Mary Had a Little Lamb authorship debate
Richard Hale argues in Century that Mary Had a Little Lamb was written by Sarah Joseph Hale rather than Mary E. Sawyer or John Roulstone. He recounts Sawyer's 1816 schoolyard incident, the 1817 manuscript, and Hale's later eight line verses, suggesting Hale authored the well known poem.
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Mary
Richard Hale
Sarah Joseph Hale
Mary E. Tyler
John Roulstone
Sterling
Mass
the Lamb
Farm Updates Promise Weekly Market and Money Tips
The notice pledges weekly reports on neighborly events, home markets, and key agricultural topics. It emphasizes guidance on profitable farming practices and keeping families informed about local happenings.
Novel method for Earth diameter by Teneriffa peak shadow
The article explains T C Porter’s method using a sunset shadow from the Peak of Teneriffe and a watch and opera glass. By timing 20 minutes of shadow movement as the Earth rotates, and using the peak height and latitude, he estimates the equatorial circle and thus the Earth diameter with high accuracy.
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Pearson
Mr. T. C. Porter
Teneriff
Earth
A Schoolboy's Masterpiece at the Royal Academy
Dr. Briton Riviere, R. A., lauded for a remarkable feat as a Cheltenham schoolboy. At seventeen he had two paintings accepted by the Royal Academy, yet years later he supported himself by illustrating magazines and books before returning to painting.
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Briton Riviere
Cheltenhan
Royal Academy
Trade Bulletin Signals Brightening U S Economy
The Dun Weekly Review reports improved weather boosting activity and recovering ground for a larger spring trade. Collections rise and building material demand grows as real estate transfers pick up. Flood damage noted, manufacturing gains seen in steel and footwear, cotton spinning likely to shrink, labor disputes settle amid new strikes, and rail earnings dip 0.7 percent versus last year with 259 U S and 25 Canadian failures this week.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Boston Lace Smuggling Ring Indicted In Federal Case
A Boston grand jury indicted William Monroe president of Stone & Downey the citys largest custom house brokerage firm along with James Shedd John Trafton Samuel Grunberg Charles Battler and Simon Burman. They face conspiracy counts accusing undervaluing lace imports with losses to duties estimated at 30000.
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Boston
William Monroe
Custom House
Stone & Downey
New England
Federal Grand Jury
James A. Shedd
John W. Trafton
Samuel Grunberg
Charles A. Battler
Simon Burman
Glasgow Manufacturing Co
Trafton
United States
Shedd
Munroe
Kishineff Massacre Trial Closes With Guilty Rulings
In Kishineff Russia on March 12 the trial of 58 prisoners from last April’s massacre ended. Rusneke and Bodijan were convicted of murdering a Jewish couple Ferrarji. Rusneke got four years and Bodijan twenty years. Eighteen charged with homicide and thirty-six others were discharged or given shorter terms.
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Kishineff
Russia
Rusneke
Illinois Bar Bans American Home Assurance Co
Attorney General Hamlin's yearlong campaign against cooperative home buying groups in Illinois succeeded as Judge Mack of the circuit court barred the American Home Assurance Co from the state. The court also appointed a receiver for the company amid claims that over 1,000 people nationwide, most in Illinois, joined the alleged illegal home buying schemes.
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Chicago
Hamil
Illinois
Mack
Circuit Court
American Home Assurance Co
United States
Ilinois
Hamlin
Divorce petition filed by Col William Cody in Wyoming case
Denver report states Col William F Cody known as Buffalo Bill filed January 9 in Big Horn county district court for divorce. He cites cruelty and alleges Mrs Cody tried to poison him on December 26, 1900 and refused to entertain his friends at North Platte home. Mrs Cody denies the charges and will contest the suit. They were married March 6, 1866.
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Denver
Col
District Court of
Big Horn County
Wyo
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Carelessness Causes Hotel Darlington Collapse
Henry Pare sons reports the Hotel Darlington collapse was caused by improper iron work assembly due to loose bolts at column beam and girder connections. The weight shifted to flange centers, not column centers, weakening the structure and contributing to the disaster. Also notes a March wind storm in Portland causing damage inland.
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New York
Henry Paresons
Jerome
Darlington
Snowslide at Queen of the West mine claims two lives
At the Queen of the West mine in the Cornucopia district, a snowslide in March killed two men and injured six, officials report. The Cornucopia district lies about 60 miles northeast of Baker City, Oregon.
