John Duhamel and the Humming Birds of the War
In 1812 Maryland lad John Duhamel acts on a moonlit shore resisting a British war sloops raid. He traps the enemy by misdirecting them to a hornet nest and a clever ruse involving his humming birds nest, earning heroic fame as the craft is exposed and defeated by the Americans.
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Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
John Dinhame
Bayside
Townpoint Beach
John
John Duhamel
Aere
Treckon
Chestertown
Drea D
Sonny
Carelly
Jon
Duhamel
Storing Furs Warns Tar Paper Closet and Care
The St Louis Republic notes fur storage requires lining a dark closet with tar paper top to bottom and adding a second coat of paper. Furs and wool should be beaten with a cane before hanging to prevent moth damage and odor. After cleaning, lining trunks with tar paper is advised, with odor control by wind exposure and careful airing.
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Dirk
St. Louis Republic
Nature's Teachings on Child Development in Spring
Washington Home Magazine discusses how fresh air and natural scenes shape a baby's nervous system and temperament. It urges mothers to protect infants from shocks, let them observe nature, and allow gradual, natural development through gentle outdoor experiences.
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Washington Home Magazine
Homely Household Hints From The City Record
The article notes practical tips for cleaning patent leather with turpentine spirits and proper venting when cooking vegetables. It warns against storing soiled clothing in sleeping rooms and suggests ivory-handled silverware for serving specific salads. It also mentions stiffening starch with horn powder and turpentine grit in boiled starch.
Pith and Point and Quick-Witted Snipts Collage
A compilation of humorous lines and quips from multiple papers. Snippets include banter about babies, paintings, dreams, and school pennies. Witty exchanges touch on husbands, wives, and the quirks of society with a playful snapshot of early 20th century humor.
Flies on Vessels as steering aids and wind perception
The article describes the fly at a ship’s masthead as a weather vane guiding steering by wind. It notes variations among nations, including American and English tripartite pennons, German bag tails, and French dog-vanes. It also explains feel based wind-seeking methods and helm technique for staying on course.
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New York
Marre
Stevin Oneynider
Lustay Kobbe
St. Nicholis
Roentgen Tests Claim Authenticity of Duerer Portrait
A Chicago Tribune report notes Roentgen rays tested a painting attributed to Albrecht Dürer. The X rays revealed details unseen by the eye, including the Christ head, drapery, and hands, plus a Gothic inscription, a monogram, the artist's initials, and the date 1524, supporting its authenticity.
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Keyins
Leemany
Albgeebt
Duerer
Christ
Jesus
Chicago
Tnter Ovean
Soap as a Means of Grace Opinion Poll
A tongue in cheek note questions the idea that cleanliness equals virtue. The letter riffs on a “soap as grace” line and asks readers how they view the saying, referencing a playful quip about a renowned preacher’s view.
Humming Bird Nest Discovered by Tree Watcher
A narrator describes watching a tiny humming bird nest high in a tree. He notices a glint and a ruby throat as the bird hovers above the lichen covered branch. Eggs are visible, with a delicately woven nest lined by fine fibers and a weather resistant rim.
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C. D. Lanier
Scribner's
Innncible Man Flouts Law Over Dollar Split
A florid old man tears a dollar, offers half to a waiter as tip, then grows angry. The waiter admonishes him that mutilating currency is a crime and threatens to report him unless the other half is returned. The exchange ends with the waiter keeping the dollar. Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
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Rascal
Suavel
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Trish Arrival Sparks Tammany Times Note on Madison Ave
A fragment notes the arrival of a Trish girl who secures work in a fashionable Madison Avenue house with a tele phone, shocking Bridget with the sudden departure of the servant who insists she must leave to care for her distressed son, amid Tammany Times commentary.
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Actus
Trish
Girle
Madison Avenue
Bridget
Tammany Times
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort for Swollen Feet
An 19th century style ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful feet. It claims instant relief from corns bunions and sweating and states it makes tight shoes feel easy. Free total package offer and mail response to Allen & Olmsted LeRoy.
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Allen
Dracente
Allen &, Olmsted
LeRoy
Matrimony Question Stirs Boarder at The Meeting
Mr Ashury Peptiees discusses the sacred bond as the sweet girl boarder voices a belief in matrimony. The exchange centers on why so many who marry feel left behind, in a scene captured by the Cinermiti Enquirer.
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Ashury
Chen
Cinermiti Enquirer
Shiet Waist Damage at Summer Resorter Incident
A fragment from the Indianapolis Jourbal reports a unclear incident involving a summer resorter and an attempted kiss, mentioning First Summer Resorter and Second Sumer Resorter with reference to Justather owning a laundry.
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Challie
Burned Child and Cough Remedy Ad Noted in 1994 Buffalo Page
An OCR fragment mentions a burned child, a name Melissa Hick, and a Mr Ricke a, with a Buffalo address 33 Seneca St. referencing Piso's Cure for Consumption as a cough medicine. It includes stray lines about horse pace and a Washington Democrat quote. May 9 1994.
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Ricke
Melissa
Hick
Washington
Piso
Abbott
Seneca St
Buffalo
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Herm ii Ae
Washington Denecrat
Nature
Sprockett
Handel
Boston Transcript
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Misa Cayenne
Washington Star
Indianapolis Journal
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Plessie
Hood
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