A Plea for Girls and a Shore-Woned Boat Tribute
A reflective verse notes a battered boat left on the shore and recalls its past toilers and songs. An essay argues women belong in home life not in politics, praising domestic virtues, refinement, and the steady influence of mothers and sisters. It also discusses habitual headache and school hygiene, urging balanced study and health for pupils.
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Aspasia
Octavia
Mary Stuart
Queen Elizabeth
Europe
Treichler
German Association of Natural Historians and Physicians
Baden-Baden
German Scientific Association
Darmstadt
Paris
Neuenbourg
Cerebrum
Date Mark Mystery Strikes Baghdad Residents
A Baghdad legend describes a lasting skin sore called the date mark. It appears on the face in natives and on the arm in adults among strangers, leaving a year long, invisible scar and often causing blindness if it reaches the eyelid. No remedy exists.
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Bagdad
Two Laws Arkansas and Texas
An account from Little Rock Gazette recounts a white man arraigned before a colored justice in the country on charges of killing a man and stealing a male. The judge invokes two laws Arkansas and Texas and dismisses the theft while threatening hanging for the murder based on the chosen law.
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Arkansas
Texas
Arkansaw
Little Rock Gazette
Disease and scars in Mardin children amid painful ulcers
The narrative notes persistent ulcers among children in Mardin marked by severe facial sores and limited general illness. Dr. Thom of the American Mission reports microscopic analysis showing fangoid growth and futile trials with distilled nitric acid and iodine.
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Mardin
Thom
Little Duties and the Tangled Web of Duty
A letter carrier loses a single missive delaying a firm, protests, a mill closes, and workers suffer. a New York man’s unpaid bill leads a father to hang himself, while an old employer visits a missed chance with a job offer next day. The Spanish proverb notes no title binds us. every action moves a vast machine. Prompts to perform duties promptly and well.
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New York
Prominent Drive Against Profane Swearing
A Savannah Georgia debate cites a rising tide against profane language with a pledge clause adopted by temperance groups for children. The New York Business Men's Prayer Meeting devoted its April 15 session to the issue and approved a resolution condemning swearing as cruel unlawful and un gentlemanly and harmful to children.
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Savarnab
Business Mens
New York City
Thursslay
Wuenras
Reselord
Ex Senator Clingman Pitches Zircon for Electric Light
The article reports North Carolina former senator Thomas E. Clingman presenting zircon as a potential material for electric lighting patent claims. It notes his Asheville area minerals including corundum and a massive 316 pound crystal, tests by blowpipe showing no deterioration, and his assertion the substance could supply global light if patented.
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Thomas E. Clingman
North Carolina
Clingman
Asheville
Commissioner of Patents
Edison
Merlo Park
Baltimore Gazette
Who Struck Billy Patterson
A historical note recounts Billy Patterson a wealthy Baltimore merchant who defended peace at a Franklin County gathering. After a melee he was struck from behind prompting his cry Who struck Billy Patterson with no one naming a culprit. The tale ends with a wager of $1 000 for the truth and references a will filed in Carneville Franklin County Georgia.
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Billy Patterson
William Patterson
Baltimore
Mary
Franklin County
Geome District Court Ground
Billy
Meeler
Carneville
Frank
Currieville
Ragretes
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. W.B
Mrs. Angeline E. Alexander
Educational Times
Che
Linston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
I. W. Durham
Practical Marble Worker
Winston
N. C
T. Vogler
Main Street
Merchant's Hotel
Crutchfield & Stedman
Beck & Moore
N.C
T J.brown
Ju. B. Vaughr
Brown's
Vaughn & Prather New Hardware Store
James D. Patton
Tobacco Manufacturers
Cary Street
Richmond, Va
P. O. Box
Henry 8. Foy
Jacob Tise
J. H. Masten
Jacob Tise & CO
Court House Square
Furnitonrs
Erar Ris
Tiesen
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