Columbus Faith and Fervor Carried His Quest Across the Sea
J A Edgerton recounts Christopher Columbus life from failed pleas for funds to Isabella of Spain pawning her jewels for the voyage. He endures mutiny and misunderstanding yet holds to a guiding faith. His discovery opens a new era, though he dies without knowing the full impact.
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Pebbe
Christopher Colmmbus
Europe
Columbus
Ferdinand
Isabella
Spain
Two Many Sketches Sir Isaac Newton
In this age of doubt legends like Newton are defended against higher criticism. He rose from a dull start to top his class and, after Cambridge admission doubt, mastered Euclid. Newton advanced gravity, optics, and calculus, shaping science as the era’s chief intellect.
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Adam and Eve
William Tell
Sir Isaac Newton
Newton
Isaac
Cambridge University
Euclid
Voltaire
Sir Isaac
Ink That Never Dries in Fine Prints
A New York Press dealer warns newcomers to handle prints carefully since the ink used in engravings and etchings barely dries. He notes only Rembrandt and Durer works may have truly dried ink, with 200 year old prints still showing moisture and risk of rubbing off. The dealer keeps prints in snug boxes to avoid dragging ink across pages, a minor precaution that can determine the value of fine prints worth thousands.
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Rembrandt
Durer
New York Press
Cordiality and popularity shape early life success
The article stresses cultivating goodwill and sociable habits in youth to aid advancement and happiness. It notes the mortifying effect of a cold exterior and the challenge of overcoming inherited shyness, urging a warm heart and helpful spirit to unlock inner kindness and sociability.
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Success Magazine
Ancient horse line traced through geologic eras
The article outlines horse ancestry from Syracotherium and Ephippus in the lower eocene to Equus in the pliocene and quaternary, via Protoceratippus, Orohippus, Epihippus, Mesohippus, Anchitherium, Parahippus, Protohippus, and Pliohippus, noting Hipparion and Hippidium as non-descendant branches.
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W. N. Rice
Syracotherium
Ephippus
Protorchippus
Orohippus
Epihippus
Anchitherium
Hipparion
Hippidium
The Power of Laughter in Daily Life
A quoted Exchange piece extols laughter as a healthful tonic. It claims laughter improves breathing and circulation and sharpens the mind, while dispelling superstition with its cheerful energy. The passage humorously notes laughter as a safeguard against despair and foolish fears.
Boy Learns Poetic Genealogy in Boston Class
A Boston mission school teacher asks why a pupil, Ralph Waldormerson Longfellow, is absent. A boy answers humorously that he is home writing poetry, eliciting a small judgement from the class. The tale reflects playful schoolyard wit from Youth's Companion.
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Boston
Ralph Waldormerson Longfellow
Johnnie
That’s What Makes Him Mad Says Houston Post
A quote from the Houston Post shows a man and wife in a marital dispute. The wife frequently argues while the husband defends his calm explanations, insisting she is never wrong.
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Houston Post
Farming as remedy for urban ills described by Burroughs
A quote by John Burroughs extols farming as a cure for city ills and artificial life. He claims direct contact with soil draws out poison and restores health. The passage frames farming as essential to well being and moral restoration in modern life.
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John Burroughs
Domestic Economy Gossip Sparks Family Jokes
An item from Leslie's Weekly notes a ribbing about Robinson marrying again and jokes about breaking in another mother in law. The quip highlights domestic life and humor over remarriage in a light social column style.
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Robinson
Leslie
The Snow Bunting and Arctic Birds Described
Field and Stream describes the snow bunting as a polar singing arctic bird native to Spitzbergen and Nora Zembla. It notes nesting in rocky clefts, winter plumage suited to cold, insect diet in warm months, moss and seeds in winter, and a distinctive long hind-claw aiding movement on snow, plus a survey of other northern birds.
