Richard Henry Lee Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the Lee Resolution in the Continental Congress declaring colonies free and independent. He led opposition to the new Constitution yet supported Washington's administration and served as U S Senator from 1789 to 1792. He died in 1794 at Chantilly Narrima.
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Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Philadelphia
Lee
Commonwealth
United States
Stratford
England
America
House of Burgesses
Taos
Congress
Washington
Virgina
Chantilly Nargima
Advertising Pays Says Cleveland Trust Monthly
The Cleveland Trust Monthly argues advertising improves sales and profits. It warns merchants who neglect promotion risk bankruptcy as their stock gathers dust and capital wasted. The piece stresses using brains over neglect to draw consumer attention.
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Cleveland Trust Monthly
Ferryland Looms as Birthplace of Maryland's Founding
A Baltimore Sun writer recalls Ferryland on Newfoundland’s coast as the origin point of Lord Baltimore’s colonial venture. George Calvert founded a colony there in 1628, then sought land north of the Potomac, died before final talks, and his son Cecilius completed Maryland in 1638 naming it for Queen Henrietta Maria. The village remains small yet hardy beside the sea.
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Newfoundland
Ferryland
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
George Calvert
Lord Baltimore
North America
Avalon
Charles I
Potomac River
Cecilius Calvert
Maryland
Henrietta Maria
Many Kinds of Oaks and Their Common Acorn Trait
The article explains there are about 300 oak varieties with a shared acorn production. It describes white oak for its pale bark and black oak for its dark bark in wood age, and notes live oak’s use in ships. It mentions Nantucket’s historical live oaks and their depletion during whaling and shipbuilding activity.
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Nantucket
Wego
Sland
Path Finder Magazine Cabinet Qualifications Remarks
The article notes that cabinet qualifications are mostly defined by law with the cabinet barely mentioned in the Constitution. It mentions that any person the President appoints and the Senate confirms would be considered qualified for the office.
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Senate
Pathfinder Magazine
Broadway's Rise From Beere Straat to Fashionable Center
The piece traces Broadway from the Beere straat and its Dutch village origins to its 18th century expansion. It notes Pearl Street as the village business hub, Rope Walk naming the stretch, and St Pauls era as a hinge point before Broadway grew into a long broad fashionable shopping street.
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Broadway
Forty-second Street
Fort Manhattan
New York
Pearl Street
Park Row
St. Paul’s
Century Calculation Debate Chronicles Calendar Theory
An article argues there is a single right method to compute centuries The piece defines century as 100 years using the Christian calendar and discusses when the first and subsequent centuries begin It contends the second century began January 1 101 and the twentieth began January 1 1901 It questions dating conventions for events after the birth of Christ and proposes March 1 as the starting point for some years.
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Sears
Lord Ferus
Enire
Springfield Republican
The Old Mammy's Night Song Folklore
An observer recalls an old maid who rocks, stomps, and sings to settle children at sundown. Her loud laborious routine amuses a passer by who notes it seems odd to lull them to sleep. The tale reflects vernacular phrasing from the era and local color.
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New York Herald
Observation on noticing daily life and surroundings
The speaker notes that most people fail to observe everyday details of life the people they meet places they visit and streets they pass. The remark calls such awareness unquestionably the most valuable quality. A listener leaves room and the rest fall asleep during the talk.
Zoo Food Bill Reveals Harsh Zoo Feeding Practices
The Ohio State Journal reports that London zoo managers bought old and worn horses, fattened and slaughtered them for animal feed, with 440 horses disposed of last year. The walrus colony fed on five tons of codfish and forty tons of herring, along with 14 000 tins of milk and other items, totaling a food bill near 50 000 dollars.
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London
Ohio State Journal
Speed limits of human fingers in music performance
Doctor Kahn in The Lie of Mankind analyzes maximal muscle speed. The violinist may execute about 600 finger motions per minute, ten per second, while a pianist playing the Minute Waltz must strike 740 keys in a minute with the right hand. Top pianists often complete the feat in 40 to 85 seconds.
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Doctor Kahn
No Change Heard in Old Acquaintances Banter
Jones asks about Smith’s changes after years. Brown replies Smith believes he’s changed little but acts differently. Brown adds Smith often remarks on how foolish he once was.
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Brown
Town Clerk Notice on Legal Hours and Dates
Public notice by JOHN W. CHURCH Town Clerk lists legal hours for official actions in June. Office open daily except Saturdays afternoons Sundays and holidays from 8 a m to 6 p m and June 28 to 30 extended hours from 8 a m to 9 p m.
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Max
Ali
Byry
P. mi
Neluaive
John W. Church
Notice of Probate for Sylvia DeWolf Ostrander Estate
The Probate Court of Bristol Rhode Island admits the Last Will and Testament of Sylvia DeWolf Ostrander deceased and appoints Benjamin F. Lindemuth as administratrix with will annexed, bond filed. Creditors must file claims at the clerk’s office beginning May 28, 1926. clerk John W Church.
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Sylvia Dewolf Ostrander
Bristol
R. L
Benjamin F. Lindemuth
High Street
R. I
Rhode Island
Emily C D Blakeman
Nuttall
Gloucester County
Virginia
John W Church
Probate Court Sets Final Account in Bristol Estate
June 2 1926 the probate court in Bristol receives Elwyn J Kenyon administrator eta of Charles H Smith estate first and final account for allowance The court resets consideration to June 21 1926 at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol with notice to be published for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix John W Church Clerk
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Bristol
Charles H. Smith
Elwyn J Kenyon
John W Church
Mortgagee Sale of Vermette Property in Bristol
Public auction to be held June 19 1926 at 1 PM under a mortgage deed from Alphonse and Marie Vermette dated April 1924. The parcel on Intervale with two hundred by four hundred twenty three foot boundaries includes a well access and a ten by two hundred foot right of way.
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Alphonse Vermette
Marie Vermette
Bristol
Narrows Road
Assessors Notice on Tax Return Deadlines in Bree Rhode Island
The town announces a forty cent tax rate per one hundred dollars with a range of 220000 to 323000 dollars for 1926. Assessors will accept tax returns June 16 to June 18 1926, with oath required and exemptions for veterans and spouses. Executors trustees and guardians must file for trust estates as well.
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Board of Assessors
Burnside Memorial Building
Rhode Island
Board of Tax Assessors
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