Washingtoniana recalls the Father of His Country
A 1925 overview traces George Washington’s life from Birthplace Wakefield to Mount Vernon and public celebrations. It notes calendar changes, 1797 birthday festivities, and the 1932 Washington bicentennial plans led by the Sulgrave Institution with U.S. and British links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson
Sherman Ashingtoniana
George Washington
Sulgrave Institution
New York
America
Sulgrave
Washington
Pope's Creek Farm
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Potomac River
Wakefield
William Augustine Washington
Bridge's Creek
Pope's Creek
Washington Farm
Col
Nathaniel Pope
John Washington
Anne Pope
Latane Brothers
George Washington Parke Custis
Northamptonshire
Ingland
Neck
Pope
Lawrence
Lawrence Washington
Augustine
Old Home Place
Jane Butler
Caleb Butler
Jane Butler-Washington
Mary Ball
Lancaster County
Ball
Epping Forest
George
Samuel
John Augustine
Charles
Elizabeth
Mildred
Mount Vernon
Rappahannock
Rappahannock River
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Ugo Buoncompagno
Gregory XIII
Caesar
Britain
Dinwiddie
Ohio Valley
Alexandria
Philadelphia
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
New York Telephones Kept Reasonably Busy
A New York Telephone Company report shows in 1928 an average of 18,570 toll calls daily and current totals of 6,200,000 local and long distance calls per day. The data imply each telephone in New York is used about five times daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Great Britain
H. A. Trax
New York Telephone Company
Bayer Aspirin Adurges Buyers to Verify Authentic Brand
A newspaper advertisement warns shoppers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years and urges buyers to say Bayer when purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Gypsy Tongue in Print for Political Campaign Purposes
The New York World reports Gypsy language printed this autumn for campaign use. The script is Slavic, most words unreadable to Bulgarians, though political terms are Slavic. An agrarian document argues Stamboulisky sought Gypsy enfranchisement but was blocked by the democratic union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Stamboulisky
Bond's Liver Pill Ad Warns Early Cold Care
A vintage advertisement urges taking a Bond's Liver Pill at bedtime at the very first sign of colds fevers or la grippe to act on the liver and cleanse the system of poisonous germs and impurities preventing complications priced at 25 cents at all drug stores.
Birds Foretell Weather Rhyme Guides Rain Signs
Birds are noted as barometers with rhymes about fowls rolling in sand predicting rain. Skylarks rise when weather stays fair and fall with wet days. An old home remedy mentions Cuticura for sore hands with soap ointment and talcum for toilet uses.
Sam He Works In The Mint Makes Much Money
Makes Much Money Sam He is not rich and yet he makes a great deal more money than he spends. Dan How can that be Sam He works in the mint. When you decide to rid of Worms or Tapeworm get the medicine that will expel them with one dose Dr Peery Dead Shot 872 Pearl St N Adv.
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Aaron
Washington
Cornwallis
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ball
Trenton
Congress
Rall
Philadelphia
Fabius
America
Federal Hall
Wall Street
New York
John Marshall
Oliver Wolcott
Treasury
Samuel Dexter
Benjamin Stoddert
Navy
White House
John Adams
Sixth Congress
United States of America
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Henry C. Frick
Walter L. Ehrick
Chicago Art Institute
Lansdowne
Stuart
Pierre Jean David
United States
France
Congressional Library
Mitchell Kennerley
Anderson Galleries
Sam
Dan
Mint
Dr. Peery
Pearl St
Airmen advised by painted town names on station roofs
A suggestion proposes painting large town names on railway station roofs to aid airmen. The exchange includes a quip about an intelligent dog and a plane, underscoring how even good intentions can unravel.
Cascarrets Laxative Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for biliousness constipation and indigestion. It claims the product cleans the bowels without cramping and promises all distress gone by morning for adults and children at 10 cents a box in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickey
Mat Dickey Drug CO
Bristol
Tenn
Sick women urged to seek Lydia Pinkham remedy
In Turtle Lake Wisconsin a local canvass reports 98 of 100 women benefited from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound citing relief from weakness backache and nervousness after multiple pregnancies and years of prior treatment. The testimonial from Mrs Mabella Point notes use before and after childbirth and accompanying Liver Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turtle Lake
Wisconsin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Mabella Point
Never judge by appearances
A compact reminder that judgments are often formed from surface impressions rather than deeper understanding, urging caution in forming opinions based solely on looks or first exposure.
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Boston Museum
Thomas Sully
Washingtoniana
Tary Washington
David
Houston
Lei
S.S. S
Atlanta
Grove’s
AB. Richards Lela Co
Sherman
Ten
Reinhardt Plan
Box W
Ashburn
Georgia
Galveston
Parker’s
Hiscox Chemical Works
Po Heiskell
Bex Heiskell
Ay Poe
Tien
Rucker’s
Rucker Cottonseed Co
Alpharetta
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