Fine Architecture in Old City Dreux
A Scribner's Magazine inspired tour praises Dreux for its four monuments historiques. The belfry of the old hotel de ville is lauded for its east west balance and restrained ornament. Eglise St Pierre shows late Gothic and early Renaissance blending while Echo des Jeunes Filles, Hotel de Dieu, and Tribunal of Commerce present stark massing and a blue slate roof without crowd-pleasing details.
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Chartres
Rouen
Dreux
Grande Rue
Eglise St Pierre
Echo Des Jeunes Filles
Tribunal of Commerce
Hotel de Dieu
Bridal Customs of Old Lord of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian weddings featured nail dyeing with hinna and perfumed oil baths. Bare feet preceded sandals, with betrothal often early and dowry exchanges shaping family property. The bride’s role centered on her husband’s animals and children, while intermarriage among kin kept estates intact.
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Ancient
Egypt
Milady
Lower
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois wins Coffin medal
The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois received the Charles A. Coffin medal for 1923 at the National Electric Light Association convention in Atlantic City. Britton I. Budd accepted the honor from Walter A. Johnson, who also gave a $1,000 check to F. N. Leonard for the Employes Mutual Benefit Association. The ceremony drew about eight thousand electrical professionals. A separate note discusses baldness and its supposed link to immunity against consumption, citing observations from a doctor.
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Atlantic City
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Charles A. Coffin
Electric Light
United States
National Electric Light Association
Britton I. Budd
Walter A. Johnson
Johnson
F. N. Leonard
Employes Mutual Benefit Association
Path to the Top in Business Inspiration from Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie urges relentless self belief and ambition. He advises seeing oneself as a future head of the firm and vows to reach top positions with untarnished reputation. He stresses daily self discipline and high aims across any business.
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Andrew Carnagie
Speed Limit Incream in Transportation History
Experts contend 265 miles per hour marks the top possible airplane speed while recalling era when 20 miles per hour on railways stood as progress. The note reflects on shifting benchmarks in travel speed and human achievement.
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Old City
the Public Service Company
Illinois
Millinoisans
Public Service Company of
C. L. Hyatt, Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co. of
No. Hil
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Dolton
Carl Dieck
Lincoln Avenues
A. C. Wesse
Chicago
Main Streets
Chicago St
A. R. Hollender
Michigan Ave
Roseland
Oscar Seagren
Michigan Avenue
Frank C. Ott
WM. C. Zesch Plumbing
Leyden Ave
Riverdale
Avalon Avenue
Edward F. Dillner
P. B. Good
Undertaker
Ilinois
Indiana
Delton
Lincoln Ave
B. Good
Hammond
Agency XX Century Furnaces
Sod Street
Hammond, Ind
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