Old Time Punishments and Mite The Word
A compact survey notes brutal punishments once used in Quebec and Britain, including burning and pillory practices, plus the historical meaning shifts of the word mite in sixteenth to eighteenth century arithmetic. It also mentions artist Charles R Knight and an anecdote from the New York Tribune about a zoo visit in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
Britain
France
England
Montreal
Pearson
Teake
London ‘Chronicle
Charles R. Knight
Washington
Bia
United States
New York ‘Tribune
Macaroni Exquisites and 18th Century Fashions in England and France
A fragmented description explains the macaroni fashion in England and France from 1780 to 1786, noting extravagant dress, artificial headgear, tightly fitting coats, stockings, ribbons, long walking sticks, bouquets, and a prim gait. It references Maryland soldiers nicknamed macaroni, Gibraltar night beacons aiding ships, and a New York Globe quip about chaperones.
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England
France
Maryland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gibraltar
Mnyland’s
New York Globe
Flossie
Hig
Dryden
Cornwell and Henderson
Payette Enterprise
Payette
Moss Mercantile Co
Rezac’s Pharmacy
Rautenkranz
Maule Coal Co
Independent Meat Market
H. Wm. Kasten’s
Mira Stoke
Geo
Sothman Laundry
Tefft's
the Moss Mercantile Co
Payette’s
Valenet Garment
Idaho
Barteldes ‘Seed Co
Denver, Colo
H. Wm. Kastens
H. P. Rautenkranz, Jeweler
Chas. H. Lester
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Place