Enormous Cheshire cheese sent to Washington by Elder Leland
A 1600 pound Cheshire cheese made at Captain John Brown’s cider mill serves as a gift to President Jefferson after a journey of 500 miles led by Elder John Leland. The event drew countywide crowds, with a White House slice for each guest and a ceremonial blessing.
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Cheshire
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
United States
John Leland
Leland
Thomas Jefferson
New England
Virginia
Jefferson
Washington
White House
John Brown
Benedict Arnold
Captain Brown
Congress
Capitol
Boston Transcript
Texas as a symbol of United States power and self government
The piece extols Texas for its complete self-government within the Union, noting its vast size of 294000 square miles, six times the Empire State, and forty one times Rhode Island, arguing the state’s wealth and school fund reflect the nation’s strength while praising the republic’s humility.
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United States
Texas
Rhode Island
Empire State
France
Chicago Bankers’ Monthly
Egypt Poised for Solvency Amid British Influence
Sir E. Baring, never optimistic on Egyptian prosperity, reviews the year’s finances and says Egypt is on the high road to solvency. The note asks whether such solvency is typical under British connections and governance.
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Egypt
Sir E. Baring
Great Britain
Chicago
Bankers’ Monthly
Ely's Cream Balm Supposed to Prevent Hay Fever
F B Ainsworth of Indianapolis testifies that Ely's Cream Balm has prevented hay fever since August 9, a decade long complaint from August to frost. He claims it is the only effective preventive after trying many remedies.
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Ely
F. B. Ainsworth
Indianapolis
Indiana
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England
Inland Revenue
India
Spooks
Pacific Coast
Sinaloa
California
Guaymas
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cerro del Oro
St. John
Greeley
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
Greenlee & C9
Denver, Colorado
Alaska
E. Brooks
New Orleans
ICO
Weld County Abstract Office
Weld County
Money Tozloan
Hunter and West's Bank
James K. Phillips
Colorado
Maus
A. J. Benfield
Boston
Mass
Indiana Place
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, VT
Sisters of Charity
W. E. Dr
Cooney
St. Joseph's Foundling Asylum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hi. A. Arcuer
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tax Centaur Company
Fulton Street, N.Y
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