Lord Wellington First Commission Found In This Room
An American tourist asks what the price was for the first commission given to Lord Wellington in a room noted for that historic moment. The snippet hints at a small, curious detail about a famous career.
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Lord Wellington
Obiliging Husband and a Five Dollar Purchase Mystery
A quirky note describes an obliging husband who says he bought something for five dollars when the speaker liked it. The fragment hints at a thrift or purchase dispute with unclear details and no firm names or locations.
Mary Ann sample embroiders a family heirloom
A nine year old girl Mary Ann inspires a revival of hand work as her mother crafts a blue gingham embroidery piece using coins for flower outlines and various stitches. The item is framed beside an old mirror with a gay note, and a note promotes sewing books and a free crazipatch booklet offer from Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
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Mary Ann
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Ill
Quiz Answers From A 1920s Page
A trivia list states the $5 stamp is the largest denomination. It cites Los Angeles Figueroa Street as 27.5 miles long. It defines a metaphor as an unexpressed comparison and a simile as an expressed one. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet are named. baseball’s 100th anniversary is noted. Nave Sink Lighthouse New Jersey is described as the most powerful. Silver Springs Florida is claimed as the largest flowing spring with 801 million gallons daily. The first wireless distress call at sea reportedly came from the East Coast of the United States.
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Romeo
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Los Angeles
Figueroa Street
Navesink
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Silver Springs
Florida
Quiz With Answers on 1899 Lightship Event
The Goodwin lightship in the English Channel on January 23 1899 used the old CQD signal. The R J Matthews crew, which ran aground, was rescued. The 16 inch guns planned for the Washington and North Carolina will be the largest on any warship, firing 2100 pound projectiles up to 35000 yards.
Notable Musings and Miscellany From a Bygone Page
A collage of quotes and notes spans politics virtue and manners, with reflections on law human nature and gentility. It mentions Confucius virtues and the stubborn heart and notes on glassmaking and an Uncle Eben quip. It also covers Da Vinci's Last Supper retouching in the Vatican and a casual remark on daily life.
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Angelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Cash for Your Live Springers From NYSTRAND POULTRY
Butte Montana based NYSTRAND POULTRY COMPANY seeks live springers hens ducks and geese. Ship anytime to secure payment and prompt handling.
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Nystrand Poultry Company
Butte Montana
Hides Pelts Furs and Metals 2013 Montana Ave
Montana predator commodity firms list operations at Billings with branches in Forsyth and Powell. The notice highlights Hides Pelts Furs and Metals as a regional trading entity and references its 2013 location on Montana Avenue.
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Montana Ave
Billings
Forsyth
Powell
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