Washington Monument Built Despite Early Delays
Long project to honor George Washington faced funding gaps and debates. Subscriptions funded a granite obelisk whose foundation was enlarged by army engineers, allowing completion in December 1884 after years of suspension and partial construction.
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Washington
New York
Congress
Navy Department
Navy Department That Permasion
Eifel
Paris
George Washington
Congerbs
Mount Vernon
Elitlzena
Waelingtan Alongment Association
Fundy
Phus
United States Army
Fortune Telling and the Washington Monument Talk
A fragmented essay contrasts fortune telling with medicine, then shifts to the Washington Monument. It sketches the monument’s massive stone walls, carved memorials, fireproof design, and lightning protection. Details include a 600 foot shaft, 81 000 tons, 900 steps, an elevator for 30, and views reaching 60 miles on clear days.
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Washington
Union
Municipal
Aivic
United States
White House
Potomac
Banorgma
Blue Ridge Mountains
Eixty
Fragmentary 19th Century Tidbits on Piles and Feathers
A garbled mix of phrases mentions piles and medical claims with dates and numbers, plus quoted social observations from Harper's Bazaar about appearance and money. It includes a remark from a salesman about retiring to private life to gain attention.
Neighbor tease and a Haitian gang boss tale
A neighbor recalls a man named Brown who installed a mechanical gig and spent hours polishing a piano, while a Haitian boss once shouted at an engineer in Port-au Prince. The Irishman, angry at locals learning their language, cursed the day he learned it.
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Brown
William
Wiltlam
Bla
Port-auprince
Haiti
No Own Nos In Our House, Aunt Augusta Declares
In a quaint exchange from the Yo Yood Companion a notable housekeeper proclaims no Nos are kept in her home before modern screens. An Amid visitor asks about seeing Nos in the drawing room. The aunt dismisses them as neighbors’ ales arriving occasionally, insisting they never have any of their own.
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Falstaff
Hamlet
Boothsayer
Hamlat
Maurice Baring
The
Metropolitan
Tadee
Augusta
Witc
Cure for kleptomania touted in quirky ads
Ad copy touts Allen's Foot Ease foot powder as the cure for tired feet and even kleptomania, claiming it relieves pain and makes walking delightful. It advertises products like Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowel regulation, and references various patent medicines and porous plasters in a salesy, period tone.
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Refuge Aubatitutes
A. & Olmated
le Ray
Dr. Pierce
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Potomac River
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Vowal
Mr. Ponsonby
Mr. ‘Ponsonby
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Syobn Reguine
Ailyer
B. J. Johnson Soap CO
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Harper's Bazar
Thes Fields
Post
Maude ‘Schmechel
Presbury Street
Baltimore
Parpel
Lowa
Des Moines
Excals
Waite Uy, Owa
Lin A ‘Meinny
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