Grasshopper Vane Not Original With Faneuil
Detroit News notes that Peter Faneuil used a grasshopper vane atop Faneuil Hall in Boston inspired by the Greshams in London. The vane fell thrice in 185 years, including the 1755 quake and 1761 fire, with later repairs after 1889 damage.
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Faneuil
Peter Faneuil
Faneuil ‘Hall
Boston
Thomas Gresham
London
Elizabeth
Royal Exchange
Gresham
Greshams
Faneuil Hall
Detroit News
Vinegar History Across Cultures and Eras
Vinegar originated from wine in ancient times with biblical and Hippocratic mentions. By the 16th century grape vinegar appeared in France for local and export use. England used malt liquor to make alegar, a method still reflected in the term malt vinegar. Early U S production dates are uncertain but likely early as a home product.
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Hippocrates
France
England
British Isles
United States
Napoleon Myth: Height Measured at Five Six and a Half
The article notes Napoleon Bonaparte, often said to be short, stood about five feet six and a half inches according to his physician Antom Marchi at death. It adds he may have been taller in his prime and attributes his perceived dwarfism to short legs.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Antommarchi
Mentor Magazine
Whale Delicacy Overtime Says Royal Tastes Shifted
Scientists studying the whale from the Antarctic voyage note interest in the animal’s diet outweighs its use as food. Historically England prized whale sturgeon and porpoise as royal fish with royal grants restricting private access. The tongue of porpoise was a luxury like caviare, and Henry VIII reserved it for himself. Herring was once a kingly staple with Norwich sending 24 pies annually to the crown.
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Antarctic
England
Henry
London
Norwich
Turnip Tale He Told Painter In London Wit Bits
A society woman chattered at a famed painter who finally broke in with a remark about boiled mutton and turnips. The painter quipped that the lunch remark was as good as the woman’s two hours of talking.
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London
Tiny photograph exhibited in London shows micro size
A minuscule photograph displayed in London is described as so small it cannot be seen with the naked eye. One hundred of these micro images would fit into the space of a single pinhead on a piece of glass.
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London
Senate panel backs McNary-Haugen bill with equalization fee
Washington reports the senate agriculture committee favors a favorable report on the McNary Haugen bill preserving the equalization fee. An insurance amendment aids cooperatives handling surpluses. House action expected soon, with early senate action likely. President Coolidge veto prospects remain uncertain.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Brookhart
McNary
Senate
House
Capitol
President Coolidge
Farm Board
Senator McNary
Advisory Council
Coolidge
Nine Seek Governorship as Crawford Enters Race
Earl Crawford joins the gubernatorial contest expanding the field to nine Democrats and four Republicans. The entry marks another candidate in a crowded Indiana race.
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Indianapolis
Earl Crawford
Lincoln centennial events mark Illinois tribute and history
Springfield and Illinois honor Abraham Lincoln on his birthday with three ceremonies at the Sangamon county courthouse and Lincoln Hotel events. Deaths by food poisoning noted. January inspections report 145 notices to correct and 57,066 pounds of food destroyed. Illinois bonding bill defeats in the senate impact downstate municipalities and school districts amid ongoing legislation to set statewide bonding powers.
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Springfield
Ilinois
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
State of
Downstate
Peoria
East St. Louis
Elgin
Cook County
State Senate
General Assembly
House
Senate
Chicago
State Supreme Court
Road contracts awarded in multiple counties and bids due
The report lists pavement contracts in Adams Woodford Carroll Henry and Perry counties with firms Trompeter & Sons J F Lee Paving McCarthy Improvement Lough & Sons and others and notes bids for about 100 miles of hard roads plus bridges will be received February 29 as part of Governor Small's 1928 road program A Cedar Street Bridge bond issue in Peoria prompted state aid talk with city officials and delegations from southern Illinois urged highways from Finney to Percy and Route 150 from Cairo to Chester with politicians presenting plans
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Adams County
Peter Simons
Quincy
Woodford County
Trompeter & Sons
Peru
Carroll County
J. F. Lee Paving Company
Dubuque
Iowa
Henry County
McCarthy Improvement Company
Davenport
Perry County
Lough & Sons
Marion
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Governor Small
Peoria
Small
Cedar Street
Southern Illinois
Finney
Percy
Harry Wilson
Pinckneyville
Waller
Davis
Ejisenbart
Cairo
Chester
Sacred soil sent from Illinois to memorialize 1928 grads
Gov. Len Small agrees to forward sacred soil from Illinois battle and memory sites to Summertown Georgia for a 1928 memorial tree, with Pinckneyville students and Sen. Harry Wilson traveling to Kas kaskia and Grimsby to gather soil. Attorney General Carlstrom explains grand jury board member restrictions and tax rules for gasoline used in road work. coal smoke concerns cited by D R Mitchell of Illinois University.
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Len Small
Illinois
Summertown
Governor Small
Harry Wilson
Pinckneyville
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
Grimsby
Pinckneyville High School
Oscar E. Carlstrom
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Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
The
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Samuel Insull
No. Ill
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
D. K
M’nary
Supreme Court
James A. Rose
John P. Hand
Benton Wood
Effingham
James H. Matheny
State Bar Association
Boards of Supervisors
Sycamore
D. R. Mitchell
Mini Engineering Department
Univsity of Illinois
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