States on Washington avenues and flags in memory
A tour through Washington reveals avenues named for states near the Capitol, with Pennsylvania and Massachusetts among the famed routes. The Post Office hosts a long running state flag collection, and the Capitol houses a hall of fame where many states display statues.
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Washington
Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
Pennsylvania
L'nfant
America
Mide State
Virginia Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts
Unter den Tanden
Berlin
New England
Connecticut
Vermont
Neve - Lampshire
Rhodes
Union
Ote Ran siparatSom
D.ar
Kansas
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Wyoming
St.George
St Andrew
St. Patrick
Benjamin Franklin
Maryland
Calvert’s
Shane
Forbidden City Quest of a French Woman
A French woman, Mme David, deserts official duty in 1911 to seek Lhassa the Forbidden City. She lives as a Tibetan beggar, learns the language, endures perilous climbs and hunger, crosses China with an adopted Tibetan son, and finally reaches Lhassa to witness its temples markets and ceremonies.
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Mme
David
Lhassa
Paris
Alexandre David
Tibet
Mme. David
France
India
Burmah
Arstoveter Gocu
Dalai Lama
Forbidden City
Tull Boum
Oude
Mme. Da-vid
Salouon
Kow-Kou-Nor
China
Mongolia
Yummen
Maine paperhanger 83 and still hanging big jobs
William Peterson of Waterville claims the title champion wall paper hanger of the region at eighty three. He recently finished a job of mounting 600 rolls and says he works daily, eats little, sleeps well, and avoids doctors, despite smoking and prior drinking.
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Waterville
AviIne
William Peterson
Peterson
Historic Peachtree Street Tree Cut Down at First Methodist
The 78 year old tree that crowned the Peachtree street corner is felled to make way for progress. It stood 65 feet tall with a nine foot girth on the lawn of the First Methodist Church South. Rev. J Harrell says it had been dead about two years. Logs may become church furniture or souvenirs.
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Peachtree Street
Porter Place
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. Harrell
Harrell
Famous Atlanta Sas Safras Tree Reduced to Log Pile
An Atlanta landmark known as the sas safras tree, once classified by the National Geographic Society as the largest of its kind, has been reduced to a pile of logs. Local authorities have not released detailed reasons for its destruction.
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Atlanta
National Geographic Society
Former Crown Prince Frederick William at Austrian resort
Report of former Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany visiting Gmunoden, a fashionable northern Austrian resort, has stirred excitement among local workers.
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Vienna
Frederick William
Germany
Gmunoden
Austria
Ostrich Mother Seeks Aid for Offspring Diet
Mrs Ostrich worries over fourteen hatchlings not thriving after gravel meals. Cheerups advises laying extra eggs for the young to eat until they can digest leaves, twigs, and watermelons, then return to normal feeding. The plan satisfies the birds and restores hope.
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Father Ostrich
Mother Ostrich
Mrs.Ostrich
Mrs. Ostrich
Cheerips
Mr. Cheerips
Cheerups
What's in a Name Viola subtitle history and meaning
Viola is a Latin word for violet and a feminine name with long English usage. The article traces origins from Italy via Shakespeare, notes Viola’s enduring popularity and links amethyst as her talisman gem. Friday is said to be her lucky day and her number is given.
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Viola
England
Scotland
Yolande
France
Italy
Shakespeare
Orsino
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Wise Guy and Simple Mug Debate Best Approach
A terse exchange features a Wise Guy urging direct action while a Simple Mug advocates self-deed. The dialogue contrasts two styles of handling a task, emphasizing personal involvement over delegation.
Erasmus Of Rotterdam A Scholarly Rogue Of The Renaissance
The passage traces Erasmus of Rotterdam born 1467 in Holland later named Gerard He enters a monastery but later receives papal dispensation to leave He travels to Paris and forms ties with English patrons especially Lord Mountjoy In 1487 he accompanies Mountjoy to England where his learnings gain royal attention and he is warmly received before returning to the continent and again gaining monastic relief.
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R Estertus Erasmus
Rotterdam
Holland
Gerard
Erasmus
Rome
Columbne
New World
Frasuna
Chambray
Paris
Lord Mountjoy
England
Pink thingummy exchange leads to knotty bargain
In a quirky scene, Mr. Dumkopf refuses a pink thingummy and plans a swap. He ends up threading the pink item into a knot around an official’s neck and buying a blue one instead, as Mrs. Dumkopf watches.
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Aesop
George Mattiéw Adams
A LINE O CHEER I YOU Poem Cheerful Verse
A hopeful poem urges cheer kindness and good news to brighten days and neighbors. It celebrates sharing kindness and honoring virtue as time passes toward a golden dawn with faith hope and cheer as guiding comrades.
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McClere Newspaper Syndicate
Erasmus and His Impact on Reformation Thought
The article traces Erasmus modern scholars calling him a leading figure in reviving scholarship. It notes his 1510 English professorship at Cambridge, 1514 return to the Continent where he died in 1538, and Luther’s critique of his perceived lukewarm stance while praising his critique of monastic excesses. It mentions Praise of Folly as perhaps his best work and cites Wayne D. McMurray.
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Father Ostrich
Mrs.Ostrich
England
Cambridge
Erasmus
Luther
Wayne
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