Care of a Good Road on Mount Hope Route in Orange County
An article by C. W. Mapes details the Maple Dale Good Roads club method to improve Mount Hope Road west of Middletown. It explains staking furrows, shaping a crown, building gutters, adding gravel, and cost estimates, plus aftercare to create a durable surface like a well crowned macadam and keep gutters clear.
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Maple Dale Good Roads Club of Farmers
Orange County
N. Y
C. W. Mapes
Maple Dale Good Roads Club
Good Ronda Magazine
Middletown
Mount Tlope
Newburg
Hudson River
Milford
Delaware River
New Yorker
Seaten
Origin of New York names explores Staten Island roots
The piece traces how New Dorp on Staten Island got its name from Dutch settlers to distinguish it from Old Dorp, notes Castleton’s link to Castleton Manor and Governor Dongan, explains Bedlow’s Island’s 1716 purchase and Cornbury’s alleged meddling, and discusses Corlear and Beekman streets as Beekman’s holdings. The true meaning of Manhattan remains uncertain.
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New York
New Dorp
Staten Island
Jude Dorp
Old Dorp
Fort Wadaworth
Arrochar
New
Dorp
Greater New York
Castleton
Governor Dongan
Dongan
Dongan Hills
Earl of
Limerick
Ireland
Castletown
County
Kildare
Beekman
Manhattan
Manhattoes
New York Press
Impure Purple the Favorite Color of Herbert Spencer
In Home Life With Herbert Spencer, Spencer favors impure purple for attire and décor. He wore impure purple gloves and had a seamstress bind furniture with the same color. He uses artificial flowers in vases and prefers bright surroundings, rejecting real flowers for their upkeep.
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Herbert Spencer
Fat Pigs Transported Quietly Amid Squealing Finale
A Peking correspondent describes twelve or thirteen fat pigs with tied legs riding in a Chinese cart. They sit on top a light cargo while a man rides the cargo. the animals are silent until journey’s end when their squealing erupts like opera.
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Peking
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Apache History of War and Scalp Bounty
An excerpt recounts Apache resistance from 40 to 1853, detailing clashes with New Spain and Mexico, tactics against soldiers, cross-border raids, and Mexican scalp bounties set at 100 dollars for a man 80 for a woman and 25 for a child, highlighting cruelty and exploitation.
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Indiana
New Spain
Mexico
United States
Arizona
Sonora
Curtis
Scribner’s
Quicker Than Lightning Motions Of The Human Body
A scientist notes electricity is outpaced by the human body in speed. He cites a pianist playing Mendelssohn presto with 5505 notes in just over four minutes, estimating two finger movements per note and many arm motions per second, all controlled by brain signals.
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Mendelssohn
The Rapid Mind in Music Performance
A passage from Pearson's Weekly explains how performers track finger position, movement, and auditory effects during practice. It argues that memory places notes, emotion drives interpretation, and multiple brain centers share attention, creating a complex, fast network of impulses.
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Pearson's Weekly
Napoleon decree tale reappears as Moscow legend
The tale claims Napoleon drafted a Theatre Francais decree during Moscow's burning, but records show he was in Poland. He signed a decree sent to Paris and added in the margin that it should be dated from Moscow when the army reached the city.
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Napoleon
Moscow
Theatre Francais
Poland
Paris
Open Shop Resolution Adopted at Convention
The Inter National Association of White Engravers at their annual Detroit convention rescinded open shop language passed previously in Buffalo and adopted a substitute declaring absolute neutrality in labor relations.
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Detroit
Miel
Inter- National Association of
Skeleton found along Tentwater river near Hart
Boys discovery on the north branch of the Tentwater river south of the river bridge house unearthed a well preserved skeleton with a pipe still clenched in the teeth, indicating a natural death.
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Hart, Mich
Tentwater River
River Bridge House
Reverend Henry Lee Dickerson Critically Ill in Louisville
Indianapolis July 14. Rev. Henry Lee Dickerson the city’s oldest Presbyterian minister in Indiana lies critically ill at his daughter’s residence in Louisville Kentucky.
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Indianapolis
Henry Lee Dickerson
Indiana
Louisville
When a Gardener’s Work Is Shared with Plunderers
The piece reflects on the gardener’s endless task and evolving materials. It contrasts the joy of cultivating a personal garden with the despair of transferring that work to others who may ruin its refined color and delicate taste. It laments a lack of sympathy for art among owners of grand estates.
Mustache Cups Debate Ends With Design Confusion
A salesman touts a mustache cup and saucer priced at 1.08 while customer Mr Nurich argues the saucer is not the correct match. The exchange highlights a missing mustache guard on the cup.
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Mr. Nurich
Philadelphia Press
Favorite Prescription Proclaimed a Complete Woman’s Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a comprehensive treatment for female ailments including prolapse, displacement, backache, pelvic pain, and fatigue. It asserts safety and endorsements by medical writers, notes low alcohol content, claims cures and improved fertility, and invites readers to request free professional advice and purchase options.
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Pierce
Reppet
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
People’s
Common Sense
Vatican in pieces as palace crumbles reports surface
A fragmented preface notes the Vatican complex weakening with sections near the pope’s apartment requiring strengthening. The report claims the palace is nearly falling apart and the pope is pushing outward to address the risk.
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Vatican
Attorney General aide raids Kansas City joint liquor raid
C W Trickett assistant attorney general led a raid in Kansas City to shut a joint. Ten cases of beer and eighteen gallons of whisky were spilled. The price was padlocked and the owner cited to appear in court.
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Iansas City
Kansas City
Irian
C. W. Trickett
Ten Die In Mexican Landslide After Torrential Rain
Reported in Ocentapo Mexico a landslide killed ten people amid heavy rains. Mentions of General John Morgan’s units receiving back pay for captured horses. Sheriff pursuing John Dietz of Chippewa River Wisconsin as log boom fame. District of Columbia grand jury indicts ice company presidents for price conspiracies. Advert text extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claimed to prevent blood poisoning and heal injuries with a testimonial from Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville New York. 25 cents at Stewart’s drug store.
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Ocentapo
Mex
John HH. Morgan
John Dietz
Chippewa River
Wis
District of Columbia
Ice Company
Chas. Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Stewart's Drug Store
The Dead Sea Basin Described In Quiet Detail
The Dead Sea lies 1,300 feet below sea level with no outlet. Each day the Jordan River brings 6 to 10 million tons of water that must evaporate. No towns line its coasts and no life in its waters. From the north shore the sea extends about 42 miles to the south and averages eight miles wide. The water appears greenish blue and crystal clear.
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Dead Sea
Jordan
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Quick Relief
A hard lot of troubles from torpid liver and blocked bowels is urged to awaken to proper action with Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills are pleasant, effective for constipation, prevent appendicitis, and tone the system. 25 cents at Stewart’s pharmacy.
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Dr. King
Stewart's Pharmacy
Oil Strike Reported on Warrenton Farm
Oll in paying quantities has been struck on the farm of J. H. Handley at Warrenton in the west part of the county. The well was shot and has been flowing oil at brief intervals.
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Paris
J. H. Handley
Warrenton
Canada Wins Kolapore Cup in One-Sided Victory
Bisley England July 14 Canada captured the Kolapore cup with a score of 729 to 720 for the mother country India 705 these states 704 Guernsey 602.
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Canada
Bisley
England
India
States
Guernsey
Drowned Man Saves Daughter in Belvidere Incident
In Belvidere Illinois on July 14 William Hallett drowned while trying to save his little daughter from drowning. The child was rescued.
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Belvidere, Ill
William Hallett
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