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Spitzbergen
Nora Zembla
America
Europe
Jelly With A Rep Utah Reputation Told In A Brooklyn Jar
A New York Tribune tale recalls a courteous buyer seeking jelly for a Maryland dinner where a fatal duck incident looms. A Broadway clerk touts Mrs Mc Guggin of Brooklyn as proof of quality, saying her name alone guarantees the jelly.
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Maryland
Broadway
New York Tribune
Time Table of Ferry Boats Season 1907
The Mary Scott steamer schedule lists 7.15 a.m. Washburn to Ashland connections with Northern Pacific and Omaha trains. Ashland morning arrivals link to 8.30 a.m. Washburn trip. morning NP train connects with 11.30 a.m. Washburn. 2 p.m. Washburn trips connect at Ashland with NP for Iron River Duluth and Omaha for St Paul. evening trains connect at Ashland for 7.25 p.m. Washburn trip. Captain John E. Doherty, manager. New phone 141 No.7 Fifield Place Ashland Wisconsin.
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Washburn
Ashland
N. P
Omaha
Iron River
Duluth
St. Paul
John E. Doherty
Fifield Place
Wisconsin
What Women Wear In Iceland From Scottish Nights
The article describes Icelandic women’s attire as a wadmol gown from shoulders to heels with a bright neck clasp and multiple blue or white petticoats. Sundays feature a gilt buttoned bodice, velvet treja jacket, several petticoats, blue or red stockings, seal or shark skin shoes, and a tall starched faldur head dress held by many pins.
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Iceland
Onion Remedy Cited By Doctor For Breath and Sleep
A physician extols onions as sweeteners for breath after local symptoms pass, claiming they cleanse poisons, purify blood, and act as a vermifuge. Eating one onion nightly is said to ease head afflictions and promote sleep without drug side effects.
Debate over proving a lie and branding the falsi fier
A Philadelphia Ledger quote discusses self defense and truth by demanding evidence. The exchange centers on whether a man who calls another a liar should retaliate or seek proof, branding the accuser as the falsi fier if no evidence is provided.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Secrets and Treachery in Johnson’s Writings
A concise reflection on secret speech and trust, noting that revealing our own secrets is folly, while sharing others’ secrets with disloyalty is treachery, and treachery often coupled with folly. The aphorism frames ethical limits on disclosure and loyalty.
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Johnson
The Greedy Man And The Bounty Of Nature
A compact wisdom piece echoes Seneca on the unsatisfied appetite of greed, warning that abundance cannot appease a covetous heart and urging restraint in seeking nature’s gifts.
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Seneca
Dr Shoop Restorative Promises Nerve Health Cure
An advertisement urges readers to mail for free samples of Dr. Shoop's Restorative and accompanying books on dyspepsia heart and kidneys claiming to treat inside nerves. It asserts symptom treatment fails and promotes nerve strengthening for stomach heart and kidneys with sales through M M Sweet in Racine Wisconsin.
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Dr. Shoop
M. M. Sweet
Shoop
Harsh physics react cure constipation ad claims
An old advertisement touts Dean's Regulats as a remedy to relieve constipation by “strengthening” the bowels and toning the stomach. The copy promises easy operation of the bowels and recommends asking a druggist about the product priced at 25 cents.
Foley's Kidney Cure Restores Man's Ability to Work
A Branchton Pennsylvania man, L. C. Rodgers, writes that six bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure made him a new man after he could not work or even tie his shoes. He ends with a toast to Foley's Kidney Cure. Q. W. Frost.
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L. C. Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
Q. W. Frost
Dr Sheep Night Cure Digestive Aid Ad
An advertisement touts Kodol as a fast relief for indigestion and stomach irritability. It claims rest for the stomach comes from digesting food with a vegetable acid preparation matching normal stomach juices. It complies with Pure Food and Drug Law and is sold by Sweets Drug Store.
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Sweets Drug Store
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Rebuff
Ink
Mary Scott
Steamer “Skater
Bayfield
Mission Dock
LaPointe Dock
Mission
Ock
Apostle Islands
Matt J. Johnson
Martin M. Sweet
Washburn Times
Washburn Printing Co
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