First Records of Negroes in Florida and Early Slavery Dates
A historical note traces early African presence in Florida from 1528 with Narvaez and mentions possible earlier landings with Memedes' colonists. It cites 1619 Jamestown slave arrival aboard The Treasurer and the 1686 American-built slaver Desire, highlighting early U.S. slavery milestones.
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United States
Narvaez
Florida
Memedes
San Miguel de Gualdape
Z. J. Shea
Jamestown
H. H. Bancroft
Arizona
New Mexico
C. A. Stakely
Magazine of American History
Earl of Warwick
America
Desire
Marblehead
J. R. Spears
Stevenson Manuscripts Clarify Mysteries in The Master of Ballantrae
Robert Louis Stevenson notes legible writing when well and strange scrawl when ill In a Wacatminster Gazette discussion Sir Graham Telfour suggests a reading of the Athole correspondence and humbcide Justice as Chevalier de Johnstone The Oxford editor James Murray asked Stevenson and he said mieprint for ocean
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Ballantrae
Graham Telfour
Wacatminster
Chevalier de Johnstone
Stevenson
James Murray
Oxford Dictionary
Ocean
Riches Beyond Money
The passage argues possessions alone do not define wealth. It contrasts material wealth with spiritual value and emphasizes that money cannot buy love friendship mercy or moral worth. It suggests that wealth requires mind and soul to give true worth.
Pigeon English and Chinese Pidgin Terms in Trade Speech
The text discusses the origin of the term pigeon English or pidgin as used at Chinese ports between natives and Western traders. It notes how Chinese terms like aing-song pidgin and talkee pidgin describe a concert and conversation. With increasing contact and education, real English gradually replaces pidgin though pigeon English persists in fiction and stage works.
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China
Crackers of Various Kinde and Their Culinary Use
The New York Herald discusses diverse foreign crackers or biscuit varieties. It notes biscuit derives from French for partly baked and relates to zwieback in German. Italian bakers reuse stale bread to form biscuit, explaining the bread heavy in Italian and Sicilian eateries.
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Jaggshead
New York Herald
Embarrassing Neighbor Death Revealed in Barn
A correspondent recounts discovering a neighbor's body hanging in a barn rafters causing a town gathering. The scene includes mistaken identity, a misdirected investigation, and an awkward revelation when the neighbor arrives home to the surprising spectacle.
Retain Your Head Covering Influenza Theories
A historical note recounts varied influenza beliefs from a west African voyage ship outbreak to Vienna's faculty claims and female immunity, noting that many cases affected males in their prime. It cites ancors ark and ammonia remedies and suggests cultural habits may influence spread.
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West African
London
Europe
Medical Faculty
Vienna
Mexico
Timbered land for immediate sale in Gogebic County
For immediate sale will sell cheap well timbered description. The N% of NW% of Sec 34 50 45 Gogebic County.
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Gogebic County
Elephant Philosophy for Business and Life Gains
A Porbes Magazine excerpt likens business caution to an elephant’s steady steps, urging faith in honest neighbors and discouraging cynicism. It warns against denying credit for good work and suggests self reliance in growth, contrasting pessimism with a hopeful view of people.
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Porbes Magazine
Old Tim's Gold Cure Tea Promises Quick Cold Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Old Tim's Gold Cure Tea as a simple remedy. It recommends Hambu Tireast Tera as a small package, instructing a tablespoonful brewed in boiling water and consumed daily to relieve congestion loosen bowels and break up a cold or grip. The product is claimed to be inexpensive and wholly vegetable and harmless.
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Ely
Shopping In Ecuador Bargaining Customs Described
The text explains Ecuadorian bargaining practices with a balance scale weight and rock, noting that prices are rarely fixed and buyers are expected to negotiate down from the initial offer. It highlights optimism to gain more and the common question to ask about the last price in bargaining.
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Ecuador
Cabbage Surprisingly Reacts to Heat Device
A long fragment describes scientists using a device by an Indian savant to study heating in plant life. It asserts plants react to heat similarly to animals, noting cabbages do not protest but writhes and squirm, highlighting dramatic plant responses and the imagined effects of boiling.
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Nin
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Shine
An old remedy claims to darken gray hair naturally using Sage Tea and Sulphur. The Wyeth version adds others and is sold in drug stores, applied with a sponge to strands to renew color and lustre by morning without revealing use.
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Wyerth
Wyeth
Unclear draft on Freed Slaves Home practices
Fragmentary account describes an institute in northern Walgeria holding women and children until removal by governors and marriage invokers. A Maussa allegedly receives notes from commanders confirming good character and ability to support a wife, then alters the note for a superior.
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Walgeria
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Kerkes Ste
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Bessemer, Michigan
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Kerkes Building
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Wakefield, Michigan
Mr. E. Kalembep
Steamship Agency and Foreign Exchange
Chandler
Buick
Wakefield
Mich
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Ronwood, Mich
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