Faneuil Hall Grasshopper Vane Traced From Gresham Crest
Detroit News notes a legend linking Faneuil Hall grasshopper weather vane to London Greshams and the royal crest. It recounts the bird’s misfortunes including falls during the 1700s earthquakes and fires, with repairs. later restorations added glass eyes horns and feet in 1889.
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Origittal
Faneuil
Peter Faneuil
Faneul Hall
Boston
Thomas Gresham
London
Elizabeth
Gresham
Detroit News
Vinegar History From Ancient to British Production
Vinegar originated from wine in ancient times and was noted by biblical writers. Hippocrates used it medicinally. By the 16th century grapes were used in France for home and export production, while England relied on malt liquor vinegar called alegar, a term now obsolete though malt vinegar remains standard in Britain. The United States produced vinegar very early as a home product.
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Hippocrates
France
England
British Isles
United States
Napoleon height myth debunked by deathbed measurement
The article notes Napoleon Bonaparte was about average height at five feet six and a half inches according to physician Antom Marchi. It suggests his perceived dwarfed look came from short legs and possibly a taller prime.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Antommarchi
Mentor Magazine
Royal Tastes and Changing Palates for Marine Delicacies
A historic note recounts how English royalty prized whale flesh, sturgeon, and porpoise as royal delicacies with private access by crown grant. It mentions the king receiving portions, the porpoise tongue as a luxury, and the shifting popularity of delicacies like herring pies served to the monarch.
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Antarctic
England
Jeorg
London
Norwich
We Had Boiled Button and Turnips for Lunch
A society woman pesters a famous painter with nonstop chatter. During a breath, the artist comments that their lunch consisted of boiled button and turnips, prompting the woman to remark on the strange observation. He retorts that it is as good as her recent remarks.
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London
Tiny Photographs Shown In London Exhibit
A minuscule photograph displayed on glass is so small it is invisible to the naked eye. One hundred of these images would fit into the space of a single pinhead, according to the exhibit description in London.
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London
Senate committee backs McNary Haugen bill with equalization fee
Washington reports the Senate agriculture committee approved a favorable report on the McNary Haugen bill retaining the equalization fee. The panel added an insurance amendment for cooperatives and left other Brookhart proposals out. Supporters foresee a Senate pass before weeks end with the house still weighing it. If vetoed by President Coolidge the bill would likely fail over the veto.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Brookhart
McNary
Senate
House
Capitol
President Coolidge
Farm Board
Senator McNary
Advisory Council
MecNarg
Coolidge
Downstate
Springfield
Peoria
East St. Louis
Elgin
Cook County
State Senate
General Assembly
Chicago
State Supreme Court
Nine Seek Governorship Indianapolis
Lan Crawford joins the Indiana gubernatorial race as the field expands to nine Democrats and four Republicans in the statewide contest. Crawford’s entry broadens the competition among major parties.
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Indianapolis
Lan Crawford
Lincoln Birthday Observances Across Illinois Highlight Centennial
Springfield and other cities marked the 119th birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln with three ceremonies at the Sangamon county courthouse and the state arsenal. Speakers included Navy Secretary Curtis Wilbur and Spanish ambassador Don Padilla y Bell, while the Order of De Molay conducted a tomb pilgrimage.
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Springfield
Iandy
Abraham Lincoln
Prairie State
Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln Centennial Association
Sangamon County
State Arsenal
Curtis D. Wilbur
United States Navy
Don Alejandro Padilla Y Bell
Spain
United States
Order of de Molay
Route paving contracts awarded across several counties
State awards total mix of hard road contracts from Route 102 in Adams County to Route 150 Cairo Chester with firms Trompeter & Sons J F Lee Paving McCarthy Improvement Lough & Sons and others. February 20 bids seek roughly 100 miles of road plus bridges and grading under Governor Small road program with other state bond and heritage soil memorial requests noted.
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Water Rides
Setencere
Adams County
Peter Simons
Quincy
Wooodford
Trompeter & Sons
Peru
Carroll County
J. F. Lee Paving Company
Dubuque Iown
Henry
Peoria
Small
Cedar Street
Finois
Finney
Percy
Harry Wilson
Pinckneyville
Waller
Davis
Wisenbart
Cairo
Chester
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Public Service Company OF
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The
Stockolders of Public Service Company of
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Samuel Insull
W. C. Dowdy
Dist
Mgr. Public Service Co
K’s M’nary
State of
Supreme Court
James A. Rose
John P. Band
Benton Wood. Effingham
James H. Matheny
State Bar Association
Len Small
Summertown
Governor Small
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
Grimsby
Pinckneyville High School
Boards of Supervisors
Oscar B. Carlstrom
Sycamore
Oscar BE. Carlstrom
TD. R. Mitchell
Mini Engineering Department
Univsity of
Tlinois
Tyne
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