First White House Auto for Mrs Taft in Washington
The new $7000 gasoline limousine for Mrs Taft is the first White House motor car owned by a first lady and supersedes the Roosevelt vehicle in official flavor. It bears the US coat of arms on its doors, has a 24 hour electric dome light, speaking tube, annunciator signals, and mirrors to monitor traffic, with the car enjoying right of way in Washington.
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Ashington
National Capital
William H. Taft
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
New Building on Site of Famous Mansion in Washington
The Bureau of American Republics funded by 21 republics plans a new white marble building south of the Corcoran on the old Van Ness estate. Carnegie gave 750000 dollars. The Van Ness mansion, built by Latrobe for Gen. John P. Van Ness and Marcia Burns, was a city landmark once famed as a social hub. Local lore recalls a tomb at Oak Hill and a ghostly gallop of six white horses on anniversaries of Van Ness’s death. It remains to be seen if the Bureau will inhabit the ghost-haunted site.
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Bureau of American Republics
Americas
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Corcoran
van Ness Place
Andrew Carnegie
van Ness
Latrobe
John P. van Ness
Marcia Burns
Davie Burns
Marcia
Washington
Burns
Custis
Gen. van Ness
New Yorker
Gilbert Stuart
Oak Hill
Women Walks as Fashionable Exercise in Washington Society
The piece notes hundreds of wealthy Washingtonians embrace walking to improve fitness and curb excess. It highlights Mrs. Knox and Mrs. George von Lt Meyer as prominent adherents, plus other social figures like Mia Henderson and the Baroness Mayor des Planches. It mentions Miss Elsie Jarvin McLean, daughter of Captain Walter McLean, noted for long 20 mile walks and recent experiences in Yokohama and at the British court.
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Washington
Knox
George von Lt. Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Mia
John B. Hen
Philippines
Yokohama
McLean
Mrs Taft selects her social secretary
Mrs Taft appoints Miss Blech as social secretary, noting her unusual capabilities and long service with the bureau of American republics. The appointment is described as earned through merit, reflecting her rise in salary and position and her fluency in French and Spanish aiding duties.
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Blech
Taft
Bureau of American Republics
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Barrytarys Ea
Practical farming counsel on dairy, feed, and horses
Agricultural notes emphasize feeding mixed rations for hogs, proper dairy management to protect profits, and careful handling of starters for butter. Advice covers horse work, weather planning, seed storage, and farm economics, with detailed tips on milking, sanitation, and animal judging for breeding and profit.
Practical small house for new married couple
William A. Radford offers free advice on building and design for readers. Details a compact gable end house 25 ft 6 in by 27 ft 6 in with three first floor rooms two upstairs bedrooms and a bath in the roof gables. Notes on triple casement windows and evolving fashion in window styling.
A. Radford Editor on Home Design and Comfort
A. Radford reflects on practical house layouts, noting double doors for odors, a bright gable window, and open arches between living and dining spaces. He praises cellar shelves for jelly storage, emphasizes light, air, and dry household conditions, and urges buyers to craft affordable, personalized homes rather than rent.
Advice for Life's Course from Heinzelman
A compact moral urging a life of virtue over wealth through fraud. It counsels a poor, unpowerful path while others prosper by deceit, urging self-reliance, integrity, and daily sustenance through honest friendship. The verse ends with a blessing upon choosing unbleached honor even unto old age.
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Heinzelman
Unscrambled Phrase Shows Obscure Warning Listed
A terse, cryptic note appears in a column titled Old Sayings with a curious phrase about a wife and an unearthed exception. The line hints at a proverb style caution while reading a clipped historical item from a local page.
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Pennsylvania Experiment Station
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H. N. Slater
Indiana Experiment Station
L. H. Batley
Agricultural College
Agricultural Colleges
Sam
San Jose
Kansas Experiment Station
Qwbrook
By Willem Cit
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
A. Radford Editor
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