steemetrup
Edwin E. Slossen
Writer's Tribute to Chivalry of Womer
A reflective essay arguing against the notion that women are inferior in men’s circles. The speaker cites battlefield and social codes, condemning “playing the game” and the old chivalry idea. Quoted lines imply a male-dominated code, with criticism of its misplaced power dynamics and the persistence of schoolboy jargon.
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Chivalry
Womer
Srotmah
G. B. Stern
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Cause and Effect Quote by John Burroughs
The excerpt argues that nature and benevolence exist without direct intention for individuals. It emphasizes universal laws guiding existence, not personal benefit, and asserts thirst, beauty, and mercy arise from universal order rather than purpose aimed at humans.
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John Burroughs
Fans in History describe ancient and royal origins of fans
The article sketches a history of fans from ancient palm leaves and papyrus in Egypt to fashionable use in dining rooms 2000 years ago. It notes French prominence under Louis XIV and claims fans are linked to feminine dress with ornate materials and wood or mother of pearl mounts. It mentions 500 Parisian makers with royal privileges.
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Egypt
France
Louis XIV
Fang
Paris
Codex Ehrenfelt the First Printed Macyar Book Sold to Museum
A playful misplay leads to fortune as the Hungarian National Museum buys the Codex Ehrenfelt, the first printed Macyar tongue book, buried as a prank by Viennese lawyer Adolf Ehrenfelt. Reportedly paid well over £1,000 after Sotheby’s reserve, the manuscript dates to about 1450s and links to 1551 Nyirs student life.
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Adolf Ehrenfelt
Mongarian National Museum
Sotheby
Doctor Ehresfelt
Nyirs
Hungary
London
Born Only to Dance Through Life Mayfly Feeds Not
A Nature Magazine passage notes the Mayfly lives briefly without mouth or need to eat. It enters life vibrant, dances until its strength fades, and dies. Birth is hidden, witnessed by a sharp observer near watersides, where nymphs emerge from mud to become adults.
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W. A. DuPay
Nature Magazine
Tragedy of Razor Blades on Battersea Bridge
A young woman on Battersea Bridge throws a small glass vial containing powdered salts into the Thames. A curious man asks her intent, and she reveals the box once held twelve razor blades for her husband.
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Ahink
Saya
Londo Melfi
Battersea Bridge
Coach Definition in Motoring Terms by SAE
The Society of Automotive Engineers defines a coach as an enclosed single compartment car with beds akin to a sedan, two close-coupled seats for four, a rear luggage space, and no rear glass. It usually has two doors with forward access to a rear bench, sometimes two doors on the right side for rear-seat access.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Origin of Teetotal Word Unearthed in Preston Tale
An 18th century note attributes the term teetotal to Richard Pastier at a Preston temperance meeting in England around 1533. It claims the word spread quickly and appears on Richard Turner’s Preston tombstone dated October 7, 1540, aged 36, as the author of teetotal abstinence.
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Richard Pastier
Preston
England
Turner
Manchester
Richard Turner
Tiis Ife
Eschaoga
Cloture Rule History in Irish Parliament
The text traces cloture origins back to 1872 with Isaac Butt and notes its limited use until 1882. It describes that a cloture rule allows a speaker to end debate on request by four members and proceed to a vote, with conditions on motion, minority rights, and immediate decision if not challenged. It mentions adoption in 188? and outlines the procedural intent to limit debate and amendments.
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Lotare
Issac Butt
Irish Home Rule Party
Razors and boiling water tempering steel claim
The Bureau of Standards says there is no real basis that pouring hot water on a laser blade injures the steel. Razors are very hard and continued boiling water might in some cases have a slight tempering effect.
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Bureau of Standards
Cat Returns Home After Stray History Told
A stray cat follows its master on rounds near Colne England. After several days the owner received a letter from Colne police stating the cat was returned to its former home. Inspector Atkinson said the cat had followed the master for four days and that it was born at the house and regularly accompanied him on his rounds.
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England
Colne
Atkinson
My Howe
Coles
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