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New Oxford Item

Location

New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1916

Page

7

Valley Forge Named Among Nation's Most Venerable Spots

Philadelphia Record extols Valley Forge as a storied site, noting its 400 plus acres now public property and a $350000 state investment for preservation. It highlights Washingtons headquarters remains, fortifications, and memorials as major attractions easily reachable by rail, car or omnibus from Philadelphia.

Washington Germany Prince Lord Howe Germantown Wutter Quarters Valles Forge Phalace Typhi Sherman Georgie Lord Cornwallis New York Pennsylvania Valley Forge Piblie Washingtons

Washingtons Headquarters Stone Farmhouse Recalls Revolution Site

A stone farmhouse near the railroad station, once Tanac Potts’s Quaker home, stands by the park entrance. It is linked to Isaac Potts who reportedly saw Washington praying in the icebound woods when hope waned. The rooms remain as they were.

Washington Tanac Potts Isaac Potts

Fine Memorial Buildings Rise From Subscriptions

The Washington Memorial chapel Thanksgiving tower and Patriots hall are being erected by state driver subscriptions. Rev W Herbert Burk started the movement in 1902. The Collegiate Gothic structures will house Revolutionary relics and a unique Americana library. About $200,000 more is needed to complete the project, intended as a Westminster Abbey in the United States for patriotic Americans. Valley Forge draws 100000 visitors yearly, and Philadelphia hopes visitors will spend a memorable afternoon amid memorials and green Chester Valley hills, offering escape from city streets.

Washington Memorial W Herbert Burk Wre Westminster Abbey United States Valley Forge Philadelphia Wison Congress Maine California Chester Valley

Maryland Patriots Gather in Harford Town March 22 1775

The Patriots of Harford County Maryland assembled at Harford Town now Bush on March 22 1775 and prepared and signed a Declaration of Independence likely the first such document in the colonies.

Harford County Maryland Harford Town Bush Colonies

Everlasting Day and the Lessons of No for Children

A mother and visitor discuss a boy named Lawrence who asks to go barefoot after being refused. The dialogue explores why parents say no and the importance of freshness in responses, warning against habitual scolding. The piece argues to balance firmness with occasional yes to maintain trust and reasonableness.

Lawrence Mother Wother Gested

Nunamaker Hitting Hard for New York Americans

Leslie Nunamaker, catcher for the New York Americans, has emerged as a batting sensation this season. Traded from the Red Sox, he has become a valuable asset for manager Bil Donovan as the team builds toward the top with his slugging and the club’s strengthened lineup.

Boston Red Sox Gill Donovan Leslie Nunamaker New York Americans Nunamaker Red Sox Yanks Bil Donovan

City of the Salt Mines Undersurface Town Hall Theatre Underground

In Galieia an extraordinary underground city houses over a thousand residents who have rarely seen daylight. The City of the Salt Mines lies hundreds of feet below earth with its town hall church theater and assembly room carved from crystallized rock salt and lit by electricity. Generations have lived without sunlight in this vast salt-lit metropolis.

Galieia

Mother's Cook Book Chicken Broth and Soups

Home style broth is prepared by washing and simmering chicken with soda, skimming, and chilling to form gelatine. Serve as a base for barley or rice soups, followed by custard made from broth milk egg and seasonings. Tomato soup uses vegetables, tomatoes, spice bag, and cornstarch for thickening, then seasoned. Cheese souffle blends American cheese with hot milk cream, bread crumb mixture, yolks, and stiffly beaten egg whites, baked in ramekins.

Early Frugal Meat Stew From Old Cookery Note

A fragmented recipe advises soaking ramekins, baking eggs in a medium oven for about one reinote, and making a Triplex Soup using equal parts beef lamb or mutton. It instructs sealing with a pint of water per pound of meat, cutting meat small with bones, covering with cold water, simmering four hours, straining and seasoning with salt, then cooling to remove the fat before serving.

Fashion's Decrees Highlight Bold Accessories

A fashion notice describes simple bodices with three small ruffles at the bottom and sleeve hems, wide brim hats for children, long narrow pocketbooks, and jersey bodice dresses. Corsages fasten at the back while ribbon trims top new sports hats.

Sean

For Her Coiffure Fashion Tips of the Season

Much attention to the tresses and smart hats. Evening occasions demand fashionable arrangements. The fan shaped Spanish comb is in vogue with the new high form dressing. Rhinestone accents create winged and flower effects on imitation shafts for high or low hair styles.

Pointed Paragraphs on Beliefs and Behaviors

A reflective paragraph discusses how people judge others and the ease of manipulation. It notes a tendency to collect certain documents and a belief in punishing enemies, while highlighting selective listening and gendered habits in belief and behavior.

Girls Trained in Business Success in Home Financing

Forty four zirla completed a training course in a New York department store backed program. The schools aim to shift from welfare style work to serious study of department store roles, emphasizing promotion and understanding goods handling and efficiency.

Zirla New York

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