Diamond dollar fakes fool buyers warn collectors
A dealer explains that the 1804 diamond dollar is a myth and that genuine copies were never minted by the government. He cites numerous fakes, alarms about bogus Confederate stamps and bills, and notes many rare coins lose value unless scarce, not merely old. The piece reports on the spread of coin and stamp fraud and warns collectors against overvaluing age.
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Marietta Street
British Museum
E. L. Carpenter
Boston
Illinois Historical Society
W Herbert
Roanoke
Herbert
Atlanta
Abe Fry
Ed Brown
Mr. Willams
Georgia
United States Treasury Department
Washington
New York
Greenville
Ala
Astor Library
Ohio
Heaven
Atlanta Constitution
Arctic Iciness on the Alaska Frontier
A San Francisco Examiner report recalls extreme Alaskan cold on the edge of the Rocky Mountains. Winter temperatures linger near or below 40 degrees with subzero nights, making bread, meat, and blankets freeze solid in the log home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Rocky Mountains
San Francisco Examiner
Camel shaped granite formation near Tucson Arizona
A Balt Lake News note describes a colossal, 60 foot high granite rock east of the stage road between Tucson and Oracle. It looms on a knoll, is smooth and white with natural facial-like fissures forming an eyebrow and camel humps, prompting historic speculation about ancient builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Oracle
Arizona
Balt Lake
Drunken sparrows rid plantation of grain pests
A Mississippi farmer used soaked wheat in whisky to bait English sparrows raiding cotton bolls. Sparrows grew drunk and were collected in bags, yielding two bushels the first day and similar results later. The birds avoided the plantation afterward.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
George I Forges Court Theatre With Hampton Court Plays
George I, a stage patron, ordered Hampton Court's great hall converted into a theatre in 1718. Under Steele's direction seven performances featured Colley Cibber and others with plays like Hamlet and The Constant Couple. King paid £850 to actors plus £200 to managers and required readiness to perform on short notice.
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George I
Hampton Court
Steele
Hamlet
Courtly Nice
Volpone
Colley Cibber
Pinkethman
Johnson
Thurmond
Booth
Mills
Porter
Younger
Whitehall
King George
Gentleman's Magazine
Victoria Abhors Tobacco A Queen's Odd Aversion
Queen Victoria is noted for a strong dislike of tobacco in all forms. She detests the smell and even requests telegrams be purified to avoid tobacco smoke, citing ancestral aversion to an evil smell.
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Victoria
Windsor
Elizabeth
Five White House Girls Span Generations in Service
The passage notes that five children besides Baby Esther Cleveland were girls and that one grandchild of a president now works in a Washington department. She began and ends her career under the government’s roof tree, illustrating a lineage of service.
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Esther Cleveland
White House
Washington
Harper
Fashion In Afghanistan A Queen Adopts European Dress
A London fashion piece notes the Afghan queen will wear European style gowns. Four wool dresses arrive from London with floral trims and rich details. One features a velvet basque and fringe, another a velveteen zouave bodice with lace trim, a heather gown with an umbrella skirt, and a green silk ivy adorned design. All are high necked, short in the skirt, silk lined, blending English simplicity with oriental splendor.
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Afghanistan
London
New York Sun
Sensible women favor demstitched initial handkerchiefs
The Detroit News notes a shift away from flimsy cobwebs to stitched initial handkerchiefs. It warns against tucking a handkerchief under the bodice and endorses a fair sized linen square as practical for shopping and daily use.
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Detroit News
Lady Wolseley To Hold Easter Army Bazaar For Soldiers Home
Lady Wolseley plans an Easter week army bazaar to support a Dublin soldiers' home fund. The event opens Easter Monday at the Royal Hospital grand hall with armor flags and arms trophies as a backdrop for decorative stalls.
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Wolseley
Dublin
The
Royal Hospital
Dublin Exchange
Thief Demands Roast Chicken in Quarrel at Inn
A hungry traveler, Mr. Smith, orders a roast chicken at a village inn. A strange visitor clashes over the meal claiming to be a final part of a Black Prince costume for an evening town hall entertainment.
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Mr. Smith
Binding Road Metal for Solidifying Broken Stone
The guide explains spreading broken stone after excavation to mix sizes evenly. For a 16 foot wide road, make the central layer about two inches thicker to form a proper crown and drainage. If final compacted thickness is four inches, lay about seven inches thick at center and five inches at the sides.
Macadam Road Construction and Binder Role Explained
The article explains how two layers of macadam road material are laid with rough center thickness and rolled to bond. It notes irregular stone sizes create voids, the need for a binder to fill gaps, and that binding improves solidity and durability. It cites cost declines in roadbuilding and railroad rate concessions as interest rises.
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Europe
America
Harrison
Asbury Park
N. J
J. B. Hunnicut
University of Georgia
Road Bureau
The
Agricultural Department
Georgia
Chapin
Canandaigua
N. Y
Roy Stone
Exchange
The Science of Roadmaking and American Engineering Schools
The article notes growing interest in practical road making at prominent American engineering schools. It compares European engineers’ steady work on streets and roads with a likely expansion of similar opportunities in the United States, praising forethought by American colleges.
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America
Road costs and the case for good roads
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that road improvement hinges on money and that good roads require substantial expense. It argues that convincing a community that bad roads are costlier is the first step to obtaining better highways.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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National Popular Review
Dana
C. H. Gilman
Dexter
Gracie
Ayers Sarsaparilla
M. Hammerly
Hillsboro
Ayer
J.O. Ayer
Pensio
John
Wedderburn
Red Guty
Segmlan
Army Army of
Tarreines
Nose
Geo. W. Easterbrooks
New England
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Sutter Street
San Francisco
Cal
Shellac
Putty, &c
Seth Paull, Jree
Thames Street
Charles F. Sanford
Williams St
Bristol
R. I
P.o.box
Tae
Ellery A. Dunbar
Bega
Philip Brady
E. A. Dunbar
Eran
Travelers’ Guide, &c
NEW Haven & Hart Ordealroad Company
OLD Colony Railroad
Providence Division
Warren & Bristol
Swill
Providence
Warren
Fall River
Exchange Place
Market Square
Newport
A. M. Rae
Arri Sg
E. G. Allen
Fall River and Providence Steamboat CO
Antirther
Briss Ferry
D. C. Lawton
Brownell
R. R
East End Union Depot
Hyde Park
Walpole
Franklin—s
West Wrentham
Arnold's Mills
Adamsdale
P.m. Milford
Central Division
West End Union Depot
Arlington
Knightsville
M. Cranston
Stick
River Point
Centreville
Eae So
M. Dee
Coventry
Greene
Moosup
Plainfield
Jewett City
Versailles
Baltic
South Windham
Willimatic
Hartford
Waterbury
Ishkill
Orwich
Chicago
West
Newburgh and Erie
W. BR. Bancocr, Gen’ Pass. Agt
Gardiner
Weybosset St
Main St
Worcester
G. S. A. Gardiner
Sieeor
Olf Seliier
U. S
Eamilec
VU. B
Press Claims Company
Ena. D
Oe Ie
Press Claims
John Wedderbarn
Wee Tent OS P
Bea
Court Street
Hope Street
Josiah F. Peceham
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