Valley Forge Sacrifice in Washingtons Winter Camp
In 1777 1778 at Valley Forge the Continental Army under General George Washington endured severe cold hunger and near starvation. Arthur Weller in National Republic Magazine notes 5000 of 17000 were fit for duty and clothing shortages forced men to swap uniforms while Washington shared breakfast with a sentinel and stood guard with his men.
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Valley Forge
George Washington
Arthur Weller
National Republic
Lord Howe
Philadelphia
Marshall
Washington
Valley Porge
Potts House
Mra
George Washington the Doctor and His Medical Practice
A Hygeia Health Magazine writer asserts George Washington was a physician who treated slaves on his plantation. During his final illness he directed his own care, ordered bleeding, and as death neared he released his friend's hand, checked his pulse, and the expression on his face changed as he passed away.
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George Washington
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Washington
Valley Forge shrine of devotion to sacrifice and care
A passage reflects on Valley Forge as more than a park, a symbolic shrine to the manhood and sacrifices of those quartered there during the Revolution. It emphasizes devotion to a cause and to a great commander that kept hope alive.
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Valley Forge
Tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon World Shrine
The tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon is described as a national shrine and a shrine of the world. Sailors dip their fingers and toll bells as ships from many nations pass the Potomac, while leaders and statesmen visit and lay wreaths, sometimes obscuring the doors.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Tomb of
Washington
Inaugural Ride Precedent Originated by Washington
A writer in the Saturday Evening Post notes George Washington established the courtesy of the retiring president riding with the incoming one to the inauguration. Since 1797 this custom has only been broken by the Adamses, though Dolly Madison once lamented the willow-entrance exit.
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Washington
George Washington
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Dolly Madison
Polly
Sabbath School and Church Services in Lewisville
A Lewisville notes a 10 am Sabbath school and 11 am church services on February 25 with attendance from Mrs J L Ieven and others. The week includes missionary meeting in Blairsville, several visits, guests, and illness of Rev J W Mountain causing no local preaching. Names include Mrs Elmer Ewing Mrs W B McGinley Mrs Lysle Diven Mr and Mrs G A Falls Jean Kennedy Donald Kennedy Louise McConnell Roy Palmer and many others.
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Lewisville
J. L. Ieven
Mra
Raymond Fleming
Rose Mary
Livermore
R. D
Blairaville
J. C. ‘Berkey
Rhodes
Johnstown
Lucetta Tomb
Near Town
Frank Warner
Beach ‘Bottom
W. Va
Jean Kennedy
Indiana
Kennedy
Marshall
J. W. Mountain
Clarksburg
Lysle Patterson
Mildred Mountain
Kennedy School
Tarentum
John Popp Hag
Carl Fleming
Ladies Missionary Society
Alice Allshouse
Allshouse
Emory. Campbell
Paul Davis
Dla
Martha Campbell
Frank Fleming
A. G. Miller
H. L. McCurdy
KE. M. Carson
Todd Rankin
Alpha Crum
T. E. Sharp
Alta McCurdy
Helen
Ruth Fleming
Harold Rankin
Betty Davis
John Popp
Jesse Elgin
Frank Cessna
Mt. Union
Geraldine Sell
T. F. Wingrove
Mary Lou
McCurdy
Sara Jane Sell
Gastown
Delbert Alters
Albert Bartlebaugh
Roy Fulmer
Ola
Ola Ramage
Charles Ball
Thoras Neal
Social Notes From Strongstown and Nearby
Strongstown residents and friends were seen visiting in Indiana and Culver with several locals attending a party at Clair Cramer’s in Nol. The group included Mr and Mrs W G Troxell and Mrs Elizabeth Troxell, Mrs Harry Bennett Jr and children, Myr and Mrs William Davis and Ison William Jr, Mr and Mrs W T Bennett, Gladys Troxell, Mr and Mrs Clarence Rankin and Mrs Mabel Duncan visiting Herbert Orner’s family in Cardiff. Fred Seiss, son of Rev and Mrs W E Seiss of Pleasant Unity, was killed Friday when struck by a car. Rev Seiss previously served as pastor here for five years.
A Good Newspaper Offer for R. D. Residents
The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette offer a yearly rate of $5.60 for residents of Indiana county while out-of-county readers pay $6.00. The note discusses the transfer of farm wealth through probate and contrasts it with city wealth moving to the country by inheritance.
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Progress
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
R. D
Indiana County
West Lebanon Community Notes and Local Visits
West Lebanon social update lists residents visiting homes and hosting gatherings including Miss Mary George and Miss Hazel George. A newborn Joan Marlene is welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allshouse. Church events announce services and missionary meetings led by Mrs. Alice Allshouse. A Grand squirrel migration from New England is discussed with expert explanation from Dr. G S Miller of the Smithsonian Institution.
Farmers' Wheat Share Shrinks in Consumer Price Split
A quotation from Emlyn Jones M D frames cheerful thinking and careful blending as a metaphor for creating an oil with curative claims. The text notes that only about one third of Hour's price paid by consumers reaches the farmer for his wheat, highlighting a skew in the supply chain.
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Emlyn Jones, M.D
Five Points visitors and local calls in Washington Township
Washington Township item lists numerous residents and visitors on Thursday and over the weekend. Names include William Gress, Clark Burns, Josiah Fisher, Bryan Orr, Roy Blystone, Earl Blystone, Betty Ann, Carl Miller, Vandergrift, Leona Marshall, Sara Orr, Reid Blystone, Harry Sink, Walter Harmon, George Harmon, Mae Fisher, M. J. Hoyer, Melvin Parks, Charles Browne, Myrtle Nichol, Dorothy Sourwine, J. E. Blystone, Roy Blystone, Glenn Blystone, Margaret Crooks, Jess Crooks, Frank Lohr, Harmony Grove Lutheran, David Dunimire, Meryl Spence, Clair Parks, and Master Sgt Lloyd Seibert. The note closes with the Medal of Honor holder in the Army, Master Sgt Lloyd M Seibert.
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Washington Township
William ‘Gress
Chai Makehart
Clark Burns
John
Josiah Fisher
Bryan Orr
Carl Miller
Vandergrift
Long Park
Emerson and Dale Prick
Morris Miller
Five ‘Points
Walter Harmon
George ‘Harmon
Mae
M. J. Hoyer
Melvin 'Parks
Howard
Charles. Browne
Charles Browne
Myrtle Nichol
Milo C. Miller
Dorothy Sourwine
Willet
J. E. Blystone
Roy Blystone
Reid and
Glenn ‘Blystone
Margaret Crooks
Jess Crooks
Near
Beyer
J. 2
Park
Frank Lohr
Margaret Jamison
Indiana
Five Points
Harmony Grove Lutheran Church
Christopher Dunimiyre
David Dunimire
George Hoover
Atwood
Meryl Spence
Indiana Hospital
William Parks
Clair
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Ross McHlhoes
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Mary George
W. R. Thomas
L. C. Rosensteel
Robert Coulter
Bill Bruce
New York State
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Clay Kunkle
Virginia Fulton
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Joseph Allshouse
Joan Marlene
Anthony Gulste
Harry Fulton
Sprague Martin
Apollo
Clair George
R. L. George
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Carrie Calhoun
Ebensburg
Walter Smith
Ellen Holstein
Eleanor Hensley
Edwin Fowler
W. W. Ruddock
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Mary L. Smith
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Agatha Coleman
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G. 8. Miller
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Lloyd M. Seibert
First Cavalry
Ft. Knox
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Paul B. Hasinger
Wayne Ave
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