Niagara's ancient waterways and the glacier era
Professor Heiminn Leroy Fairchild of Rochester University outlines Niagara Gorge’s prehistoric roots. He describes ancient rivers hundreds of miles away, glacial lakes such as Lake Warren and Lake Chicago, and multiple rock-cut canyons from Marcellus to Jamesville that shaped the Niagara drainage system as glaciers receded.
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Heiminn
Leroy
Fairchild
Rochester University
Niagara
Ile
Skaneateles
Otisco
Onondaga
Butterrupt
Aino
Marcellus
South Onondaga
Jume&ville
High Bridge
Myconne
Gil
New
Bigland
New York Stage
Salamadda
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Couting
Ohio River
St. Lawrence
Mississippi
Susquehanna
Laurentian
Superior
Duiuth
Michigan
Lake Chicago
Lake Maumee
Chicago
Twe Esist
Aamesville
Skanenteles
Gonveyer
Marcellus Village
Onondaga Valley
Onondaga Village
Butternut Valley
Jamesville
Belaware, Saskawanna-and Western Railroad
Syracuse
Three Gorges
Mycenae
Camillus
Outlota
Lake Warren
Iroquois
Rome
Sénees
Lake
Dann
Lewiston
Philadelphia Times
Fragmentary Verdicts Spark Outcry in Historic Trial
A garbled report describes coroner jury verdicts amid racial violence and a lynching case. Details are unclear but reference to an African American man found near a sinas soras and a death deemed incidental to a spiking incident suggest turmoil around the trial and public reaction.
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Federib
Seonus
Anegro
Sina Sora
Modern Bass Drumsticks Advance With Felt Heads
A New York Sun report describes drumsticks for bass drums featuring felt heads and pear shaped designs. Modern sticks use layered felt and waxed cord for a secure head, with rosewood handles and metal caps, offering durability and precise control in orchestral playing.
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Hindle
New York Sun
Tricky Flour Barrel Prank Ends in Troubled Trade
A Philadelphia Inquirer tale recalls a wholesale grocer recounting a cunning retailer who swapped flour brands for a resident customer. The woman discovers the ruse after repeated returns and tells how she procured a full barrel, using a saucer to test bakings. The matter ends with months of losing her trade.
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South Broad Street
Trish
Ong Flay -Eho
Franya
Eho
Philadelphia Inquirer
Duelist’s prayer saves duel amid quarrel of lifelong friends
Two lifelong friends clash over a dispute but an officer in the church pauses the fight. He recalls a vow to pray for guidance before danger and steps back to let the moment pass. The duel is averted as the moments unfold at the pier and the crowd watches in tension.
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Yorester
Emergency first aid missteps and proper cautions
A long excerpt recounts medical authorities Dr. Kearney and Dr. Kentiney detailing correct and incorrect emergency care. It includes cautions against applying cobwebs tar or other improvised remedies and gives step by step guidance for bleeding burns fractures and airway obstruction with emphasis on elevating the head applying direct pressure and seeking a surgeon promptly.
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Ti ‘Kearney
Pali
Dr. Kearney
Trearney
Kearney
Dr. Kentiney
Lean Hnen
Pystander
Pr. A. Wi L. Brokaw
A.C Bernays
St. Louis
Brokaw
Bernays
St. Fanata
Gloho-Pemnorat
After Dinner Nap Debate and Sleep Remedies
The article argues against brain work after meals and supports short rest or a nap for some, especially the elderly, to aid digestion. It cites disorders from indigestion and nervous strain, warning against sedatives and excess stimulants, and recommends daily moderate exercise of two to three miles. Chicago Inter
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Chicago
Smart Young Man Draws Soap From Advertisements
A Kansas business trip leads a young man to email letters and send 2 cents for soap samples advertised in magazines. He receives many small scented cakes, some rancid, mailed daily for weeks, until profits and postman reactions become the office joke, with a light note on postal costs and credits.
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Kansas
United States
Asoas
Lincoln Magnetism and Diplomacy Noted by Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley praised Abraham Lincoln as a master diplomat and politician whose personal magnetism shaped policy. Greeley recalled Lincoln’s readiness to discuss views, his patience with critics, and his talent for persuading rivals.
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Robert J. Walker
Lincoln
J.R. Gilmore
Horace Greeley
The
Tribune
Avden
Strange Bread Signs and Elephant Bridge Tales
In a country town uneasy chatter arose over odd bread inscriptions including a skull and crossbones and a dated note that frightened a recipient into illness. A baker repurposed some signs before a temple elder noted a cemetery near by with erased stones. A legendary general once used 600 elephants to lay planks across a river for safe passage.
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Holdon
Bern
Fearless Skipper Bryan Aided Tweed Then Ruin Followed
Captain James Bryan, famed for sailing out of New York during the Tweed era, escorted Boss Tweed to Cuba for a $30,000 payoff. After the escape, misfortune struck. Bryan lost all his wealth through a string of ship ventures, shipwrecks, and legal troubles, dying penniless after a long career.
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Hhe
Boss Tweed
James Bryan
New York
Bryan S
Tweed
New York Harbor
Bryan
Michael Murray
John Norton
Norton’s Point
Coney Island
Frank Atwood
Cuba
Dauntless
Pho
Santiago
Samuel Hunt
John Secor
William Hunter
Mobile
John Smith
Il New
Joe Kelly
San Salvador
H. Witherspoon
Hatteras
Erie Basin
Concordia
Simon Howard
St. Andrews
Venezuelan
Charleston
West Indian
William J. Sharkey
Robert Runn
Sharkey
Cris
Mrs Pinkham’s Experience Treating Female Ills Noted
The present Mrs Pinkham has unparalled experience in treating female illnesses and has long worked with Mrs Lydia E Pinkham. She now runs the correspondence department handling about one hundred thousand letters yearly and invites all women to write for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Fragmentary Notice Mentions Sharkey and Cuba Plantations
A short, damaged passage notes Sharkey living on a plantation in Cuba and Bryan dying from dropsy after a brief illness. The source tone is the New York Press.
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Sharkey
Cuba
Bryan
New York Press
Our Turning Toward the Sun in Everyday Habits
The essay argues daily actions and tools reflect sun worship traditions. It notes turning screws, writing, reading, and turning leaves often proceed rightward, while leftward motions occur in rare cases. It cites kitchen, farm, medicine, and navigation habits as influenced by sun-following tendencies.
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Newharbor
Newfoundland
Turks and Slavs in Bosnia a Century of Distinct Identities
The article cites Freeman to compare Bulgars and Turks, noting Bulgars as Slav anized Finns who could be Christianized, while Turks remained distinct due to Islam and eastern influence. It argues Islam kept Turks separate from Slavs and Greeks, forming a basis for enduring cultural borders in the Balkans.
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Bosnia
Freeman
Europe
Popular Science Monthly
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Liquois
Milwaukee
Pelephone
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Bixby’s
Xford Gavet
Oxfords
Wruck &. Behling
West
Winona
He Northwestern Telephone. Exchange
Tiga Fur & Glove Factory
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Origin
Phisho
Union Ee
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Peter
Keret YS
Oregon
Kansas City Star
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Charlemont
Mass
San Francisco
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