Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race A Historic Water Contest
Washington Star recounts the Doggett’s Coat and Badge race from London Bridge to Chelsea, tracing its 1715 origin and revival after the war. The annual event, funded by Thomas Doggett’s endowment via the Fishmongers’ Company, features six watermen rowing in orange livery for Liberty badges.
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Thomas Doggett
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Dogsett
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Chelsea
Fish*Mongers’ Company
Washington Star
Washington’s dentures linked to London hospital and Baltimore
The lower denture of George Washington’s false teeth rests in a London hospital while the other sits in Baltimore. The teeth are white and bear the dentist Greenwood’s signature. Washington paid eighty dollars for them in February 1785.
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George Washington
London Hospital
Baltimore
Greenwood
Washington
Real Beauty Across Time and Friendship
A reflective piece argues beauty and truth endure through time and friendship. It emphasizes preserving what is beautiful and destroying ugliness, citing the Marquess of Tavistock as a voice on taste and lasting value.
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En Teoigh
Jewelry Through the Ages Unearthed by Archeologists
Archaeologists find that jewelry spans at least 100000 years with Paleolithic people mining decorative stones for mates. A 74000 year old collection shows fourteen varieties of semi precious stones, none of which remain in modern fashion.
River Bed Falls From Huleh To Dead Sea
The Jordan river drops from Lake Huleh just above sea level down about 700 feet to Lake Tiberias and then about 600 feet to the Dead Sea.
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Jordan River
Palestine
Huleh
Tiberias
Dead Sea
Reassuring Encounter in Railway Carriage
A woman traveling with her young daughter seeks to dismiss a menacing stranger by claiming her child recently had scarlet fever. The man ominously declares he will “commit death by own action.” A farmer offers help with his four-horse team but the car requires twelve more horses for safety, given its sixteen horsepower motor.
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Capper
Garden Off Time Inquiries Spur Office Clarification
An employee seeks Saturday morning off to dig his garden. The manager recalls Smith saying there is no garden. The exchange hints at political shifts and power plays as advisers and senators discuss adjustments and groups vying for office.
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Smith
Nebelspalter
Battery charging request at the shop
An exchange at a garage records a customer asking to replace a battery and have it charged to her husband, with the proprietor confirming service. The dialogue notes informal car maintenance activity and customer intent.
Vacation Cracks Up Old Timers
A humorous exchange about a month’s vacation highlights two distinct halves of the break. One person pretended to be away, the other acted as if returning was the goal, echoing a lighthearted view on leisure and perception.
Vanished Outlawry and Comic Opera Reverie
A fragment recalls a playful dialogue about outlaw myths and a memory of comic opera. Miss Cayenne and Freddie discuss marriage or money while a stray story tone hints at humorous bygone theatrical notions.
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Miss Cayenne
Proud Mother and Child Riddle in Border Cities Star
A brief, playful exchange shows a proud mother claiming her daughter can spell her name backwards and a bored listener guessing. The word Anna is cited as the name in the Border Cities Star's snippet.
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Anna
Border Cities
Halloo on the Line: Do You Still Love Me Voice
A playful exchange on the telephone shows a caller asking if the voice on the line belongs to Mary and receiving a surprised confirmation. The fragment hints at a romantic or curious mood typical of casual street chatter in the era.
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Hallo
Storm disrupts society meeting as wife’s role questioned
Fragmentary dialogue shows a stormy scene at a society gathering. A merchant recalls public speaking fear and dismisses the upheaval after claiming the issue “blew over,” while the reporter references a first public speaking experience and a line about party politics.
Market missteps spark confusion and stray footing
Said to involve a crowd at a local market miscue with confusing chatter about misled bets and footing errors. One speaker claims not to be involved while acknowledging the unsettled atmosphere and scattered remarks about the episode.
