Washington’s Christmas Eves of Trenton and Valley Forge
The piece recalls Washington’s Christmas Eve 1776 plan to cross the Delaware and strike Trenton Hessians, despite ice and snows, and contrasts it with the harsh Christmas 1777 at Valley Forge. It notes 2300–2400 troops, 868 prisoners at Trenton, and Valley Forge misery with bare feet, scant provisions, and starving troops.
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Washington
Greene
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
Ball
Jersey Shore
New Jersey
All
Rall
Philadelphia
Congress
Valley Forge
Whitemarsh
Valley Forte
Continental Army
Union
Early American People Revealed by 3000-Year-Old Ruins
Dr Paul S Martin reports excavations at the Lowry ruin in southwestern Colorado uncovering three distinct ancient American civilizations and two large kivas. One kiva sits atop another with paintings in black and white showing geometric designs and weather motifs including lightning rain and clouds.
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Lowry
Colorado
Paul S. Martin
Martin
Kiva
Phonograph Taught Elocution in Swedish Schools
Dr Nils Wanninger argues phonograph records should teach elocution in Swedish schools. Leading authors would read for school records, competent readers would record to show proper pronunciation, and spelling aims to be phonetic though speech differs from formal writing.
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Nils Wanninger
National Board of Education
Doctor Wanninger
Doctor Hanninger
Much Useful Material in Carcass of Shark
One hundred sharks daily are landed at Key West for a plant that converts the carcasses into usable products for arts sciences and industries. Hides become leather and shagree to backs of brushes and mirrors livers yield vitamin rich oil fins travel to the Orient as a delicacy eyes become artificial pearls bones and other remnants become fertilizer.
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Key West
Orient
Work of Art and Patience A Bedroom Suite In Park Falls
In Park Falls Wisconsin Andrew Halaksen at a filling station crafted a bedroom set from patterned walnut redwood and spruce totaling over one million pieces. He spent four years assembling a bed dresser cedar chest and stand from tiny wood bits he could hold ten thousand at a time.
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Andrew Halaksen
Park Falls
Wis
Halaksen
Communities siege saw factory over worn circular saws used as alarms
Small towns besiege a saw factory over worn circular saws repurposed as fire alarms. The saws are mounted on wooden frames and pendulum to strike a gonglike sound audible over long distances.
What A Woman 39 Years Old Should Weigh
A vintage weight guide lists heights and suggested weights for women from 4 ft 11 in to 5 ft 9 in, with specific pounds. It advises a four week diet of cutting sweets and starches, eating lean proteins and vegetables, plus Kruschen Salts daily before breakfast, claiming rapid fat loss and vitality.
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Elver
All Dressed Up and a Jersey Cow Joke
A brief humorous exchange from Musonle Craftsman features a farmer quip about a cow in a Jersey coat. The joke plays on misidentifying the animal as wearing its own skin versus a coat.
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Ted
No Opportunity in Pathfinder Barbershop Joke
A Pathfinder Magazine line pairs a joke question about a barber in a big shop with a punchline that he was cutting his wife's hair. The quip reflects a light humor tone typical of the periodical.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Lydia E Pinkham Pillows? Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Readers
Testimonial notices from Mrs Clara Riley and Mrs Bertha Stephens praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as beneficial for menopausal symptoms and general health. Riley claims spring and fall use keeps her healthy at 71 while Stephens reports improved weight, sleep, color, and energy after use and invites inquiries.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Riley
Bertha Stepiens
E. Reed St
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Lydia E. Kiiota
Bertha Stephens
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Elmo Scott Watson
George Washington
Heao
Lafayette
Delaware
Hanford
West
Palm Springs
California
Cahuenga Bivd
Hollywood
Calif
Cc. D
Wright Hamburg
Iowa
Coyote
FOX
Capaules
George Edwards
Livingston, Mostans
Psoriasis
Woodside
Long Island
Lydia E. Vegetable
Mec
Pinkham’s Compound Lcine, Co
Lynn, ‘Mass
Paxton & 4Th Ave
Sioux City
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