Central American Attache Proposes Striking Dress Uniforms
A long-ago Central American attaché to a New York legation presented a flamboyant uniform design to a Washington official. The plan included a red cocked hat with green parrot feathers, a blue coat with heavy gold lace, crimson riding breeches, patent boots, and silver spurs, illustrating extravagant ceremonial attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer
New York
Washington
National de
Navy
Knights Templar
Secret Service Uniform Sparks Dazzled Tailor
A tailor admires op and white crossbelts with bright buckles and learns the uniform is for secret service rather than cavalry. The exchange suggests a light moment as an attache mentions McNaught syndicate and a lecture ad for fools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
McNaught Syndicate
Farinholt Soldier and the Battery Rescue Tale
A Virginia Civil War anecdote recounts Captain Farinholt leading a perilous assault to silence a Union battery. A stuttering private proposes a risky, humorous solution to buy the enemy guns, illustrating grit and humor under fire.
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Billy Farinholt
Essex County
Virginia
Essex
Lee
Farinholt
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Little Change in Weather Described as Minor
The New Orleans Picayune notes little change in the weather echoes a familiar phrase. It contrasts this with the equally familiar but less pleasant expression about the pocketbook indicating small economic shifts.
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New Orleans Picayune
Dry Year Brings Finer Rhine Wines from Exposed Stones
In exceptionally dry years the Rhine river drops low enough to expose river bed stones, yielding wines from grapes grown in the dry conditions. The phenomenon highlights how drought influences the terroir and quality of Rhine district wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Illness and Death
We thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father. We also thank for the floral offerings from P. M. Delahunty Mrs. John T. House Mrs. Roy Hightower John and Roger Delahunty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
P. M. Delahunty
John T. House
Roy Hightower
John and
Roger Delahunty
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Community Natural Gas Co
Pacer
Tories
Oncealment
Nerry
Curt
Waco
Fatherine Golelman
Bethlehem’s
Western Newspaper Union
Professor Kidder
Bisavorite
Hewim S.fobb
Henry
Hy Rosenthal
Henry Lippman
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