One Hundered Years a Republic. Our Show; a Humorous Account of the International Exposition in Honor of the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, from Inception to Completion
by David Solis Cohen
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- Author
- Sommer, H. B.
- Title
- Our Show A Humorous Account of the International Exposition in Honor of the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, from Inception to Completion, Including Description of Buildings, Biographies of Managers, Receptions of Foreign Dignitaries, Opening Ceremonies, Poem, Oration, Amusing Survey of All Departments, Incidents, Etc., Etc.
- Credits
- Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- T: Technology
- Subject
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Humor
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 66895
- Release Date
- December 7, 2021
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ONE HUNDRED YEARS A REPUBLIC. OUR SHOW ; A HUMOROUS ACCOUNT OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN HONOR OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, FROM INCEPTION TO COMPLETION, INCLUDING DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS—BIOGRAPHIES OF MANAGERS—RECEPTIONS OF FOREIGN DIGNITARIES—OPENING CEREMONIES—POEM—ORATION—AMUSING SURVEY OF ALL DEPARTMENTS, INCIDENTS, ETC. ETC. — DEDICATION .
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.Untitled
- 4.CHAPTER I. “THE SPARK.” ... How it all came about. — THE MAIN EXHIBITION HALL. — MEMORIAL HALL. — MACHINERY HALL — HORTICULTURAL HALL, — AGRICULTURAL HALL, — UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
- 5.CHAPTER II. “THE FUEL.”... What the women did. — A POOR YOUNG MAN. — THE NATIONAL OR MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA PARTY. — THE INTERNATIONAL TEA PARTY. — THE PATENT LOAN OFFICE EXHIBITION
- 6.CHAPTER III. “THE COOKS.” ... Who fed the flames. — GENERAL JOSEPH NAPOLEON HAWLEY, — THE HON. ORESTUS CLEVELAND, — MRS. EMMA D. E. N. GILLESPIE, — GOVERNOR BIGLER, — MR. DANIEL J. MORRELL, — THE HON. ALFRED TIMOTHY GOSHORN,
- 7.CHAPTER IV. “THE LOOKERS ON.” ... Who came to be warmed.
- 8.CHAPTER V. “THE CRACKLING.” ... Preparations for the blaze. — THE PROCESSION,
- 9.CHAPTER VI. “THE FIRE.” ... Who flared and how they did it.
- 10.CHAPTER VII. “THE REFLECTIONS.” ... Shadows, shapes, and those who made them.
- 11.CHAPTER VIII. “THE GLOW.” ... Who helped and who enjoyed it.
- 12.CHAPTER IX. “THE FLICKERING.” ... How it dimmed and how it brightened.
- 13.CHAPTER X. “THE SMOKE.” ... How it went up. — Transcriber’s Notes
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