Old New England Town Lived In By Famous Men
Boscawen New Hampshire on the Merrimac river claims the unique name in the United States and celebrates a history tied to Admiral Edward de Boscawen. The town’s beauty, notable residents, and historic sites including Dustin Island draw visitors while a strong temperance streak shapes local life.
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Old New England
United States
Boscawen
New England
Merrimac River
Concord
Joseph Coffin
Edward de Boscawen
Cape Vincent
Pacific
Merrimac
Conway
Knowston's Hill
Kearsarge
Monadnock
Wachusett
Unconoonucks
Sunapee
Ascutnes
Cardigan
Moostiauke
Chocolita
Franconia Range
Wood
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth College
Webster
Grace Fletcher
William Pitt Fessenden
Samuel Fessenden
Ruth Green
Bowdein College
Charles Carleton Coffin
Astronomical Observatory
Harvard
Boston
Farmer
Telegraph
Elds
Dustin Island
Contoocook
Hannah Dustin
Singing Girls of Korea Entertain at Social Gatherings
The singing girls of Korea, from humble origins yet well educated, are in high demand at social functions. They serve guests, then sing, play guitar and recite, available solo or in groups to enliven feasts and festivals across wealthy circles.
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Korea
Why English Adds er or or in Word Endings
A grammarian explains English spelling differences arise from two language sources Germanic and Latin. Germanic roots form endings with er as in worker and speaker while Latin roots use or as in orator creator. This explains why betters and estimators differ.
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Smaker
Cremation Gender Gap Noted In Germany This Year
In Germany during the first three months this year 189 women were cremated versus 307 men. The total cremations rose 38 percent from the same period last year, illustrating a feminine conservatism even in death.
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Germany
Soldiers and veterans recall Civil War era drills and battles
In Chicago Inter Ocean reminiscences describe how Civil War volunteers trained under strict drillmasters, the shift from civilian to soldier, and the evolution to frontline fighters. The article recounts experiences at Shiloh and Fort Sumter, and notes a New York Hebrew Union Veterans monument at Cypress Hills. It also covers a New York Woman's Relief Corps convention and relief expenditures, with veterans' memories framing the Civil War's lasting impact.
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Oyame
Fort Sumter
Branch
Buell
Shiloh
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Chicago Inter Ocean
Salem Fields Cemetery
Cypress Hills
L. I
National Cemetery
New York
Florence M. Westcott
Woman's Relief Corps of
Department of New York
Syracuse
Yates
Last at Appomattox in Richmond Times Dispatch report
A Confederate veteran writes from the Richmond Times Dispatch about the late days of the Confederacy and notes North Carolina’s new monument at Appomattox and its contested claims regarding the soldiers.
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Appomattox
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
North Caroline
Dean's Kindness Story at Drexel Institute
A Philadelphia Record recounts Joe Jefferson's kindness at the Drexel Institute where a theater-averse art student in a wheelchair was surprised by Jefferson who arranged for her to attend a performance. He greeted her backstage and the girl watched the show from the side while seated in her chair, deeply moved by the experience.
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Jefferson
Ghatin
Drexe
Joe Jeffer
Som
Philadelphia Record
McAlister
Joe Jefferson
Nation of Chauffeurs Promotes Auto Education in France
The Philadelphia Record reports France plans to teach boys about automobiles in public schools and through technical institutes. Paris leads in auto culture, with public hospitals to receive self propelled ambulances and a rapid car to the municipal lab for bomb research and disposal.
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France
Philadelphia Record
Paris
Might Have Been Worse Katharine’s Bright Side Stays Strong
A young girl named Katharine endures a nail hammering mishap as she tries to hang a doll hat. After a finger is injured and soothed, she recovers with cheerful philosophy, saying she was only holding the hammer with one hand. Her resilience shines through the family room scene.
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Katharine
Catherine
Tobacco use in old England and notable figures
1633 Puritan critic notes tobacco pipes offered to ladies at theatre as intermission fare. French traveler 1677 confirms smoking common among all, then snuff replaced smoking among women. Queen Anne and Marlborough linked to snuffing influence. Bolingbroke quips the nation governed by a pair of sniffers. Tas meauows are callin’: Could hike out and fish where tayons are.
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Prynne
M. Torevin de Rochefort
England
Lord Bolingbroke
Queen Anne
Grace of Marlborough
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Back Pain
A reader recalls a protracted backache that left him unable to walk and worsened by a severe cold. After trying various medicines with no improvement, he began using Doan's Kidney Pills and reports the back ache gradually disappeared. Sold by dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
The Main Chance Dinner Invitation Quarrel
Mrs Fox urges visiting the Greeng while her husband doubts the plan. She argues they should not go without an invitation, while he notes they would not get a lunch if they did not know they were coming.
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Greeng
Mrs. Fox
Hall's Catarrh Cure Takes Internal Action
Advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action through the blood and glands to cure catarrh. Promises a remedy prescribed by top physicians, composed of trusted ingredients, sold by Chesney & Co. Enid. Pricing details appear vague and incomplete.
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Hall
Ball
Thia
Wonderfaler
J. Chesney & CO
Enid
Ds Ia
Price
Might Work Up to It West erner asks Roosevelt mayoralty
A Westerner asks New Yorker if the city should offer President Roosevelt the mayoralty after his term. The New Yorker responds affirmatively, arguing that if he succeeds as president, he deserves significant recognition.
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Youd
Roosevelt
Nordy Well Victory in Chicago On Municipal Ownership
Nordy Well recalls a great victory won yesterday in Chicago over the issue of municipal ownership of air and sunshine. The exchange shows the public favoring community control and public rights over natural resources.
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Nordy
Chicago
Butts
Air and Sunshine
Not Envious Miss Amendt Receives $12,000 Assistant Salary
Not Envious Miss Amendt, aged between thirty and forty, is reported to receive $12,000 from Equitable Insurance Company for work as an assistant to a vice president.
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Amendt
Equitable Insurance Company
Lacking In Experience Casts Doubt On Defoe Liar Claim
A satirical piece questions Prof Trent who calls Daniel Defoe the greatest liar, contrasting with another jab at campaign liars. A reader shares a testimonial praising Postum Food Coffee, recounting nervousness from coffee and relief after switching, ending with a plug for the Road to Wellville book and Postum’s slogan.
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Prof
Trent
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
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