Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is described as the oldest military organization in America at 285 years old. It traces origins to the London company founded under King Henry VIII, with the Massachusetts charter following Harvard College as its first charter. The group modeled its customs on the prototype and trained officers since its inception. In 1775 officers wore color knots as rank insignia.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
Boston
America
Honorable Artillery of
London
General Court of Massachusetts
General Court of Massachusetts Was To “the Corporation of Marvard College
A Sacrifice to Art in a Fragmented Dialogue
A fragment hints at a writer named Keytrap discussing a character arc. The Miction Writer remarks on an unexpected decision to say yes to an uncertain situation. The hero’s unhappy marriage scenes prompt narratorial empathy and immersive feel.
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Keytrap
Whiskers Demand for Period Props in Vengeance
Norma Talmadge’s new film Ashes of Vengeance seeks period whiskers from 1572 France for its soldiers and extras. Research shows rare prints depict men at that era with pointy, mustering whiskers, a fact shaping Hollywood’s costume sourcing.
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Norma Talmadge
France
Hollywood
Charles IX
Austrian pastor’s fees for rites raise grain and wine taxes
The president of Wlein-IToerlein in Austria wrote to Vienna papers protesting high costs for religious ceremonies. A marriage fee was 110 pounds of wheat and as much corn, while a funeral officiant charged a bucket of wine. In crowns the sums equal about 70,000 to 1, the figures totaling 400,000 and 442,000 crowns respectively.
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Wlein-Itoerlein
Austria
Vienna
New French Play at Odeon Sets Length Record
A Paris Odeon production of The Tragedy of Tristan and Iseult in a two author version runs over four and a half hours across twenty one scenes. After the first matinee performers had little time to dine before evening shows.
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Odeon
Paris
Tristan
Iseult
Garden Zoo Dream Inspires Child’s Tiny Circus
A playful child in Boston envisions a garden circus using dandelions tiger lilies and elephant ear as animals and trumpet flowers as the band. The imaginative scene frames a garden as a magical traveling show with a mother listening to the youngster’s plans.
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Boston Transcript
They Ran Away and Married Quietly
A person recalls meeting a friend and planning a secret marriage. They ran away one evening, married, and the husband proved to be a good partner, despite the whispered nature of the elopement.
Women Rat Catchers Drive Odd London Colony
In a Borough Road area colony, women operate rat catching services with nets and traps claiming 48 hour clearance for homes and ships. They capture about 25,000 rats a month but do not kill them, selling to medical labs at eight cents per head. During WWI women joined the trade, proving adept despite aversion to rats.
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London
Borough Road
Judgment of Youth in a Neighborly Dispute
A Chicago Tribune note recounts a scene where a parent and son visit a neighbor as she scrubs her kitchen floor. The son protests that her floor looks no cleaner, prompting the speaker to reflect on her feelings and decide to call on neighbors alone.
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Willard
Chicago Tribune
Quaker Declines Gift for New Church Then Funds Old
An enterprising Quaker refused to contribute to a new denominational church citing his beliefs. As the committee left, he asked if they would tear down the old church, and replied he would donate 500 dollars to that project.
Rare Shakespeare Engravings Donated to Trinity College
The English department at Trinity College Hartford receives eleven engravings depicting Shakespearean scenes. About 150 years old and in excellent condition, they were placed in Seabury hall recitation rooms by Prof. Odell Shepard and valued for their age and condition.
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Trinity College
Hartford
Coffins Caskets for Sale by Mrs Littlefield
Local notice states Mrs T S Littlefield offers coffins and caskets for sale. Legislative note mentions a bill to repeal an 1928 Act creating a Roads and Revenues Board for Lumpkin County and outlining its powers terms and compensation.
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Lumpkin County
Guardian of the Peace Reference in Wichita Tale
The Manchester Guardian is described as the official spanker in a Wichita home. A staffer brings the paper home daily and uses a flat wrap to spank, with small girls fleeing in fear of the dreaded cue. The Wichita Eagle notes the Guardian effect on discipline.
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Manchester
Englata) Guardian
Wichita
Exchange
Eagle
Manchester Guardian
Wichitd
Abbotsford Hails Coreless Fameuse Apple Discovery
A new coreless apple variety announced in Abbotsford Canada promises seedless fruit. The fruit is a longer flatter form of Fameuse and differs only slightly from the standard Fameuse variety.
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Abbotsford
Canada
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