Washington's Birthdays Through Years in His Era
The article traces George Washington's February birthdays from childhood in Westmoreland and Stafford counties through early surveying days in Virginia and Western Virginia, to his later war years at Cambridge, Morristown, and New Windsor. It notes birthdays spent amid danger and duty, ending with the 1783 peace treaty and his standing as a national icon.
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Ashington
Westmoreland County
Potomac
Washington
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Hobby
William Bustle
Virginia
Lord Fairfax
Kanawha
Mount Vernon
Lye
Lawrence
Anne Carey
George
Barbadoes
Dinwiddie
George Washington
Alexandria
Shirley
Massachusetts
Horton
Earl of London
Cambridge
Craigie House
Longfellow
Morristown
N. J
New Windsor
Great Britain
Frrom
Christian Register
Washingtons Life and Colonial Heritage Reflected in Recipes
A nostalgic piece blends early American history with domestic life, recalling Washingtons life from birth to presidency and including hortatory notes from Horace Greeley. It interleaves culinary instructions and festive table decorations tied to Washingtons memory, with suggested fruit and dessert preparations like Old-Fashioned Baked Apples and Cherry Ice Cream.
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Horace Greeley
Mount Vernon
Washington
Virginia Dinner Menu And Old Virginia Cookery Notes
A fragment describes a Washington's birthday dinner plan featuring Southern dishes like Virginia fried chicken and fruit cake. It includes experimental timing, serving notes, and a recipe sketch for Virginia fruit cake and roasted oysters in a Virginia open fireplace setting, highlighting traditional preparation and flavor.
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Washington
Virginia
London World Wanderer Accepts Masked Walk Wager
A Londoner departs Trafalgar Square to walk around the world under a $100000 bet. He must touch every English county and visit Scotland Ireland and Wales plus twenty other countries, while selling photographs to subsist. He travels masked, promises to obtain town mayoral approvals and mileage records, and aims to finish in ten years.
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Trafalgar Square
London
Pall Mal
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
New York Herald
An Inglorious Wound on the Volunteer Range
A famed Irish Sergeant with three wars behind him never wounded before. known as Old War, he marked targets on a North range. He joked he would not be shot, yet a rifle hit him in the shoulder as blood appeared. He staggered along the line and was carried away after realising he had been shot.
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Phwat
Understanding the origin of knots in ship speed
A Scientific American excerpt explains that knots measure speed, not distance, traced to the log line method. A three cornered wood with a weight and cords measured water travel by a sand glass, where six knots indicated six nautical miles per hour.
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Scientific American
The Children of Misery Fragmentary Rhetoric
A fragmented excerpt laments the homeless and neglected in urban streets. The speaker contrasts two groups, condemning callous inaction as night pervades corners and homes, urging compassion for the vulnerable population.
Generous medical offer cited by Cloverport judge
Judge Wille of Cloverport endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney, backache, and bladder issues. He urges sufferers to write for advice and attests to the remedy's value. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 50 cents. Frost Bitter note of frostbite first aid included offering cold water and witch hazel rubs for numb fingers and toes.
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J. H. Wille
Cloverport
Kye
Backhoe
Fez
Dean
50 Cent Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Salzer seed offerings and health notice brochure
Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin markets bulbs and vegetables with high per acre values for onion and cucumber crops and advertises seed catalogs with offers to gain new customers in 1908. The notice warns that cigarette creosote from rice paper causes consumption and promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine with E W Grove’s signature.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Reid la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse
Pirawbarry
Aurion
Salzer Seed Co
A.O
E.W. Grove
No Evidence to the Contrary
A young Catholic priest tests his class with Biddy Maloney answering what is meant by the holy state of matrimony. The girl jokes about purgatory until an elder judge notes caution, suggesting the nun may be right, quoting Harper's Magazine for counterpoint.
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Biddy
Shure
Sayson
Biddy Maloney
Srom
Harper's Magazine
Speechmaking and memory quoted by a listener
A listener tells a speaker the speech sounded fine yet forgets several words. Senator Sorghum replies that the art of speaking pleases the ear and avoids furnishing dates for later argument, as quoted by the Washington Star.
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Senator Sorghum
Wallpaper advice for room color and pattern effects
Guidance on wallpaper choosing noting how room orientation and lighting affect color warmth and glare. Recommends tones for north and south facing rooms, plain versus patterned papers, and how large patterns influence perceived space with color suggestions like dark green mustard and terra cotta.
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Bumdqogys
Fred Myron Colby
Cael
Aude Tit
Aogle
Hinpured
Youth's Companion
Caforn Bros
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