Mementos of Washington in National Museum Exhibit
The United States National Museum in Washington showcases historic relics and uniforms tied to America's founders and leaders. Notable pieces include Washingtons Continental Army attire, epaulets, and field equipment, plus Lincoln life masks, Grant gifts, and John Paul Jones naval mementos.
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Division of History
United States National Museum
Washington
Arts and Industries
United States
Braddock
Continental Army
Annapolis
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Gen. A. Grant
Paul Revere
Lexington and Concord
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
Peter Gunsevoort, Jr
Montgomery
Meigs
Marquis
de Lafayette
Coint de Rochambeau
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Meazor W. Ripley
Jacob Brown
John Bankhead Magruder
Alexander Macomb
George W. Morgan
James Shields
John Paul Jones
Jones
America
Francis Scott Key
Stephen Decatur
Algiers
James Bidfile
James Lawrences
Peacock
Law
Rence
Bin
Sroken
Rhannon
G. Poxragut
Rural School Sanitation Examined By Health Experts
Experts from the U S Bureau of Education emphasize health and proper living as keys to child education. A recent study in Indiana rural schools highlights many one room buildings with poor facilities, limited water, faulty lighting, heating and ventilation, and weak janitorial service. The findings urge medical supervision and mental classification to identify children needing specialized treatment and protect community health.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Education
Lfe
United States Public Health Service
Indiana
Cuba Is Best Shoe Market
A new report by the U S bureau of foreign and domestic commerce notes Cuba is the world’s leading market for American footwear. Despite a tropical climate and heavy per capita shoe use, over 80 percent of Cuban shoe business is by American firms with scant local or European competition. Special Agent Herman G Brock says opportunities exist to strengthen America’s market hold through better understanding of Cuban trade practices.
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Cuba
Gays
Sam
Bureau of Foreign and
Commierce
Europe
America
Herman G. Brock
IS DETERMINED TO FIGHT Longfellow’s Evangeline still wanders
From coast to coast Longfellow’s Evangeline wanders as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow seeks to enlist in Uncle Sam’s marine corps. He was rejected for physical disability in various cities within one month. The Marine Corps issued a bulletin to recruiting stations to be on the lookout for the modern Gabriel and not accept enlistment.
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Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sam
Marine Corps
Gabriel
Strontium Ore Production Advances in United States
Strontium ore output rises after years with deposits marketed from US sources. J. M. Hl of the US Geological Survey notes 1916 production concentrated in Arizona and California while Washington ore remained untapped. Domestic supply met about ten percent of ordinary demand, totaling around 2,000 tons amid debates on export embargoes and pricing.
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United States
J. M. Hl
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Arigona
California
Washington
Countey
Andi
Nalter Nesdon
Causes of Death by Occupation in Early 1910s
A study by Louis ZL Dublin from Uncle Sam’s Bureau of Labor Statistics analyzes deaths in 1911 1912 1913 among 94 200 men and 102 467 women aged 15 plus from a single life insurer. Tuberculosis caused 20.5 and 14.4 percent respectively, with organ heart disease 12 and 14.8 percent. Average ages at death varied by condition and occupation, from 31.1 to 84.1 years, highlighting occupation linked mortality patterns and prevalent respiratory and heart diseases across trades such as clerks laborers and iron molders. The bulletin notes high typhoid among certain groups and links to living conditions and work strain.
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Sife Insurance Company
Louis ZL
Dublin
Uncle Saom
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Poultry Products Could Be Doubled Says Experts
United States poultry output could double in a year adding about six hundred million dollars in food to the national supply, say department of agriculture experts. Strategies include culling unproductive fowls, fattening market birds, boosting turkey duck geese and guinea production, and improving egg handling especially by removing males to create infertile eggs for longer shelf life.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rocks
Psalm 51 Reconciliation and the Joy of Salvation
James M. Gray reflects on David’s repentance in Psalm 51, detailing confession, cleansing, and renewal. The piece links David’s experience to New Testament teaching in 1 John 1 9, urging backsliders to return to God through confession and faith in Christ’s intercession.
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David
God
Zion
Jerusalem
Christ
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Not Guilty and a Trolley Car Reunion of Nonsense
A humorous exchange unfolds on a trolley where a sharp passenger proclaims he would rather give the newspaper than share his view over the shoulder of an irascible man. The other passenger complains of a stomach cramp causing the lean.
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Shim
The Preacher and Bishop Duel Over a Proposal
A brief humorous exchange depicts a preacher recalling the night he proposed to his wife and the bishop’s question about when it happened. The tale centers on faith, marriage, and lighthearted wit in a single anecdote.
Tranquility Amid Pill Collectors Sighting Odd Flight
An oblique note describes attempting to view life calmly while evading a surreal chase by pill collectors amug and pory Arotrating, hinting at a confusing urban dreamscape. The fragment suggests a mood piece rather than a clear event with named places or dates.
A Dead Loss Hospital Sponge Missing
A wry exchange on counting surgical sponges after operations. The speaker notes the hospital authorities are considerate, with no extra charge if a sponge ends up inside the patient. The humor hinges on the absurdity of the situation and patient safety concerns.
Dividing His Points With Hollow Ironies
Dialogue from a rural scene centers on Wille who asks if he resembles his mother. Gause notes Mr. Pipp’s cigar on the porch rail, Wille claims he picked it up and struck it, and Mr. Pipp asserts Wille has his mother's eyes nose and chin and his father's nerve in a concise, characterful exchange.
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Wille
When I Die Question on a Monument Verse
A wife asked for her obituary line to claim heaven’s peace and quiet but the husband suggested a past tense twist. He argued that “There was peace and quiet in heaven” suits the sentiment better, sparking a quiet, midlife reflection on memorial phrasing.
Hardly Flattering Exchange Catches Frustration
In a terse dialogue, one speaker argues many girls could be happier, while the other notes the difficulty remains that they won’t. The exchange hints at strained romantic expectations and unresolved affection without further context.
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Heith
Frank
Liveryman Brings Back Patched Mare in Mysterious Exchange
A terse exchange reveals a liveryman named Loftmann seeking two watchers, but a stableboy replies the pair are merely a patched mare. The odd dialogue hints at a puzzling bargain in a rural setting.
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Loftmann
Piffle Ends Courtship With Refusal
A polished suitor failed to win Miss Elderleigh's approval. She declines his proposal, noting no encouragement from her. The rejected man admits his fault as he tries to read the signs.
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Polleh
Elderleigh
Leannot
Lin
Vanished Mood Echoes in Odd Market Riddle
A fragmentary exchange hints at pressure on prices and value as a pass in commerce speculates about ownership and transformation of objects. The dialogue mentions an egg and wing motif with a cryptic reference to 204, signaling a cryptic market or game scenario.
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King
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Ole
Bam
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