Mary Had a Little Lamb Authorship Debate
Richard Hale argues in Century that Mary Had a Little Lamb was written by Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, not Mrs. Mary E. Tyler. The piece recounts Mary Sawyer’s account from Sterling Massachusetts and the 1817 handwritten lines attributed to John Roulstone, with Hale allegedly completing the poem.
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Mary
Richard Hale
Sarah Joseph Hale
Mary E. Tyler
John Roulstone
Sterling
Mass
the Lamb
Sarah Josepha Hales
Tribune Farmer News of New York City
Tribune Farmer offers weekly county news and agricultural topics to keep readers informed about neighbors markets and farm income opportunities. It promises to be a welcome visitor in every household and to post important farming topics and how to profit from the farm.
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Tribune Farmer
New York City
THE
NEW York Tribune Farmer
Novel Method for Earth Diameter by Shadow Measurement
Pearson's T C Porter proposes a 19th century technique from Teneriffe using a watch and opera glass. By timing 20 minutes between horizon shadow events and using peak height and latitude, he estimates the Earth's equatorial circumference and derives a diameter with claimed accuracy within one thirty ninth part of modern geometer measures.
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Pearson
Mr. T. C. Porter
Teneriff
Earth
A Schoolboy's Masterpiece
Dr Briton Riviere at seventeen had two paintings accepted by the Royal Academy while still a Cheltenham schoolboy. He later earned income by illustrating magazines and books before returning to painting.
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Briton Riviere
Cheltenhan
Royal Academy
Farm Family Seeks Advanced Methods for Maximum Profit
A farmer aims to gain experience in diverse modern techniques to boost earnings and provide specialized guidance for each family member. The plan emphasizes practical, proven improvements to increase farm profitability and family welfare.
Trade Bulletin Shows Spring Recovery Amid Mixed Signals
The New York based R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade reports improved activity and higher expectations for a strong spring. collections rise, building and real estate pick up, while textiles lag and cotton spinning may contract. Flood damage noted, labor disputes settle with new strikes, coal mine talks unresolved. traffic congestion eases overall with railway earnings down 0.7 percent from last year. Failures total 259 in the U S and 25 in Canada, up from prior year counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Boston lace smuggling case indicted at federal grand jury
William Monroe of Stone & Downey the leading Boston custom house brokerage firm is indicted along with James Shedd John Trafton Samuel Grunberg Charles Battler and Simon Burman. Trafton and Shedd face 19 counts. Bail set at 5000. Federal officials allege a long running lace smuggling scheme at the port with duties fraudulently evaded totaling about 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
Trial in Kishineff Massacre Case Concludes
The Kishineff court closes the massacre trial with Rusneke and 57 others. Nineteen defendants face homicide or riot charges. Rusneke and Bodijan guilty of murdering a Jewish couple Ferrarji. Sentences: four years for Rusneke, twenty for Bodijan, others get one year or four months. Thirty six accused discharged.
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Kishineff
Russia
Rusneke
Illinois bans American Home Assurance Co in court
Chicago, March 12. Attorney General Yamlin's yearlong campaign against cooperative home buying plans ends as Judge Mack bars the American Home Assurance Co from Illinois and appoints a receiver. The company reportedly drew interest from over 1,000 people nationwide, most in Illinois.
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Chicago
Yamlin
Illinois
Mack
Circuit Court
American Home Assurance Co
United States
Ilinois
Hamlin
Divorce Petition Filed by Buffalo Bill Cody in Wyoming Suit
Denver reports Col. William F. Cody seeks divorce from Mrs. Cody in Big Horn county Wyoming court. He cites cruelty and an alleged December 26 1900 poisoning attempt, plus her refusal to entertain his friends in North Platte Nebraska. Mrs. Cody denies the charges and will contest. They wed March 6 1866.
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Denver
Col
District Court of
Big Horn County
Wyo
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Cody
North Platte
Neb
Mrs. Cody
Carelessness Caused Disaster At Hotel Darlington
Henry Parsons, expert on building construction, hired by District Attorney Jerome to probe the Hotel Darlington collapse, reports improper iron work assembly due to loose column and girder bolts. The failure shifted weight to flange centers, not intended centers, causing a catastrophic event that killed many workers. Also notes a March 12 wind storm from Portland to inland Oregon causing fences, buildings, trees to fall and rivers to flood nearby areas.
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New York
Henry Parsons
Jerome
Darlington
Portland
Ore
Snowslide at Queen of the West mine kills two in Oregon
In the Cornucopia district sixty miles northeast of Baker City two men died and six were injured in a snowslide at the Queen of the West mine. Authorities report accident details remain limited as rescue operations continue.
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Baker City
Ore
Queen of the West
Cornucopia District
Here
Blue Fox Farming on Alaskan Island Produces 1500 Furs Worth Noted Prices
George T. Scove returns to Manitowoc after years on Patterson Island where he developed a blue fox operation. He preempted islands off Alaska’s coast, bred 66 pairs into about 1500 foxes, feeding them fish and berries. Furs fetch 10 to 80 dollars, with London as the general market.
