First Aeronaut Pilatre de Rozier Dies in Balloon Crash
Boston Globe recalls Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier born 1756 at Metz as the first fatal aeronaut, dying at Boulogne in 1795 with companion d Arlandes after a 1,700 foot plunge. The piece recounts his ascent history from Paris and the Channel attempt, praising his zeal and memorials.
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Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier
Metz
Boulognae
France
Pilatre de Rozier
Montgalfier
Marquis d’Arlandes
Pilatre
Duchess de Polignac
Marquis Tode
Chateau de la Muette
Bois
Seine
Qld
Paris
Boulogne
England
Praece
Boston Globe
The Dental Ornaments
A visitor praising a mince pie in a Boston Courier vignette jokes about the pie’s maker Gran’ma while noting prints along the edges. Tommy confirms Gran’ma bakes the pies, hinting at expert pastry skills.
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Tommy
Gran
Boston Courier
Aviator Accused of Trespass in Garden
Quotation from New York Herald reports a farmer accusing an aviator of trespass in his garden. The judge hears the claim as the defendant notes he was among the farmer’s air currents. The line ends with a quip about being in air space.
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New York Herald
Laugh It Off As The Sunshine Orator Teases Life
A fragment from Scrap Book features a sunlit speaker urging audiences to laugh away troubles while a weathered spectator presses for humor with quips about joking. The piece includes a verse on virtue and living and the final lines contemplate virtue and the afterlife.
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Waal
Lippincott's
Odd Parishes and a Beadle's Boldness Tale
A Scottish parish minister relies on a visiting clergyman, while his beadle delays returning home to fulfill errands, sparking the minister's anger. In Toronto a small Irish boy collects money on a parcel receipt, writing a cheeky voucher. Also included are lines about Birmingham prize fighting legends Bendigo and Brummagem, a Dutch proverb on cheerfulness, and the sassy corpse anecdote from Chauncey Depew.
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Beadle
Toronto
T. Maloney
Three Gates and Gates of Gold Moral Tales
A crowded train carriage story shows a clever youth calming passengers while a station master jokes about his role. A Saint Peter scene features a new arrival arguing misquotation, then a moral about truth and consequences. Short quotes from Adam Clarke and a Glenwood ad close the piece.
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Bry
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Socra
The
Scrap Book
Virtue
Bingle
Birmingham
Bendigo
Bere
London Mail
Chauncey Depew
Corpae
Try
Kellogg’s
Ellergi
Fx Kellogg
St. Peter
Furace
Adam Clark
Glenwood
Jamison
Lyon & Healy
Lyon & Healy’s
Chicago
Des Moines
Adams St
Rans
Towa
State
D. L. Heinsheimer
PF. M. Buffington
Mills County National Bank
Iowa
A.D. French
H. A. French
F. M. Buffington
A. J. Gettler
C. W. Rathke
H. H. Cheney
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