Swords Highlight National Museum Collection Across Eras
The National Museum showcases about 180 swords illustrating weapon use and rank across history. Notable deposits include War Department pieces spanning U.S. history, foreign types, and items from the Kennan collection with yataghans and other blades. Other gifts include Mason family swords and rare pieces from Hickman and Hannay, plus weapons linked to the Revolution and figures like Hancock and Gansevoort.
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Ashington
National Museum
War Department
War Service
United States
George Kennan
Mason
Julian James
Japan
China
Turkey
North Africa
Charles W. Hickman
Augusta
J. R. R. Hannay
U.S. A
Applause in Congress A Joke About Public Cheers
A moving picture card urged lawmakers to applaud acts they like and report discourtesy to management. Senators defend the jest as a reflection of American frankness, noting gallery applause is common even as rules forbid playing to the galleries.
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Halls of Congress
Congress
Youth wagers dive into fountain at noon school recess
A Western High pupil, son of a Washington banker, dove into a fountain at the Barry memorial statue site during lunch hour after a two bit bet. He fled across the park soaked, trying to dodge park police while peers sought their wagers.
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Western High School
Franklin School
Washington
Annette Kellerman
Health requirements eyed for printing bureau assistants
The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, with Dr. Benjamin S. Warren of the Public Health Service, argues for strict physical exams to select fit printers' assistants. About 500 workers, mostly healthy, would endure severe exertion on their feet, with tests including lung checks to prevent tubercular risk and ensure future hires meet strength standards. Now carry the iron weight around the room ten times.
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Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Benjamins. Warren
Public Health Service
Mae
Child asks if horse had to die for horseradish
Five year old Geraldine finishes dinner with horseradish, listening to praise. She asks her father at the door, "Papa, did have to kill a horse to get it?" framing the exchange with a child’s direct, innocent concern.
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Geraldine
Helders
Old Coats and Old Friends
An aphoristic reflection likens a coat to old friends, noting how both fit snugly and remain constants. The speaker describes a coat that matches his deformities, keeps him warm, and feels familiar in every movement, equating comfort with enduring relationships.
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Hugo
Secret opposition to immigration restriction bill persists
A Washington review reports steady Senate hesitancy to pass the Burnett immigration restriction bill amid electoral concerns. It notes latent opposition from families of aliens and steamship groups, and discusses anti trust efforts, labor exemptions, and parcel post pay reforms as Congress debates actions before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Burnett
Alabama
House
Committee On Immigration of the
American Genetic Association
United States
Alexander BE. Dance
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Prescott F. Hall
Boston
Robert D. C. Ward
Harvard University
New York City
E. K. Sprague
United States Public Health Service
Royal Kitchens at Windsor Castle Showcases Treasures
The article describes Windsor Castle kitchens with a lofty white tiled chief room, copper scarcepans, a huge polished step table with heat through hollow legs, and rooms for vegetables fruit and floral table decorations. It also notes Sequo Yah who devised a Cherokee alphabet taught to others and later inspired the naming of the California sequoia by Endlicher in 1846.
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Windsor Castle
Deckers
California
Naming the Redwood Tree Sequoia
A Cherokee named Sequo inspired the naming of the giant redwood now found only in California as sequoia. The short account explains the link between the tree and the person’s name in historic lore.
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California
Sequo
Noted Harsh Marital Customs Quip Cited by Courier
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip contrasts ancient and modern marriage rites. The exchange implies cultural shifts in wedding rehearsals and gender norms without endorsing violence.
Ice Trust Scandal: The Best Excuse for Higher Ice Prices
A satirical proposal suggests reasons to raise ice prices after a severe winter. Points claim thicker blocks cost more to handle and waste in cutting, storage freezes blocks, heat in summer will boost demand, and extra quality warrants extra price, noting the ice price never matched production costs.
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Ice Trust
Eczema Cured By Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs. Carrie Goode of Red Bank New Jersey describes a ten year eczema and hair loss outbreak on her face which healed after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes complete recovery in three months and endorsement of the products sold worldwide with a Skin Book offer.
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Central Ave
Red Bank
N. J
Carrie Goode
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Coffin Finisher Fails to Save Dying Man at Home
J Welch of Oakland, son-in-law and daughter Nelson, aided by delays, had a coffin built for his dying father-in-law, Warmen, who suffered cancer after moving to live with his daughter. He died before the coffin finished, with the work completed ten days before death. The note recalls the saying that many chase the unattainable in life.
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Clayton
Webb
North Carolina
Committee On Judiciary
Wilson
House of Representatives
Congress
Hobson
Underwood
Oscar W
Merrimac
J. Welch
Nelson
Oakland
Fall River Mills
Cal
New York World
Texans Capture Two Regiments at Gaines Mill in 1862
An anecdote recalls Fifth Texas officers receiving Union swords after Surrender. Colonel Upton drops his frying pan as he takes the weapons. Big John Ferris blocks escape attempts, insisting they fight rather than feed prisoners.
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Gaines Mill
Fifth
Texas
Upton
Big John” Ferris
Company B
John Ferris
Big John
Dumpling Respite Amid Tennessee Fatal Feud Tale
Senator Blair Lee recalls a Tennessee ridge tale where a mountaineer brings tragic news of a death to a widow. She pauses eating apple dumplings, then calms herself with humor, promising louder cries after finishing the meal.
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Tennessee
United States
Blair Lee
Maryland
The Fingerless Kind on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Jillian Russell visits Atlantic City and notes many slashed skirts still on display on the Boardwalk. A young girl jokes about her own cut dress as Russell quips Fits like a mitt, better say. The piece ends with a marketing line about Roman Eye Baleam for eye inflammation.
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Jillian Russell
Atlantic City
Miss Russell
Not Wholly True Has Divorce Spark in Poet’s Tale
A fragment discusses a poet questioned as true, noting his wife obtained a divorce. The exchange hints at scandal and marital breakdown within a literary figure, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Modesty and manners mark true greatness
A trimmed quotation about self reverence and fine conduct. It argues that modesty, self respect, and good manners are essential to standing as a truly great person, shaping character and demeanor.
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A. B. Alcott
Woman’s health claims for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia and Providence women describe relief from displacement backache and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. They say it restored health, energy, sleep and appetite and encourage others to try it with reported strong personal endorsements.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Fisher
Juniata Street
Providence
R. L
Abril Lawson
Lippitt St
Providence, R. I
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