Virginia Garden Week revival showcases state houses and historic sites
Virginia welcomes visitors with Garden Week from April 28 to May 3 hosting about 200 homes, gardens, and shrines restored to original beauty. Sites include Monticello, Montpelier, Stratford, Mount Vernon, Colonial Williamsburg, and James River regions, highlighting presidents, founders, and historic districts across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Jefferson
Monticello
Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Jefferson Ned
America
Orange County
Montpelier
James Madison
United States
Dolly
Westmoreland County
Potomac
Stratford
Thomas Lee
Robert E. Lee
Light
Fredericksburg
George Washington
Mary Washington
George
Marquis de LaFayette
Yorktown
John Paul Jones
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Lewis Littlepage
Kenmore
Betty
Col
Fielding Lewis
James Monroe
Chatham
William Fitzhugh
Sumner
General Burnside
Clara Barton
Williamsburg
Jamestown Road
Nation
Jamestown
Pocahontas
New World
Seven Hills
Thomas Jefferson
England
Virginia House
Warwick
Chesapeake Bay
Princess Anne County
Blackbeard
Queen Anne
Staunton
Pres
Woodrow Wilson
Lexington
Lee
Cardinals and Red Sox Face Tough pennant Forecasts
Baseball scouts weigh the coming seasons with the Cardinals favored in the National League for strength and depth led by Musial and Schoendienst while the Red Sox lead the American League bets. Dodgers and Braves loom as threats, with Yankees and Tigers in the mix for second division spots as spring action builds toward a long summer grind.
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Dodgers
Cardinals
George Munger
Johnny Beazley
Pollet
Breecheen
Dickson
Musial
Schoendienst
Marion
Kurowski
Terry Moore
Slaughter
Billy Southworth
Braves
Mort Cooper
Cooper
Southworth
Elliot
Cubs
Giants
Pirates
Reds
Cardinal
Branca
Barney
Head
Pete Reiser
Bones
Red Sox
Tigers
Yankees
Yankee
Florida
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Indians
Russo
O.K
Bucky Harris
Chuck Dressen
Red Corriden
Spud Chandler
Joe Gordon
Cleveland
Tiger
Kell
Ted Willams
Tex Hughson
Bobby Doerr
Dom DiMaggio
Johnny Pesky
Needlecraft Patterns Offer Flowers and Frocks Designs
Advertises Needlecraft Pattern 7111 with transfer measurements and improved visual charts. Notes high demand causes longer order filling time. Addresses orders to Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept in Chicago and requests 20 cents per pattern with name and address.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Standolph St
Chicago
Four cities in The Big Four railroad nickname
The Big Four nickname refers to the four major railroads then led by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Illinois Central, the Union Pacific, and the Southern Pacific systems, representing a combined regional network across the Midwest and West.
Digamist rule noted across cities and figures
A compact list cites Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis, Pompey, Fatima, Buffalo at about 300, and Adrian IV 1100 1159. It states digamist meaning a person who marries a second time after spouse death or divorce, with a proportional figure of every 1500 persons.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pompey
Fatima
Buffalo
N. Y
Adrian IV
US Submarine First Used In Revolutionary War
The United States first deployed a submarine during the Revolutionary War. In 1777 David Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut built a submarine that could operate for 30 minutes, admit water to submerge, and pump it out to surface. It carried an oar on each end for propulsion and steering and nearly sank the Eagle in New York harbor.
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United States
David Bushnell
Saybrook
Conn
New York
Inventor Keely’s Water Engine Fooled Public for 24 Years
Collier's recounts John Keely of Philadelphia claiming a water powered engine could propel a 30-car train 75 miles in 75 minutes. Demonstrations drew thousands of investors for 24 years until his death in 1898, when an investigation showed the engine run on a hidden compressed air setup connected by a floor pipe.
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John Keely
Philadelphia
Keely
Collier’s
End Constipation Lemon Water Wake-Up Drink
A healthful morning habit suggests lemon juice in water to stimulate natural bowel action and aid digestion. The ad extols lemons as vitamin C rich and refreshing, endorsed with California Sunkist lemons for a daily ten day trial.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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Edward Lietz
Auburn
Iowa
Keystone Brand
Omaha
Kenwood
Snirley Wolsery Company
Johnston Building
Charlotte
Farm Machinery & Equip
J. M. Nicholson Supply CO
St. Warney
Nebr
Bonner Cedar Coo
Sandpoint
Idahe
Rapidigger
Know-How Manufacturing Co
Hartington
John Deeree
John Deere
Alllis- Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers
H. Rolfsmeier
Seward
Neb. Tel
Beatrice
Icter Cacck
Ashland
Washington County
Colo
Anton
Chas
Barfknecht
C.o.d.s. G Line
J. E. Neal Blanket CO
Des Moines
Sears An Alyles
Leonard Fitch
Victor
Decca
Columbia
Capital
M-G-M
Middlewest
Dietze Music Wouse
Lincoln
Roscoe Ui
Roscoe Hill
Roscoe Mill Butchery
R .St
Real Estate
MISC
South Shore
Leech Lake
Main
Whipholt
Minn
Grimm
Cossack
Hardistan
Cloud and
Sioux
Tri-State Seed CO
WNU
Dean
Dave
Doans
Garden Club of Virginia
Allegheny
Shenandoah
Tidewater
George Mason
Westover-on the-James
Marquis de Chestellux
William Byrd
William Byrd II
Black Swan
Carters Grove
Tarlton
Washington
Mount Vernon
Wakefield
Berkeley-on-the-James
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Berkeley
Margaret
Duke of Gloucester Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Royal Governors
Patrick Henry
Bruton Parish
Raleigh Tavern
Phi Beta Kappa
William and Mary College
DiMaggio
M. Cooper
Mee
Rubicon
Papal Throne
U. S
Eyl Wiveney
Ganridian
Piarir
ICS
Serids
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detroit
San Francisco
Fleischmann’s
Fleischmann
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