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George T. Scove
Alaskan
Manitowoc
Wis
I. M. Scove
Alaska
Charles L. Mann
Milwaukee
Scove
Patterson Island
International Boundary Line
Seave
Prince William Sound
High Island
London
Porch Cleaning Quirk Halts Onlookers
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet reports a porch cleaning dispute with a new girl claiming 27s cannot wash away dirt until her team comes. She insists on wearing her best stockings while washing porches, highlighting a humorous domestic moment.
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Maria
Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Cure for Lockjaw via Capillary Electronometer
The capillary electronometer, developed by Guthrie Lyon and Rieske at the University of Chicago, is a glass tube device that measures tiny electrical discharges in nerves and muscles. It uses mercury in a capillary tube immersed in acid, linked by platinum wire, to gauge energy expended by moving muscles.
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Physiological Laboratory
University of Chicago
C. ©. Guthrie
E. P. Lyon
F. H. Rieske
Three Year-Old's Recovery Cited From Kidney Pills
In Riley County Kansas a three year-old girl fell ill with whooping cough pneumonia malaria and Bright's Disease. After doctors gave up she recovered following treatment with Dodd's Kidney Pills, with her father declaring the pills saved her life.
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Manhattan
Kans
Riley Co
Dodd’s
Bright
Towne Her hair gleams like gold in early years
The Philadelphia Press notes Towne Her hair was described as golden in her childhood, contrasting recollections with a remark about a plaited look from that time. The brief exchange hints at changing appearances.
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Towne
eeTurTee
Seed Co Offers Large Plant Catalog For Trial
John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a 16 cent postage offer for a 4s plant and seed catalog plus seed to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes and 1000 flowers. A 20 cent postage add on includes Berliner Cauliflower and a humorous Town Topics aside about Rockefeller wealth.
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John A Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
K. L
Cuticura Soap and Pills Promoted for Skin Troubles
Advert A promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as the complete external and internal treatment for eczema and skin complaints. It claims relief for rough dry hands with creamed lather and frequent use of gloves, and lists the trio available from chemists for $1.00.
Brown Robinson Exchange On Dietinan Remark
Dialogue from Stray Stories shows Brown denying vegetarian labels as Robinson questions the claim. Taran clarifies his stance by saying he only eats meat from animals fed on vegetable food.
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Brown
Salzer Seed Co promises record farm yields for 1904
The notice touts 1903 per acre yields across Indiana Ohio Michigan and more, claiming 157 169 98 and 220 bushels respectively, plus 120 bushels beardless barley 310 oats 1000 potatoes and 14 tons of fodder hay. It urges sending 10 cents for a catalog and seed samples from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis.
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Salzer
Ind
Ohio
Mich
Victoria
Farmer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
IKX. L
St. Louis to California rail fares and services advertised
An old advertisement lists 30.00 fares for St. Louis to California via The Iron Mountain Route with daily Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars between St. Louis Los Angeles and San Francisco during March and April. It directs readers to contact company agents for particulars and includes assorted testimonial quotes and product promos from the period.
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
H. C. Townsexp
H. C. ,Townsend, G. P. & T
I Am the Only Lawyer in Town
A stranger asked a Hopkins depot man to prove he was the town’s lawyer. The man replied that he did not need to prove it, claiming to be the only lawyer in town. The stranger then retained him, and the lawyer gained a client.
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Hopkins
Kansas City Journal
Company H C Townsend G P T Pragy I Owe Nothing
A quoted exchange references a dispute with Newitt Brage and Newitt urging an apology to all listeners. The Philadelphia Press attributes the remark to the source.
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Pragy
Newitt
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure for hot and swollen feet
Allen's Foot-Ease is advertised as a remedy for hot sweating calluses and swollen aching feet sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a trial package offered free address Allen S. Olmsted Roy New York. Demean dat thinks he knows it all Uncle Eben quips on how foolish people prosper.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Roy, N. Y
Eben
Westener
Washington
Restored to Health From Kidney Trouble
Mrs. H. A. Van Sickle of Roanoke Virginia credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her hereditary kidney congestion and back ache after doctors failed to help. She reports rapid relief after a few doses and says she has kept the pills on hand since. Sold by dealers 50 cents or mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York with 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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Corn
Smithers
Cincinnati Times- Star
Hoxsie
Chicago Daily
Piso
W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Sue
Hume
Putnam
Saepe
Od Sr Samuel Pour
Porphin Seed
Aix
Senna
Rochells
Salta Ase Seed
Fac Sumile Signature of
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Bears
the Centauar Company
Cuyahoga Bldg
Cleveland, O
the Truss & Cable Fence Co
St. Jacobs Oil
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