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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
6
A Trenton boy, inspired by his sailor uncle and the signal “Hard a-lee” used at sea, repeats the chant at a family meal. His grandfather, a churchman, rebukes him for not bowing, and the boy replies with a shrill “Hard-h-lee, everybody,” causing astonishment.
A reader recalls a seven year skin affliction with relentless itching from ankle to knee, weight loss, and sleepless nights, tried many doctors, found relief after using Cuticura Remedies. The page also includes jokes, ads for Allen's Foot Ease, Wrigley’s gum, and a Perry Davis Painkiller note, plus light quips about church, politics, and daily life.
The Wakefield plantation, birthplace of George Washington, faces neglect as a tourist site amid efforts to restore Stratford. Bricks and a cornerstone from the original house survive, but the former manor and burial slabs are diminished by ruin and isolation, limiting travel to Wakefield from Washington's Mount Vernon.
The article recounts how Alexandria Virginia fostered public birthday observances for George Washington from the 1780s, including balls, church services, and civic events. It tracks the evolution through the 19th century, Civil War disruption, and revival, noting figures like G W P Custis and Richard B Lee, the orphan asylum, and modern biennial celebrations with firemen and soldiers. Washington remains Alexandria’s cherished hero and February 22 is its celebrated annual milestone.
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