Old Ironsides Restored On Nationwide Drive
The United States frigate U S S Constitution known as Old Ironsides is being rebuilt after a 1925 Congress authorisation. A national committee raised over 560000 with 200000 more needed, funds from school children and Gordon Grant painting reproductions aiding the restoration. Materials from Commodore’s pond live oak and timber from across the country are used to reproduce the ship to its former seaworthy state and to carry a patriotic message across ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Advertiser
Secretary of the Navy
Board of Navy Commissioners
Tronsides
Oliver Wendell Yolmey
Congress
Elks Lodges
Ncational Committee
Gordon Grant
Maine
Navy Department
Joshua Humphreys
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Washington
Commodore's Pond
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Navy Yard
West Virginia
Keelson
Georgetown
West
Massachusetts
New York
Boston
Pennsylvania
New England
Honduras
Cuba
West Indies
Kentucky
New Jersey
Georgia
United States
Hartt's
The Ravenous Warship Sinks Beneath Storms
A fragment from Oliver Wendell Holmes extols a battered flagship as it sinks beneath waves. The verses praise the ship’s thunder and violence, imagining its grave of torn sails and proud mast as the gods of storms claim it.
Famous Pearls and Old Age Reflections
A list of historic pearls including Cleopatra's famous earring pearl valued at $300,000 and the Hope pearl sold in London in 1886. Also notes Notch Brook pearls and Venetian gifts. The piece quotes Oliver Wendell Holmes on old age as dreamlike memory and recalls two Irish Mayflower passengers, Christopher Martin and William Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
Charles the Gold
Duke of Burgundy
Mary Stuart
Christy’s
London
Notch Brook
Paterson
N. J
Eugenie
Repubic of
Venice
Suliman
Turkey
Pope Leo the Tenth
Moscow
Russia
Nature
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Christopher Martin
William Mullins
Newspaper Circulation Figures for 1928 Report
The Editor and Publisher Year Book 1928 records average daily circulation of U S newspapers as Morning 14 145 834 Evening 23 820 933 Sunday 25 469 037. The second item notes the common claim a person makes when unwell that they have been working too hard.
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United States
Extras in Crawford-How as high rent alibi debated
A realtor defends a steep one room apartment rental citing two private parking spaces. The buyer questions the price, while a proverb notes self-praise narrows perspective.
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Crawford
Is golf a very old game in history
A brief quip notes golf as an ancient pastime framed as a joke about its history. The exchange contrasts serious history with playful theology, highlighting a humorous take on golf’s age.
Kipling Quips On His Day Off In Sharp Retort
An anecdote recalls Rudyard Kipling not parting with his blunt temper. An American admirer described him as a small man with a pipe, and Kipling replied that this is his day off, proving his sharp wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Kip Ung
Kipling
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Chicago By-Product Coke Company
Crawford Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Cbp.c.co
Bayer
WH. Forst. Mfg
Scottdale, Penna
Hanford
Himself
Fairfield Art Service
Fairfeld Avenue
L. M. Littlefield
LA Monte, MO
Peterson & Adams, Richland
Adams Moronetic
Adams Merchand’e Co. Inc
Williamsport
de Molay
Mohr de Molay
Richmond
Eaton Leghorn Farm
Rockfield
Marceller
Jean Gray
Napoleon
New Orleans
Nomores Products Co
Monadnock Bidg
Kaleco Art Prod
Kedzie Ave
Marinello
Harinello Training School
Mich
Aven
IIL
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