Ethical action outweighs mere ethics in history
The piece cites Mark Twain on clothing the self and quotes the Birmingham Age Herald and the Christian Register on ethics versus action. It describes German farmers using small stills on farms, sealing containers for alcohol, revenue officials breaking seals, gauging contents, and denaturing, highlighting perceived benefits of the policy.
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Mark Twain
The
Birmingham Age-Herald
Germany
Mount Vernon sketch map and garden plan in Century article
The Century presents a color sketch by Samuel Vaughan of Mount Vernon grounds and a manuscript description by Benjamin Vaughan. It details the General's house, lawn, hanging wood near the river, kitchen gardens, stock, and farm operations including 12,000 acres, 700 sheep, and 10,000 bushels of wheat in good years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaders
Leupp
Mount Vernon
Samuel Vaughan
London
General Washington
Vaughan
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Benjamin Vaughan
Boston
Liberty Poem by John Hay on the sea and liberty
A martial ode praising Liberty as an eternal law that transcends danger and chaos. The speaker invokes the sea as a metaphor for freedom and foresees liberty enduring through storms, revolts, and tyranny, ending with a vow to trust in Liberty despite suffering.
Immigrant advocate cites Waldensian farmers for Texas
John Moir recalls leading Waldensian peasants to North Carolina fifteen years ago and urges Texas to invite similar immigration. He praises educated northern Italian communities from Piedmont and Savoy, noting their French and Italian, thrift, and farming skills. He cites Valdese colony’s rapid land improvement and repayment of purchase costs.
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John Moir
North Carolina
Texas
Italy
Piedmont
Valdese
N. C
Cape Cod Canal and inside waterway proposal
The text discusses the Cape Cod Canal as a pivotal link in a proposed east coast inside waterway from Massachusetts to Florida. It links Buzzard’s Bay and Long Island Sound to a network including New Jersey, Delaware, Chesapeake Bay, and Albemarle Pamlico sounds, highlighting national defense and commerce potential. It then shifts to artwork notes on Washington portraits and a 1787 Mount Vernon plan, with reflections on the engraving’s accuracy and other biographical details about Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
August Belmont
Philadelphia
Buzzard’s Bay
Long Island Sound
New Jersey
Delaware River
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
Chesapeake Bay
Albemarle
Pamlico Sounds
South Atlantic
Massachusetts
Florida
Washington's Character Elevates American Institutions
Daniel Webster cites Washington as the exemplar of American character and argues that the nation's institutions merit global respect for shaping that virtue. The quote frames national identity through leadership and enduring civic ideals.
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America
Washington
Daniel Webster
Martha Washington at Valley Forge Knit Socks for Soldiers
In Valley Forge Martha Washington aged forty five is described by William Perrine in Washington's Christmas at Valley Forge as knitting stockings for the barefoot Neroes while admirers hoped for regal dress. She urged women to support the patriot cause.
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Morristown
Valley Forge
Martha Washington
William Perrine
Little boy recites virtue beside Washington reference
A short piece portrays a six year old boy declaring he never fired a gun or led an army yet seeks to be as brave and true as George Washington. The text ends with the signer Alice Jean Cleator. It then shifts to a note about glass brushes used by artists decorating china, describing them as glass fibers as thin as spun silk.
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George Washington
Alice Jean Cleator
China
Notable General's Wife Offers Wartime Aid in Virginia
The narrative recalls the stricken couple as the wife, once a Virginia belle, tirelessly aids troops. She remains active in errands and kitchen work at the stone house, urging other women to help, and receives fervent cheers from soldiers shouting God bless Lady Washington Long Live Lady Washington as she lends her support and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone House
Lady Washington
Virginia
Washingtons Honest Man A Valued Title
A New York World excerpt reflects on George Washington and his words to Hamilton about valuing the title of an honest man. The piece recalls Washingtons moral precepts learned young and ties them to the centennial mood since Washingtons Birthday, underscoring conscience as a guiding spark.
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Washington
Hamilton
New York World
Farewell Address Warns Against Despotism By Encroachment
The text cautions officials to stay within constitutional boundaries and avoid one department dominating another. It warns that encroachment consolidates power, risking despotic control regardless of government form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washingtons Half Brother Lawrence Returns from England
Lawrence Washington, George Washingtons half brother, returns from England as a fine young gentleman while George attends Mr Hobby’s old field school. The two share a pretty affection and Lawrence later serves as a captain in the kings navy chasing the Spanish.
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Lawrence Washington
George
England
Mr. Hobby
Lawrence
King’s Navy
Flight of Birds Shows Swallow Outpaces Train
The French weekly Clel et Terre cites measurements by August Verschnrin of Antwerp. A swallow released from Compeigne flew to Antwerp in 1 hour 18 minutes, about 128 1/2 miles per hour, while pigeons reached only 35 miles per hour. The test suggests swallows could migrate from Belgium to Northern Africa in under half a day.
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Clel Et Terre
August Verschnrin
Antwerp
Compeigne
France
Competgne
Belgium
Germany
Africa
Wise Words From Noted Thinkers On Virtue And Society
A collection of aphorisms and quotes fromGeorge Meredith Grover Cleveland Henry Harland Elbert Hubbard Prof G D Herron Rev Charles Wagner James B Dill President Harper The Rev J R Miller and Cleveland Moffett. The sayings cover duty, morality, social issues and personal conduct.
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Elbert Hubbard
G. D. Herron
Charles Wagner
Lfe
James B. Dill
Harper
Chicago University
Rev
J. R. Miller
Old Romans Outdone by London's Rich Foreign Game Birds
The Sporting and Dramatic News notes in London markets an extraordinary variety of foreign game birds. Partridges from Hungary hazel hens willow grouse black game and other birds from Germany and Scandinavia capercaillie from Russia fowl from Holland quail from southern Europe pheasants from Manchuria and more fill tables, a wealth Romans could only dream of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hungary
Germany
Scandinavia
Russia
Holland
Europe
Manchuria
Freethinker M Breton Opposes God on French Coins
M Breton sways the Chamber of Deputies to remove Dieu protege la France from republic coins. He argues the inscription offends Freethinker conscience and rejects clerical influence in numismatics, per Paris Figaro report.
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M. Breton
Chamber of Deputies
France
Republic
Paris
Figaro
Clerk Aims for Baron Title in Post Office Lottery
D. L. Bathurst, a New York City Post Office clerk, expects to win a share of $3,000,000 and receive the title Baron of Lachb lade.
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D. L. Bathurst
New York City
Lachblade
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Washingtons
Hves
MT. Vernon
Liberty
Heaven
John Hay
Baldwin Coolidge
United States National Museum
District of Columbia
G. L. McKean
Chicago
Joseph Wright
Sparks
Mt, Vernon
David d’Angers
Hohwiller
Berring Nicoli
Carrara
Louis XVI
Charles Dupont
George Meredith
Grover Cleveland
Henry Harland
New York
Cleveland Moffett
Coins and Freethinkers
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