Stamp History Traces Rise of Modern Postage in U S
Elmo Scott Watson outlines how stamps evolved from private issues in New York to government issued adhesive postage. He notes key milestones including Victoria’s portrait stamp, weight-based rates, the Alaska Yukon Pacific and Pan American series, commemoratives, and the 15 million Lindbergh stamps with a Newfoundland error.
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Elmo Scott Watson
London
Queen Victoria
Bath
United States
New York
City Dispatch Post
Greig’s Post
New York City
United States City Dispatch Post
Post Office Department
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Taylor
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harding
Wilson
John Ericsson
Des Franklin
Henry Clay
Daniel Kwabater
Winfield Scott
Alexander
Collins
America
Columbus
Isabella
Barcelona
la Rabida
Marquette
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Buffalo
Louisiana
France
Robert R. Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Smith
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Territory
William H. Seward
Alaska
Russia
Henry Hudson
The
Palisades
Robert Fulton
England
Italy
Belgium
Norway
Lexington-Concord
White Plains
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Burgoyne
Valley Forge
Molly Pitcher
George Rogers Clark
General Sullivan
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Thomas Edison
Edison
Uncle Sam
Post Office
Newfoundland
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Babylonia
Egypt
China
Forgotten Weddings And Oddball City Cues From New York
New York City Clerk Mike Cruise notes marriage licenses reveal many couples forget their weddings or doubt their status. A feature on the municipal records library shows how memory and suspicion play through licenses and past unions.
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Mike Cruise
New York
Mike
Cruise
Bear family strolls Rhinelander main street on shopping tour
A mother bear and two cubs wandered Rhinelander Wisconsin's main street on a rare shopping tour. They explored briefly then were chased away by a pack of dogs, leaving residents amused and safe.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Robbers Loot Preston County Sheriff Vault in Wheeling
Robbers broke into the office of Sheriff W. W. Williams in Preston County West Virginia and stole 208 dollars from a steel vault. They overlooked a further 1600 dollars in taxpayers money in the same vault.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. W. Williams
Preston County
W. V
Royal car hire boosts profits from royal visits
London firms report high returns from supplying a motor car to visiting royalty. The Spanish queen, in London, consistently hires a new auto from the same firm, which profits from customers paying premiums for vehicles that have carried nobility.
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London
Spain
Hugged by Gorilla Man She Sues for 302300
Mrs Hazel Pasley sues Principal Theaters Inc and others for 302300 after a man in a gorilla costume embraced her on Broadway Los Angeles. She claims the encounter caused delusions and led to a sanitarium confinement while advertising a motion picture.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Hazel Pasley
Theaters, Inc
Argentine killer wed in jail amid murder case
Julio Americo Bonini, facing life for the Virginia Donatelli murder and dismemberment, married in jail to Maria Luisa Monea. Buenos Aires press swirls over the crime, calls for death penalty restoration, and notes law forcing cohabitation obligations on wives.
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Buenos Aires
Virginia Donatelli
Julio Americo Bonini
Maria Luisa Monea
Donatelli
la Plata
Bonini
Monea
Good Samaritan Saves Squirrel in Comic Chase
William Hoffman a St Louis butcher pursued a squirrel across eight fences after spotting it at his shop window. He used dirt clods and a hose to revive the animal, then released it at Tower Grove Park after a chaotic rescue that left him scratched but satisfied.
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St. Louis
William Hoffman
Bill
Hoffman
Tower Grove Park
Corpse in Tub Revives as Police Transport It
In Racine Wisconsin a man believed dead awakened as officers carried his tub bed to the station. A caller had requested the body of a man found in a tub amid a wrecked apartment. The man explained fatigue from an all night party led to the improvised bed and mistaken death.
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Racine
Wis
Woman Takes $5 From Plate in Fresno Church
Mrs Sophia Gleim admitted taking a five dollar bill from a church collection plate in Fresno California. In police court she said it was not stealing and she would repay the money with one dollar extra. She received a suspended jail sentence contingent on repayment.
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Fresno
Sophia Gleim
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a World Famous Laxative
Dr Caldwell, a family doctor, devised a harmless prescription in 1885 to treat constipation by addressing its cause. His herbal mixture became the world’s most popular laxative, effective for sluggish bowels without gripes, suitable for adults and children, sold in all drugstores.
Highways and Horse Sense Editorial Plea for Road Wisdom
An economist urges practical, common sense in road construction from the Los Angeles Times tone. The piece argues for sensible highway planning and warns against overengineering that neglects everyday drivers.
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Los Angeles Times
Cracking Story Inspires Equally Strong Local Tale
A sharp compare of local storytelling raises standards as residents seek stories that rival a cracking piece in impact and craft. Community readers call for fresh, vivid narratives that match or outshine notable past works.
Legislators Choose Two Presidents by House Action
The house of representatives elected Thomas Jefferson in 1809 and John Quincy Adams in 1824 as presidents. The Hayes Tilden dispute was resolved by an electoral commission.
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House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
None so Deaf as Those Who Refuse to Listen
A compact proverb noting that obstinate people ignore warnings and guidance, equating deafness to willful disregard for advice and reason. The line emphasizes stubbornness over receptiveness, framing listening as virtue.
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Mathew Henry
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