Caxton first English Fables edition linked to Caxton book
The text notes Caxton at 62 translating Aesop and issuing the first printed English Fables with numbered leaves. It mentions a single surviving copy in King George V’s library and clarifies Caxton’s authorship vs Acsop. It also references Caxton’s broader work on light and heat, a Rumford professorship at Harvard, and philanthropy involving his daughter.
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William Canton
Caxton
George V
Acsop
American Academy of Science
Harvard
Rumford
New Hampshire
Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford’s rise from Woburn to European power
March 26, 1756 Benjamin Thompson born in Woburn Massachusetts later became Count Rumford a noted European statesman and scientist. Despite a common schooling he excelled in mathematics and gained prominence after marrying a wealthy widow. He served as major spy during the Revolution and built a European career in Bavaria shaping industry and reform. He returned home later when ennobled as Count Rumford.
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Benjamin Thompson
Woburn
Mass
Count Rumford
Sarah Walker Rolfe
England
Europe
Bavaria
Munich
Hla
New Hampshire
Rumford
Mississippi Quake of 1812 Jolts Massive Midwest Land
A 1812 seismic event near New Madrid Missouri caused ground uplift and subsidence across 309 miles from the Ohico River mouth. Lakes formed and drained, deep fissures opened, mud and water rose violently, and even river islands sank as the Mississippi surged and rivers ran backward. Caracas in Venezuela suffered simultaneous destruction from another great quake.
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Caracas
Venezuela
New Madrid
Ohico River
Mississippi River
Death of Dr Joseph I Guillotin and the guillotine myth
On March 26 1814 Dr Joseph Iznace Guillotin died at 76 from natural causes. He did not invent the guillotine but proposed decapitation as punishment. The device was created by Antoine Louis with German mechanic Schmidt, using a hand ax earlier in the process.
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Joseph Iznace Guillotin
Antoine Louis
Schmidt
Notable figures born in the late 18th to early 20th century
A compact roster notes birth years and brief identities of Nathaniel Bowditch, Willam Edward Hartpole Lecky, Edward Bellamy, A. E. Housman, Robert Frost, Ahmed Fuad Pasha, James Conant, Sir Gerald DuMaurier, and a critique of a famous Gibson Girl depiction. It also mentions winter flight challenges, cloud height differences, and a claim about Gracie Fields as the world’s highest paid entertainer. It ends with a call to write to Clark Kinnaird.
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Nathaniel Bowditch
Willam
Edward Hartpole Lecky
Edward Bellamy
A. E. Housman
Robert Frost
New England
Ahmed Fuad Pasha
Egypt
Fuad I
James Conant
Harvard
Gerald DuMaurier
Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson
Gracie Fields
Cake 41 Years Old Celebrated in Rochester NH
Mr and Mrs Eugene C Gale observed their 43rd wedding anniversary in Rochester New Hampshire. They shared pieces of a wedding cake removed from a safe for guests. Gale recalled Mrs John Grashaw baking the cake 41 years ago with the remark This cakell last as long as you do Gene.
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Rochester
N. H
Eugene C. Gale
Gale
John Grashaw
Gene
Noel Coward Struggles After First Defeat On New Play
New York reports Noel Coward’s farce Point Valaine failed to thrill critics and audiences. His artistic mood turns inward as he plans solitude before writing again, while earlier works and public acclaim haunt his current reception. Gloria Vanderbilt and Alexander Woollcott also appear in society notes alongside Major Bowes’ post theater gatherings.
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New York
Noel Coward
China
Point Valaine
Noel
Coward
London
Veller
Alexander Woollcott
Rome
Major Bowes
Capitol Theatre
Night at the theaters and salons in motion
The piece sketches a bustling night scene with Ponsello, Tibbett, Col, Stoupnagle, Bud, Warfield and Weber performing different revivals, Gracie Allen entertaining, and Gershwin and Melton among others. It notes Libby Holman escorted by courtiers, Tallulah Bankhead with her companions, and a vivid hotel dining moment where a $41.90 check stands out amid lively chatter and radio flair.
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Ponsello
Tibbett
Col
Stoupnagle
Bud
David Warfield
Joe Weber
Tony Pastor
Gracie Allen
Gracies
Moore
George
Rube Goldberg
Whistlers
van Goghs
Rembrandtr
George Gershwin
James Melton
Grantland Rice
Libby Holman
Tallulah Bankhead
Adelaide Moffett
New Haven
Ted Saucier
the Waldorf
Tulip Fever Grips Dutch as Trade Surges
Three centuries ago Dutch citizens chased tulip trading and cultivation, neglecting ordinary business as the craze intensified and prices climbed, reshaping daily life and commerce in the region.
Oratorical contest places earned by four area schools
Two Huron County schools New London and Townsend each took two places at the annual Oratorical contest held in the local high school. Students from North Fairfield Monroeville Townsend and New London spoke in Oratorical and Reading divisions with Prof John P Marshman of Ohio Wesleyan University acting as judge and offering brief guidance. Special music by the New London High School orchestra and choral club accompanied the event.
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Huron County
New London
Townsend
North Fairfield
Monroeville
A E, Bell
Harold Kelner Jr
Elbert Rowaind
Betty Martin
William Cook
Ruth Wibbard
Ara Kocher
Elizabeth Mitchell
Emerald Oil Relief for Muscular Rheumatism Ad
Sufferers describe hot sore muscles and sharp pain making movement impossible. A one minute rub with Moone's Emerald Oil penetrates and soothes, soaking into tender tissues to ease pain. Guaranteed by C W Phillips Cut Rate and Standard Drug Co and all good druggists to provide quicker relief or it costs nothing.
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Moone
C W. Phillips
Standard Drug Co
Litchfield Social News Highlights March Evening
Mrs FE Bounds and Mrs Ed win Kelfer of Cleveland visited Mrs Lona Roc for dinner Tuesday. Mrs George Damon traveled home with her, and Allee Hawk moved to North Eaton with her husband on a farm. Clara Ann Rising broke her arm at home Sunday. Russell Canfield and G F Freidt visited. Freidt stayed overnight. Eather Frombaugh hosted a sewing club lunch with Mrs Ona Kemp and others. Litchfield Eastern Stars held a St Patrick's party for Mrs Charles Kahl and Mrs Glenn Hoover with about 50 members. Mr and Mrs K E Miller entertained Dr and Mrs Ray Gooney of Berea at dinner Thursday.
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Litchfield
FE. FE. Bounds
Edwin Kelfer
Cleveland
Lona Roc
George Damon
Damon
Allee Hawk
North Eaton
B. R. Turner
Clara Ann Rising
Russell Canfield
Chambersburg
Penna
G. F. Freidt
Newport
Mr. Freidt
Canfield
Miss Eather Frombaugh
Sewing Club
Ona Kemp
Mallet Creek
Betty Gross
Erhart
K. E. Miller
Eastern Stars
Charles Kahl
Glenn Hoover
K. EB. Miller
Ray Gooney
Berea
Boston Alarm Mystery Solved by Noise Complaints
Patrolman Gerald Kenough tracked the 25th false alarm after overhearing three boys complain the responding fire engines did not use loud bells and sirens. The youths were arrested.
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Boston
Gerald Kenough
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O'donnell’s Cigar Store
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Central Press Ass'n
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Sears
Ohio
Household Finance Co
R. R. Ritter
O. O. McIntyre
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Seldes
McNaught Syndicate
Lydia E. Pinkham
Liberty Loan
United States
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Elyria, Ohio
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Amherst, Ohio
Plymouth
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