Washington’s Virginia Rise Through War and Marriage
The 1758–59 period tracks George Washington’s Braddock campaign, the fall of Duquesne, and his courtship and marriage to Martha Custis. It highlights his bold frontier leadership, political ascent in Virginia, wealth from Mount Vernon and Custis estates, and his growing role as a skilled all round manager.
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William Pitt
England
Amherst
Louisbourg
Wolfe
Quebec
General Forbes
Virginia
Duquesne
Washington
Forbes
Braddock
Fort Pitt
Mercer
Virginia Line
George Mason
America
Williamsburg
John St. Clair
Winchester
Philadelphia
Love
Mary Phillipse
House of Cary
Martha Custis
Ohio
Francis Ler
White House
York Riverside
House of Burgesses
Frederick County
Robinson
Colonel Washington
London
Custis
Mount Vernon
Messrs
Robert Cary & Co
George Washington
British West Indies
Umbrella Peddlers Bank Rain Favor in City Streets
In New York rain drives umbrella peddlers to busy corners during business hours while pedestrians beg for Sunshine. Park Row Nassau Street City Hall Park become stages for their anxious wait and despondent glances skyward as rain ceases.
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Park Row
Nassau Street
City Hall Park
New York
That Dog House Cost a Dollar Judge Notes
A judge recalls a building project that began with an estimate of 75 cents and ended up costing $1 for a dog house. The exchange highlights common overrun patterns in construction.
Hard Times Again in State Treasury and Richer Tax Ideas
Georgia state treasurer says warrants up to five dollars are being held as funds tighten. He urges constitutional revision to boost revenues, cites Kansas tax reform as a model, and notes growth demands across schools and departments. He warns against blanket cuts and notes banking reform and public capital needs.
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Atlanta
Brown
Georgia
Kansas
W. J. Speer
Benjamin W. Hunt
Georgia Bankers' Association
Orville H. Park
Park
Hunt
Bankers of Georgia
Macon
Southern Bell
Greenwood
8. C
A. K
Children’s Christian Protective Association of America
Universal Child Welfare
Hawkes
Guardias
W. C. Bryant
Wilbur
United States Department of Commerce
Sociological Congress
Bryant
Alabama
North Carolina
Shriners’ Convention
Woodward
Forrest Adair
John M. Slaton
National Shriners Conventio
Yaarab Temple
South
Shriners
New Orleans
State Prison Board
Wright
Pew
Those Rheumatic Twinges and Kidney Help
Rheumatic pain from damp weather is linked to uric acid crystals. Doan's Kidney Pills offer quick kidney relief. A cautionary line notes a businessman employing about 2,000 children and growing wealthy.
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Doan
Glasgow to Nelson milestone monument proposal
Thrifty Scot recalls Sir John Carr in Glasgow in 1807 advising the inscription for Nelson's monument. He suggested a concise line stating Glasgow to Nelson, with a playful addition noting Nelson nine miles away to double as a milestone.
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John Carr
Glasgow
Nelson
Beyond and the eternal kingdom of love
The author argues that even if portals to the beyond opened, humanity would not become better or happier. Sacred realities might be degraded to ordinary discourse. What is needed is a quality of life that conveys the nearness and sweetness of the highest realm in love.
Old Pie Shops Vanish Amid Changing London Food Scene
The London Chronicle notes the decline of old time pie shops and the eel pie shop on Fleet Street, displaced by fried fish shops. It also mentions the fading of itinerant vendors and the march of urban change across twenty years.
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London
Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd
Postum touted as coffee substitute in health letter
A letter from a St. Paul Park reader describes relief from nervous heart symptoms headaches and digestive issues after quitting coffee for Postum. The writer cites testimonials from a W C T U state president and others claiming asthma dyspepsia and heart trouble improved or resolved. The piece ends inviting readers to glimpse The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Wellville
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Daniel Parke Custis
His Majesty’s Service
Martha Washington
Buc
Paris
London Globe
M. Bleriot
Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mathias
Thomas E.shea
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Hyde
Sir Henry Irving
State House
U . Simpson
S *Ibner
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, New York
Marquess of
Sligo
Lord Altamont
Indian Civil Service
Bankipur
Lord Sligo
Monghyr
Scotland
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