Great American Magazine offer heads to readers
For 30 years Leslie's Popular Monthly Ida Tarbell and other famed editors lead The American Magazine. A limited 1907 offer discounts twelve numbers for $1.00 plus 14 Humber for only $1.00. Readers urged to send name, address and payment by check or money order to The Magazine 141 Fifth Avenue.
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Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln
Rocketfeller
William Allan White
Kansas
Fp, Dunne
Lvast
Ocut
Thia
Fifth Aven
Auto escapade ends in hogs and romance
Magie and her mother are overcharged by a cabman in the city. Harry Windhly defends them, fights the cabman, and the women are escorted to a hotel. Mazie Jefferson impulsively steals her suitor Finchly’s auto, leading to a comic chase with a hog drove, a broken wagon, and a country justice. Finchly negotiates a fine, romance ensues, and the couple returns home amid family relief.
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Magie
Jefferson
Beenwan
Becaume Magie
Harry Windhly
Mr. Finchly
Miss Marle
Harry
Weatoheater County
Milks Mazie
Isquel
Actreas
Miss Manzie
Miss Ma
Mr. Pinchly
Jeffersona
Mss
Mazie
Miss Mezle
Met
Larry Finchly
Blarry
Bis
An Ancient Telephone Idea Surfaces in 18th Century Proposals
The text recounts M. Linguet de la Bataille’s 1783 prospectus in the Correspondence Secrete about a distant sound and voice transmission via tubes, hinting at a future where lovers and friends could converse across hundreds of leagues. It mentions M. Charles Bourseul’s 1854 illustration imagining a flexible plate, a battery, and vibrating plates enabling long distance communication.
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M. Linguet de la Baatille
London
M. Charles Bourseul
Bournaulte
Copperplate engraving discovery and early impact
The article recounts the accidental discovery of copperplate engraving in Florence during the fifteenth century and explains how damp paper impressions replaced sulphur casts. It notes that the innovation spread slowly, delaying full appreciation, and that today collectors seek early masterworks housed in museums for public viewing.
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Florence
Too Much D Exercise in a Life of Balance
Dr. Luther H. Gulick argues against constant exertion and urges regular breaks and light play to avoid burnout. The piece cites Torace Bushnell’s call to sin awhile and stresses that sustained effort without relief harms well being and happiness.
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Torace Bushnell
Connecticut
Luther H. Gulick
Language notes on English usage from old texts
A fragment discusses corrections and phrasing choices, citing a biblical quote when the angel of the Lord smote a camp and the corpses arose. It critiques phrases like I don’t think it will rain and explains prepositions with docks and holes.
Origin and meaning of the Levant in historical usage
The Levant once signified the rising east in a broad sense, derived from French lever meaning to rise. In the eighteenth century it covered lands eastward of Europe and was interchangeable with orient. Milton used Levant and Ponent as parallel terms, as noted in Minds London Chronicle.
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Levant
Mediterranean
East
Bacon
Far East
Chambers’ Encyclopedia
Evelyn
Italy
Orient
Milton
London Chronicle
Curious Watch Presented To George Tr By Arnold
In 1764 a handsome curious gift from London watchmaker Arnold to George Tr featured a repeating timepiece set in a ring with a ruby cylinder, weighing under five pennyweights and comprising 120 pieces. The maker received 500 guineas from the king as a reward. The passage also notes common proverbs and advice on labor, appetite, and practical devices for households and farms.
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George Tr
Arnold
London
King & Present
Smoke Through Nostrils Warned As Disease Carrier
A column notes the London Lancet warning that blowing tobacco smoke through the nose spreads germs. It claims moistened nasal passages and conjunctival secretions trap microbes, which disperse into air and may seed illnesses like hay fever in households.
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Roy
Tyndall
A Sense of Direction for Woodsman Skill
A discussion of the prime requisite for a true woodsman namely a sense of direction. It argues the trait is largely inborn and independent of general intelligence, varying among individuals, and can be learned by practice or develop by some yet not by others. It concludes that with even a germ of the gift one can travel wide lonely places, else one needs guides.
