Washington's Inauguration and George Washington's Early Life
A historic scene recounts Washington taking the oath on April 30 1789 at Federal Hall New York, with the procession to Cherry street and salute from the Galveston. It also notes his boyhood in Chetauk Virginia, surveying training and a diary entry about hunting with Jacky Curtis.
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George Washington
Wall and Broad Streets
New York City
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Galveston
Governors Island
Gen. Knox
Battery Park
Cherry Street
Broadway
Bowling Green
Federal Hall
Senate ‘Chamber
Adams
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
State of
New York
Gen. Washington
Livingston
George
Jacky Curtis
Something for Everybody in New York and World News
A wide array of facts spans cities and empires from New York City death rates for under fives to Britain's rat eradiation efforts. The piece notes sugar world share, the Alexander column in St. Petersburg, bond issuance, Kaiser's telephonic lines, Asia Minor forests and coal, and politics in Malden Everett Somerville Haverhill Brockton. It also highlights Miss Ella G. Wilcox on Malden School Board and Mrs Doane in Brockton administering Packard estate.
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New York City
United States
Asia Minor
Vilayet of
Smyrna
Vilayet
Adana
Messina
Ella G. Wilcox
Malden
Mass
Everett
Belle D. Curtis
Somerville
Mary B. Brewer
Citizens
Haverhill
Anne
Black Sea
Ieraclen
Angora
The Boyhood of Washington in Early American Ways
A compact note on George Washington’s boyhood describing frontier life with reference to Indians and pirates near his home and a mention of his grandfather. The fragment hints at early colonial conditions shaping Washington’s upbringing.
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Washington
George Washington
George
Washingtons Ferry Farm and Fredericksburg Boyhood Home
The article traces George Washingtons boyhood on the Rappahannock at Ferry Farm opposite Fredericksburg in Stafford County. It notes the farm, its destruction by fire, the surviving Fredericksburg cottage, and the role of the area in Washingtons early life and relics preserved by the Virginia Antiquities Society.
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Hobby
Fredericksburg
New York
Washington
Frederick
Augustine Washington
Pine Grove
George
Mount Vernon
Living Simply and Faithfully Amid Modern Pressures
Reverend Bemensnyder reflects on Jesus teaching to trust God like birds and to find joy in work, patience, and simple living. He urges love for one’s labor, neighborliness, innocent recreation, and living without imagined fears, tying religion to the pursuit of a fuller life.
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Christ
Church
Tim
Bine
Wedding of Washington A Century and a Half Ago
A vivid retelling of the 1777 marriage of George Washington and Martha Custis, detailing their regal wedding attire, the White House procession, social prominence in Virginia, Mount Vernon life, and Martha’s steady hospitality. It chronicles Washington’s rise from groom to army commander and first president, with portraits of their circle and domestic routine.
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George Washington
Martha Custis
Kent
His
Virginia
America
Washington
King George's Court
John Mossum
White House
Martha Washington
House of Burgesses
Williamsport
Washingtons
Lere
Fairfaxes
Lees
Custises
Fitzhughes
Potomac
United States
Washington in His Last Years Described by Perrine
In the Ladies' Home Journal article The Last Years of Washington's Life William Perrine portrays George Washington at Mount Vernon after his presidency. He notes Washington as a tall figure still weighing about two hundred pounds with gray hair false teeth and some hearing trouble. his muscular frame and gait showed little sign of age.
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Virginia
Washington
Mount Vernon
William Perrine
Ladies’ Home Journal
Martha and George exchange a cautious confession
A staged exchange hints at hidden affection as Martha asks if she is the first woman George has loved and he deflects with a quip about a cherry tree incident. The aside reframes the moment as personal rather than a public marker.
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Martha
George
The Religious Motive
Henry F. Cope argues religion should move beyond fear and dogma toward practical moral action. He condemns efforts to impose uniform belief and urges focus on social duty, ethical standards, and addressing poverty and oppression outside church disputes.
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Henry F. Cope
Sermonette Reflections on Faith and Self Control
A compact collection of maxims on faith and character urging inner strength and self discipline. It contrasts bigotry with faith and links sorrow to strength while warning against idle pessimism and envy. The piece emphasizes action over talk and the value of giving to others.
Beware the bend between faith and power
A passage warns against letting faith wane under pressure and urges prudent leadership of others. It cautions that force does not justify right and that true strength respects the rights of the weak while enduring pain for meaningful gains.
Fortune Teller Foretells Unworthy Husband Match
A playful exchange recounts a fortune teller predicting marriage to a man with no birth, breeding, or tact. The dialogue notes the teller could not name the groom, while the couple gushes over the supposed prophecy.
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Houston Post
A Welcome Change in the Shop Window Scene
A lively saleslady extols a商品 that speaks for itself while a man, shopping for his wife, asks customers to pause and let the goods speak, offering a humorous contrast between sales patter and shopper practicality.
Smoketown humorous quip on Harkers wife and Pittsburg
In Smoketown a bantering exchange questions Harkers wife blacking him up with gout and slice. One quips he heads to a washed ball to represent Pittsburg, linking the odd prep with the event.
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Smoketown
Gunner
Harkers
Guyer
Pittsburg
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Journal of Commerce
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Texas
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France
Sweden
Spain
Chile
Tort Cunhill
York
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Fort Chernil
Hamilton
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He Bay
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Junius B. Bemensnyder
Matthew al le
Wedding OF
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Faith
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