Changes in Numbers of the Supreme Court Over Time
The article traces the Supreme Court's growth from a chief justice and five associates to seven and eight as new districts and political factors influenced additions. It notes 1863 to 1868 shifts, including a 1868 increase tied to reversing legal tender decisions, with context from the New York Post.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Tvo
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Grant
New York Post
Tower of Skulls in Nish Represents Brutal War Remnant
A grotesque monument in Nish Serbia survives from the 1809 independence war, when Turks built a skull tower after a garrison explosion. Eyewitness accounts mention hair on skulls and legends of 1,200 heads. Visitors once removed skulls until burial removals left few, now protected under a roof as a patriotic relic.
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Servia
Nish
Lamartine
Wide World Magazine
Woman and man argue over slang in heated exchange
A tense exchange features a woman asking why slang is mentioned while a man questions the annoyance of hearing a woman speak slang. The brief quarrel highlights gendered language reactions without further context.
Getting Up Steam A Cadet’s Witty Answer at Annapolis
A cadet engineer faces a gruff examiner in the Annapolis cadet engineers' exam. After detailing firing and boiler checks, the examiner asks again and again what comes next. The student finally quips that he would look to heaven and think only then of going home if the boiler front fails.
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Annapolis
New York Sun
Hoaxed Book Collectors and Tripoli Veiled Wives Tale
A hoax about a Binche sale of 252 unique books linked to the mythical M de Fortias drew French Belgian collectors, libraries and officials, while a Christian Herald report details Tripoli women’s harsh life, a muleteer wife’s tea and sugar savings, and a claim she is both sixth wife and sixth husband.
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France
Belgium
Binche
Mons
M. de Fortias
de Fortias
Bluebird
London Chronicle
Tripoli
Christian Herald
Indian corn stands as emblem of American culture and sustenance
The Washington Post extols Indian corn as America’s native staple tied to national identity. It notes corn’s ancient cultivation by Indigenous peoples, its diverse uses from food to feed, and its deep roots and resilient harvests that endure drought and social peril.
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America
Manitou
Washington Post
United States
Careful Fire and Thief Safeguards at the British Museum
Searson's Weekly notes the British Museum is guarded against fire and theft with water reserves and on site police trained as firemen. Every gallery is checked, searched, and locked after closing, then repeated an hour later to deter fire rather than thieves.
More Than Serious. Eulalia’s Barony Reflects on Respect
An exchange from Fliegende Blatter features Rosa humorously debating with Eulalia about the baron’s regard for her. The dialogue hints at social hierarchy and personal concern, with playful skepticism about how attitudes shift when she is mentioned.
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Eulalia
Rosa
Mayme
Downrite
Baltimore
Beating Eggs and Courtesies In Quick Gist
A quick kitchen tip describes beating egg whites separately then mixing in yolk to avoid extra dishes and wasted yolk. The second item shows a witty exchange between a lawyer and a physician about wealth and medicine. A school inspector’s quirky definition of scandal closes the brief.
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London
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