Washington Birthday Time and Its Contested Date
The article weighs which date marks George Washington birthday old style February 11 or new style February 22 noting calendar shifts England 1752 and Washington diaries. It cites Royal and military tributes from 1778 at Valley Forge and 1782 Rochambeau salute on February 22 and Washingtons diary entries February 22 1769 1770 1775 plus his simple Mount Vernon life and lilacs diary note.
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George Washington
England
Washington
Union
Sir Isaac Heard
Garter King of Arms
London
Williamsburg
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Ohio
Martha Parke Custis
Mount Vernon
Alexandrina
Yorktown
John ©. Fitzpatrick
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Procter
Valley Forge
Rochambeau
New Windsor
Washington Birthday Observances From Revolution to Nation
The piece traces Washingtons birthday celebrations from his youth through the early Republic. It notes diaried moves into the Executive Mansion on Broadway, Levee receptions, and a 1796 West Point salute. It highlights Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis of Boston founding a public Washington birthday reception that helped establish a national holiday.
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United States
McCombs
Broadway
Trinity Church
New York City
Washington
Philadelphia
Fitzpatrick
Congress
Dunlap’s
United States Military Academy
West Point
Anthony Wayne
James Wilkinson
Greenville
Ohio
George Washington
Citadel
Virginia
Alexandria
Nellie Custis
Burt
Davis
Geo Calvert
Commonwealth
Otis
Boston
Massachusetts
W Western Newspaper Union
Maple Sweetened Apples A Delicate Oven Baked Variation
Maple syrup replaces white sugar to bake apples, yielding a rich, delicate flavor. Pare and cure apples, pour a maple sugar and water mixture over, top with butter, bake until tender. Baste as it cooks, serve hot or cold in the dish or individual glasses, with the amber syrup.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Postum Free Week Offer Draws Readers
Read the advertisement promising a full week's supply of Postum free to anyone who writes in. The Postum Company offers the health drink as a promotional giveaway in this section of the paper.
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Postum Company
fort.—Ady
Apple emanations ripen bananas and warp potatoes
A London Tit-Bits report from a British Association of Refrigeration meeting claims elderly apples emit emanations that rapidly ripen bananas and deform apples, with potatoes affected by the air. Investigations proceed as scientists search for the mysterious emanations.
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British Association of Refrigeration
London
Mrs Ned McHugh Dies at 102 in Tullynaha Ireland
Mrs Ned McHugh who died in Tullynaha Ireland aged 102 recalled the potato famine and the Big Wind night. She never traveled by train or car. A teetotaller she credited longevity to moderation in everything and freedom from sorrow.
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Ned McHugh
Tullynaha
Ireland
Approves Kindergarten in Public School Establishment
A public notice quoting R. T. Congdon of Potsdam State Normal School outlines the benefits of kindergartens, emphasizing balanced emotional life and development. The National Kindergarten Association invites inquiries and materials to assist in establishing kindergarten programs in public schools.
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R. _T. Congdon
State“Normal School
Potsdam
New York
National Kindergarten Association
West Tortleth Street
New York City
Ac Kindergarten
Milk of Magnesia Urged to Fight Acid Stomach Aches
Scientists link many midlife ailments to excess stomach acidity. After meals and before bed, take Phillips Milk of Magnesia to neutralize acid. The ad promotes liquid Phillips and tablets as quick relief, claiming you will feel like another person.
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Wakefield
Ses
Dr. Pierce
Egypt
Phillips’ Milk
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Phillips’ E Mill
Magnesia
Sakatchewan
Meadow Lake
Sask
Lehman, Humboldt, Eans
Nash
Geraldine Farrar
A.M
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