History in Relics at National Museum Showcases Presidential Gowns
A National Museum report outlines the history division featuring nineteen gowns of White House hostesses from Martha Washington onward. Exhibits include George Washington, Pinckney, Monroe, Jackson uniforms and court dress, plus memorials to Washington and other founders. The collection highlights early printing, naval vessels, and Civil War figures with dedicated cases for the Grant and Lincoln era memorabilia.
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United States National Museum
Division of History
United States
White House
Martha Washington
George Washington
Thomas Pinckney
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Lewis
Lafayette Jeffers
Munaan
Hamilton
Gaonse Poort, Voor
Nacional
America
Benjamin Prantin
Columbia
Susan Constant
Maydower
Pigrins
Constitution
Brown
Ripley
Shields
Magruder
Paul
Morgan
Browne
United States Army
Lawrence
Fort Mc Beery
Key
Lincoln
Grant
Lee
Sherman
Custer
Foote
Masothi Hancock
Decatur
Perry
Bidile
Porter
Farragut
Wilkes
Phillips
Newcomb
Maury
Rogers
Meigs
Henry
Morse
Field
Langley
Francis
Bachen
Wharton
Baird
Invention Notes on Plating and Car Maintenance Techniques
A collage of 1900s tech items covers new plating methods, cold weather engine starts using hot water bottles or lamp wicks, tire rim fitting by split rims, paper sacks for ore transport, babbitt metal casting cores from glue and salt, and tempering drills with controlled quenching.
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Babbitt
Silys
A Difference About Tips and Retainers
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt shows a lawyer asking about tips in a restaurant and a waiter replying that tips are not accepted. The exchange reveals a tip mistaken as a retainer, highlighting a miscommunication at the table.
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Yonkers Statesman
The Key Ring Symbolizes Dowry Tradition
The key ring signifies the old custom of handing over house keys to the woman at the wedding. The man wore an ornate design used for the wedding and sometimes for the betrothal, reflecting traditional rites.
Speed Warning Signal Inventor Aids ALIN OIL Vehicle
A Seattle inventor perfects a bell device for ALIN OIL to warn when a vehicle exceeds speed limits using a generator powered pendulum mechanism. A separate news item notes a Goshen man died after being ejected from a vehicle in Illinois. Other items mention Turkiye events and unsettled weather with likely slow tendencies.
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Seattle
Bile Dewer
A Vegetable Party Quiz for Young Folks Corner
A spell of old time kids games with vegetable themed questions and playful transpositions. It offers riddles and answers like corn for 1 and peas for 2, plus a tossing ball game and an after dinner trick, all presented in a nostalgic schoolhouse tone.
Uses For the Old Motor Showed By Blacksmiths
An old automobile motor repurposed as a farm power unit demonstrates practical use for obsolete engines. It drives a belt to an overhead shaft powering various machines, with new pistons rings and bearings on an 800d foundation. The owner saved money by reusing the engine, a tip for blacksmiths and wheelwrights. A second item notes a 36 by 48 inch plate glass mirror at Logan's Ferry hill near Pittsburgh. Mounted to warn drivers of a sharp curve ahead, it reflects headlights at night for added safety beyond daytime visibility.
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Western
Pennsylvania
Logan's Ferry Hill
New Kensington Automobile Club
Pittsburgh
To testing solder quality by sound and bend test
A fragmented instruction describes testing solder by listening for a ringing tone when bent and held near the ear. It claims a cracking or crying voice indicates good solder, while absence of sound signals too much lead and not enough tin.
Bear Stew And Endless Dish From House Cord
Instructions describe making beef stew using cheap cuts with vegetables and water, then simmering for hours. Also outlines creating an endless dish or mop by winding cord around a thin board and tying the bunch at the center, for domestic use.
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National Museum
Presidenta
Atuth and Wheelwright
Case
Antongas Chile
Bern Ning
Autofagasta—Committee
MIM Contracting
HOUL
Goshen, Ta. Get. Tx
Johny L. Rieh. Creek
Fares South Ag
Goshen
Chitago
Bauth Borat
Northern Tyediana Traction
Biritndas
Po Paris
Dardanelles
Paris
Ardanelles
Weathes
Ats Suuler
Young Folks’ Corner
Rata
Emil
Sam
Garfield
Hudson Maxim
Tim
Diemer & Co
Frudden Lumber Co
Ras State Exchange Bank
Ackley, Ilowa
Surlus
B.L. Trey
styIl Es Funeral
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