The Great Expunger and Expanter
The text recounts 19th century U.S. history detailing Congress expunging Andrew Jackson's censure for removing public posts from the National Bank. It notes Senator Thomas Benton’s efforts to restore the record, his nickname the Great Expunger, and a prior pistol duel with Jackson in Nashville in which Jackson was wounded.
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Congress
Dene
Ondrew Jackson
Old National Bank
Jackson
Thomas Benton
Missouri
Benton
Senate
Nashville
Never Means Any Length of Time From One Hour to Four Days
A Life magazine passage notes that people declare never in various vows but the word often means only a short period. It cites young women forgiving, men abstaining, spouses writing, buyers restraining, and candidates avoiding future runs as examples. The piece questions dictionary definitions and highlights everyday ambiguity in usage.
Louis XIV Courteously Salutes Condé on Versailles Stair
The article praises Louis XIV for public duty and social courtesy. It notes his hard work in administration and royal conduct, including lifting hats for the poorest women and refined speech. At Versailles he tells Condé, who apologizes for being slow, that one moves slowly when laden with laurels.
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Louis
Conde
Louis XIV
Tle
Versailles
Olive oil mix up and wage raise headline
A Portland Express item notes a verbal mix up over coal and olive oil, followed by a wage increase of $10 per week for a worker beginning immediately. Passengers are urged to move forward in the car as the conductor calls.
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Peg
Portland Express
How Easter Is Reckoned
Easter is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the lunar month that falls on or after March 21. If the 14th day is Sunday, Easter is the following Sunday.
Air and Hunger Experiments Link Poor Ventilation to Appetite Loss
A study notes that air in an unventilated occupied room contains substances that can diminish appetite without causing conscious discomfort or detectable physiological symptoms. The finding suggests ventilation affects eating behavior.
Typhoid Fever and Sanitation Standards
A noted English sanitarian argues for severe punishment for typhoid deaths yet modern medicine attributes these deaths to sanitary failures. The piece condemns ignorance and stresses absolute cleanliness of home surroundings, personal habits, clothing, and food to prevent typhoid fever.
First Feeding Bottle Through the Ages
A look at early feeding bottles from hollow gourds to coconuts and ancient glass vessels. Archaeologists cite Brit Museum specimens dating from 60 to 700 years before Christ, often globular with knobs for bells, serving as bottles, rattles, and picture books for infants.
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British Museum
U.S. Agriculture Bureau Handles Vast Crop Schedules
The annual report of the chief of the bureau of crop estimates details about two million schedules processed yearly, 169000 voluntary reporters, 44 paid agents, one agent per state, and 105 Washington clerks. It notes improved methods allow close accuracy in production estimates and a complete global record on crops and livestock.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Sugar’s Journey From Arabic Roots to New World
The article traces sugar from the Arabic sukkar through Moorish expansion into Persia and Arabia, then to Cyprus Rhodes Sicily and Egypt where refining advanced. It notes Egyptian fame, spread along Africa’s coast, entry into Spain by 1150 with about fourteen refineries, and that Columbus introduced sugar cane to the New World.
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Thurope
van Lippman
Persia
Arabia
Cyprus
Rhodes
Sicily
Egypt
Africa
Spain
Columbus
New World
Origin of the term Fusilier in military history
The word fusilier traces to soldiers armed with a fusil light flintlock during the English Civil War. Firelock muskets distinguished them from matchlocks, forming the fusilier units. By the late Thirty Years War fusiliers became mounted units with the fusil, while carbiniers stood apart. The senior British fusilier regiment is the Seventh Royal Fusiliers, City of London, formed in 178? modeled on the French.
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Fusiliers
Oral Fusiliers
City of London Regiment
1Uss
Moon’s synchronous rotation tied to orbit around Earth
The Moon always shows the same face, indicating it spins on its axis once per orbit around Earth, a period of about twenty seven days. Its visible face covers about 14,685 square miles, nearly four times Europe’s arcs.
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Europe
Beth Bluffers And Personal Crises In A Courier Journal Snippet
A lines of a Louisville Courier Journal fragment depict a young man pressed by installments for an engagement ring while a sixteen year old sister is described in troubling terms. The dialogue hints at a personal crisis and awkward infatuation as relationships unfold.
