Uniforms of Revolutionary War soldiers and hair rules
The article recalls colonial militia uniforms at Lexington and Concord and notes that early two bodies often had no matching dress. It cites general costume guidelines with colors for facings and ranks, and Washington orders on grooming. It mentions the Continental uniform as practical and the British association with hunter imagery, plus hair and beard regulations and penalties for noncompliance.
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York Evening’ Post
Lexengton
Concord
Bunker ‘Hill
Hunter
Trarkman
Washington
Notable Elopement and Grand Plans for Oliveden
The piece notes a princess eloping with her Italian painter husband and hints at a Washington residence. It highlights William Waldorf Astor’s Oliveden project, including plans for a colossal marble fountain after purchasing the estate, with guards surrounding the property. It briefly mentions a bonnet maker and various epigraphic bits and wedding witticisms.
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Kathier
Ubina
Steken
Het
Kove Low
Elysira
Aantehilos
Whd
Talian Pstinter
Appeare Abe
Tiobig
Grea
Washington
Enpigen
Bolehi
Wiliam Waldorf Astor
Olfveden
England
English Dukes Do Show Their Houses and Estates To the Public, Whe Mr. Astor
Oliveden
Duke of Westminster
Naples
Andi
Bizarre Bedtime Patents Describe Unusual Sleep Aids
The article lists odd patented devices to soothe sleepers at night. Examples include a mattress that shifts orientation via clockwork to wake a person, a weight-triggered pin mechanism, and corks lowered by clockwork to raise or lower a sleeper’s head. These contraptions illustrate quirky inventor experimentation from the era.
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Tony
Ted
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Shell Rock
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Lora
Corpellie
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Weil
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City Meat Market
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