L'Enfant Plan for Washington the Capital of a Future Metropolis
Harper's Weekly recalls L'Enfant's bold plan to transform the Potomac wilderness into a metropolis matching London or Paris. Washington's choice, friction with aides, and Ellicott's later work shaped the capital. L'Enfant died embittered, his Arlington grave later honored with a memorial and canopy bearing the original plan.
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Potomac
Washington
London
Paris
Major L’enfant
L’enfant
New York City
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
America
United States
Republic
Congressional Library
Diet
Andrew Ellicott
Ellicott
Congress
Arlington Cemetery
Egerton Fuller
Harper’s Weekly
Child in Boston Demands Glasses Off to Cry
A Boston child of about four wearing spectacles at Nan tasket Beach wants to paddle in the water and cry without her glasses. Her nurse was told not to let her go barefoot, and the girl cried for the glasses to be removed so she can cry, a remark noted by a New York Press observer.
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Boston
Nantasket Beach
Clarice
New York Press
Pigeon Toes Confounds a Childrens Illness
In a neighborhood hit by chickenpox, four year old Julia rushes to her mother with news that the Smith children have something else described as pigeon toes. The child explains their brother says they cannot catch it, prompting a mix of curiosity and whimsy in communal conversations.
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Julia
Smith
Teacher to Scholar Bribes Boy for Answers
A schoolteacher angrily gives a scholar two pence and tells him to buy brains. The boy retorts by asking if he should tell the shopkeeper the money is for the teacher, exposing the teacher’s stinginess and prompting embarrassment. The anecdote is from the London Telegraph.
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London Telegraph
The Engaged Couple Ask If Love Is Real
A couple contemplates engagement with a playful exchange. She questions the depth of his love, he affirms strongly, and she gauges his certainty by his readiness to marry. The lighthearted moment highlights commitment and mutual certainty in romance.
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Herbert
Uncle Sam's Laundry: How a Dirty Bill Is Washed Clean
A detailed description explains the three machine process for laundering U S currency. Bills pass through washers with rubber blankets, rinse, sizing, and ironing steps. In ten minutes each dirty note emerges fresh crisp and ready at a cost of one tenth of a cent.
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Uncle Sam
Oldest Chinese bank notes hailed as age money
Early notes issued by the Chinese treasury marked a transition to government controlled banking. The notes bore bank name date issue note number issuing official value in figures words and coin pictorials with counterfeiting penalties. They urged thrift with the motto Produce all you can spend with economy and were blue ink on mulberry fiber paper.
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China
Harper's
Doctors Evacuate to Separate Elevator in City Building
In a seven floor office block doctors occupy most of the top floors. An elevator is reserved for physicians while other tenants complain about riding with patients. The dispute ended when the sick were restricted to that car.
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Ad & Gut
New York Press
Oddity In Toes And Digits From Animal Life
An animal curiosity notes that no living native has more than five toes per limb. Horses have one toe, camels two, rhinoceroses three, and hippopotamuses four, while elephants and many others belong to the five toed group.
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Animal Kingdom
Love’s Clever Refrain Meets Grim Realities in Houston Post
A short humorous exchange about a locksmith, mil liner, landlord, and grocer reflects Love’s stance on everyday hardship. The bystander’s taunt prompts Love to explain why those figures evoke seriousness, illustrating streetwise wit amid ordinary concerns.
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Love
Houston Post
Berthon Lifeboats Rise From Tragedy to Navy Interest
The collapsible life saving boat born from 1849 Orion wreck tragedy, conceived by Rev E L Berthon, faced Navy resistance yet attracted royal attention. After a delay, Berthon rebuilt in Romsey. by dozen months £15,000 of boats ordered for Indian troop ships, expanding production to meet demand.
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Berthon
Millgate Monthly
Orion
Portsmouth
Osborne
Queen
Prince Albert
Her
Romsey
Hampshire
Mr. Plimsoll
Mr. Berthon
Sir William Mends
Wonders of Physica Spur track and wheel safety
An experienced mechanic praises wheel tracking as the most wonderful invention. He notes two rails incline and curve as heavy cars move over them at high speed with no jar, while a flange and steel lip keep the train secure between safety and oblivion.
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Physica
Wealth Comes In A Stroke Of Fate For A Poor Couple
A London Standard joke recalls a poor but worthy couple who inherit twenty pounds after a relative’s death. They imagine grand plans but decide the windfall changes nothing and will only inform the neighbours as before.
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Weebours
London Standard
Not Perfect Optically
A town school board arranged a physician visit to examine pupils eyes. The teacher sent a note home about one child being not perfect optically. The reply from the mother claimed the boy’s father punished Johnny, saying the boy is now all right.
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Johnny
Proposal prompts race fix rumors in amateur scene
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report notes chatter about possible race fixing involving a youth named Dascomb. The phrase Hustle is debated as supporters discuss backing a hypothetical “glacier” as a backing for Dascomb’s competing effort.
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Dascomb
Steve Dascomb
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oregon Agricultural College Fall Semester Opens September 20
Oregon Agricultural College opens its fall term on September 20 offering courses in agriculture, engineering, sciences, arts, and professional fields. Catalogue and illustrated literature are mailed free on application to the Registrar in Corvallis, Oregon.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
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