Alexandria West of Mount Vernon a Washington Legacy Site
The article notes tens of thousands visit Mount Vernon via Alexandria Virginia, Washingtons hometown. It highlights Alexandria as a key colonial town rich in period architecture and as a social hub for Washington events church attendance and estate business. It also mentions Washingtons ties to the local Masonic lodge and a volunteer fire company with him as a member.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Alexandria
Washington
Old Dominion
Masonic Lodge
Alexandria and Bellhaven Port role and Washington era ties
The article recounts Alexandria later called Bellhaven as a leading mid eighteenth century American port with Washington’s influence boosting trade. It notes docks warehouses and ships, Braddock's defeat conference at Carlisle house, Washington’s birth night balls, local fire company and Masonic lodge ties, Lafayette visits, and cobblestone streets laid by Hessian prisoners under Washington's direction.
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George Washington
Alexandria
Bellhaven
United States
England
Potomac
Baltimore
Lees
Virginia
Washington
Maryland
Mount Vernon
Talen Tee Ithes
Veteran Fire Company
Masonic Lodge
Duke and
St. Asaph Streets
Lafayette
America
Fairfax Street
Duke
First Presbyterian Church
Cameron Street
Lord Thomas Fairfax
Excellent Coasting Sled From Two Staves and Pine Pieces
William Algie Jr of Little Falls New York describes a Yankee bob coasting sled made from two barrel staves two 2 by 6 inch pine boards a hardwood rudder and several boards. The design uses a shaft through the front ends of the staves a hinged rudder and heel rests with a simple pull to stop.
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William Algie, Jr
Little Falls
N. Y
Naming the Boy in Old Jum’s Tale
An elderly gardener named Old Jum introduces a bright boy eight or ten years old. The boy is called Junior after a discussion about his name and lineage, with a remark about being named for Niwaul and referencing family ties and biblical casts.
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Niwaul
Chile
Lippincott’s
Kansas Walnut Seal Gift Returns to Historic Mount Vernon
A solid walnut Kansas seal carved by Henry Worrall and painted by Professor Worrall was sent to Mount Vernon for display in a Kansas exhibit. The 30 year old artifact, four feet by two, depicts the state seal and Kansas products, then returned to the Kansas Historical Society after restoration funds were raised by Kansas school children.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Kansas
Kansas Historical Society
Coffey County
Henry Worrall
Topeka
Worrall
State of
The
Historical Society
Wisdom on Love From the Wed
A short witty exchange notes how love alters perception, with a humorous quip about what a man sees now and what he will realize later, reflecting light weekly banter on relationships.
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Singleton
Jove
Rperryts
Unclear Wedding Party Tensions Reported
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a married couple facing quarrel over social receptions and a husband wanting to quit attending, with references to a brides event and a paused routine.
New York inventor creates doll muff for winter wear
A New York man invents a doll muff that combines a child's toy with a hand warmer. The doll resembles a typical doll but hides a soft interior with hand openings and a built in muff, designed to slip a hand through a coat pocket.
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New York
Unexpected Diamond Found In Roast In Connecticut
A Connecticut woman preparing a leg of lamb found a diamond worth 300 dollars dropped from the roast. The tale is circulating as a curious example of unlikely luck, contrasting daily kitchen rituals with astronomical odds of a find.
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Connecticut
Language Lesson From Boston Latin Recalled In Tale
A family scene recalls the Boston Latin tongue once spoken near the Hub in the early 70s. A father teaches his daughter Ethel a phonetic alphabet that renders every word readable but slow to speak. The child mystifies her mother with a sample exchange in the invented spelling game.
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Pop
Ethel
Mama
Boston
Sunday Manner of Crows
A humorous note on the Scotch crow and its Sunday behavior. The piece contrasts elderly Scottish belief in the crow’s wisdom with the bird’s actual Sabbath raiding, as church bells signal a field feast for the marauding crow and a safe week for humans.
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Scotland
Solomon
Box For Printing Pictures
A simple home made prints device for photographers using a 12 inch square store box a candlepower electric lamp and a drop cord through the box top. A glass cover over a top hole holds the plate or film while a negative rests face up for printing with a flat weight holding plate.
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Old Carlisle House
Old Town
Braddock
Carlisle House
Major Carlisle
General Washington
Claggett’s
Friendship Fire Engine Company
Aboutia
tEllig
sjKan
Lins
Psyce
Kde
New Yorker
Whlo
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