130th Anniversary Observance of Cornwallis Surrender at Yorktown
Yorktown Virginia will mark the 130th anniversary of the Cornwallis surrender on October 19 with naval and military displays. The event recalls Washington Rochambeau and Lafayette forces, with references to historic buildings and the town’s Civil War activity.
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Cornwallis
Yorktown
Washington
Commonwealth
King George
New York
Virginia
North Carolina
Wilmington
N.C
Petersburg
Lafayette
Anthony Wayne
Richmond
Williamsburg
Baron Steuben
Portsmouth
General Clinton
Old Point Comfort
Monroe
Clinton
Thomas Nelson
Lord Cornwallis
United States
Nelson
York
Earl Cornwallis
York and Gloucester
George Washington
American
France
Comte de Rochambeau
America
Comte de Grasse
Naval Army of
Chesapeake
Grace Church
Philadelphia
McClellan
Warwick River
J. B. Magruder
Joseph E. Johnston
Johnston
York County
York River
Ancient dew ponds of Britain preserve drinking water
In Great Britain some neolithic dew ponds still function. They were built on exposed sites without springs, with a hollow surface covered by straw and a thick clay layer of stones to collect moisture at night.
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Great Britain
A Remarkable Cure for Dyspepsia Tells You How to Get Well
A letter from a 28 year old man with chronic indigestion and insomnia leads Professor Munyon to publish public advice. He claims stomach health drives nerve strength and sleep, cites examples from Napoleon to Taft, argues most failures stem from weak digestion, and promotes a free consultation with Munyon's Laboratories in Philadelphia for a stomach treatment to improve digestion and vitality.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Taft
United States
Munyon
J. M. Munyon
Fifty-third
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Degenerated Hero McCoy Plans Stamford Sanitarium
Kid McCoy, famed boxer with 125 battles, announces opening a Stamford sanitarium. He tells a New York reporter he aims to restore health, youth, and romance for middle aged patients. He notes healthier middle age would end bitter marital complaints and quotes Mrs Blank about past tunnel kisses turned to traveling flasks.
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Kid McCoy
Stamford
New York
The Simple Life Memoir Anecdote From Yorkshire
Anna Maria Pickering recalls a Yorkshire village scene from her Memoirs edited by her son. The tale contrasts plain living with vastness and notes an old couple claiming fifty years of marriage without a quarrel, followed by a witty remark about their long union.
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Anna Maria Wilhelmina Pickering
Yorkshire
T’ Missis
Verle
Varie Dool
Wise Uncle Joshua and the Elevator Ride
Uncle Joshua wanders into town and asks the elevator conductor about building height. A boy confirms, then Joshua jokes about reaching the top twenty first floor but choosing the seventh to avoid disbelief from folks at home. The scene captures rustic humor and comic paper voice.
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Joshua
Uncle Joshua
Wasted Opportunity, Stella
A freight train rushes through a scene highlighting a missed chance or squandered moment. The brief piece presents an abrupt disruption linked to a narrator Stella, signaling a metaphorical or literal lapse in timing.
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Stella
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John D.grant
Admiral de Grasse
New
Graves
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Tarleton
Carolinas
Steuben
de Viemesnil
Gloucester
Laurens
Vicomte de
M. de Grandchain
Wales
Rochambeau
O’hara
Lincoln
Count de Rochambeau
Agenois
Deux-Ponts
Custovt
National
Grace Chula
Nelson House
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