Early U S Patent Office origins and first head
The article traces the first U S patent granted to William Pollard on June 29 1790 and describes the evolution of patent administration from a cabinet backed board to a dedicated Patent Office under the Interior Department. It notes the roles of the secretary of state, the creating of a superintendent, and William Thornton as the first head.
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United States
William Pollard
of State
Secretary of State
Department of the Interior
William Thornton
Atlantic Monthly
Largest gland riddle sparks comic classroom moment
A Chicago medical professor asks which is the largest gland and a new arrival answers England. The professor gently suggests the student abandon medicine and pursue a minstrel career or join the army.
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Chicago
England
Frog Tale by a Sparkling Rill at Sunset
In a village scene at a mill a mother weeps beside a sparkling rill as her frog children and a girl named Kateer confront danger. A frog boy slips into a tank and sleeps through the night while frogs hunt for light and curfew ends the day. A duck calls supper as the frogs flee the shadows.
Mark Twain the Prince of Entertainers in Hartford’s Crowning Circle
In Hartford Mark Twain hosts a refined circle of authors bankers and lawyers in a richly decorated library. He speaks with earnest directness revealing a new side of his character and stories told with a serious, confiding tone. Samuel L. Clemens age forty two reflects on his Western days and river pilot experiences fueling future works.
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Hartford
Europe
Mark Twain
Mark
Samuel L. Clemens
Westert
Mississippi
Lost in the Adirondacks
A fragmentary account describes a person facing a harsh natural environment in the Adirondacks and reflects on solitude, deception, and the danger of nature. The reader is left with a sense of peril and introspection about the forest and wilderness.
I Sought Home in a Forest of Terror and Mud
The narrator wanders a forest facing fear and disorientation as rain, ground slipperiness, and silence sharpen anxiety. He contemplates nature, loses the sense of direction, and finally finds the road again, savoring the return despite fatigue and doubt. The passage ends with reflections on mind versus body and a view of homecoming.
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Bry
Poe
Charita Dudley Warner
Atlantic Southly
Hair Signs and Character in LanguageNy The Fortune Study
A fragment describes how hair types reveal traits. Straight hair signals weakness and cowardice, curly hair a quick temper, frizzy hair indicates coarseness, black hair shows resolve and reliability, very fine hair suggests evan dis position and forgiveness, light brown hair with red tinges hints at deceit and treachery. The piece ends noting fortune callers may find this news.
Tre Pronoctara and the coming aeragm revolution
The text imagines a device called Tre Pronoctara enabling commerce gains and safety by replacing horns with an announced station. It envisions church use to preach against its titlephone technology, while a cylinder and dog power power the system, reducing other energy needs. The prose offers speculative tech impact and social reactions.
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CBS
Steam Boat Travel in Sweden Along the Sound
The article paints a vivid scene of the Baltic approach between Copenhagen and the Swedish coast. It likens the Sound to a mighty trumpet and a pneumatic tube, noting shifting weather, dramatic light, and the charm of the sea. Danish passenger boats are described as small and uncomfortable for tourists.
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Copenhagen
Scotland
Sioux Life and Bandit Encounters in Camp Tales
A fragmentary sketch depicts a tense encounter with a tigerlike creature as three men armed with a sword and sticks face a tigress at a rock. The passage shifts to Sioux customs, noting the value of a young squaw in ponies, her servile duties, and the playful yet gambling nature of both men and women in tribal life.
A Woman's Bravery in Copenhagen Receives Royal Reward
A 50 year old Copenhagen wife saved three children who had fallen through ice, risking her life. King Frederik responded by inviting her to the capital where she received a medal and ribbon for civil acts of bravery, the first Danish woman honored in this way.
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Copenhagen
Bette
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