Rarest of Our Gold Coins Outdone by 1822 Five Dollar Piece
The 1822 half eagle has emerged as the rarest American coin, with a five dollar 1822 piece selling for 2165 and eclipsing the 1804 dollar. The mint produced 17,796 half eagles that year, with only three known copies today. The piece’s design echoes earlier Liberty coinage, and public sales began in 1890. Other gold issues show multiple varieties and high auction values, including 1795 and 1797 half eagles and the 1819 five dollar coin bringing 550.
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Sweden
New York Sun
New York
Philadelphia Mint
Virgil M. Brand
Liberty
Lorin G. Parmeree
Boston
United States
Importance of the Nose Highlighted by British Journal Contributor
A Boston Transcript note reviews a British Medical Journal piece extolling the nose and its role in beauty and function. The writer humorously reflects on Cyrano de Bergerac and Orrano to emphasize how a misshapen nose would spoil a face.
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Boston Transcript
Cyrano de Bergerac
Unique church proposal by Bible marked notes to Miss Moffatt
In St. John's Church Nicholas Rousselet proposed to Catherine Moffatt by handing her a Bible with penciled verses. The verses pledged lifelong devotion and interwoven their future, leading to an ensuing wedding. The tale is recounted from Charles Brewster's Portsmouth writings and J. L. Harbour's A Hundred-Year-Old Church.
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Catherine Moffatt
Old Church
Sarah Orne Jewett
Charles Brewster
Old Portsmouth
Miss Moffatt
Old St. John's Church
Miss Catherine
Nicholas
Catherine
Froem J. L. Harbour
St. Nicholas
The Buel of the Sexes and Other Quips In 1920s Humor
A collage of jokes and witticisms from early 20th century papers. Lines poke at old maid and bachelor stereotypes, candy cravings, and marriage foibles. A hospital humor bit wraps the set with a streetcar passenger anecdote.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Difference Between Stealing and Embezzling Cited
The Chicago Daily News notes that the distinction hinges on the amount taken by the thief, implying theft and embezzlement vary with the pile size.
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Chicago Daily News
So Far as Prosecution is Concerned a Mule Beats a Man
Judge Emory Speer told a Georgia law school graduating class that it is safer to kill a man than steal a mule because a mule thief will be hunted down by the community while crime against a lyncher is rarely pursued. He warned that human life is cheaply valued in America today.
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Church of England
France
Polynesia
Billingsgate
Georgia
United States
Emory Speer
America
Washington Star
Bigness in Dakota
A Dakota farmer defends large scale farming and ice farm mortgages valuing vast tracts. He recalls wives and children grieving as families are broken and workers move between distant fields to feed livestock, while young couples milk cows and children fetch the milk.
Timber Preservatives At Somerville Plant For Preserving Timber
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad operates a large timber preservation plant at Somerville Texas using creosote systems. Creosote treated piles cost 80 cents to $1 per foot versus 40 cedis for untreated, yet treated piles last years longer in marine use. The teredo mollusk causes rapid decay in untreated wood, while creosote treated piles in Galveston bridges have remained sound for about fifteen years. London police estimate yearly street repairs cost about 1,560,000.
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Somerville
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Atchison- Topeka and Santa Fe
Galveston
Haillway World
Lost and Found Reward: Ten Percent in England and America
Lecoq explains that English lost and found practice awards ten percent to the finder, a standard rarely used in America. He cites cases from Scotland Yard and a London cab kitbag to argue for a 10 percent reward as fair practice and warns against underpayment as dishonesty.
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Lecoq
America
England
Scotland Yard
London
Philadelphia
The Mysteries of Sleep
Dr. J. S. Christison of Chicago surveys theories on sleep in Harper's Weekly. He notes science does not fully explain why we sleep or what sleep is and outlines physiological chemical histological and auto intoxication ideas. He cites a sleep snuff-taking man as a humorous example.
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Harper’s Weekly
J. S. Christison
Chicago
Christison
Christion
Dueling Shifts From Duty To Banter In Old Times
A humorous slice shows decline of dueling in France with a Paris journalist reply by post six bullets in the head and a final joke about cuffs. Also anecdotes crown Aunt Euphrasia the Greenough household matriarch famed for fiery talk and spicy phrases with a grocer’s boy.
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France
Paris
Greenough
Washington
Greenoughs
Euphrasia
Huphrasia
New TB Campaign Aims To Seek Early Diagnosis And Aid
The New York Evening Post warns the public about a major effort to stamp out tuberculosis by urging people to consult physicians for nonacute symptoms, teaching doctors to recognize early disease, and providing food and housing to the poor to cure the weak without pauperizing them.
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New York Evening Post
Dutch yacht history and admiralty traditions described
The article traces early Dutch yacht origins, admiralty squads, and Charles I’s adoption of yachting in the Netherlands. It notes the Mary and Bezan as early English yachts, the Cork Harbor Yacht Club's Dutch influence, and mentions a bat with a sixth sense and St. Petersburg’s huge room for displays.
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Leicester
Netherlands
Maurice of Orange
Amsterdam
Charles Tt
Hagland
Breda
Charles
Hague
Prince of Orange
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Samuel Pepys
Thames
Holland
Haghlish
Cork Harbor Werter
Outloor
Levy
St Louis Globe Democrat
St. Petersburg
Calorimetry Emerges to Measure Horse Pain in Paris
In Paris a new science, Calorimetry, aims to quantify animal suffering. Inventor M. W. Seriieux develops Dolorimetry to show drivers the physical impact of whip cuts and head jerks on horses, hoping awareness will curb cruelty.
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Paris
M. W. Serieux
M. Seriexy
Professional weeper faints after death scene at home
A weeper visiting a bereaved family is urged to host visiting mourners for dinner. She collapses and is mistaken for the deceased as townsfolk plan to gather for the wake and a dinner. The scene unfolds in a town setting per the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
Doctor finds Grape-Nuts aid indigestion and strength
A physician reports stopping meat at breakfast after starting Grape-Nuts. He says his digestion improved, weight increased, and he now prescribes Grape-Nuts to patients with indigestion or recovery needs. The ad promotes the benefits and references a booklet.
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Battle Creel
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