Calculating the U S Constitution roots and ratification dates
The Philadelphia convention began May 25 1787 chaired by George Washington. Delegates formed a new constitution after deciding to replace the articles of confederation. Delaware was first to ratify on December 7 1787 and New Hampshire on June 21 1788. Some states followed later with New York North Carolina and Rhode Island ratifying in 1788 1789 and 1790 respectively. The text also notes new two cent postal rates within the Boston District and lists affected stations.
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United States
Philadelphia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Delaware
Georgia
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
South Carolina
Maryland
George Washington
Rhode Island
Paper Copies Sold At Local Stores And Office
MiWROP Sun and Visitor announces five cent copies available at Highland Drug Store opposite Highland station Boston Revere Beach Lynn Depot Totman and Ham opposite Beach station Totman and Ham near Highland Robinsons Centre Store Jefferson and Winthrop streets Quality Shop opposite Centre station Williams Drug Store opposite Centre W A Howe Druggist Magees Corner Browns Pharmacy Wadsworth Block Centre Langs Drug Store Ocean Spray Winthrop News Co opposite Beach Also at the office of publication 216 Winthrop Street.
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Boston
Revere Beach
Policy on German Allied Insurance Firms Liquidation
Secretary McAdoo orders liquidation of all German incorporated insurers under trading with the enemy law, life companies exempted. Most insurers to wind up quickly via risk transfers or policy refunds. Direct enemy risks total hundreds of millions. reinsurance firms show large assets and risks, with overall figures nearing 2.853 billion.
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McAdoo
Germany
United States
Aachen
Munich
Hamburg- Bremen Fire Insurance Company
Norddeutsche Insurance Company
Prussian National Insurance Company
Balkan National Insurance Company
Bulgaria
First National Insurance Company
Cologne
Frankona
International Re-Assurance Company
And for Good Reasons Analysis of Help In Crisis
The passage critiques the self-satisfied person who believes they could have acted better but is rarely the one sought for help in danger or trouble, highlighting misplaced pride over practical usefulness.
Flanders in Limelight Across Centuries of War and Peace
The region between Calais and the Scheldt is praised for its romantic and militant history under the counts of Flanders. From Roman Belgica Secunda times its industrial towns grew large and maintained democratic rule, shaping a long record of conflict and progress in Europe.
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Flanders
Europe
Calais
Scheldt
Belgica Secunda
Covering a Pergola with Trees in Garden Design
The article discusses using apple and pear trees as cordons to cover pergolas with curved iron foundations. It notes blossoms in spring and entrances to kitchen gardens. It also describes laburnum or lime coverings as in Kensington gardens with lime trained over arches and window openings in the pergola wall.
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Kensington Gardens
London
Christian Science Monitor
Chief of American Habits The Telephone in 1916 World
The article notes about 30 million Bell calls daily in 1916, equating to roughly 100 calls per person annually. It argues the telephone reshapes life by accelerating communication, reducing solitude, and altering social behavior, with even elites adjusting etiquette to phone use.
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Bell Telephone System
New York Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Doctors
A vintage advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and only internal remedies cure it. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal and effective, prescribed by leading physicians, combining tonics and blood purifiers to act on mucous surfaces. Testimonials and a mail-order note are included.
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Hall
Circle of Millville Home Fronted by Wealth and a Writer
In Millville the Circle’s mix of homes centers on Nelson Blake a once frail man who becomes an aspiring writer. He bonds with young Buster the widow Eunice Woods’s son. Nelson’s fortunes shift when wealthy Robert Edson offers to buy his stories and hire him with access to a library, sparking plans of marriage to Eunice.
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Western Newspaper Union
Millville
Circle
Robert Edson
Will Blake
Nelson Blake
Eunice Woods
Buster
Martha
Ife
Nelson
Rich Mr. Edson
Very Hard to Pronounce in Childhood of Trudeau
In St Nicholas Mary R Parkman recounts Edward Livingston Trudeau's youth in Paris. A boy torn between French surroundings and American identity kept Stars and Stripes on toy boats and mocked French schooling, finally returning to New York fluent yet self aware in his American tongue.
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St. Nicholas
Mary R. Parkman
Edward Livingston Trudeau
France
Lycee Bonaparte
Paris
New York
Edward
Death test promises certainty on living tissue after death
A Chicago university physiology professor describes a new death test reported in The Lancet. By crushing a muscle sample and comparing it with an uncrushed piece, living tissue yields more carbonic acid gas from stimulation. Results appear within minutes to a couple of hours, helping prove local death after general death.
