Ice Cream Through the Ages From Paris to London
An antiquated look at ice cream and iced beverages from 17th century Paris and London. The piece traces lemonadiers turning drinks to ice, Procope Couteaux’s idea in 1660, iced liquors in Paris, and the 1774 Paris entry of ice cream, noting German and English adoption and the evolution into a far more elaborate modern sweet.
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Procope Couteaux
Duce de Chartres
England
London
Clermont
Unusual Money Making in War Time and Peace
A veteran remarks that war creates unusual chance for profit through foresight. He recalls Civil War profiteering from cotton goods and blockade effects, noting buyers who held goods earned six to eight times cost. He cautions similar gains await in peacetime with smart bets on scarce or rising goods.
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Josh Billings
Americans in Paris and a grave site tale from Korea
An article notes Paris hosts many Americans with most women living there while husbands visit briefly. A curious anecdote reports a Yankee on a coat lapel claiming his order was of his own composition. Separately, a Korean governor razed the O family village over a disputed grave site, killing eight and injuring six, later restored to heirs with potential indemnity.
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le Figaro
Paris
United States
Cho Pyeng-sik
Chungchong
O Hen-keun
Gary
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Cho Pyong-sik
Sharing gifts from neighbors brightens rural life across regions
A lively essay recalls the South’s custom of sending dainties to neighbors and parsonages and contrasts it with New England coyness about such kindness. Examples include bread, muffins, and strawberry shortcake shared between households, plus a Virginian observer’s notes, and reflections on community warmth.
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Tors Frield
Tess
Harper
Calf Raising and Farm Notes From Grange District
A Grange district bulletin urges members to attend the August 4 meeting in Henry, notes on hay yields, corn and oats concerns, and advice on crops and farm practices. It discusses sunburned hay, chinch bugs, winter wheat, and irrigation needs, ending with a plug for The Republican subscription.
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District Grange
Henry
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