Imperial Palace Critique From a 19th Century Perspective
A detailed artistic critique surveys the Winter Palace, noting reconstruction after 1720 to 1839, with a wide rectangular deck and grand façades. It highlights Rococo decoration, gilded interiors, grand halls such as St George's, the Golden Hall, and Nicholas Hall, and praises Peter the Great's throne room while warning that some rooms feel ostentatious.
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Ater
Bernet i
Weiss Espera
Roccos
Rosin Coxur
Herman Emsperor
Tae
Tae Cruammdiaton Is For Theme Part In Tempegesus
Warie
Imperial Sperimens
Leewan
Peter the Great
St. George's Hall
Eric Gilt
Golden Hall
Nicholas Hall
Nera Quay
St. George's Fair
Winter Palace
Theodore Chili i
Harper's Magazine
Odd Hodgepodge of Ancient Puzzles and Modern Anecdotes
A fragmented column mixes myths of Samson and riddles with notes on Archimedes and Theorems, adds a quip about King Hiero’s crown, and tosses in humorous tales of Lick’s Flour Palace and Fiji’s nephews. It also includes stray vignettes on a minister’s encounter, a car stoppage quirk, and a joke about a child’s generosity presented in classic punchline style.
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Lick
Shakespeare
California
Pennsylvania
Galshed
Baltimore American
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Russia
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Goa
Irving
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Bax
Ankate
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Pere Wink
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Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co
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Samson
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Tyre
Solomon
Archimises
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Hiero
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Royal Society of London
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Georges
Prince of Wales
Dan Eld
New York World
Fiji
Moan
Mbasa
Bigta
Gowe
Tockenmuto
Bowe
Starcke
Pau
Lanty
Marsal
John de Wis
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Pey'ag
Chicago
Littie Jokusie
American Press Association
R. A. Saulfield
Union Square, N. Y
Nellie McHenry
Saulsbury
Troubadours
John de Witt
Sapolio
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Brunswick
Etree Town
Keffer
North Market Street
Wichita, Kan
Kansas Orational Bank
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Jones
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Pete Price
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Stafford
Johnston & Larimer Dry Goods Co
Topeka Ave
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Wichita National Bank
Shkohn Awoliver Mwlevy
Waltos
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U.S
Davidson & Case
John Davidson
Sedgwick County
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State National Bank
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Fourth National Bank
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