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Chicago University
Always In the Limelight
The history of Flanders before its marriage to the dukes of Burgundy is marked by stirring deeds and rapid growth. Centuries of attention came from great struggles along its borders, with rulers seeking scope beyond their lands and crusades like Count Robert II’s acclaimed leadership in the first crusade.
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Flanders
Dukes of
Burgundy
Robert II
Salt Superstitions Across Eras and Beliefs
The text surveys long held beliefs about salt in religious and cultural rites. It cites biblical references in Leviticus and Ezekiel, notes salt’s ceremonial use in meat offerings, baptism practices, and folk customs like tossing salt into holy water to ward off evil.
New Ax Old Lady's Choice
A spring tale set on a mountain ridge where a poor man finds sudden wealth. He asks his family what they desire as riches, naming a horse, a dress, and books. The old woman swiftly asks for a new ax, expressing relief from chopping wood with a dull tool.
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John
Molly
Susie
Shell
Slarpers Magazine
Romance Has Vision and the Egg Letter
The Bartow Courier-Informant notes a young man who wrote his name on an egg from his father's farm and sought a wife. A woman replied You poor boob challenging the romance as flimsy. The piece argues true romance has vision and a solid foundation beyond eggshell sentiment.
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Bartow
Fla
Delirium of Arabs and Their Tobacco Habits
Observations from travelers in Palestine note Arabs of the Syrian Desert favor light smoking. A common smoke uses Hyoscyamus leaves known as Sekharan, whose use causes intoxication and delirium. Arabs reportedly prefer it to white man's tobacco.
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Palestine
Syrian Desert
Smoking Backwards
A study notes the peculiar habit of ancient smokers the negritos light and hold the unlit end while calmly smoking. The piece contrasts this with white men who typically light the opposite end and may fear burning the tongue.
Joy as the ultimate big medicine of life
A quoted excerpt extols joy as life extending and deepening. It argues happiness should flow naturally from good digestion and strong appetite, becoming automatic through persistent will. The piece claims joy is the most powerful, complete, and satisfying remedy science has produced.
Knights of the Garter and Edward III’s Royal Circle
The Knights of the Garter, oldest British order, founded between June 24 and August 6 1348 by Edward III. He also planned an Order of the Round Table around King Arthur, building a 200 foot diameter round table at Windsor to entertain knights. The move aided his preparations for a war in France.
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Knights of the Garter
Edward III
Edward
Order of the Round Table
Arthur
Windsor
France
Drinking Water at Meals Debunks Digestion Myths
Health experts from the government bureau of nutrition dispute the idea that drinking water with meals dilutes gastric juices. They urge ample water during meals to aid digestion and argue it does not promote weight gain, noting temperature should match ambient or be lightly iced in summer.
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Government
Bureau of Nutrition
Real Estate Transfers Collate City Listings
Real estate transfers show multiple pairs of owners and buyers across streets including Wave Way avenue Summit avenue Maple road Almont street Crest avenue Bates avenue and Highland and Grovers avenue. Transactions list both buyer seller pairs with street addresses and names.
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Foster
Walter H
Helen Ceder
Wave Way Avenue
Hudson
Gertrude
Albert FB Flint
Summit Avenue
Loring
Augustus P
Charles H. Lency
Maple Road
Salmon
Mary L
Philip H. Sheridan
Almont Street
Sampson
Bessie S
Sheridan
Philip H
Mary L. Salmon
Stone
Helen J
James E. Toomey
Crest Avenue
Tewksbury
Russell
Vincent Farnsworth
Bates Avenue
Whittemore
Almon E. Mtgee
Ninetta D. Browne
Highland and
Grovers Avenue
Executor Named For Clifton Westcott Will In Winthrop
David A. McDonald appointed executor of the will of Clara J. Westcott late of Winthrop Suffolk County. Bond filed as required notices to creditors and debtors. Address 11 Shirley Street Winthrop Mass November 1, 187.
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Clara J. Westcott
Winthrop
Suffolk
Shirley Street
Winthrop, Mass
Auction Notice for Overdue Storage Goods in Winthrop
The Winthrop Storage at 22 Fremont Street Winthrop warns Roland C Patterson G E Morrison Mrs Cronin W F Wiggers Mrs Covell and E C Prescott to settle all storage arrears. If unpaid, their stored goods will be sold at public auction on Tuesday December 11 1917 at two o clock to cover storage charges.
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Winthrop Storage
Fremont Street
Winthrop
Roland C. Patterson
G. E. Morrison
Cronin
W. F. Wiggers
Covell
E. C. Prescott
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