Monument to Mary Washington Erected by Women in Virginia
A Fredericksburg monument honors Mary Ball Washington as Washington's mother. The article recalls her influence, her quiet strength, and the family ties that linked Fredericksburg to the Colonial leader. It notes the home, preservation by Virginians, and potential as a national Mother’s Day shrine.
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Fredericksburg
United States
Mary
Washington
York River
Sukey
Balt
Lancaster
Molly
Nama
Mary Ball
Augustine Washington
Mary Washington
Burling
Virginia
Rappahannock
Betty Washington Lewis
Michael and
Esther Robinson
Kenmore
Betty Lewis
Kenmore Garden
Trento
Yorktown
Marquis de
LeFayette
Robert Lewis
Washington Mother and Son
Charles Thompson
Congress
Mount Vernon
Thompson
New York
George
Chicago
Association For the Preservation of
Handkerchiefs and timepieces in historic culture
Handkerchiefs became common in polite society under Henry VIII and may trace to ecclesiastical dress and the maniple. A tale recalls a boy Bobby proudly noting “two inches to four” as he checked his loud ticking watch. England has endured over 120 rainy days above normal since 1916.
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Henry VIII
England
Bobby
Betty
Hts
News Notes Boise Idaho to Twin Falls and Pocatello
Purchase of two lots of range wool at fair prices announced by Joe Plaisted for an eastern mill. Boise grower Alex Kepros shipped 82,000 pounds at 38 12 cents a pound and the Dixie clip of 100,000 pounds at 84 cents. Twin Falls district plans spring track meets with Lincoln field event set for April 27. Pocatello reports spring planting delayed by late snows and cold weather across southern Idaho. Blackfoot to offer 14,000 acres for sale by the state land board on April 29, mostly foreclosed lands.
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Boise
Joe Plaisted
Alex Kepros
Twin Falls
Board of Control
South Central Idaho Athletic District
Lincoln Field
Pocatello
Great
Snake River Valley
Idaho
Gem State Agriculturists
Blackfoot
State Land Board
George T. Marshall
Bingham
Bonneville
Bear Lake
Buhl
Idaho Falls
Douglas Scalley
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Scally
Rigby
Bannock County
Jefferson
Madison
Prospect
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Utah and Intermountain Regions Report Strong 1928
Reading from Utah reports many sectors show growth in 1928. The Western Pacific Railway spent 1 739 766 41 for operating expenses in Utah. Intermountain territory yields over 260 million in manufactured goods and minerals valued above 100 million. Population is 60 percent rural with 40 percent in cities over 2600. Sheep and mohair markets, sheep losses in Cedar City, and mohair prices around 46 to 58 cents per pound are noted. Airfield drainage work advances at a Salt Lake area airport. Additional notes cover dairy production in Wellsville, gopher probe tools, Fish Lake fingerlings planting, Boise warmth, and Spur period poultry outputs.
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Utah
Western Pacific Railroad
Park City
Intermountain Territory
Salt Lake
Intermountain
Cedar City
Jackson
Wyo
Victor
Idaho
Wyoming
Teton Pass
Jensen
Vernal
Uintah County
ST. George
Washington County
Boston
Harry L. Finch
LOGAN
Reuben Hansen
Wellsville College Ward Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Robert L. Wrigley
Mayfield
Richfield
N. B. Cook
Fish Lake
Boise
Castoria touted as safe pediatric remedy for various pains
An advertisement extols Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants and older children. It claims quick soothing of upset stomachs, colic, constipation, or diarrhea with no doubtful drugs and notes twenty five million bottles sold last year.
Talking Mountains Found Undersea Peaks Revealed
Scientists aboard the non magnetic yacht Carnegie fired shells to map echoes from the sea floor near Ecuador and 400 miles north of Juan Fernandes Island. They detected two new ridge ranges, one over a mile high and the other about 9 750 feet, suggesting links to the Humboldt current and a relic of a sunken land tied to Easter Island.
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Carnegie
Ecuador
Juan Fernandes Island
Easter Island
Dorothy’s marriage sparks fashion clash over heels
Dorothy quits high heels after marriage amid husband’s disapproval. A commentator notes social pressure as another man says she has “lowered herself.” The remark reflects era’s judgment on women’s choices and status.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington House
Frederick Sburgva
Sitary Washington Ciomatient
State Chambers of Commerce
France
Bobbie
News
Stewart Campbell
Shoshone
Blaine
Owyhee
Spanish Fork
Utahic
Chamber of Commerce
Ji J Porter
Castoria
Europe
Cunard Line
Frank C. Clark
Times
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