Jefferson Restored Monticello to Honor a Nation
A movement led by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation and the American Institute of Architects aims to restore Monticello to Jeffersons period, return much of its furniture, and relieve debt, backed by figures including President Coolidge and a broad cross section of supporters. The piece recounts Jeffersons roles and the home’s history.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Charlottesville
Jefferson
United States
Shadwell
Monticellounty
Mary College
Continental Congress
Virginian
Virginia
Congress
France
University of Firstme
Monticelling
Is&k
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
American Institute of Architects
Fiske Kimball
England
Bedford
Treasury
Teiferson
Coolidge
Board of Governors
University of Virginia
Walked From Jericho Remains a Local Place Name Joke
A London Times note warns of danger in a quip about a man who said he walked to London from Jericho. The piece explains there are six Jerichoes in England and suggests the name origin reflects biblical toponymy. It also mentions Garden of Gethsemane, Paradise, Nineveh, Salems, and Zions as place names, plus a belief that peacock feathers bring bad luck.
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London
Jericho
Palestine
England
Garden of Gethsemane
Yorkshire
Clydebank
Paradise
Nineveh
Salems
Zions
London Times
Satan
Ancient Superstition on Peacock Feathers at Paradise
The article cites Mohammedan tradition linking peacock feathers to Paradise, noting the peacock and the snake were placed at the entrance to Paradise in accounts of the origin of this superstition.
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Paradise
Mosquito Conversation Shows Affected Crowd Interaction
A fragment shows two men discussing a deformed fat man nearby. The first calls him defective looking, while the second suggests approaching to give him a shot in the arm. The text captures a tense, informal crowd remark with a hint of mockery.
Bright Children Not Necessarily Delicate
Stanford psychology head Dr. Lewis Vermin and Peter Terman lead a study of 250000 schoolchildren since 1910. About 1 percent examined more closely show early superiority in health, physique, and nervous stability. They are heavier, better nourished, taller, and not peculiar. their interests focus on thinking games, with abilities enlarging into adulthood.
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Lewis M. Vermin
Stanford University
Peetor Terman
Chef
Science Service
Tragedy Behind a Hairpin Maker’s Downfall
A well dressed man and a shabby companion discuss a sad case of ruin and a hairpin manufacturer ruined by a passing craze. They reference gambling, stocks, horse racing, and a single woman blamed for the decline, noting his wealth vanished and misfortune struck him.
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Stock Exchange
Qone
Wanted a sober man to serve a 1796 household
An advertisement from Furrier’s Museum in 1796 seeks “a man of light weight” to drive a pair of horses, wait at table, join family prayers, care for horses, and read a chapter. He must rise at seven, obey masters, dress, and play cribbage if possible. He should not be familiar with maid servants. Wage is 15 guineas per year about $7 monthly.
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Furrers Museum
N. B
Historic stage coach robbed more than any other
A Phoenix stage coach running since the 1870s between Prescott and Tombstone was robbed 83 times. Eight drivers and 28 express messengers were killed on it. The Concord coach, originally valued at $1,900, was later damaged with rifle bullet holes and leather lining cut by bowie knife.
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Phoenis
Ariz
Prescott
Tombstone
Concord
Tuesco
French Coal Production Since 1919
France increased coal output steadily after 1919 and in 1924 reached a new high of 44,955,000 metric tons, 17 percent above 1923 and 10 percent above prewar 1914 levels. The gain came from rebuilding in the devastated mining region and continued reconstruction in the Lorraine area.
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France
Lorraine
Hardware wisdom from farm hands through 1924
A farm hand reflects that many can join the hardware trade but few remain. He notes this in fall 1923 while entering the hardware business and repeats the insight in fall 1924 before speaking to the sheriff. The editorial appears under Good Hardware.
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Sherf
Jz Good Hardware
Betrayed Little Marjory Stirs Curious Row
In a terse exchange a mother questions Marjory about a man dressed in women’s clothes. Marjory retorts the attire exposes him, noting: if he shows both ears and costs £2, he must be a man. The odd dialogue hints at observation and gender curiosity in a public setting.
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Marjory
Lhasa’s Potala and Lamaism in Tibet’s Sacred City
National Geographic notes Lhasa as Tibet’s famed capital, dominated by the Potala Palace begun in 1645. It describes the architecture, monasteries, and vast religious complex, the ritual lamaism blending Buddhism with local devil worship, and the vivid beliefs of villagers in spirits, reincarnation, and protective deities.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Lhasa
Forbidden City
Tibet
Nag-wang Lob-sang-gyatsho
Yab
Potala
Nug-sang-Lobsang Gyatsho
Ling-Kor
Bhasa
Sero
Debung
Gab-dan Arone
Easter Customs In A Yorkshire Parish And Hereford Shire
English Easter customs described in a Yorkshire parish with annual Good Friday football where winners receive hot milk hot cross buns and a new half crown. In Hereford shire parishes King's Capel and Sellack, Pax Cake is or was given on Palm Sunday to end quarrels by breaking the Peace Cake and saying Peace and good will before Easter communion.
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Yorkshire
England
King’s Capel
Sellack
Herefordshire
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Statute of Virginia
University of Missouri At Columbia
Louisiana Purchase
Committee of Five
Mecklenburg
Mississippi
Rockies
Missisippi
Napoleon
Louisiana
Great Britain
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Mongolia
School of Medicine
Burma
Siam
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