Caesar Rodney's Ride and the Delaware Vote for Independence
A dramatic account of Caesar Rodney's New Castle to Philadelphia ride to cast Delaware’s vote for independence. The piece links Rodney and fellow Delaware leaders to the pivotal July vote amid heat and illness, framing the ride as crucial to uniting the colonies and securing freedom.
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Vennaylvania
South Carolina
New Fork
Deaware
Thomas McKean
George Reed
Rio Dome
South Carolin
Hodney
Philadephia
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Rodney
Byfeld
Congress
Torres
Delawan
Independence Day in 1835 Celebration of Fourth of July
Revolutionary Officers and soldiers are invited to join Nashua residents in a July 4 celebration. The program centers on a procession from Tyler’s Coffee House to Rev Nott's church, a flag presentation by Miss Ann G Smith, and a grand dinner at the Washington house. Speeches emphasize civic duty and liberty.
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New Hampshire Telegraph
Nashua
Washington House
Joshun
Thomas G . Buck
Able
Tistanta
Bear Tyler
Daniel M. Fisk
Oval
Ann G. Smith
Belinda Gibson
Sarah Knowlton
Ensign Sheldon
Mr. Nott
Mr. Pratt
Mr. Emmons
B. F. French
Jonathan Lewis Clan
Mr. McGee
Mr. Mott
Armenians From Remote Times to Halk's Legacy
The article traces Armenian origins from ancient steppe inhabitants through Phrygian settlement to their spread toward the Euphrates, with Halk the legendary founder. It notes Urartu’s collapse, Armenians shaping Halik era power, and later encounters with Medes and Persians shaping Ararat regions and Ararat-based cohesion.
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Armenia
J. de Morgan
Europe
Russia
Lower Danube
Thrace
Hellespont
Phrygia
Agure
Halk
Moses
Khorene
Bel
Assyria
Armenia Major
Nineveh
Iran
Ararat
Paper Making in India Amid World Shortage
The article discusses India’s potential to produce semi hard or flexible paper domestically to meet global shortages caused by war. It notes using cotton stalks forests yearn pulp, grass fibers, and nearby waterpower to drive pulp grinding and chlorine electrolysis, highlighting opportunities for water power transmission to supply distant sites.
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India
Harvard Observatory Star Classification Milestones
The Harvard College Observatory has classified 220000 stars by special types and gathered over two million brightness measurements. It helped standardize spectra classification and magnitude scales used worldwide, with continuous photographic records from Cambridge and Arequipa.
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Harvard Observatory
Harvard College Observatory
Carbridge
Mass
Arequipa
Peru
Sensitive Steel Handa and the Paris Arm Restoration
The article highlights advances in physical reconstruction for French war veterans. It notes Prof Jules Amar leading successful treatments and recalls a Paris hospital scene where a wife identifies the physician who reattached her husband’s arm. A veteran with one arm lathes brass shells as souvenirs and others perform metalwork demonstrations.
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France
Jules Amar
Paris
Rivalry Wisdom in a Quiet Coty Exchange
A terse proverb about strategy urges believing rivals know little and you know less about yourself. The speaker counsels caution and humility, framing competition as a game of partial knowledge and unseen moves. The dialogue reflects a chesslike mindset in interpersonal conflict.
Sailor Becomes Poster Carrier in Battery Park
A New York Navy sailor, newly assigned as a bill poster, attempts to paste patriotic recruitment notices along Battery Park and a subway fence. The scene shows him wrestling wind, paste, and a stubborn poster while passing crowds observe his mixed success and comic perseverance. Also notes a Popular Science Monthly device for removing swallowed hooks and a string of brief, unrelated quips about distinguished visitors and reform.
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Uncle Sam
Lower Manhattan
New York Sun
Battery Park
What kind of man are you going to marry
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century prose piece shows a grandmother advising Vivian on marriage, stressing a husband trained to endure life’s strains and responsibilities. It contrasts a naive view of homemaking with the heavy demands of partnership and family, ending with gratitude for the guidance.
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Margaret
Vivian
Elis
Eilis
Downtown speed demon recalls traffic changes
A downtown business man, proficient with cars for business yet wary of new rules, recalls faster times and past warnings from traffic police. He notes Washington street crossings and the shift from six to ten miles per hour as authorities enforce caution.
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Washington Street
Indianapolis News
Singing Men Are Fighting Men at Plattsburg Camp
General Bell head of the training corps at Plattsburg camp told officers the power of song to build strength and courage. He said a soldier must think only of duty and be proud of his sacrifice while urging that the army beat Germany at its own game through singing as a fighting weapon.
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Oficers
Plattsburg
N. Y
Bell
Notice to Contractors on Bids and Rejections
Notice is hereby given that the board retains the right to reject any and all bids. All work and rates are subject to review and approval by the board. Bidders are informed that the board may cancel or modify the project as needed.
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Amid Mortgage Default
Notice announces a mortgage foreclosure sale due to default on a loan secured by Glenn and others. It lists the deed date, loan amount, interest terms, and the mortgagee’s right to enforce the lien. The document warns that the property may be sold to satisfy the secured debt.
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Morteage
Glenn
Ingle
Mortgagor
Hank
von Way
The Modern Baby and the Ocular Dilemma
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes an oculist warning that infant white clothing harms vision. It critiques the removal of cradle stories and traditional remedies, suggesting maternal instincts and fairy tales are under scrutiny as modern ideas press for stricter measures.
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Oil of Bey Bean in Chinese cuisine and industry
The oil of the Bey bean or soy bean is a palatable food widely eaten by the Chinese. It also serves in making paints varnishes soaps rubber substitutes linoleum waterproof goods solvents and printing ink.
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UW the Stortone
Cassar Rodney
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Comanscoms
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Gome
Death
Dag
Penn
Doverney
Roman
Aeine
Passyunk Road
State House
Paine
Chase
Rave Rodney
Plaace
Cupying
Brown
Wm. Hess
Ejacket
Popular Science Monthly
Pol- Attea
Bemannan
Jaeck
Wanpeton
Board of
ESC
Metropolitan ‘Museum of Art
New York
St. Michiel
Verdus
Abbey
Flavigny
Nancy
Toul
Luneville
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