Side Lights on History From Letters of a Revolutionary Soldier
A Harvard library collection of William Weeks letters from Valley Forge reveals home sickness and contrasts between honors from Washington and family longing. He writes of dining with General Sullivan and drinking with Washington and his wife, while missing friends at home. He notes not leaving the army despite higher wares, and that Valley Forge 1778 saw his A B two years after graduation, with a $10 family payment earning him a long hoped Master’s degree.
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New Hampshire
William Weeks
Washington
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Stage life ten years in the theater ranks
A Chicago Tribune summary notes the ten year cycle for minor stage actors in the United States. It argues that while stars endure longer, the rank and file turnover is rapid, with most performers leaving the profession within a decade as new recruits fill vacancies and managers assess talent.
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United States
Chicago Tribune
London Fog Outshines American Mist, Argonaut Quip
An American bragging about U.S. superiority is countered by an Englishman who notes London’s fog. The American retorts with New York harbor fog, claiming ferry captains pump cabins and cites a New Jersey corporation planning to export American fog to Britain.
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London
America
Atlantic
New York Harbor
New Jersey
Argonaut
Library Gossip Highlights Neighbors Visit
Mrs Oldcastle remarks on her neighbor's husband admiring the new couple's library noting his taste for articles of vertu. The hostess agrees that John is one of the virtuous men she has seen, implying high praise within social visits.
Wanted A girl for general house work
Help wanted for general house work with good wages. Apply to Mrs J J Ryan.
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J. J. Ryan
Poor child and alms tale told by a girl
Mrs Good art reacts to a plea for aid as a girl recounts how her father begged money and ended up jailed for drinking. The child clarifies that she said alms about her father’s plight, not that his arms were cut off. Philadelphia Press.
By Their Crests
Dialogue excerpt from Town and Country about crossing oceans and recognizing waves, highlighting travel lore and nautical imagery.
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Ile
Prayers Cause Mixup Fearful Kid Philip Evans
A Boston Transcript note recounts Philip Evans finishing prayers with Amen and asking why he said that. His mother asks the reason and he explains he did not want God to confuse him with Brother Ed, who behaves badly.
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Philip
Philip Evans
Brother Ed
Boston Transcript
Artful Dodger and Schoolmaster Snapshots
This fragment quotes lines about marriage misreadings and a clever boy who dodges exams. It includes exchanges from Brook lyn Life and Glasgow Evening Times, and notes a maxim about error and rightness from the Saturday Evening Post, along with a jest about domestic fowl not in the Old Testament.
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Saturday Evening Post
Land Office Notice of Public Land Selection
Notice from the U S Land Office Las Cruces New Mexico dated June 2 1901 states William A Hawkins of Alamo Gordo NM has applied to select land under the 1897 act including sections 13 24 and 18 7 township 168 range 10 east N M P M totaling 257 58 acres within thirty days protests or contests may be filed alleging mineral value over agricultural use Register Nicholas Galles issues this notice for report to the Commissioner General Land Office
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U.S. Land Office
Las Cruces
N. M
William A. Hawkins
Alamogordo
General Land Office
Nicholas Galles
County Boards Aim June Equalization of Property Values
Efforts are underway to have county commissioners meet as boards of equalization in every county on the first Monday in June to adjust assessments toward true property values.
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Boards of County Commissioners
An El Paso Citizen Praises Cloudcroft Resort
Major B F Hammett of El Paso extols Cloudcroft as an ideal rest and recreation destination. He describes scenic routes from Alamogordo, highlights Hazel Kirk and Toboggan, notes dramatic climbs to Cloudcroft, and calls the railway line a milestone in world railway building.
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Cloudcroft
B. F. Hammett
el Paso News
Hammett
Alamogordo
Sacramento Range
la Luz
Hazel Kirk
Canon de Cajon
San Andreas
Organ Mountains
Jarilla
Desert County
Wooten
Claudecrest
Sacramento
Toboggan
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Alamiosgrdg Improvement Company
Alamogordo, N. M
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Tain
George Carl
PR. H. Pierce & Co
James H. Laurie
Laurie & Frazier
Snell
Natural
Him
Lumber Yard
Pelphrey Lumber Company
Alamogordo, New Mex
North Grandcroft
George Emerson
Philadelphia Press
Jaggers
Brooklyn
Glasgow Evening Times
The
Rocky Mountain
Denver, Colorado
Great Representative Newspaper
Rocky Mountain States and Territories
Rocky Mountain News
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