Jeffersons Patent Office and London Plume Fashion
The article recalls Thomas Jefferson guiding the early patent office with thorough scrutiny, noting the first patent to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 and the notion that patents should aid public benefit. It also discusses the London Coast Girl plumes, costs of loaned plumes, and related fashion anecdotes and quips from period sources.
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Patent Office
Jefferson
Secretary of War
Samuel Hopkins
State Department
Streonholes
Dr. Thornton
London
Boiling and Freezing Points Shift With Pressure and Heat
An explainer from Chicago Record-Herald outlines how boiling and freezing points vary with atmospheric pressure. It discusses sea level calibration, effects of high and low pressure on liquids, and the concept of critical temperature limiting liquefaction, with notes on earth’s interior assumptions and practical liquefaction methods.
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Lawrence Hodges
Chicago Record-Herald
Doubtful exchange at the magistrate via muddled speech
A garbled dialogue records a question to a magistrate about who is responsible for a tithe or due, with unclear regional dialect phrases and fragmented replies. The snippet hints at a legal or local dispute context but lacks concrete facts or names.
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