Why States Were Named After Indians and Other Origins
The article explains that many U S states derive their names from Native American words or tribes. It cites Ohio meaning beautiful, Kansas smoky waters, Wyoming broad valleys, Mississippi father of waters, and Dakota from the Sioux. others like California and Nevada are noted for non Indian origins with brief meanings.
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The
Union
Ohio
Massachusetts
Utah
Texas
Kansas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Oregon
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Great Lakes
Michigan
Mississippi
Dakotas
California
Nevada
Colorado
Florida
Flags and their meanings across naval and national uses
The article explains flag meanings such as white for truce and peace, red for defiance, black for piracy, yellow for quarantine, and half mast for mourning. It notes dipping as saluting, flags on presidential and naval vessels, a 1883 blue union flag used by President Arthur, and the distress signal of a union down.
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United States
Arthur
A Mistake Somewhere in a Catalogue at a Dog Show
Jane laments an odd mix up in a Washington Star item with remarks about a dog show catastrophe. The piece humorously notes confusion over cat and dog catalog entries and requests a correct catalogue.
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Jane
Washington Star
Alliteration A Game Described For Group Storytelling
A historical description explains an alliteration game where participants create stories with every word starting with a chosen alphabet letter. Players decide a winning story by majority vote after reading aloud, keeping to an agreed length or time limit.
Land of Lie-a-Bed Warns Against Laziness
A brief verse urges children to resist the dream world of Lie-a-Bed where idle comfort lures them from honest work. It contrasts a restful sleep fantasy with the value of waking to daily duties and dependable routines.
Alexandra at Home and Her Noted Letter Writing Habits
A profile of Queen Alexandra detailing her simple Norfolk routines in Scotland and at Sandringham. It describes daily activities from feeding dogs and horses to evening entertainments, royal liveries, and the queen’s prolific handwriting. The piece also notes her fondness for photography and sending gifts.
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England
Queen Alexandra
Scotland
Sandringham
Norfolk
Miss Knollys
Alexandra
China
Cleaning Gray Hair A Practical Home Guide
The article advises gray hair owners on cleansing and maintaining color. It compares gray hair unfavorably to colorfast hair and warns against options like bicarbonate of soda borax and ammonia. It recommends washing with raw egg white and Castile soap every three to four weeks in summer and using ormis root powder with talcum to dust and refresh hair.
Women as Moral Guardians in Literature Debate
A writer argues that women should uphold high moral standards in society and condemn novels that promote permissive lifestyles. He warns that relaxing female morality harms both women and men, framing female writers as key influencers of cultural virtue.
Housewife Tips From A Practical Kitchen Guide
Practical household advice covers preserving apples with lemon juice or cider vinegar, lettuce storage on wet towels, keeping unpainted wood white with soap and cold water, and avoiding yellowing from alkali. It also advises air drying pongee silk, cleaning clogged sinks with a hose, cleaning porcelain vessels with lard over flame, and a recipe method for orange jelly with a charlotte russe filling.
Sailors Trick Shark With Orange Box Then Discover Old Woman
Two sailors spotted a shark tailing their ship and tried to deter it by tossing a chair overboard. The shark swallowed the chair and kept pursuing. They next dumped a box of oranges, the shark swallowed them too, and the men buzzed with fear before drawing lots to decide who must appease the shark. An old woman was chosen and cast overboard, only to be eaten. The shark remained unsated until harponed aboard, where a surprising twist awaited: the old woman sat on the chair selling oranges “three a penny.”
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New York Press
Pearson’s Weekly
Fresh Water From the Ocean in Manama Harbor
Manama, Bahrein Islands port and pearl trade center, obtains all town water from underwater springs. Divers descend with goatskin bags or lower bamboo pipes weighted at the bottom to draw uncontaminated sea water, which rises to the surface as fresh supply.
