George Washington at Princeton painting notes Hessian prisoners
The Cleveland Museum of Art displays George Willson Peale’s George Washington at Princeton showing Hessian POWs in the mid ground. The Hessians were hired out to Britain. The text adds notes on paper tree species and ore delivery on a long conveyor, and mentions Bernard Lauth, a pioneer in cold rolling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Princeton
Cleveland Museum of Art
George Willson Peale
America
Messaba
Guleana
South America
Bernard Lauth
Dear Noah Postcard Weathered Messages in Maquoketa
An obliquely written postcard from Maquoketa Iowa raises questions about a looming wind and a misdirected note to Noah. The fragment hints at an ill wind and unresolved actions, with no clear sender or date available in the readable text.
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Noah
Savannah Garden and Notable Flora Mentioned in Factographs
The text notes the Big Savannah Garden in North Carolina at 1,500 acres as the largest wild savannah garden with a changing cover of exotic flowers including Venus flytrap and pitcher plants. It also mentions the whale shark reaching 45 feet in length and sequoia bark sometimes two inches thick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Across and Down Puzzle Clues and a Cryptoquote
A scrambled crossword with numbered across and down clues, partial word fits, and a cryptogram quotation. The puzzle lists hints for words like fencing sword and ducklike birds, plus a quote about waste attributed to Thomson.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brick Bradford
William Ritt
and Clarence Gray
Brick
Settas
Skazzy
Slickchick
Skeeter
LOS
Paul Robinson
ID WE
Mom Sai
Gould
SK Super
Wally Bishop
Grantpa
ABC
Big Sister
Oik
Felix the Cat
Les Forgrave
Tou Cop
Sen
Scott
Arconi
Senglish
Dery Lai
Istanbul
Turkey
Fantaes Syide
Wat
Stanley
Slacic
Enue
Maquokets
Iowa
Sally
Daily Crossword
Kindor Crane Asu
Republican Party
Msdjid Yjgiq AG
Thomson
Seseusiaiad
King Features Syndicace, Inc
Wander
Corstella
Gabriel
Court
Bone
Watrip
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