Philadelphia in the 19th Century The City of Pens and Plans
A descriptive tour of Philadelphia highlights its historic sites from Independence Hall to Betsy Ross House and Carpenter’s Hall, stressing the city’s rapid growth, prosperity, and cultural hinge points. It notes Penn’s statue atop City Hall, Christ Church, Girard College, and the commercial museum as anchors of national memory and economic aspiration.
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Philadelphia
America
Republic
William Penn
England
Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
Chestnut Street
Province of
United States
Edward Everett
Heaven
Carpenter's Hall
Society of
Carpenters and Architects
Continental Congress
Liberty
Washington
Patrick Henry
Lee
Randolph
Betsy Ross
John Ross
Ballyhoos
Iowa
Harrisburg
Christ Church
Adams
Franklin
Girard College
Stephen Girard
More Pleasing Than Curtis Titanica Topic
J T Chrischilles, famed Courier writer, praised as highly entertaining in South and East dispatches. Compared favorably with Geo Boyle and Curtis of the Record-Herald, his letters from Jamestown and Washington widely copied by readers of the Iowa press. Chrischilles & Herbst of Algona, now touring the East, contribute vivid correspondence from the nation’s capital.
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Curtis
J. T. Chrischilles
The
Courter
Geo. Boyle
Record-Herald
Whittemore Campion
Chrischilles & Herbst
Algona
East
Courier
Jamestown
Washington
Towa
Tree Planting Bulletin Promotes Iowa Evergreen Use
The Experiment Station of Iowa State College at Ames issues bulletin No 90 on the best evergreens for Iowa farms. It covers tree growing, benefits of more trees, planting cultivating pruning and species adaptation. Free distribution by Prof Charles Curtiss Ames Iowa. Wanted ten head of cattle for pasture near Angona August Behnkendorf Route 2. For headaches and eye pains consult Dr Ripke.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Chas. F. Curtiss
Angona
Behnkendorf
Farm Lands in Mansford Co Texas Leader in Crop Production
Mansford County Texas yields diverse crops including Indian corn, iuffer corn, maze, wheat, oats and alfalfa on dark foam soil. For more information contact Northwestern Realty Co Burt Iowa. A D Langworthy Local Manager.
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Mansford Co
Texas
Northwestern Realty Co
Burt
Iowa
A. D. Langworthy
Local Ads Announce Sewing Machines and Knives for Sale
Taylor's candies and peanut products advertised with sewing machines by Singer and Wheeler & Wilson at 301 E State St Algona Ia. Repairs and dressmaking offered. W F Mullica sells Goop Knives on the street. Real estate and residences inAlgo na listed for sale. J M Cawan promotes land north of Winkel ice house and two State St lots.
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Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
Singer Sewing Machine Co
E. State St
Algona
L. J. Relshaw
Mer
Satri
Gale
State Street
J. M. Cawan
Eggs For Sale and Various Farm Advertisements
Full blood Rose comb Brown Leghorn eggs offered at 50 cents each or 15 for a dollar and a half. David Biegert, Argonaut 8. Taylor advertises ice cream. Seed barley burr oak posts offered by F. E. Thompson, agent for A. D. Clarke & Co. loan money at 6 percent with annual payments optional.
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David Biegert
Argonaut
Value of Fingers Varies by Country in Legal Assessments
The article reviews how courts in France Austria Germany and Italy assign percentages of hand value to each finger after injury. It notes the thumb carries about a third of hand value, with six to twenty eight percent ranges per finger across nations. It cites authorities such as Dr Melguan and mentions that evidentiary focus often excludes artists from valuation.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
Melguan
Philadelphia
Eeord
Insect Superstitions Across Cultures and Eras
Folklore links insects to omens and meanings across civilizations. The Koran mentions bees as warnings to Germany, Tapuya legends as devils in flies, grasshoppers predicting strange visitors, Spaniards linking spiders to gold, Egyptians venerating beetles, and bees described as divine signs tied to the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
South America
England
Paradise
Foil
The Clock's Tick and Humble Tales Across Europe
A fragment from Ceveland Plain Dealer muses on clocks as comfort or menace. Anecdotes include three Americans in France ordering fine wines then laughing at a butler’s mispronounced toast Baptiste. London child charm and a Washington Star anecdote about work and pride close the slice of daily life.
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Dame
Ceveland Plain Dealer
Sund Iy West and the Unexpected Wedding Plan
A garbled New York Times fragment shows Sund Iy West and George Washington discussing a reluctant marriage. A fatherly reply hints at social expectations and a widow’s remarriage, but the text is incomplete and unclear in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Father
The Rose of Jericho Resurrection Plant Variant
The Rose of Jericho or resurrection plant, mnastatica, grows into a brown ball when dry. It reopens in water, reviving after ten days, named for legends of Christmas blooms and St Mary’s rose. Cultivated from dried balls by soaking, it remains an odd desert plant with historic associations.
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Jericho
Dead Sea
Holy Land
St. Mary's Rose
Joseph
Mary
Pere La Chaise Cemetery Paris Great Dead of Fennec
The article describes Pere la Chaise as Paris’s grand necropolis, home to about 800000 dead since its 1804 opening. It notes famed interments like Rossini, Bellini, Chopin, Moliere, La Fontaine, Delacroix, and Balaac and recalls Heloise and Abelard. It contrasts artistic tombs with orderly neglect and recalls a siege memorial. A Monaco yachtsman anecdote about Nice beggars ends with a twist about re-married wives.
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Fennec
Paris
Iles Pere-la-Chaise
Bishopric of
Champ Leveque
Louis Atv
Mont Louis
War Oriental City
Pere-du-Chaise
Rossini
Bellini
Chopin
Carnot
Moliere
la Fontaine
Delacroix
Balaac
Heloise
Abe- Jard
A Quaint Epitaph from Brandon's Grave
A fragment from a Brandon tombstone obituary notes a child's brief life and an epitaph expressing sorrow and a bitter view of life. The short verse reflects on innocence, misery, and the swift passage to death.
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Brandon
Sweet Maid
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Peggy Shipper
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Commercial Museum
Dr. Ripke
Taylor
W. F. Mullica
Thompson
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Optimiatie
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Guintius
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Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
the Rose OF
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Nice
Promenade Des Anglais
Cercle Mediterranes
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Pecitas
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M. Galbraith
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John Galbraith
Algona, Ia
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E J. Gay
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EK. Sayers
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J. G. Smith
Harvey Ingham
T. Chrischilles
Lewis H. Smith
J. W. Wadsworth
Barnet Devine
Forele Exchange
Hotowing V-Preside
WM. K. Fenauson
Gaaitier
the First National Bank
Savings Department
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Dinecrons
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Does & General Banking
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Joy Raam
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Benedict
Iqwa
Aiva
Ieee Carehl
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Pyonoe Basis
Jeurtagh
Magnih
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