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Manama
Bahrein Islands
Suitor Seeks Daughter’s Hand in Formal Request
A pale youth asks for Mary’s hand in marriage, calling her fair as lilies. The father questions the notion of consent as mere formality and reveals it was Mary's mother who suggested the formal request.
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Mary
Papa
Paraguay Sweet Plant Named Sugar Plant
A native herb in Paraguay called can ehe, botanically Eupatorium re baudianum, grows along the Amambahi river borders. It reaches about five inches tall and imparts a lasting sweetness with the smallest taste, reputed to be stronger than sugar.
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Paraguay
Amambahi
Jury Sleep Disrupted by Restless Holdouts
A Chicago Tribune report quotes a discharged juror saying seven of twelve jurors refused to sleep, waking the rest and forming a rousing majority. The account notes the tension as the jurors endured disruption the next morning.
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Chicago Tribune
Life is what we make It and Providence
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution contrasts the philosopher’s view that life is made by us with the practical stance that we cannot make it a million. The piece notes asking Providence for thanks while calculating what Providence will grant.
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Atlanta Constitution
Present and a Birthday Purse Bargain
A dialogue features Henry and his wife discussing a purse given as a birthday gift. The exchange reveals the purse’s price and a witty quip about value. A stray Shakespearean aside and a Seneca quotation close the scene about contentment with little.
Copyright deposits for musical compositions listed in 1908 Library of Congress records
Several entries show Library of Congress copyright deposits from 1908 including titles such as Over the Boundless Sea by J. L. Gilbert and Church Athens by E. H. Ley, noting Boston publishers White Smith & Co. and registrations by Register Thorvald Solberg. Records reference renewal terms and dates in 1908.
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Library of Congress
White Publishing i
Boston
Mass
J. L. Gilbert
Boundless Sea
F. White, Smith & Co
United States
Herbert Putnam
Librarian of
Congress
Thorvald Solberg
Register of Copyrights
White- Smith Music Publishing Company
C. A. White
White-Smith Music Publishing Co
Charles D. Blake
Librarian of Congress
Chas. D. Blake
White-Smith Music Publishing Company
Bonnie Sweet
Bessie
Dundee
White- Smith Music Pub. Co
P. White-Smith Music Pub. Co
Wite- Smith Music Publishing Company
HE. H. Bailey
E. H.ley
White, Smith & Co
Galop
Dan Lewis
Moses Cart
White, Smith & Company
Sam Lucas
White- Smith & Company
White
White- Smith & Co
Birdie
Cone
A. P. Wyman
White-Smith Music Pub. Co
Thorvaldee
Arthur P. Schmidt
Maass
Carl Erich Arthur P. Schmidt
F. Schubert
Carl Erich
Arthur P Schmidt
Herbert, Putnam
Foreclosure Sale of Winthrop Centre Property in 1908
Mortgagees Mary L Hull and Lucy E Burnham announce foreclosure under a 1905 deed to William W Partridge. The parcel in Winthrop Centre will be sold at public auction November 16 1908 at 11 am, with $300 cash due at sale and balance in ten days, subject to unpaid taxes.
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William— W.partridge
Lucy E. Burnham
Mary L. Hull
County of Suffolk
Winthrop
Winthrop Centre
Sunnyside Avenue
Sproule
Tyler
H. T. Whitman
Channing Howard
Suffolk County
Plummer Avenue
George F. Tewksbury
Suffolk Registry of Deeds
Mortgagee Sale of Winthrop Lots Under 1907 Deed
Public auction set for November 16 1908 at two o clock PM of a Winthrop parcel in Suffolk County Massachusetts. The sale includes a defined land block bounded by Main Linden Atlantic and land of Oliver D. Smith with detailed lot dimensions and an excluded portion released from the mortgage. Taxes and assessments unpaid and other sale terms apply.
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Wilbur F. .Stafford
Thomas Pounder
Suffolk
Winthrop
Main Street
Linden Street
Atlantic Street
Oliver D. Smith
Mass
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