Washington Portraits and a Mystery Statue of George Washington
The piece surveys multiple Washington likenesses from Houdon and Stuart to Trumbull, debates Canova’s role, and recounts a mysterious colossal wooden Washington statue once linked to Bowling Green. It traces its known history from 1845 through 1919, ending with Delaware historians seeking a permanent home.
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Fane
George’ Waahington
Waahington
Houdon
Stuart
Trumbulle
Howdon
Richmond
Trumbull
Washington
Philadelphia
Houden
Sothere
George Washington
Akenens
Paul Bartlett
Waslington
Canova
Houdes
Wilmington
Historical Society of Delaware
Bowling Green
New York
City History Club
New York City
Art Commission
City Hall
George II
England
Jacques
South Norwalk
Sehff
Antonio Decorate
Frank Theobald
Futh Avenue
Harper's Weekly
Frank Leslie
Joseph Liebman
New York Historical Society
Liebman
St. Nicholas Avenue
One Hundred and Eighty-Second Street
General Coleman du Pont
Historical Society of
Delaware
Delaware Historical Society
Sruma
Washington Takes First Oath in New York City
A fragment recounts George Washington's inauguration in New York and his oath as president. It notes he stayed with Governor Clinton, a carriage to the residence, and Chancellor Livingston administering the oath with Washington declaring the aim to hold honesty above all.
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Clinton
Phries
Par
Iyate
Adams
Washington
Livingstone
George Washington
Legion Launches Low Interest Loans for Disabled Vets
American Legion national headquarters shapes a large rotating fund to provide unsecured loans at low interest to ex service men in need. Commander MacNider spearheads the plan, aiming to preserve veterans dignity during readjustment. Many vets in sickness or awaiting compensation face charity and delays, with polio gas exposure tubercular cases cited.
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The
American Legion
MancNider
Legion
Hest
MacNider
Aerial Transport Seeks Air Field. Fairfield Church Expansion
Aerial Transport Co of New York seeks an airship landing field at Columbus Junction. Fairfield's Methodist church plans an $80,000 expansion, with about $30,000 already in hand. Prohibition officer Benjamin Wilson named for Audubon. Miss Helen McCabe joins Parsons College finance committee. Several local incidents include a barn fire near Adair, skin grafts on a boy, and a wake of weather, crime, and civic actions.
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Aerial Transport Company of
New York
Columbus Junction
Methodist Church of Fairfield
Benjamin &. Wilson
Audubon
Tata
Haines
Helen McCabe
Fairfield
Sophmore
Parsons College
National Finance Committee
H. A. Alcorn
Adair
D. D. Ross
Alton
Alsensors
Decora
Elizabeth Moir
James Moir
Burlington
Washington, D. C
Marion County
White Pole
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Elwood Miller
Reinbeck
Muuthenk
Humboldt
Glenwood
Buck Grove
Jacob Greder
Mike Greder
Tother
William Carsten
Walter Fitzsimmons
Grand Jury
Wapellore
BE. C. Castle
F. Simith Sons
Northwestern Railway
National Ol Company
Clinton
Connell
Waterloo
Grandma Thompson
Hopkinton
Thompson
Elmer Braley
Kellogs
Braley
Walter J. Smith
United States Circuit of Appeals
Council Bluffs
Norval Worth
P. J
Fone
Paula Garcia
Oelwein
Narcisa Ramos
Independence
Mrs. Jessie A. Erskine Dances Steps in Tours Tale
Mrs. Jessie A. Erskine says she tried to dance eight thousand steps weekly in Tours France for the edification and amusement of sailors and others. She holds the post of treasurer for Magma County American Legion in New York and served as chief stenographer in the quartermaster department. She also led the department of sports and pastimes and twice was declared AWOL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie A. Erskine
Tours
France
Magma County Committee
The
American Legion
New York State
Erskine
Quartermaster Department
Eliot Porter Named Legion State Chaplain in Montana
Eliot Porter, WW Presbyterian, directed mortars and souls with equal skill while serving as state chaplain of the American Legion in Montana. A captain in British field artillery, he helped write the Legion's national ceremonial ritual with a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi, promoting no denominational hate. He nominated a Catholic to succeed him as state chaplain at the 1921 convention.
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Eliot Porter
American Legion
Montana
Porter
Legion
Carrying On With the American Legion
A compilation notes American Legion honors, with 538 Medal of Honor recipients, Italian cross awards, and a guard force nearing regular army strength. It cites Red Cross wartime funding, 126000 members including 90000 women, and a proposal to present flags to next of kin of unreturned soldiers.
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Zacenti
Staf
Bayer Aspirin Advertising Copy From Early 20th Century
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, asserting safe use for headaches, toothaches, neuralgia, rheumatic pains, and general pain. It stresses following directions and shows the Bayer Cross as a mark of genuine aspirin prescribed for over twenty-one years.
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Bayer
Two Varieties of Hard Luck in Local Voice
Two kinds of hard luck mark people in town, those who talk but never act and those who act yet face misfortune. The fragment hints at local conscience, urging effort over complaint amid everyday struggles.
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Virginis
Ceorce Washington
Dane
Eorge Washington
Rome
Virginia
Jefferson
General Washington
Franklin
Monsieur Houdon
Paris
Louisa Kvi
Voltaire
Harrison
Europe
Lafayette
Hendon
Flo
Russia
Richard Henry Lee
Monrose
Congress
Antonio Canova
Tungeum
Possugno
Italy
Jean Antoine Haydon
Academy
America
Benjamin Franklin
Do Hlin
Diana
Huntress
Houdans
Wishington
Mert
Hawkeye
State News
Mya
Jessse Erskine
County Legion
British Red Cross
Great Britain
Wearminster Abbey
Commissioner of Pensions
Rotla
Hiramine
Fletcher
Springfield
Plevee
Roma
Senn
Texcello
GOCON
SCOTT
Atmaysingiet Ont Nuiway
Excello
Bohae
Mtra
Adrian
Mic
Dodd
F.C. Chabr
Weledaus Laka
Odd
Dodd's Meditine CO
Burials
N.Y
Diamon Moerner
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