Memorabilia of Famous Novelist Bequeathed to Museum
The memorabilia of George Sand, inherited by her granddaughter Aurore Sand, are bequeathed to the Camavalet. The collection includes letters and works once linked to the author of La Petite Pudette. Aurore Sand’s novel En carnacion has drawn critical praise and public interest at the museum.
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George Sand
Aurore Sand
Crorpayalet Millsceuny
Traweyer
Aurore
New York Tribune
Webster's Life Policy Old Restrictions Revealed
A 1844 life policy issued to Daniel Webster carried a $3.00 sum with a high premium and strict limits. It required the company’s permission and extra charges for travel to large cities such as Washington or ventures west of the Mississippi. Webster avoided the western wilds, fearing hazards of Indians and disease, and the policy warned that death in a duel, a hanging, or a raid would void payment to the widow.
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Daniel Webster
Daniel
Washington
Mississippi River
Webster
Mississippi
Insurance Company
Where Corn Came From In History And Legend
The Detroit News discusses corn origins noting it is likely native to America and cultivated by Indians long before Columbus. It considers Asia and Europe claims, remarks on Scriptural references, and explains maize naming as a colonial American term for Indian corn.
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America
Columbus
Spain
Asia
Athens
Europe
West Indies
Detroit News
James Howell Poetry Reflects Elizabethan Courtly Life
James Howell’s poetry evokes a manipulated world of music and idleness, gallantry and romance, recalling Shakespearean youth. Howell, a chorister of that era, alongside wild music and glee, barbershop tunes, and bustling London life, is valued for his likeness to a vanished courtly culture cited by Sir Walter Raleigh.
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James Howell
Howell
Shakespeare
London
St. Paul's
Nobie Fannie Main
Shake
Spell
Sir Walter Maleigh
Burglary in Wales Ends With Fingerprint Link
A burglar entered a house in Wales where fingerprints secured under Toukar circumstances led to a suspect. A mail carrier woke to the scene as the intruder fled after the resident Sue fainted and asked for water. Prints on the glass tied the suspect to the crime as an old offender.
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Wales
Sue
Imported Foreign Art Duty Free Import Values
The aggregate value of foreign art imports since 1900, the year following that in which such works were permitted free of duty, is estimated at $2.9 billion on average. For 1922 art imports from Europe were valued at about £33,800,900.
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Cdelian
Europe
Meshwaki Tribe Bought Its Own Land in Iowa
Detroit News reports the Meskwaki, a Wisconsin tribe living in Tama Iowa, obtained land grants and formed a colony. It highlights their relocation to Iowa, self management of land, evolving status, and social customs amid early 20th century coverage.
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Iowa
Tama
Towa
Lowa
Runs
Lancashire Spinners Lead in Fine Cotton Work
Workers of Lancashire prove the best spinners as the region’s looms turn cotton into velvet fabrics and gossamer textiles. Skilled operatives, inherited from forefathers, weave colors as rich as the rainbow and produce sturdy fabrics used in tires, furniture coverings, shirts, and delicate garments for women and children.
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Workers of
Lancashire
Paris
Londoen Mall
Amazon Valley Indians Use Heads as War Trophy Trade Item
The Siharo Indians of the Amazon hunt for wives, revenge, and heads taken from enemies. After decapitation the head is dried, shrunk with hot stones, and set in hot sand, then hung as a trophy. Dried miniature heads fetch demand from traders and outsiders per the Detroit News.
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Amazon Valley
Detroit News
Real Color of Gold in Metallurgy and Coinage
The article explains how gold color varies with refinement and origin. It notes that genuine coins once used in California were 330 pieces, abandoned due to wear and vulnerability to being bored and filled with lead. It contrasts Australian gold as redder than California gold, and placer gold as more yellow than quartz gold, with Ural gold described as the reddest.
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California
Ural Mountains
Calamity Dane and the Mystery Bite at Dawn
In a foggy morning, Calamity Dane suffers a bite described as severe but unclear in source. A local doctor notes the wound is small and questions the creature involved. The report hints at a non-animal assailant, leaving the exact culprit unresolved.
Crank Wheeler Noted For Punctuality Habit
Smith calls Wheeler a crank on punctuality and Brown Whx notes he carries a watch in his big pocket to prevent his “telug behind tige.” The fragment shows local talk about timeliness and odd habits.
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Wheeler
Danther
Smith
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Gilfillan Neutrodyne
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Santa Maria
World
Christopher Columbus
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Thomson State Bank
Saiscely Pencil Company
Phladelphla USA
A. C. Williamson
Tae Ook
Fulton, Illinois
Shell Gas
D. E. Hollinshead
General Hardware & Machinery
Thomson, Illinois
Sheridan Place
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Illinois
Heatrola
Smaltz Bros
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B. Smith
Kigin
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A. Lfath & CC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!