Lincoln and Stephens and the Hampton Roads peace effort
In recounting the Hampton Roads 1555 peace attempt, Lincoln and Stephens forge a warm link. The Union president arranges Stephens’s parole from Johnson's Island, grants him city freedom, and provides a Washington visit with a photo keepsake before sending him to Richmond and later West Virginia.
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Hampton “Roads
Stephddge
J. A. Can Pbel
Alm. Hunter
Ir Linco
Seward
Lincoln
Stephens
Congress
H.noton Rosd
United States
Confederacy
Johnson's Island
Mr. Simeon
Washington
Johnson’s Island
President Lincoln
John A. Stephens
Georgia
Vicksburg
New Orleans
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Lake Erie
Sandusky
Maine
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Alexander H. Stephens
Hampton Roads
Richmond
Stephers
Richamond
West Virginia
Genaal Gordon
Risk Too Great For Him
A school doctor advises insomniacs to lie down and have someone gently press the throat to induce sleep. The patient confesses he could not do so because alone with his mother in law, fearing her grip would be applied.
Herbert Spencers Ear Stoppers
A Saturday News item notes philosopher Herbert Spencer suffered a common flaw among geniuses. He avoided tedious talk by placing ear stoppers in his ears during long conversations, removing them only when he deemed danger past.
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Herbert Spencer
Portable timepieces and the evolution of watches
A history of portable watches traces Peter Heflein of Nuremberg as an early inventor around 1500. Early watches were crude and cylindrical, with later improvements including the hairspring by Hooke and Huygens, the advent of the minute hand, and refined brass cases. The piece notes mechanical progress through the 18th and 19th centuries, highlighting engraving, steel pinions, and precision advances prior to mass American production circa 1765. A brief local anecdote follows about a boy named Frank responding to a shopkeeper’s greeting with a quip about being a dog’s sport at home.
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Peter Heflein
Nurember
Germany
Dy Hooke
Thomas Mids
Coin Balanced Between Pins Trick
A man demonstrates balancing a dollar upright on a table using two pins placed above and below the coin. He lifts the coin between the pins and holds it aloft for several seconds, showcasing a steady balance trick.
Teacher asks what can be bought by the foot
A classroom quip ends with Johnny answering stockings as the item purchasable by the foot. The scene shifts to a note on coloring white lace to match shades like ecru or coffee using diluted yellow ochre solutions.
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Johnny
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