Armed Liberty crown of the Capitol statue reshaped by Crawford
Washington Post reports Capitol dome statue formerly tied to Jefferson Davis was altered to symbolize Armed Liberty. The nine foot six inch statue by Thomas Crawford weighs 14 985 pounds and was placed December 2 1863 after Davis objected to the liberty cap and red bundle.
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Crawford
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Washington
Post
Mars
Library of Congress
Senate
Thomas Crawford
F. Marion Crawford
Maryland
War Department
Davis
Washington Post
Emu Kicks Compared to Donkeys In Australian Tale
An Australian traveler recounts that emus can deliver powerful kicks while standing on one leg. After initial fear, the party hunted near them, using rifles to bring them down once horses closed the distance. They killed emus for feathers and eggs, avoiding kicks by staying out of reach. The piece ends with a quote attributed to Carlile about kindness.
Riot at Haymarket Over Phantom Conjurer Hoax
In 1748 London a conjurer advertised a spectacle with a bottle gag and a dwarf contortionist. Patrons paid double to see the tricks but cried foul, riot ensued, theater wrecked, and the hoaxer vanished. blame fell on a discharged actor or a mischievous noble.
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London
Haymarket
Capitello
New York Tribune
Disguises Fail as Napoleon Tries Embassy Ball Secrets
Napoleon I attempts a ball at the Italian embassy in disguises sent by his valet Constant. Despite three costume changes and warned posture, he is recognized each time by attendees, leaving the embassy convinced concealment is impossible.
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Napoleon I
Constant
Napoleon
Emperor
The Five and Three Fourths Horses
A child calls a math problem solved as five and three fourths horses and then jokes to convert the three fourths into colts. Her mother questions the result, then the girl smiles at the clever resolution.
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Marion
Guest of the Doctor Sketch in London Fun
A brief London Fun item notes a hurried, absentminded Doctor who forgot a visitor. The guest, Mr. Trane, asks to be admitted but faces a dismissive reply about missing a train and catching the next one.
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Mr. Trane
London
Well Enough Said by a Relapsing Patient
A convalescent argues with a doctor over not being well enough. The doctor warns against disobedience as the patient admits not feeling fully recovered, highlighting a relapse scenario from a Detroit Free Press passage.
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Detroit Free Press
Passionate Fondness for Money Cited in Journal Quip
A New York Journal quip cites a philosopher noting while most people may not worship money the love of money is seldom purely spiritual. The remark frames money as a strong personal influence rather than a religious idol.
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New York Journal
Greeks First Issued Coinage Before Christian Era
The Greeks began stamping small gold and electrum ingots as currency near the end of the eighth century B C. Early ingots evolved into rounded coins, with Aegina’s silver issues appearing contemporaneously. coinage spread in the eastern world after Alexander's conquests, while Greek art defined perfection in fifth and fourth century B C Sicilian issues. London Saturday Review.
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Malicarnassos
Asia Minor
B. C
Aegina
Alexander
Sicily
Magna Graecia
Syracuse
Agrigentuum
London Saturday Review
A Famous Banknote by George Cruikshank
In 1818 George Cruikshank witnessed executions at Newgate for counterfeit one pound notes and drew a grotesque banknote caricature the Bank Restriction Notenot to be imitated. He titled it with Britannia, bare ships, and a mock signature J Ketch, then Hone published it. crowds flooded streets as sales soared and Howe reported over 700 pounds in days.
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Newgate
Cruikshank
Britannia
van Dieman’s Land
Australia
Abraham Newland
J. Ketch
Hone
Howe
London Standard
Wind and gold in Johnsons verse and a Paris cafe retort
The text recalls Dr. Johnson insisting on long wind and explains a rhyming digression about wind and blind. It also cites a caustic Paris critic Martin who complains about chocolate at the Regence cafe, where a desk clerk quips that court gentlemen find him pleasing.
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Paris
Martin
Cafe Foy
Regence
Defenseless Man Questioned on Marriage Sacrifices
The Columbia State argues the plight of defenseless men ignored amid cries about women sacrificed in marriage. It contrasts widespread complaints with male plights of being dragged to the altar.
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Columbia
S. C
Optimism in Friendship Amid Small Town Chat
A Buffalo Express excerpt features a buoyant exchange where one speaker pledges cheer to pursue a difficult target, while another retorts that the pursuit will grow stronger upon success. The swan is noted as the longest lived bird.
Fur Dept. catalog offers 46 wild animals calendar and trapping gear
An ad for a four page trap book featuring 46 wild animals in natural colors, with a fur calendar and gun and trap catalog. Prices of hides and furs are listed. Sent postpaid for ten cent silver stamps. Free to those who ship to or buy from the Fur Dept. N. W. Wide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
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Fur Dept
N. W. Wide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Pitt Diamond Legend From Fort St George Trade Tale
The diamond tale recounts Pitt the elder acquiring a huge gem from Jamchand for 20400 pounds instead of 30600. He later had it cut and sold to the French regent for 135000 pounds, with the stone set in the French crown. The 410 carat rough became 136 carats after cutting.
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Pitt
Lord Chatham
Fort St. George
Jamehund
Jamchand
England
France
A Tehulian Tartar Courtship and a Piped Proposal
Among Tehulian Tartars a curious courtship rite exists. A bachelor brings a new pipe filled with fragrant tobacco to a chosen home and hides nearby. He returns to peek if the pipe has been smoked. if yes, he is an accepted suitor, if not, his marriage offer is rejected.
Value of Laughter as Medicine It Praised by Baltimore Doctor
A Baltimore man recounts how a physician advised a overworked businessman to eat meals with funny stories and two extra at dinner. The patient, once solemn, improved health and mood as laughter revitalized mind and body, proving laughter as an inexpensive effective remedy.
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Baltimore
Nashville
Taunting Him Sparks Household Comedy Scene
Mr Stubb struggles with housecleaning as dust and wobbling ladder reveal his wife's amused smile. He storms at the laughter noting it looks like a moving picture show while she calmly consoles him. The moment ends with his dusty frustration and her quiet humor.
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Mr. Stubb
Mrs. Stubb
John
There’s a Sigh In the Heart Song Misread by Father Doctor
A young man sends a love song with the line There’s a sigh in the heart but the girl’s father, a stern physician, condemns the verse as false unscientific. He scrawls mistaken diagnosis opposing sighs in the heart and claims sighs stem only from lungs and diaphragm.
Lucky Walter Teases Rover About School
Little Walter tells his dog how lucky he is not to have to wash necks or go to school in a playful Chicago News item. The exchange showcases a child’s humorous view of chores and schooling.
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Lucky
Walter
Rover
Chicago News
The Complimentary Tickets Truthful or Not
A man recalls a flawed amateur entertainment and remarks that the complimentary tickets seemed free until the show proved otherwise. The exchange underscores disappointment with a low quality performance and implied letdown for the attendee.
The Pilters Rise in Social Circles
In a conversation highlighted by The Woman's Home Companion, the Pilters advance socially from using a washerwoman to employing a laundress, signaling steady domestic improvement.
Why He Is Solid In The Firm Says Buffalo Express
A Buffalo Express quote asserts that true reliability shows in long hours and steady presence. It contrasts with perceptions of laziness by highlighting punctual start times and late departures as signs of solidity.
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Buffalo Express
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