Notable Wesleys tied by music and faith through generations
The Wesley family illustrates two linked traits across generations in music and religious zeal. Two Wesley grandfathers were expelled from their benefices as nonjurors. Charles and the renowned John Wesley showed strong devotion and musical inclination. Sebastiani, a major church music composer, is noted. His son, a recently deceased clergyman, also cherished music.
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Wesleys
Charles
John
Sebastiani
Board of Trade backs town fund drive with donation boxes
The Board of Trade directs a plan to place barrels in stores and clubs with signs asking shoppers to buy items for the unemployed. The effort aims to supply a steady weekly flow of food for about 500 registered men and women in need. A committee led by John C. McMurray and others will place the boxes soon and pursue additional winter fundraising ideas.
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Mittee
John C. McMurray
Russell Lang
Frank Swett
Thos. H. Fielding
Winthrop Board of Trade
Winthrop
Winthrop Unemployment Committee
Prisons Island: Deer Island History and Reentry Hope
Talk outlines Deer Island dating from 1720 as a dog and cattle pound later a House of Correction. The Bastille building burned years ago. now only men are committed. Prisons’ sentences range from five days to seven years for crimes from non-support to manslaughter. Inmates rose from about 350 to over 700 in a decade. Major Mulcahy urges helping discharged prisoners to prevent recidivism and crime.
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Deer Island
T Hat Central
Snuff Boxes and Snuff Taking in 18th Century England
The piece traces snuff use from its rise under Queen Anne to its fashion among ladies in reticules and gentlemen in large boxes. It notes snuff’s reputed brain-refreshing qualities, its role in social life, and comments on tobacco’s broader historic use as a remedy during the 1665 plague.
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Milady
Itv
Adalson
London Spectator
Newark Museum Bulletin
England
Pmgtish
London
Samuel Pepys
How Sound Is Conveyed in a Whispering Gallery
A whispering gallery transfers faint sounds between opposite points along an ellipse or circle. A whisper spoken at one focus is heard clearly at the other focus though not audible elsewhere in the chamber. Examples exist in Washington Capitol, London St Pauls, and Gloucester Cathedral.
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Capitol
Washington
St. Paul’s
London
Gloucester
England
Orioles Weave Complex Nests For Safe Egg Hold
Pieces of string are suspended to form loops as orioles weave strands in and out diagonally and crosswise. The wall becomes smooth and strong and anchored to twig joists, creating a deep narrow nest that safely shelters eggs and young amid storms.
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Nature Magazine
Annual Exhibit Shows New Line in John Whorf Works
The annual exhibit reveals a shift in John Whorf’s style with some radical changes yet preserving vigor and humor. Highlights include Whaling, Winter Night, Landscape and Sea, Ebb Tide, Morning, New England Coast, and Lackawana in the Rain, all portraying his versatile coastal subjects and dramatic seascapes. It remains an exhibit worth seeing.
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John Whorf
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Nantucket
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Lackawana
Jury Costly Fees and Court Attendance Reforms
The report recommends allowing judges to reduce fees when litigants face financial hardship and proposes raising District Court entry fees from 1 to 3 dollars. It notes courts’ growing workloads and questions compensation rules for salaried police and sheriffs who attend court, urging further study to clarify who is paid when on days off and the duties of day versus night officers.
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Waddell
District Court
Dogs Save and Smuggle in Shoreline Drama
Dogs are described as both smugglers and law enforcers in a tale of canine handlers. The article notes dogs swim ashore with duty free goods, evade uniformed officers, and assist police as detectors. It also mentions dogs as lifesavers and a historical misprint on a dollar bill series from 1896.
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Spain
Indian Children Whipped for French Lessons in 17th Century Text
A 1673 passage from Father Dablon’s Relation notes Hurons seeing French children punished at Notre Dame school. It suggests fathers would discipline their own children after observing French methods, with village officials urging parents to correct faults to ensure boys were whipped by a French school sister under a matron’s oversight.
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Notre Dame de Ste. Foye
Pather—Hedhon
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