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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1986
Page
14
In early U.S. history water routes shaped trade with rivers as main highways. A Virginia dock image shows tobacco shipments while Washington eyed a Mount Vernon Conference to start a canal company linking the Potomac to the Ohio River to open western trade.
As a Mount Vernon Conference delegate in March 1785 you might meet Martha Washington’s grandchildren at Mount Vernon and share a tea at six in the evening. Daily meals begin with breakfast at seven, a big lunch at three, and supper at nine each night.
A compact glossary style item lists a set of everyday terms including football, gift, flyswatter, barrel, clothespin, hairpin, sailboat, fudge bar, lips, leaf. The piece reads like a quick reference for common nouns and playful pairings.
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