Monticello Memorial Effort to Buy Jefferson Home
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation seeks $1 million by popular subscription to acquire Monticello and honor the Declaration author. Jefferson Levy, current owner since 1833, joins the effort after long reluctance to part with the Virginia estate, famed as Jefferson’s home and a shrine.
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Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Memorial Foundation
Jefferson
Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy
Martin W. Littleton
United States
Virginia
William and Mary College
Continental Congress
Adams
Sherman
Franklin
Livingston
Congress
France
Washington
John Adams
University of Virginia
Martha Wales Skelton
Jackson
Tripoli
Louisiana Purchase
Hamilton
Burr
Lewis and Clark
Pike
Rocky Mountains
England
Fulton
Clermont
New York
Albany
Charlotte
Shadwell
Martha Wayles Skelton
Raynor
Monticefo
Little
Philadelphia
Richmond
Edmund Baker
Tanlac claims boost for Omaha woman in ad copy
Mrs Eliza Rambo of Omaha credits Tanlac with restoring her strength and appetite after years of indigestion and fatigue. She recounts weight gain, improved sleep, and energy for housework and a garden. The ad notes Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
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Eliza Rambo
South 25Th St
Omaha
Neb
Taniac
Fancywork as a Family Quirk Cited in Dispute
A victim recalls a quarrel over a household habit as the wife’s fancywork habits are described. The exchange notes crocheting borders and ribbon work on a decorative plaster, highlighting domestic quirks in the dispute.
Castoria Card Promotes Safe Sleep Aid for Infants
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a 30 year trusted remedy for constipation and upset stomach in babies and children. It claims relief from flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and notes natural sleep without opiates, branded by a genuine signature.
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Fletcher
Lumber Production Leaders By State Since 1905
Washington leads U S lumber production since 1905 except for one year Oregon is second followed by Louisiana Mississippi California Arkansas Alabama Texas North Carolina Wisconsin and Florida in order
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Washington
Oregon
Louisiana
Mississippi
California
Arkansas
Alabama
Texas
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Florida
They All Love Him and The Relatives of Wealth
Short excerpt quotes a witty exchange about wealth and virtue. The dialogue contrasts riches with perspective and neighborly virtue, citing a quip about a rich man and relative moderation, followed by a comment on virtue seeking company.
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Blackstone
Death rate questioned in town and Cuticura ad humor
Small Average asks about local death rate while Gray cites about two per motorcar. An ad touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for skin, dandruff and itching. A humorous exchange asks who was the first self made man and answers Adam wasn’t.
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Adam
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Jefferson and
Marquis de Chastellux
Aris Plas
Bic Ee
Mrs. Rambo
Nature
Little Bob
Mamma
Bob
Scholl Mie Co
Dr Scholl
Dey
Lathrop
Holland
Bae Ae
Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, NL
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