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The Washington Gazette tidbits quote varied figures, politics, and curiosities from Carnegie to Roosevelt, Dewey to Admiral Dewey, with jokes about roads, nutrition, fashion, and misplaced tax swerves. It mentions readers and readers’ opinions while poking satire at public figures and events.
Swaffham Manor and the Cromwellian Tide in Cambridgeshire
In seventeenth century Cambridgeshire Swaffham Manor House stands as a symbol of dynastic history shared by the Swaffhams and Wick family lines. The narrative follows Matilda de Wick, Jane Swaffham, and Puritan influences as Cromwell’s rise fractures loyalties, with Matilda feeling isolation and Jane exuding quiet authority in a tense home amid wartime rumor and religious debate.
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Tonbert
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England
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Charles Stuart
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Matilda de Wick
Jane
Matilda de ‘Wick
Ely
Heneage
London
Jake
Mary Cromwell
Verity
Jace
Cockpit
Matilda
Jane Swaffham
Cymlin
Cymlin Swaffham
Mrs. Swaffham
Oliver Lecer
Prince Rupert
Nageby
Stephen
de Wick Park
Delia
Father Lacy
Earl de Wick
Father. Lacy
Sir Philip Sidney
Arcadia
Scotland
Leslie
Commonwealth
Canute
Fragility of Women Exposed in Figures of Food and Drink
A New York Times excerpt repeats a humorous lecture on female fragility using exaggerated tallies of daily and lifetime consumption. It recites beef or meat, bread and vegetables, beverages, and other foods to argue the perceived delicacy of women, ending with a sharp jab at the suitor.
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Womden
New York Times
London
Ashsdowne
British Museum
S Privy Council
America’s Cup hero recalls race and old yachts
Capt. Henry Hoffman, last surviving crew member of the original America, recalls the 1851 race to win the Queen’s Cup and later the America’s Cup defense against Lipton’s Shamrock III. He and the crew describe crossing the Atlantic, the ship’s stout build, and the feat that sparked modern yacht racing.
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United States
Thomas Lipton
Henry Hoffman
Boston
Hoffman
England
Fihad
Gant. Brown
Atlantic
Kaid
Johnny
Bull's Isle
John Bull
Earth
America
Acros
Sven
Capt. Hoffman
Kentucky Judge Nomination Declined by Basil Duke
General Basil Duke of Louisville declined a federal district judge nomination from President Roosevelt, asserting he supported another candidate for the Kentucky post and refused the appointment.
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Duke
Basil
Louisville
Kentucky
Roosevelt
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