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Beth Bluffers
Louisville Courier-Journal
Farm-born worker recalls dawn to dusk toil
A farmer recalls early rising at 4 o clock and hard labor from sunrise to sunset. The speaker emphasizes pride in farming life and enduring hard work as a personal worth. The quote appears alongside a New York World attribution.
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New York World
Dialogue Exchange Between Mother and Willie
A terse spoken exchange shows a mother scolding Willie for worsening behavior and Willie asserting yesterday’s claim was false and he proved her wrong. The brief quarrel centers on conduct and perception of improvement.
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Willie
Askitt and Noitt Exchange Suspected Inheritance Motive
Dialogue turns on whether young Dodge inherited the old man's desire to avoid work. Noitt affirmes the sense of inheritance while suggesting a behavioral pattern rather than a material one. The exchange implies a family emphasis on shirking labor rather than wealth.
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Askitt
Young Dodge
Noitt
Poet Now Can a Chap Get Rich On Ten Dollars
A witty exchange questions whether a writer can accumulate wealth starting with a mere ten dollar capital. The dialogue hints at the limitations and possibilities of entrepreneurial or literary success in the face of scarce funds.
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Puck
Habits Become Necessities Quote St Augustine
A short aphorism attributed to St Augustine asserts that habits, if not resisted, become necessities, reflecting on the power and persistence of habits in daily life. The line suggests discipline shapes enduring routines and choices.
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St. Augustine
New Years Greeting From Local Store
The store thanks customers for their patronage over the past year and apologizes for any neglect due to busy times. It pledges to offer better service in the coming year.
Give Him the Sack Origin in Imperial Court Tale
A 16th century tale set in Maximilian I's court tells of two noblemen, German and Spanish, who vie for the emperor's daughter. To avoid choosing, Maximilian stages a deadly contest where Spain wins by putting his rival in a sack, reputedly spawning the phrase Give him the sack.
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Maximilian T
Spanhed
Maximilian
Helena
Origin of the squeak boot in fashion history
In a Car toons Magazine excerpt Zins explains the squeak in shoes as a former status symbol. Cobblers earned extra for adding the squeak which signaled an important person approaching while making late entries impractical and leading to the later custom of removing shoes at the door.
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Zins
Migitazine
Scot Sells Badger Match For Reported Fraud
A Scottish owner planned a £100 bet against a rival dog in a two month bout to kill a famed badger. Rumors of foul play emerged as the dog’s condition sparked doubts and the badger’s death was claimed. McTavish accepted £50 instead of £1144 amid accusations of a con.
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Mc'Tavish
Mac
McTavish
London Glade
Early Marriage in China Amazes and Disturbs
A historical British or American article notes that child marriage is common in China with boys as young as twelve to fourteen marrying. It argues that such unions are driven by family and economic concerns rather than development, citing an aphorism about business life ending with marriage and urging parental caution after their deaths.
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China
Dinesters
Chiesa Pares
Jr Sinonii
Theig Ehite
Oesbectuiv
Wotil
Bright Youth in Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph Snippet
The fragment notes Willie starting work as an office boy with a joking exchange about pay and duties. A mother references discharge and promotion, implying early career steps and family expectations.
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Willie
Diamonds as cash in Leanisville request
A fragment from the Leanisville Courier Journal shows a dialogue about jewelry purchases with a view that diamonds function as cash. The exchange weighs the practicality of ring gifts versus cash value.
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Leanisville Courier-Journal
Just a Shade and Family Ghosts
A short dialogue notes a lineage claim and a playful ghostly presence. The speakers remark two inherited shades from an old family, implying a lighthearted ghostly inheritance.
Sleep and self control for health warn against excess
Dr. Richard C. Cabot argues in American Magazine that avoiding overeating alcohol and tobacco requires self control. He says proper sleep is essential and many minor illnesses come from lack of sleep, caused by choosing evenings of fun over rest.
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Richard C. Cabot
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Companlow
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New Years
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Yours Truly
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