Alexandria Romance of Washington and Carlyle House
The piece recalls Alexandria Virginia as a cradle of George Washingtons early life and Braddock era, detailing the Carlyle house and Braddock asylum legacy. It notes Washingtons ties to Alexandria, the Carlyle mansions history, Braddocks staff role, and local hospitality shaping colonial era character.
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Alexandria
George Washington
Lfe
Mount Vernon
Washington
Virginia
Nielle Haven
Braddock House
Carlyle House
John S. Carlyle
Isle of Wight
Hunting Creek
Carlyles
Arne
East
West Indies
Sally Fairfax
John Carlyle
Braddock
Johan Carlyle
Cut Off World Report On Berlin Officers Refusal to Dance
A fragment describes Berlin officers forbidden to dance the tango or attend gatherings. It mentions a young lieutenant greeting a friend on the streets and expressing loneliness as he dies.
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Berlin
A Bizarre Parade of Ads and Snippets From a Past Page
An assortment of dubious claims and quirky lines runs across the page. It includes cures and tonics, travel mentions like Vigo Spain, stray product ads for Dean’s Mentholated Cough Droplets and Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills, and light social quips about mother-in-law jokes and tango interests.
Paris Proper Gets Sardonic Tourists Didoes Question
A guide declares this is Paris proper, while a skeptical tourist retorts they didn't travel far to see it and asks when the didoes begin.
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Paris
Paris Proper
Mothers urged to check Castoria bottles for safety
Public health advisory stresses examining Castoria bottles for the proper signature and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. It reassures parents that Fletcher's Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and is widely sought by children.
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Fletcher
Improved Typewriter Keys with Safety Springs
Safety speed keys for typewriters feature springs and cushions. They increase the key area to reduce hitting the wrong keys and lessen jar and wear on machines and operators.
Grievous Error in Ballyroc Tale After Narrow Escape
In a Western tale Duke Smixture recounts a misstep where Lord Ballyroc almost escaped danger in America. The humorous exchange features a mistaken term as he calls a cowgirl a heifer, prompting a wry judge’s remark.
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Count Emallup
Lord Ballyroc
America
Duke Smixture
Woolly West
Pat a Whereabouts in Yard Search Ends in Irish Wit
An English mill manager searched the yard for a missing Irish worker, claiming he had looked everywhere. The worker Pat returned and quipped that the search missed the center saying it was there where he was. The exchange shows humor amid a simple search incident.
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Pat
Centar
Women in the World and Savannah’s Motorcycle Trend
The story notes that married school teachers perform better than unmarried ones. It highlights Savannah Georgia as having more women motorcyclists than any city of its size in the United States. It also mentions Miss Mary T. Wilson likely to be named head of Indiana’s woman prison board and Susan Jones of Benson, N. Cy teeth: . antes We. Scotia ny.
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Alexandria
Carlyle House
Washington
Mount Vernon
Mr. Weems
The
Times
Belle Haven
Belle
A. D
Custis
Colonel Washington
Savannah
United States
Mary ‘T. Wilson
Woman
Indiana
Susan Jones
Benson
N. Cy Teeth
Antes
Scotia Ny
Bromo Quinine Patent Remedy Ad with Pierce Flourish
Vintage ad copy touts Bromo Quinine as a cure for colds promising one day relief. It promotes Lara Tive BromO Quinine and signature L W Grove while urging readers to seek Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and to buy sugar coated granules easy as candy.
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Lara
W. Grove
Pierce
Fragmentary Chat About Fashion and Complaints
Snippet shows a dialogue about new fashion, noting women have stopped complaining about eyewear and their wear. Includes brief exchange on perceptions of clothing and eyewear trends.
Prominent Man Mentioned in Autobiography
Sam Lederer, a theatrical manager, and a friend discuss a third person. The friend asks if he is a man of prominence, and Lederer replies that he is the type who notes in his autobiography in Who's Who that he belongs to the National Geographic Society.
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Sam Lederer
Lederer
Nectional Geography Society
France considers birth rate check by family head voting
A French scheme proposed by a source named The British Clerical Journal would let a male family head vote for two adults and extra votes for each child under his care, with reductions if children do not vote. The plan aims to influence representation based on family size and voting participation.
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Weill
France
Miuny Yotea
Conversation on Santos Dumont monument in France
Two aviators discuss the Aero Club de France planning a monument to Santos Dumont. One notes it will be set up at St. Cloud, and the other agrees it is fitting.
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France
Aero Club de France
Santos Dumont
St. Cloud
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