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Stewart Muward White
Outing Magazine
Science and Morality in technical education
A Scientific American excerpt argues that technical school training shapes duties to society, strengthening accuracy and direct analysis. It posits that morality underpins technical success, guiding professionals to pursue truth with clear, plumb line judgments.
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Scientific American
The Hellbender Fish: An Odd High Valley Sidelight
A scientist praises the hellbender describing its diet and relation to frogs. He notes it feeds on crayfish like bass and shares tadpole development. The creature is said to inhabit streams near the Alleghany foothills and is a sturdy fish if anglers overcome aversion.
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Alleghany Mountains
Evolution of the saddle through ancient to medieval times
Early Greeks and Romans rode bareback viewing saddles as effeminate. The modern saddle with pommel crupper and stirrups appeared later. Nero distributed fancy coverings to cavalry, while bareback riders mocked them. Saddles with trees emerged in the fourth century and stirrups appeared about three centuries afterward.
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Nero
Henry Slowpay and tailor exchange over trousers
A London Tit-Bits fragment shows David Slowpay instructing tailor Mr Snip to return dark trousers and accept a prior unfinished item from six months ago. The exchange hints at a business like dispute and a potential receipt.
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David Slowpay
Snip
London
Properly Situated Convicted Man Defender Quip
The defender says the convicted man has a good heart though condemned. A companion minor adds a wry remark that his overall character should be judged over a span of years rather than now.
What did she say when she heard he was dead in love with her
The fragment notes a remark in a New York Times quote asking what she said upon learning he died in love, with a sharp line about whether he carried life insurance.
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New York Times
Old Violins and the Value Myth Explored
A guide to assessing violin value debunks common myths about antique instruments. It warns against trusting labels, notes that many cheap violins copy famed makers, and advises consulting multiple dealers or authorities to gauge authenticity and worth.
Language guide from St Louis Post-Dispatch on word choice
A quoted guidance piece warns against misusing words and explains preferences such as singular politics, precise terms for persons, and avoiding vague phrases. It contrasts words like receipt versus recipe and astonished versus surprised, with examples about Johnny stealing jam.
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Johny
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Remarkable After Dinner Speech by Charles O Conor in Philadelphia
The text recalls how Charles O Conor began an after dinner speech in Philadelphia with a humorous confession of nerves and appetite loss. He imagines Daniel sighing with relief at the end of speakers duties and jokes about avoiding the task.
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Charles O'Conor
Philadelphia
Daniel
Jeur
Deafness Story At Philadelphia Medical Society Meeting
An elderly woman living near the river, profoundly deaf, listened as a warship fired a ten gun salute. After the noise ceased she adjusted her dress and hair, then said, Come ta, in a quaint manner, reflecting a remarkable silence to sound.
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Philadelphia
The Letter and the Jot of the Alphabet History
The text discusses the Hebrew name for the letter i as jod or jet, a band whose early symbols resemble a hand with three fingers. It traces one finger dropping off until only the title Quger remains, making the letter the smallest in the alphabet, a jot or tittle, representing the insignificance of tiny things.
Joyous Moment in a Detroit Free Press Fragment
A fragmentary Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a young, melancholy contributor declaring a joyous moment and a dignified editor holding his chair to avoid dancing, reflecting a humorous newsroom exchange.
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Bia
Detroit Free Press
Rockaway and West Point hotels adopt Silver forks
Rockaway and West Point hotels will use Silver forks during the coming summer as announced in Volume 1, No. 1 of the New York Morning Herald. The notice specifies utensil changes for guest dining.
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Rockaway
West Point
New York Morning Herald
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Mm. H. Kendall
Batherville
William Shoesmith
E. Patterson
Generasi
Gounty
Homer
Byron M. Coon
Iowa
Washington
Anc
Knight Bros
New Org
Graaf Block
Hobein
B. W. Bachman
First National Bank
Reseo
North Seventh Street
E. Wilson
Emmett House
Robbins
Wm. Foshier
Lovell's
Maple Street
Estherville
Leslie
Suwapee River
Annie Laurie
Antonine
Amati
Gunnners
Magin
New York
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