Lafayette Statue Designs for Washington's Public Monument
Special correspondence reports on Lafayette statue plans for Washington city. Congress authorized commissions selecting designs by Bartholdi Mercie and Falguiere, with models stored near the secretary of war. The article details pedestal imagery, inscriptions, funding, and potential French officers named for the four compatriots. Washington advances as an art center with numerous statues already in place around the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J Washtington
Cage
Lafayette
Washington City
Congress
Senate Library Committee
Capitol
MM. Merct
Augustus St. Gandens
Century Magazine
D. C
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Longworth
Mead
Bartholdi
New York Harbor
Augustus St. Guudens
Mercie
Faigniere
St. Gaudens
Corcoran Art Gallery
M. Bartholdi
Gen
France
America
Heaven
Larkin G. Mead
Counts de Grasse
de Rochambeau
United States
MM. Mercie
Falguiere
Paris
McLane
M. Mercie
Seountry
Count d’Estaing
Rhode Island
Savannah
Count Rochambeau
Yorktown
Count de Grasse
Baron de Viomenil
Rochambeau
Charles Lameth
Vicomte de Noailles
Marechal de Camp
Armand
Marquis de la Rouerie
Continental Army
Count de Vergennes
Louis XVI
MM. Falguiere
Mercia
Musa
Daniel C. French
Lafayette Square
White House
Andrew Jackson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Geo
Clark Mills
Jackson
Meson
Thomas
Asrson
Scott Han
Pedes
Ath
Imirals Farragut
Dupont
Marshall
Geeington
Te Capitol
Theost
Tomas J. Topp
Perils of Cheap Toilet Soaps and Shared Towels
An American Analyst piece warns that common hotel and public bathroom soaps made from rancid oils and impure alkali damage skin, cause irritation and rashes, and may spread disease germs. It condemns heavy dyes and cheap, pastey soaps and argues buyers should supply their own, while towels in public washrooms spread filth and disease through repeated use unless thoroughly boiled or treated.
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New York
Thussian Officers Studying English in Odessa Garrison
Odessa garrison officers chiefly first lieutenants and captains seek practical English. The war ministry reportedly offers increased pay and rank for proven English proficiency. A captain hinted promotions may come via transfer to the transcasia division with advance in rank.
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Odessa
War Ministry
Ranscaspia
Odessa Cor
London News
His Latin Was Rusty The Rapper Anecdote
A grand dinner party anecdote features a guest dropping pickled tongue on a neighbor’s lap and apologizing it was not his first lapsus inguna. Spurred by the moment another guest, not fluent in Latin, drops a mutton chop on a neighbor and says nothing but lapsus lingua.
Insurance and real estate ads in 19th century paper
A dense mixture of insurance pitches, estate for sale notices, a cross country excursion ad, medical cure claims, and local business notices. Highlights include life and fire insurance from major companies, farm land for sale in Warren and Pittsfield townships, a grand Erie railroad excursion to California, medical quack remedies, grocery announcements, and lost and found items. Names include T. A. Whitney, J. O. Prescott, Fred Guarffeld, De. E. F. Burrerrizsa, and B. Clapp & Co. The Erie Grand Excursion runs from Patterson New Jersey on December 18 with six month tickets to San Francisco or Los Angeles.
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Gal
Hie
Sile
Oool
Analisis Nile
Youngsville
Brokenstraw Township
Pittsfield Township
Mead Run
Limestone
Warren
Yankee Bush Road
Deerfield Township
A. Weaver
T. A. Whitney
Pittsfield
Padeon
Erie
Golden State
J. O. Prescott
Patterson
N.J
N Y
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Salt Lake City
Fred Guarffeld
Jamestown
N. Y
Health tonic ads and local notices from old paper
A collection of vintage advertisements and notices including Busebee's German Syrup claims to cure catarrh pneumonia and consumption, a horse liniment sale, fresh oysters, portraits, medical offices, Brace Up tonic warnings, and local coaches timetables with GEO Dickinson as superintendent.
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Joan Sibe
California
E. F. Burrerrizsa
Syracuse
N.Y
West End Grocery
West Water Street
Covka
Gov. O. Brown
Plymouth Rock
Anester
Pa Norton
B. Clapp & Co
Tiona
D. W. Bresqxay
North
Clarendon
Dutch Hill
Conewango Township
A. Rublman’s
Furn Itt UR
Peter Greenland’s
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Episcopa
High Street
Hazel and
Laure
Oposite Savars Bank
L. G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
Torpedo
A. U
Robt
Warren Ledger
Corry
Gro. Davie
Murs
Geo Davis
H. E. Aicconnell
Busebee
Wis
Ruhiman
Richard 2. Stewart
Third Street
Revenly B. Stewart
Stewart
A ‘S
Tionesta Valley R. R. Ca
Todak
Traine
Tuion Philatelph
Shefield
Sheffield
Tionesta Valley
Garfield
Sidi
Garfeld
Sonle
Franaworth
Markham
Tionaworth
Geo, Dickinson
Ieee
Brookston
Heidu
Pittsburg
Morek Drug Store
Ryvery
Scription
Morris, Proprietor
Mann
W. Freeman
Hoffman Block
Henry Wise Garnett
Washington, D.C
2D National Tank
Crescent Art CO
Milk St
Badcan
Chomaberlain Institute
Adolph
PB & Okr
Gomucriial College
Musiesi
Ibrarkw Wall
Wagner & Reis
Howorths
Hibernica Comedy and Specialty Company
Ireland
Grand Street Parade
Noyes’ Drug Store
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