Curious Bits of History at Windsor Dance
A Windsor dance party once led to a Tudor dynasty tale. A young Walsh soldier, Owen Tudor, fell into Catherine widow of Henry V, sparking a marriage and a line that produced Edmund Tudor and Edmund's son Henry VII. The Tudor era then shaped English history for 118 years.
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Windsor
Walsh
Catherine
Henry V
England
Settlor
Owen Tudor
Edmund Tudor
Margaret Beaufort
Duke of Somerset
Edmund
Margeret
Henry
Henry Vill
Etverrd VI
Queen Mary
Elizabeth
Cave find yields 32 prehistoric animal forms in Corriganeville dig
James W. Gidley, assistant curator at the National Museum, finishes Corri ganeville Cave exploration after a limestone cut opened the site for a Cumberland to Connellville railway extension. Findings include 32 distinct prehistoric species with skulls and bones likely rising to over 40 forms, dating back roughly 160000 years.
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Sbhington
James W. Gidley
National Museum
Corriganeville
Carmberland
Connelleville
Congressmen Fields Tells a Good One on Himself
Kentucky congressman recounts a campaign misadventure aimed at presenting a lofty image. He and his fellow candidate stayed in a mansion then faced spartan meals and primitive quarters, ending with the startling sight of a jaunting poorhouse as they departed.
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Congressman Fields
Fiebds
Kentucky
Polonius
Glory and Gravel on a Lynchburg Roadside
Roy Glass recalls earlier campaigns in Virginia where he met voters personally while a teenage boy on a farm offered blunt humor about corn and wisdom. Glass stops, chats, and mutters at a boy who is chewing tobacco and staring into space, prompting a final quip about being “just the” difference between him and a fool.
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Glass
Chawin
Hester to Be More Careful After Kiss Incident
Rank D Hester chief of a sub division of the war claims division in the pension bureau was suspended for a mild indiscretion. Commissioner Salt reversed the suspension after an investigation found the act minor and the official promised to be careful in the future. The story also includes a humorous exchange from Puck’s Quarterly about dialect speech and summer boarders.
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Central
South America
Central America
Canadas
Rocky Mountains
Asia
New Mexico
D. Hester
Division of War Claims
Pension Bureau
Salt
Mr. Hester
Hester
Maggie
Charlie Seaver
Puck's
Remarkable Record By John M Kay Treasurer at Michigan State Fair
A review of Michigan State Fair finances shows nearly 900000 dollars given to residents over fifteen years while the fair site and assets are valued at about 1 million dollars It argues the fair has operated for public benefit and education rather than private gain, despite claims of mismanagement and debt In sixty four years the state treasury has received little maintenance support while officials draw modest pay.
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Michigan Agrcultural Society
T State
Michigan
Port Sary
Michigan State
Michigan Agricultural Society
Ita
Treasury
Middle West
Game Birds Exhibit Promises Michigan State Fair Visitors
Michigan State Fair opens September 15 to 20 with a remarkable deer of wild fowl display in a large wire cage near the auto building. A pond will let visitors view geese and ducks in natural state, with informative notes on habits and meat uses. General Manager Dickinson introduces first time show in Michigan. Also a giant roller coaster over a mile long is planned, with safety assurances given before construction.
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Michigan
Michigan State
Auto
Dickinson
Dust baths and duck aid boost henhouse yields
Common road dust with powdered sulphur makes a dust bath to curb lice among fowls. Rich grain, clean water, grit, oyster shell and meat ensure eggs. Ducks boost income, two yards per hen house with alternate forage crops. Crossbreeding eyed for feathered plumage. care for young turkeys emphasized.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Napoleon’s Freele Gon Duke of Reichstadt Portrait
A brief biographical sketch of Napoleon II known as Duke of Reichstadt born March 20 1811 in Paris. Son of Napoleon and Marie Louise, he lived in exile in Austria, joined the Austrian army and died of consumption in 1832. Described as studious amiable despite not matching his father’s fame.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Reichstadt
Napoleon
Marie Louisa
Paris
Rome
Marie Loulwa
Austria
Want Ad for Idle Cash Investors
Short note suggests using a want ad to locate someone with idle cash willing to invest. Encourages trying the strategy as a path to finance a proposition.
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