A Dazzling Scheme for a National Gallery in Washington
A press sketch outlines Franklin Smith and James Renwick proposing a vast Washington National Gallery of History and Art. The plan envisions an Egyptian palace reconstructed with glass-roofed pylons, terraces, and extensive galleries representing Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Islamic, and other cultures. Concrete construction aims to cut costs while creating monumental, multi-level museum spaces across 220 acres with 40,000 feet of statuary corridors.
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National Gallery of History and Art
Washington
Franklin Smith
Smith
James Renwick
Egypt
Nile
National Gallery
Congress
America
England
British Museum
Kensington Museum
France
United States
Parthenon
Athens
Columbus
Pantheon
St. Sophia
Campo Santo
Alhambra
Taj
Iona
Ireland
Pans
Glaucus
Rome
New-York
Cairo
Damascus
Cordova
Rhine
Antwerp
Fontainebleau
the Infanta
Saragossa
Spain
Mr. Smith
Popular Science Notes Recounts Early Trade Links and Electric Progress
A survey of prehistor ic copper implements near Betterton Maryland suggests intertribal trade among remote tribes. The piece also covers sun rotation variances, long distance photography advances, peat bog eruptions, and cutting edge electrical power transmission proposals by Thomson and Tesla. It mentions measurements of a man in Belleville Ontario and notes daily business activity.
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Betterton
Electrical Review
Elihu Thomson
America
Thomson
Lauffen
New York
Nikola Tesla
Silent Wolves and a Hog Tale Reflect a Curious Interview
A New York Tribune excerpt shows an old man recalling a boyhood encounter with a wolf after chasing a stubborn hog. The keeper comments on wolves’ silence in combat and mentions Barnum & Bailey’s pups. the piece shifts to an Alabastine home improvement Q&A endorsing the coating’s sanitary, durable qualities and practical how to learn more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona
Barnum & Bailey
Bridgeport
New York Tribune
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Canada’s Biggest Man Leonard Whitton Noted
Leonard Whitton of Brighton described as Canada’s heaviest man by the Brighton Ensign. He weighs 469 pounds with measurements around the shoulders 5 feet 6 inches chest 5 feet 2 inches hips 6 feet 2 inches neck 1
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Leonard Whitton
Brighton
Janes Whitton
Belleville
Canada
Brighton Ensign
Curious Facts Concerning Gold Dangers and Uses
A St Louis Republic item notes that selenic acid aqua regia and chlorine dissolve gold to form chloride of gold used in glass coloring and photography. It describes gold leaf production with extreme thinness, gold beating into sheets, and gold thread drawn into miles of wire.
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St. Louis Republic
Cow Drowned by Turtle Attack in Miller County
Richard Mack of Miller County released a milch cow that wandered to Avycock's Creek where a loggerhead turtle seized the cow by the nose and held it underwater until the animal drowned. The turtle, weighing around fifty pounds with a shell as large as a bread tray, was later killed after the cow was recovered. Bainbridge Ga Democrat.
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Richard Mack
Miller County
Avycock’s Creek
Failting
Mr. Mock
Bainbridge Ga
Democrat
Persian childhood play in the garden shade
The text notes that in Persia boys and girls do not play together. Boys invite same sex playmates and tend toward quiet games, often sitting alone under mulberry or pomegranate trees listening to fairy tales told by mothers and nurses, who are described as very engaging storytellers.
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Persia
Salutes Across Cultures From Ocean Shores to Highlands
A survey notes diverse greetings across regions. Central Africa, Mal liedo islanders, the Todas of Neilgherry hills, and Esquimaux cultures each have unique respectful gestures such as turning away, hissing, raising the hand to the brow with the thumb on the nose, and nose-pulling as compliments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Capt Cook
Malliedo
Pacific Ocean
Todas
Neilgherry Hill
India
Esquimaux
Virginia City Youth Fires Arrow Through Jail Window
A Virginia City youth was detected shooting an arrow with a cigarette attached through a broken window at the jail into a group of imprisoned boys. The other note states that Holyoke Massachusetts produces about half of the paper used in the United States.
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Virginia City
Nev
United States
Holyoke, Mass
Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets Sold as Gentle Liver Remedy
Suffering from headaches bilious attacks or digestive upsets is urged to try Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The ad touts small size easy intake and natural gentle action with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It warns against inferior imitations sold by dealers promising “just as good.”
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National Capital
Popular Science Notes
Duner
Germany
Herr Klinge
Whitton
Belleville Ontario
Clarence O. Bigelow
16Th Ave
City
Hood
Houd
Sonal
Bigelow
Tain Its Inc
Susehold Remedy
Aparilla
Johnson
Ewer
Ey Ferrey
Pii Enson
oTutt
Cos
Kennedys
Donald Kennedy
Ronbury
Mass
Omer
RAY Brothers
Rochester, N. Y
Paris
W. Baker &Ocs
Isa
W. Baker &Co
Dorchester
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