Birthplace of Freedom Arch Planned for Cambridge Common
Plans approved by the national Daughters of the Revolution for a colonial style memorial arch at the Cambridge common entrance near Gardner Street and Massachusetts Avenue opposite Christ Church. Granite arch 16 feet high with bronze tablets and Washington portrait, funded by a $5,000 goal with over $100 raised so far.
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Cambridge
Mass
National Society
Daughters of the Revolution
Daly
Washington Elm
Gardner Street
Massacre Avenua
Fhrist
Washington
Continental Army
National Society, Daughters of the Revolution
Adeline F. Fitz
State Society of
Massachusetts
Fitz
New England
Mrs. Fitz
Anning
Portraits of Washington and the many faces of a legend
William Curtis Taylor argues in Booklovers Magazine that historical portraits of George Washington misrepresent him. After examining engravings original paintings and coins and using composite photography he finds Washington’s visage varied greatly across artists. He notes Washington sat for numerous artists and joked about patience with painters while suggesting different depictions reveal character.
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Washington
Napoleon
Stuart
William Curtis Taylor
Booklovers
Taylor
Kew
Tay
Mr.Taylor
iWeashington
Hasbrouck House in Newburg Remembers Washington Era
The Hasbrouck house in Newburg on the Hudson is preserved as Washington’s 1782 1783 headquarters. Built in 1750 by Jonathan Hasbrouck, the stone story and a half dwelling now serves as a museum with period furnishings. Framed letters from Aaron Burr Robert Morris John Hasck Washington and Benjamis Franklin adorn the walls as visitors tour the relics of the Revolution.
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Hasbrouck
Newburg
N. Y
Hudson River
Washington
Jonathan Hasbrouck
Ald
Ike
Senmel
Aaron Burr
Robert Morris
John Hascock
Benjanis Frankisp
London Saloon License Transfer Cited With Odd Rationale
A London saloon-keeper sought a magistrate’s license transfer to a new locality claiming his current district is a “New Jerusalem” where Jews drink less than Christians. The tale then shifts through a string of vignettes about punishment in China, a money-lender dispute with a defiant gambler, and ends with a quip about writing a note on a soda cracker.
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London
Becauce
Jerusalem
China
Washington
Gen
Lee
Harape
America
Virginia
Anamia Cure Promoted By Pink Pills For Pale People
A testimonial from Mrs. Thos J. McGann of Plainfield New Jersey claims Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured her long battle with anaemia. She describes years of weakness headaches and heart irregularities before taking the pills. After twelve boxes she reports renewed vitality pink cheeks and improved sleep and recommends the remedy to others. The notice ends with a pharmacy address and a note on tulips reacting to light.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady, N
Cuticura Remedies Cure Skin Eruption in Two Years
Claude N Johnson of Walnut Kan writes he suffered two years from a body eruption and continual itching. After trying a doctor, he found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He praises the Cure and notes purchase details and date.
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Cuticura
Claude N. Johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut
Kan
Defiance Starch Claims 16 oz Pack For Same Price
An old advertisement urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use claiming each package contains 16 ozs while competing starches offer smaller packs at the same 10 cent price. It asserts no sticking to irons and avoids harmful chemicals, noting rivals push %-pound boxes to clear stock.
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Defiance
Historic Houses of Lee Stephen Adams at Leetown WV
Three Shenandoah Valley houses once sheltered Gen Charles Lee Gen Horatio Gates and Gen Adam Stephen near Leetown WV hold deep Revolutionary War interest. Lee lived in a stone two room home later enlarged. Stephen in a rough log house at Open ground Martinsburg area. Washington’s rebuke and later court martial marked their careers, with stories of hospitality, wine and rugged frontier life.
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Leetown
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley
America
Charles Lee
Monmouth
George Washington
Lee
Shenandoah
Horatio Gates
Washington
Camden
Adam Stephen
Tie
Iis
Beft
Gen. Lee
Philadelphia
Winchester
Lee’a Rebuke By Gen. Washington
Maonmouth
Gen. Washington
Fort Cumberland
Fort Duquesne
South Carolina
Virginia
Stephen
Martinsburg
Qopequen
Morgan
Death Nears, Woman Credits Kidney Pills for Survival
A Chicago woman recounts a life saved by Davana Kidney Pills, claiming they cured Brights Disease and related ailments after years of eye trouble back aches and dizziness. She reports the remedy helped in 1903 and has kept her well since. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Chicago
B. T. Gould
W. Lake Street
Dean
Bright
Davana
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bargain Seed Sale Promises Free Radishes All Summer
Salzord advertises free radishes and a summer supply of tender roots. The promotion touts Balzer's Bargain Sled with bargains on seeds and numerous surprises in a sales pitch aimed at attracting customers.
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Salzord
Balzer
Seed catalogue offer from John A Salter Seed Co
Enormous crops on our seed farm prompt a special catalogue notice. Send today and receive radishes and a bargain book free. Remit four cents and we add a packet of Cosmos, a fashionable annual flower. Lock Drawer W, La Crosse, Wisconsin. You can't convince a stubborn man that it is impossible to convince him.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
Lock Drawer W
la Crosse
Wis
Defiance Starch Sets Grocers Apart in 16oz Claim
A miscellany notes grocers avoiding Defiance Starch due to stock of 12 ounce brands. Defiance offers 16 ounce for the same price, prompting shopper questions and a general push to stock the larger size. The item sits among humorous quips on editors, stage beauty, eye color injections, and a French schoolmaster standoff.
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Defiance
A Boy's Breakfast and Grape Nuts Change
A Hoosick Falls mother credits Grape-Nuts with transforming her five year old son from a nervous, indigestion plagued child into a well developed, active boy who now eats only Grape-Nuts for breakfast. She praises its lasting satisfaction and notes his health improvements. The ad cites Postum Co. and references the book The Road to Wellville.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoy
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Saturnine Householder
Arizona
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