Morse elm name rooted in Washington history
Washington’s Morse Elm on Fourteenth Street became the landmark name after a congressional funding decision for inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. The elm sheltered statesmen and reporters who once gathered there for talks and drinks, and its name honors Morse’s work on the telegraph from Baltimore to Washington.
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Washington’s “Morse Elm
Washington
Fourteenth Street
Newspaper Row
Congress
Samuel F. B. Morse
Baltimore
Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Willard Hotel
Rookie messengers taught to deliver messages
Col G B Young trains Third Infantry recruits at a Radio camp where guardsmen and new arrivals practice relay of orders. An automobile stuck in mud prompts a lesson in proper wording as a rookie misdelivers a request to the guard, prompting a system of sequential relays from officer to corporal to sergeant to lieutenant to ensure message accuracy.
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Wilson
England
John A. Wilson
Franklin
Aso Gauye
Virginia
Smithsonian Institution
Scientific
Thelub
Secret Service
G. B. Young
Third Infantry
Washington
National
Gol
Anton Stephan
Congress May Curtail Leave to Print Doubtful Bill
A Joint Printing Committee report urges curtailing the leave to print for Congress, citing wasteful volumes and costly, unsold copies. The proposed bill would require committees to review each document before printing and allow the Senate to override committee positions to prevent suppression of reports.
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Congress
AL Biparasin
Joint Printing Committee
Se Bers
Virutal Adyorund Industries
Senate
Meat and Rice Loaf and Skin Remedy Ad Text
Instructions for meat and rice loaf with brown sauce and a cabbage dish, followed by an advertisement for Dr Dobson and Dr King's New Discovery. Mentions recipe steps and serving suggestions, then promotes skin remedy and cold treatment with old-fashioned price points and contact cues. multiple product names and benefits appear with period advertising tone.
Washing Silk Gloves and Dr Wing's New Life Pills
A dated ad promotes washing silk gloves and claims constipation dulls the brain. It markets Dr Wing's New Life Pills as a mild, effective remedy to cleanse the system, revive sluggish bowels, and improve mood by morning.
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Anderson
Towa Ha
Theads
the World
Busines
Main Street
Ackley, Iowa
Geo. F. Aithouse
Dobson
Kezénia Clement
Dn. Llubson
Wobson
Dr. King
D. L. Mowbray
Ager
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