Ancestral Feasts and Fanciful Court Fare Events
An illustrated survey of historical dining excesses and culinary curiosities notes 14th century wedding banquets with cranes and lampreys and royal feasts of Louis XIV. It highlights the power of fans in politics and a quip about optimism tied to weather predictions.
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Mexico
Mary
England
Elizabeth
Jean de Balzac
Italy
Louis XIV
Tle
Its Hours Watch Claims Lifetime Use
A jeweler touts a watch as lasting a lifetime while a customer questions its durability, joking that the house numbers prove its worth. The exchange reflects a humorous dispute over value and longevity.
Prologues Epilogues Debate and Family Quarrel Cited
A wit remarks on heredity as a theme in a Baltimore American exchange. The note contrasts a fond father and a dyspeptic uncle with claims about inherited talent and belief in heredity.
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Baltimore American
Valuable Property for Sale in Dahlonega Lettle
A Dahlonega property sale lists the home at Water and Singleton streets with seven rooms, the Ferguson cottage on Singleton Street, the G. H. Moore livery lot with barn, and a 40 acre Mahaw built lot near Cooper Gap. Also offered is a one quarter interest in the old post office lot and a request to settle all debts at once.
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Dahlonega
Water
Singleton Streets
Singleton Street
Ferguson Place
West Main Street
G. H. Moore
Lumpkin County
Cooper Gap
Lettle
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Valencia
Arenberg
Louis
Marquise d'Artenay
Genevieve
New York Globe
Weather Bureau
Washington Star
Garrick
W. B. Townsend
North Georgia Agricultural College
G. R. Glenn
Townsend's Stand
Nugget Office
Ahlonega
Agricultural College
Tors Kimball
Nuager
J.P
Justice’s Court
Priges
Dahlon Ega Livery Stable
al Ken
Golege
Seville