Portrait of Sarah Longacre Faces US Centennial Cent
The article recounts how Sarah Longacre, a white girl from Philadelphia, became the design for the rare Indian Saxon face on the US cent. It describes the Mint contest, Longacre’s initial struggle, and a pivotal moment when an Indian chief’s daughter inspired the final motif. Her likeness has appeared on every cent since 1836, rivaling Victoria in coin imagery.
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Quotes on Women Reflecting Wit and Wisdom
A collection of aphorisms and proverbs about women from diverse sources. The lines attribute varied traits to women, ranging from flattery to virtue, divination, sacrifice, and social effect, with notable quotes from Chenier Curtis Plautus German proverb Bronson Alcott Duclos Portuguese Proverb Washington Irving and Johnson.
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Telling the Time With a Hand Measure
A New York Press excerpt explains a sun based time method using the arm stretched from shoulder with hand at right angles. Count three palm widths from sunrise or sunset to estimate hours, noting three measures equal three hours, offering a crude time-telling alternative.
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New York Press
Horses and Oil Cakes from an Early American Magazine
A whimsical American Magazine excerpt debates horse feed. It notes horses eating pork during a meat diet and describes the effects of oil cakes on horse weight. The piece humorously observes a horse named Belle fattened on meat and oil cakes and then resistant to regaining flesh once lean again.
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Talking in sleep among prudents ages twenty to thirty
Harper's Weekly notes a surprising rate of sleep talking among young adults. Forty one percent of men and twenty one percent of women reportedly spoke in their sleep and could answer questions. The piece surveys common sleep behavior and calls attention to its frequency.
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Harper's Weekly
Four Corners turmoil over game laws ends in marriage
In Four Corners excitement peaks as Dan O Connor is jailed for possessing quail in the Cornish preserves. Tensions ease when Robert Cornish offers a plan to share the game, names Dan O Connor gamekeeper, and marries Molly. A return to order follows and the town steadies under new leadership.
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Blackberries Under Michaelmas Superstition in England
In southern counties English folk fear eating blackberries after Michaelmas day. It is said the old gentleman plants a large unsteady foot on unpicked berries, making them unlucky after September 20. The date of the devil stepping in varies by district, from October 10 to later, with many stories about the prohibition.
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Accidental turns toward greatness in famous figures
The article argues that fame often came from accident or chance rather than persistent effort. It cites Cooper, Napoleon, Shakespeare, Gibbon, Corneille, Franklin, Newton, and others, noting how a single serendipitous event or moment of misfortune redirected their paths, shaping landmark works and discoveries.
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Sunday Magazine
Praying Man Confesses Pig Theft In Homely Prayer
A North Carolina clergyman tells of Uncle Eph who stole a pig and knelt to pray at home. His wife overhears his plea for forgiveness and finds him still kneeling at daybreak. He explains to the Lord how he came to steal the pig as the household endures the confession.
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North Carolina
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Learned Better Note On Handwriting From Letters
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls a daughter's schooling at a boarding school where she learned to write a legible hand. A friend doubted how it happened, and the tale mentions sending letters home that the writer could not read, humorously claiming the ailment was cured by the Chinese chirography.
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Detroty Free Press
Abwast an Insult in a Chicago News Clip
A fragmentary Chicago News item shows a fussy man and a talkative chap debating prices for rings and a clothes ringer. The lines imply a garbled quote about payment, with one speaker calling out the other over costs.
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Chicago News
Fragmented OCR Note Reflects Distorted Speech
A garbled OCR fragment shows distorted text with unclear names and phrases, rendering a possible quotation or dialogue incomplete. The readable bits resemble a question about mental health or currency, but lack coherent context or identifiable persons, locations, or events.
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