Italian Lakes Tour Amid Northern Italian Scenery
The article extols a grand circuit of northern Italy’s lakes led from Milan, focusing on Lake Como, Lugano, and Maggiore. It notes scenic variety, alpine shores, verdant vineyards, lakeside towns such as Bellagio and Lugano, Routes by rail and steamer, and highlights cultural sites, hotels, and the Borromean Islands with their gardens and villas.
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National
Genoraphia Socuty
Washington
Haly
Switserland
Lake Como
Luke Tugano
Magpiore
Milan
Italy
Dake
Senate
White River
Bonita
Bellagio
Pelagio
Lake Come
Mykles
Ueda
Belugio
Menageto
Uetle
Ether
Gunma
Luguno
Bay of
Lugano
Mesippes
Mount Salvatore
Mount Salvaore
Jta
Tosty
Garads
Grin
Yarese
Take Magalore
Fay
Stresa
Layeno
Tasso del Ferro
Burronta
Napoleon
Marengo
Iso Superiore
Strosa
Mt. Mottarone
Switzerland
Lombardy
Piedmont
Algor
Mikin
Dinner to Lafayette Marked by Hilarity
A subscription dinner was held on Tuesday at Matthew Wilson's hotel in honor of General Lafayette. Attended by members of the legislature, the event featured a keynote of cordial joviality, with "Hail Colombia" sung at the general's request. Lafayette departed for York at 11 that Wednesday night.
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Lafayette
Matthew Wilson
General Lafayette
Kitchen
Senate
Meesrs
Glielund Red Nieredith
House of Representatives
Lis Exceuestey
Géneral Lafayette
Levasciic
New York
Speaker Marke
Sutherland
Stuberts
Mitte
Hurriaburg Chronicle
Colombia
Momentous Meeting of Continental Congress in 1774
The first Continental Congress session convened at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia on September 6, 1774. Forty four members attended with representation from all colonies except Georgia and North Carolina. Peyton Randolph of Virginia served as president with Charles Thompson as secretary.
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Continental Congress
Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
Colonies
Georgia
North
Peyton Randolph
Virginia
Charles Thomaon
Ticonderoga Fort’s Capture and Later Restorations Chronicled
A brief history of Fort Carillon later known as Ticonderoga, detailing 18th century clashes with British forces under Abercrombie and Burgoyne, key sieges in 1776 and 1777, subsequent restoration funded by Mrs. Pelton and a 1920s unveiling of a Continental soldiers monument by George A. Moses.
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Lake George
Lake Champlain
New York State
Fort Carillon
Montcalm
Oth Era
Brittah
Abercrombie
Alpherst
Irench
Siconderoga
Shconderoga
Ethan Ailen
Green Mountain Boys
Delaplace
Allen
Axld Allen
Offeer
Jehevat
Continental Congress
Burgoyne
Brown
Stephen Pel
New York
Ticonderoga
Tila
Borage A. Moses
Charles Keck
Tea Tax Stamp That Led to Revolution
The tea tax stamp, an exhibit of the American Revolution era, belonged to C. Frederic Heyerman of Detroit, a collector and president of the American Philatelic Association. The embossed blue stamp appeared after the Stamp Act of 1705 and few examples remain today. The inscription translates as Evil to Him Who Thinks.
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C. Frederle Heyerman
Detroit
American Philatelle Association
Enginod
Lafayette’s Pledge and Praise in Early American News
An 1824 National Gazette excerpt recalls Lafayette greeting Mrs Hancock with reverence as he supported her, proclaiming his American identity after returning from Europe. The piece notes his fluent English, pride in being American, and a moment at Boston’s quarantine aboard the Gadus where he asserted he is an American general.
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Lafayette
National Gazette
John Hancocke
Boston
Europe
Gad Mus
Jones Blunder Sparks Forgetful Misidentification
Washington Columns recount Jones waiting for Miia at a corner, mistaking a blonde woman for his tall brunette wife after ten minutes. Realizing the error, he confronted a stranger and realized his mistake on the way to the station.
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Miia
Jones
Harti
Washington
Presence of Intruders Boosts Fright At Midnight
A frightened wife wakes to find burglars upstairs in her bedroom while a booming voice reassures, and a mysterious exchange ends with a casual good night. An advertisement touts Cuturiura talcum and beauty powders as part of a purse friendly trio.
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Jock
Thurglara
Electric street railways and their growth in the US
The first successful electric street railway operated in Richmond Virginia in 1888. By recent years the nation has about 45 000 miles of track and 900 street railway companies carrying roughly 14 billion passengers annually, about 260 trips per person.
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United States
Richmond
Electric &Steet Railways
Neighbor Returns Home In Garden Tupiement
A northern guest and a southern neighbor dispute a morning sound under a window. The guest reports hearing a voice saying Yo o, while the neighbor clarifies a colored neighbor returning a garden instrument. The exchange reveals a small domestic misunderstanding amid travel tales.
African Gold Output Rises but Costs Cut Efforts Continue
African gold mines reported output increasing by 1,580,000 dollars to 17,040,000 in the latest month. Producers say efficiency drives are under way to trim expenses and improve margins across operations.
Suburbia News Sparks Concerns Over Cook Leaving
In Suburbia the Louiaville Courier-Journal reports a resident worried as a cook threatens to quit while another item notes Ming left yesterday. The press faces a daily task of revealing local tensions and naming ordinary events.
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Suburbia
Twice in This Woman's Life
Ellensburg Washington resident recounts severe monthly pains from puberty to marriage and childbirth. After doctors offered little help his wife found relief using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with ending her pains and enabling her to perform housework.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellensburg
Weahington
Lydia Pinkham
Perter
Mr. William Carver
K. B.D. No
Bilanaburg
Washington
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Beacham
Frey
B. F. Allen Co
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J. Nichol
Wildar Street
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Parker's
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Hingercorns
Weby Mall
Lilycox
Dr. Thompson
Troy
Scotland
Cato
Figther
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