Smithsonian Institution and National Museum Rise in Washington
A portrait of Spencer F. Baird and a tour of the Smithsonian and National Museum in Washington describe the growth from the old institution to a unified museum. The piece covers history, the Haida canoes, North American archaeology, stone tools, ceremonial weapons, mortars, pipes, and the museum’s diverse departments, urging public visit.
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Washngton
Jan
Smithsonian Institution
United States
National Museum
Smithsonian
James Smithson
Smithson
Smith
Joseph Menry
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Baird
Pennsylvania
Dickinson College
United States Fish Commission
Bureau of Ethonology
Henry
Congress
George Washington
Mary Walker
Spencer ¥. Baird
Department of Technology
Savage
Department of North American Archeology
Lake Superior
Stock Exchange
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Ray
Museum
Mound City
Lis
Yankee
Washington
Bin
Sanan Erna
Airy Castle and Joaquin Miller's Cabin in Washington
Special Correspondent notes two eccentric Washington dwellings. A. B. Haywood, pension office clerk, built Airy Castle a tree platform three miles north of the Capitol with a shiplike interior and a skylit attic bedroom. Joaquin Miller resides in a Meridian Hill log cabin echoing frontier life with a simple table, fur rugs, open brick fireplace, and a porches and shelves bearing few civilized touches.
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Washington
Auestion
A. B. Haywood
New Hampshire
Airy Castle
Capitol
Potomac
Virginia Mountains
Mahomet
Heaven
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
West
Miller
Meridian Hill
Perry Banton
Johnny and the Molasses Barrel in a Country Scene
A Harper’s Young People inspired scene shows Johnny fetching molasses from a stiff barrel, the mess spreading on the cellar floor while he reads the Boys and Girls section. The piece ties to Valentine’s Day customs and parent-child lessons with homey anecdotes and practical craft tips.
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Harper
Johnny
Mamma
Tam the House Mouse Mischief
A playful poem by Will Ream describes a tiny resident in a house. The narrator confesses the mischief is their baby, a lively mouse who raids papers, nibbles corners, and eludes capture with swift running and cheeky charm.
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Will Ream
Tam
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Mason's Drug Store
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Portland Cement
Michigan
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Mansfield’s
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SPURS
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Stixsox & Co
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Denver
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Longmont, Colo
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