A Youthful Hero: Major George Croghan and Fort Stephenson
August 2, 1813 marked Croghan’s lasting fame after he defended Fort Stephenson at Lower Sandusky. With 160 men and one cannon he repelled a joint British and Indian assault, earning praise from Harrison and a Congressional gold medal. The 1906 reinterment honored a youthful hero whose courage shaped western military history.
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George Croghan
Croghan
Harrison
Fort Stephenson
Lower Sandusky
Lremont
Sandusky
Proctor
Wellington
Barclay
Tecumseh
Canada
George Rogers Clark
Sherman
Perry
The
Lake
Thames
West
United States
Congress
Deep Sea Fishes With Extraordinary Eyes Discovered
Deep Caribbean explorations reveal strange fish with two convex golden lenses in eyes. Others show eyes on long stems protruding from the head, some whence a yard long, others flexible for directional waving. Some specimens also possess lantern like eyes.
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Caribbean Sea
Question of Names In Clergy Spelling Gaffe
A bishop famed for remembering clergy faces meets a clergyman on a rail journey. He recognizes the man but forgets his name and asks how to spell it. The reply is simple Jones my lord, as recounted in Illustrated Bits.
A Cut of Failures Verdict From Coroner’s Jury
A Kansas City Independent commentary reports a coroner’s jury verdict attributing a man’s death to heart failure, said to be caused by business failure linked to speculative failure and failure to look ahead, with a moral for young business men.
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Kansas City Independent
The Roman Senate and its Evolution to Modern Powers
The article traces Rome's senate origins from Romulus through the Tarquins and Caesars, noting growth from 100 to 1 000 members, selection by rulers and officials, and the shift to merit and wealth requirements. It concludes with a commentary on modern limits and cites Hoar’s boarding-house life as an example from Punxsutawney Spirit.
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Senate
Rome
Romulus
United States
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Questor
Edile
Senator Hoar
Wise Guy on the Street Collects for Glass Loss
A lamp globe wagon collided with a truck on a New York street. Glazed shards littered the scene and the driver faced losses. A benevolent stranger arranged a hat draw, but the driver revealed he was the culprit and the "wise guy" behind the collection.
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New York
Walters on Trial for Watch Theft in Arkansas County
A man named Walters faces trial in Arkansas County for allegedly stealing a watch. The case features conflicting evidence and a judge offering assistance to the jury. One juror hesitates before retiring and asks the judge if the prisoner really stole the watch.
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Arkansas
Walters
Harper’s Weekly
The Crooked Genesee River Tale
The Livingston Democrat notes the Genesee River winds a crooked path from Genesee to Mount Morris. It claims a road distance of six miles versus twenty eight miles by water, tracing river bends past Piffard Geneseo and back to Piffard while deriding the river as notably crooked.
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Genesee
Mount Morris
Piffard
Geneseo
Livingston Democrat
Real Seamanship on the Edge of a Storm
A New York Sun account describes Mr Bankson’s maritime tale as fellow club members gathered for thrills. He recounts a looming storm, failed sails, and drifting at high water, then leaping overboard to save himself by carrying a canoe ashore before nets could entangle him.
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Bankson
New York Sun
Sun’s Rays and Seasonal Heat Dynamics
The article explains how duration and direction of sunlight control seasonal heat. In summer the sun stays above the horizon longer and rays strike more vertically, causing more heat absorption and less cooling at night. In winter the sun is lower and days are shorter, so heat is radiated more than absorbed.
Quiet. Applied by Proxy. Mrs. Bellingham’s odd sleep request
Bellingham endures continuous talk until exhaustion prompts a doctor to prescribe sleeping powders. The physician warns of hospital care unless Mrs. Bellingham follows the exact directions. She agrees, reading the label which reveals the dose is to be taken by Mrs. B. This twist hints at a hidden motive behind the request.
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Bellingham
Automobile Ailment From Car Buncle Joke
A young man after buying a touring car develops a swelling on his neck and asks a doctor if automobile diseases exist. The physician suspects the spot may be a car buncle or an automobile, a humorous exchange from the era.
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Young Featherhead
Evansville Man Recovers After Kidney Cure
B Spiegel of Evansville Indiana reports a five year struggle with kidney and bladder ailments. After three doctors failed and a year of unable to work he found relief with Foley's Kidney Cure, claiming full recovery after two bottles. Q W Frost endorses the cure.
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B. Spiegel
Virginia St
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Q. W. Frost
The Origin and Nature of Lockjaw, a Puncture Disease
Dr. William Hanna Thomson explains that tetanus is caused by a soil bacillus in puncture wounds from objects like sticks nails or pistol wads. The poison enters the blood and resembles strychnine in effect, with severe pain. Rich garden earth and manure foster the bacillus, so wounds should be promptly cauterized to prevent infection.
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William Hanna Thomson
Everybody’s Magazine
His Dance and the Organ Grinder Arrest
An organ grinder plays outside a quarrelsome old man’s house and is arrested for disturbance after refusing to move on. In court the grinder says he did not understand English, while the magistrate notes the man’s motions implied leaving and the grinder replies he must have come to dance.
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London Tatler
Remark on Wife’s Kitchen Skills From Puck Caption
A humorous exchange notes the wife’s rapid progress in housekeeping. The speaker calls her a bright woman and jokes that two failed cooks taught her to avoid the kitchen, claiming that counts as half the battle.
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Puck
Preventics Candy Cold Cure Ad Offer
An old advertisement offers a $100 payoff by Dr. Shoop for any recent grippe or acute cold not cured by a 25 cent box of Preventics. The copy emphasizes no quinine or harsh additives and claims Preventics prevent pneumonia if early colds are halted. Available at all dealers.
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Shoop
A Woman’s Complexion and Liver Health Cure
An advice note argues against cosmetic remedies for complexion and promotes Green’s August Flower to cleanse and enrich the blood by a healthy liver. It claims relief from constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia with trial and regular bottle pricing and Frost & Spies as sellers.
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Frost & Spies
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