Textbook For Good Roads and Balloon Ideas
A long mixed fragment covers road construction comparing concrete brick and stone pavements on a Chevy Chase to Washington route, details costs and testing, plus a historical note on the balloon’s invention and assorted curiosities from Goody Two Shoes to dragonfly lore and Bay Rum. It ends with a brief on sumptuary laws from ancient to medieval periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chevy Chase
Yame He Ronds
United States
Congress
Taiye
Office of Public Roads
Chevy Chase Road
Moet Cprefal
Surhice
Bread and Rolls From Old Time Recipes
A collection of bread and pastry directions detailing Popovers French Rolls and bread doughs with measurements, mixing methods, rising times, and baking steps. A humorous exchange about timing raises adds a closing comic note from the Louisville reporter.
The Bridge Born of Sorrow and Other Notes
A fragment recounts Longfellow writing The Bridge during a sorrowful period as he walked lone Boston piers at night. It notes altered sites and the red glow on Brighton hills. Also included are brief items on Indian funerary customs, Micmac translation struggles, and a Bible Society translation error involving snow shoes.
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Longfellow
Boston
Brighton
Nova Scotia
London News
Bible Society
Ogooktu Kuiniksijik
Navoktakumiksijik
A Bright Misadventure and Paganini Remarks
A prisoner appeals to Roosevelt for a pardon claiming the judge sent him up for ten years after shooting at his wife instead of the lady. Paganini’s fame is tied to rumored dealings with evil powers and his mother’s letter allegedly proving mortal birth. The piece notes diamond cutting relies on diamond dust and steel’s inadequacy, with rare perfect brilliants and costly stones.
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Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Thia Hole
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Paganini
Cincinnati Tribune
Laughter and Medicine in the City
A cheery citizen insists a hearty laugh is better than medicine while a cautious observer notes a druggist won’t charge as much for a little medicine as for a funny show. Washington fiat.
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Washington
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Monstgolfer Brothers
M. Charles
Paris
Goody
Joly Newbery
Oliver Goldsmith
Tommy Trip
Tim
Newbery
Goody Two Shoes
James
London Standard
U. of T
Detroit
Tour Sanarhim
Itron
Jay
Tris Ike
Dlos Angeles Times
Greece
Rome
England
Edward II
France
Chevy Chabe Road
Southern Eye
Louisvile ‘porter-Joumad
First National Bank Provident Savings Bank
Estherville, Iowa
B.A. Gronstatl
A. Cash
R. I. Miller
India
Ganges
Premo
Eastman Kodak Company
Bank OF
Lucas
Ice Delivered
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