| | A Bee's-eye View of the St. Charles Shindig
| | | by H.G. "Bea" Hyve
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By way of introducing you to St. Charles, Illinois, I'd like to quote from a
pamphlet sent to us with the show packet. "Nestled in the heart of the Fox
Valley, 45 miles due west of Chicago, the sleepy town of St. Charles has
awakened interest in tourists, conventioneers, art lovers, antique buffs and
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| | | Letters to the Editor
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Dear Crown Jewels,
I was just wondering if you could possibly help me with
two dilemmas. You have probably been asked these questions before, but I know of
no one else to turn to. (And everyone tells me to ask you guys because if you
don't know -- then it's not worth knowing; at least maybe you can put me in touch
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| | | MAC's Believe It Or Not!
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My "Believe It or Not" story this month is about a piece I feel
fortunate to have as part of my own collection. Two things about it are very
common: it's a Brookfield, and its aqua. But it also has two rather uncommon
features: its CD number is 134.6, and it's embossed Philadelphia/Pat'd April 17,
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| | | Telegraph Construction Corps.
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This sketch represents the Telegraph Construction Corps of the Army of the
Potomac putting up the wire. The Corps was composed of about one hundred and
fifty men, with a requisite number of wagons, pack mules, etc. A squad of these
men was assigned to each Corps Headquarters, and was always in readiness to put
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| | | The Patent Office
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To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY J. ROGERS, of New York, in the county and State of
New York, have invented certain Improvements in the Construction of Telegraph
Lines, more particularly on the means of insulating the wires, of which the
following is a specification:
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