Easy to Strike a Light Weekly Market Letter on White House Hostesses
The piece surveys the evolving role of First Ladies from the Adams era through the Garfield presidency, noting Market Street Philadelphia origins, late completion of the White House, and contrasting hostess styles of Mrs Adams, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Zachary Taylor, Mrs Fillmore, Mrs Pierce, Miss Harriet Lang, Mrs Lincoln, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Grant, Mrs Hayes, and Mrs Garfield as images of presidential receptions and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Mkinley
White House
Washington
Market Street
Philadelphia
Adams
Jefferson
Zachary Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Harriet Lang
Mas
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Executive
Hayes
Garfield
Lighting Lamps Match Held for Dowling Area Ad Arcadin
The item describes a novelty lamp lighter using a match placed in a groove to ignite a lamp. It outlines portability and simple operation alongside a promotional note targeting users in Dowling and Arcadin. The passage then shifts to various market data and humorous snippets from the era, including grain prices and local quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Match Vun
Dowling
Wopkiva & Hygatey
Arcadin
Beets in Northwest: Early Experiments and Prospects
The article recounts early efforts to grow sugar beets in the Northwest, including imports from Cologne and California trials. It cites seed distributions by Mr. H C Smith and Oregon State experiments led by G W Shaw, noting varying success, crop care, and climate comparisons to Germany and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha
India
America
Argentine
Australia
Russia
France
California
H.C. Smith
Portland
Cologne
Germany
Alvarado
Cal
Bhees
Northwest
Agricultural Department
Corvallis
G. W. Shaw
Shaw
Oregon
Ladies of the White House Through Presidential Eras
The piece surveys several First Ladies from Mrs Madison to Mrs McKinley, noting beauty memory for faces, social duties, and health limits. It contrasts Dolly Madison hosting after the White House fire, Monroe’s advocacy, and Cleveland’s popularity with McKinley’s childless administration. It ends with a hazardous appliance instruction insert about match lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
White House
Cleveland
Pretty Dolly Madison
Monroe
France
Madame Lafayette
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Harrison
John Tyler
Executive Mansion
James BK. Polk
Arthur
McKinley
McKinleys
Martha Washington
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Cycler
Judy
Kennebec
Jim Hai
Lewiston
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Young America
Wool—Valley
Seattle
Wash
Dakota
Pes
Pune
Otra Oy
Ue Jars
Fane Hovat
Rasan
Betty Peau
Ae Sauder
Worat
Willamette Valley
Siegepee
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