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Baker City
Ore
Queen of the West
Cornucopia District
Here
Blue Fox Farming On Alaska Island Yields 1500 Fur-bearing Animals
Wisconsin businessman George T. Scove returns to Manitowoc after years in Alaska where he preempted Patterson Island and established blue fox farming. Starting with 66 pairs, the flock grew to about 1500 foxes in five years. furs fetch 10 to 80 dollars depending on quality, size, and color, with London as a primary market for blue fox fur.
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George T. Scove
Manitowoc
Wis
HL. M. Scove
Alaska
Charles L. Mann
Milwaukee
Scove
Patterson Island
International Boundary Line
Prince William Sound
High Island
London
New Cure for Lockjaw Capillary Electronometer
The capillary electronometer, devised by C C Guthrie E P Lyon and F H Rieske at the University of Chicago, measures minute nerve and muscle electricity to aid lockjaw treatment. A mercury-filled capillary tube rests in acid with platinum wiring, gauging energy from muscle discharges.
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Physiological Laboratory
University of Chicago
C. C. Guthrie
E. P. Lyon
F. H. Rieske
Three year old cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills in Kansas
In Riley County Manhattan Kansas a three year old girl suffered whooping cough pneumonia malaria fever Bright's Disease and doctors gave up. After about three and a half boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she recovered fully and is now healthy and active.
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Manhattan
Kans
Riley Co
Dodd
Bright
Towne Her Hair Described As Golden In Philadelphia Press
A Philadelphia Press snippet recalls Towne Her hair as golden. Browne notes it seemed odd, and the speaker remembers Towne as a girl with hair merely plaited at that time.
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Philadelphia Press
Remarkable seed offer from John A Salter Seed Co of Wisconsin
Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promises a large plant and seed catalog with seed to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 flowers plus Berliner Cauliflower for 160 postage and 20c extra postage.
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John A Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Hk. L
Porch Cleaning Etiquette Sparks Gossip In Cleveland
In a noisy Cleveland Plain Dealer item a woman refuses porch washing until wages arrive. The story notes the girl claims she wears her best stockings when washing porches, drawing urban chatter about propriety and work.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cuticura Hand Treatment Promises Quick Relief
Soak hands in a strong hot lather of Cuticura Soap Dry thoroughly and apply Cuticura Ointment at night wear old loose kid gloves with finger ends cut off to air the palms The Complete external and internal Cuticura treatment for every humor from infancy to age includes Soap Ointment and Pills for $1.00 from chemists
Witty Exchange on Vegetarianism and Mutton
Cartoonish dialogue shows Brown accusing Robinson of hypocrisy over eating mutton. Robinson defends a flexible stance, claiming he is not a bigoted vegetarian and only eats meat from animals fed on vegetables.
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Brown
Robinson
Salzer seed yields promise record crops for 1904
Beardless barley 120 bushels per acre and oats 310 bushels per acre headline the Salzer Seed Co advance. Other crops include 1 000 bushels potatoes per acre 14 tons hay 60 900 pounds rape 160 000 pounds teosinte fodder 54 000 pounds fodder corn. Send 10 cents for catalog and samples from La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Victoria
Farmer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
J. L
Steamship and rail ticket offer amid varied ads
A 30 dollar round trip promotion from St Louis to California via the Iron Mountain Route appears with March and April sale dates. Ads promote Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars between St Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco. Also contains assorted historical ad quips and product pitches including cough cures and dyes.
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H. C. Townsend
He Didn’t Have to Prove I
A stranger asks a Hopkins town resident who the best lawyer is. The man replies he is the only lawyer in town and need not prove it, prompting the stranger to hire him and the lawyer to gain a client.
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Hopkins Pe
Bes
Kansas City Journal
Townsend and Bragg Dispute Candid Exchange Cited
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, H C Townsend objects that he owes nothing to any man while Bragg insists he owes an apology to every listener, highlighting a public quarrel between agents of the company and a reference to Newitt.
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Pragg
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure For Aching Feet
An old ad copy notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot and sweaty feet with calluses and swelling. Sold by all druggists for 25c with a trial package offered free. Address Allen 5 Olmsted Roy NY. Also a humorous quote from Uncle Eben about people prospering. Washington Star
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Allen
Olmsted
E Roy
N. Y
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Restored to health through Dean's Kidney Pills
A Roanoke Virginia woman describes kidney trouble hereditary in her family and says back ache and urinary issues improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She credits rapid relief, notes ongoing use, and mentions the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents or by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY with a free trial offer.
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Dean
H. A. van Sickle
6Th Ave
Ss. W
Roanoke
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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