Washingtons Mount Vernon Christmas Revels and Rich Living
The article portrays a Mount Vernon Christmas during Washingtons era with lavish hospitality. Guests enjoyed luxuries like silver forks and abundant wine while the mistress brewed beer and peach brandy. The narrative covers dancing, games, toasts after ladies left, and romantic engagements among guests, including the Washington children Patsy and Jacky.
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Mount Vernon
Waington
Virginia
Peter Parley
George
Washington
Bryan Fairfax
Alexandria
G. W. Lewis
Cousin Bryan
Mr. Fairfax
Betty Lomax
Westmétreland County
Susan Lee
Rappahannock
Old
Black Tom
Mars’ James
Sallie Lee
City of
Robert E. Lee
Propinquity’s Part In a Wartime Love Triangle
In a hospital romance during war, Nurse Jane Prince faces Teddy Blake’s longing for Jeanne de Naeyer, a French girl. Doctor Buchanan reveals his own affection while Jane and he confront propinquity as a dangerous lure and decide if their own love can bloom beyond Captain Teddy’s claim or his French liaison.
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Jane
Teddy Blake
June
Julie
The
Red Cross
Teddy
Doctor Buchanan
Jeanne de Naeyer
France
Long Island
Buchanan
Jeanne
Captain Teddy
June Prince
Christmas Afternoon Reflections From Wayne in Public Ledger
The piece muses on a quiet Christmas afternoon and the fading of the great day. It contrasts memories of past joys with present quiet, urging readers to forget troubles and share happiness with others, invoking Tiny Tim’s blessing and communal goodwill.
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Tiny Tim
Wayne
Public Ledger
Santa's Daughter Seeks Ukulele in Bold Outburst
A playful note from a family expresses fierce love for their daughter while she announces a bold wish for a ukulele Yor Corsuaca ely emeke. The fragment hints at humorous regional language and a hopeful gift request.
Jerry Spreads Christmas Joy In Neighborhood Tale
A boys’ Christmas story follows Jerry who helps Rodney despite Rodney's envy for a motorcycle. Jerry shares the joy by building a toy sled and inviting the twins to enjoy a handmade tree and coasting, illustrating the season’s spirit and generosity among neighbors.
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Rodney
Jerry
Rod
Jakey McGinnis
McGinnis
Garon
Death to Cockroaches Promoted by Flour mixed Fluoride
The Bulletin of the Chicago School of Sanitary Instruction urges a home pest control method using commercial sodium fluoride and flour dusted or blown into roach areas. Insects emerge agitated, then die within 24 to 48 hours. the same mix can kill caterpillars if foliage is dusted. Caution is advised due to fluoride inhalation risks. its use as a food preservative is illegal in the United States.
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Chicago School of Sanitary Instruction
United States
Vegetable sheep of New Zealand daisy family plant
Singular New Zealand plants known as rapulia eximia resemble woolly sheep. They grow high on mountain slopes up to 5000 feet, a compact mass of stems with wooly leaves. Exhibited in Christchurch, specimens required six men to move large specimens.
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New Zealand
Christchurch
First Official Newspaper Origin and Early Venice Sheets
The first official news sheets appeared in Venice in 1566. Handwritten notices were posted in public places for townsmen to read, with readers paying a small coin to access them. The church resisted such dissemination and Pope Gregory pursued the editors.
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Rome
Venice
Gazetta
Gregory
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