Jefferson Memorial Drive to buy Monticello for national memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation plans to raise about one million dollars by popular subscription to acquire Monticello and maintain it as a national memorial. Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia home from 1770 to 1826, was held by the Jefferson family until 1833 and later faced contested wills and sales. The piece details Jefferson’s life, architectural work, and the estate’s extensive features including the dome, rooms, and slave quarters.
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Thomas Jefferson
Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy
Martin W. Littleton
Monticello
Jefferson
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
Eagle Nests Endure Descriptive Piece on Bald Eagles
Harper's writer Herbert Ravenel Sass notes the eagle as a home builder with lasting nests. He cites a coastal plantation nest perched 112 feet up, home to the same pair for over 50 years, likely to outlive many human houses built today.
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South Carolina
Herbert Ravenel Sass
Harper's
Ruinous decline noted for cherished local landmark
A fragment notes with concern that a cherished local landmark has fallen into ruin and now requires urgent attention. The terse line hints at decay, neglect, and the need for restoration efforts by community leaders or managing authorities.
Clay Tramping in Glass Making Causes Sores
In glass manufacture the clay for pots must be kneaded by human feet since no mechanical method fully works. The tramper endures tiresome labor and frequently suffers severe foot sores from this task.
Mount Etna Engulfs Nearby Towns In Violent Eruption
Rome reports Mount Etna in violent eruption. Lava streams advance at speed of over a mile per hour, destroying vineyards and forests. Castiglione station demolished. Linguaglossa and Cerro deserted as thousands flee. Smoke fills the sky and dust settles over the region.
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Rome
Mount Etna
Etna
Castiglione
Linguaglossa
Cerro
Oil Pollution Law Takes Effect In Texas Coast
Texas implements its anti pollution law effective June 13 to curb oil waste into waters. The game fish and oyster department will enforce rules requiring oil traps on vessels including barges and tankers and forbidding bilge discharges. The oil and gas division of the railroad commission will assist in enforcement alongside industrial plants and refineries.
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Austin
Tex
State Game, Fish and Oyster Department
J. S. Burr
Galveston
Texas
Oil and Gas Division
The
Railroad Commission
Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Geo.f. Simmons
Harding Warns Officials Over Budget-Aside Demands
President Harding, at a government leaders meeting in Washington, forecasts a twelve month period ending June 380 with a 200 million dollar surplus and urges stricter economy. He warns against officials lobbying Congress for higher appropriations and vows to consider removing those who push beyond budget figures.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Budget Bureau
Congressional
Oil Promoters Sentenced to Federal Prison
Five oil promoters, among the first punished in Fort Worth and Dallas, departed for Leavenworth to start prison terms. General Robert A. Lee, L. G. Reynolds, J. W. Carruth face two or one year terms. B. H. Peeler and W. P. Chancellor receive one year each.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dallas
Leavenworth
Robert A. Lee
L. G. Reynolds
J. W. Carruth
B. H. Peeler
W. P. Chancellor
Lee
Texas Mills Cut Lumber Output Surges in 1922 Report
Texas mills produced 805,064,000 feet of lumber in 1922, about 1,000,000 feet more than 1921, with 37 mills shown in the output tally. Wharton has shipped 130 carloads of Irish potatoes to Northern markets, while West Texas growers stockpile wool awaiting bids. Houston to Mexico shipments exceed 334,989 dollars in May per Mexican consul Lisandro Pena. Corsicana undergoes rapid growth with five new brick business houses nearing completion and over 100 residences under construction. Tomatoes moving from Aransas Pass and Ingleside may end this week. track acreage runs roughly 1,000 acres with potential sales around 250,000 dollars. The U S Labor Department notes normal employment conditions in Texas and historically low nationwide unemployment. Texas anticipates 5,000 to 5,500 carloads of watermelons this season. Tyler sees 19 carloads of tomatoes in one day via Cotton Belt Railway, with strong shipments expected at 1.40 dollars per four-basket crate. A 2,000,000 dollar Houston institution will soon be memories as Camp Logan’s Veterans Bureau hospital shifts to Kerrville for tuberculosis treatment. The 35 mph speed law from the Thirty-Eighth Legislature takes effect, with enforcement by the state highway department. Anderson County plans 22,315 dollars for modern school houses. bond votes at District No. 21 Tennessee Colony 8,000, District No. 41 Salmon 4,000, and District No. 22 Montalba 10,000, plus Cayuga districts seeking 12,000 and 6,500 respectively.
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Anderson County
Tennessee Colony
Salmon
Montalba
Cayuga
Bethel
Valley broom corn to be shipped directly to plants
In San Benito Texas more than half of Alamo district broom corn growers approved shipping directly to factories. Chicago offered a 120 dollar per ton advance, with straw held on shippers order and payment on delivery. Rio Grande Valley Inc. seeks organized action, liaising with Kansas City and Oklahoma City groups to benefit local growers.
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San Benito
Tex
Alamo District
Chicago
The
Rio Grande
Grasshoppers Ravage Crops Across Cherokee County
In Cherokee Texas farmers battle a rising grasshopper outbreak. Attempts to control the pests with poison have caused greater damage in some cases than the insects themselves, heightening crop concerns throughout the area.
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Cherokee
Tex
Crops of Walker County Benefited by Recent Rains
Huntsville Texas reports that the recent rains have done much to aid crops in Walker County, improving conditions to the best level in four years. Farmers expect yield gains as moisture returns to the fields across the area.
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Walker County
Huntsville
Tex
Change of Life Loses. Terrors Change of Life Loses.
Greenville Pennsylvania letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from hot flashes nerves and weight loss during menopause. Mrs John Myers of Greenville says she gained strength and now does housework for seven. Readers may write for case details.
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Greenville
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Myers
Union St
Eydia E. Pinkham
Teethina Ad Claims Miracle Cure for Gas Puffed Baby Stomach
Mrs Grimes of Colquitt Georgia reports her infant recovered after using Teethina. She states the baby’s stomach was tight and gassy, he could not eat, and later grew to sixteen teeth and became joyful. The ad urges mothers to try Teethina, sold by druggists or via 30 cent mail order from Moffett Laboratories Columbus Georgia.
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Teethina
E. Grimes
Colquitt
Cuticura Beauty Claim Promises Clear Complexion
Advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial care and quick wash with Cuticura Soap. Claims include improvement of poor complexions, dandruff, itching, and rough skin on hands with routine morning and evening use.
They All Love Him Blackstone and Webster Quip
A compact quip exchange contrasts Blackstone’s line about wealth with Webster’s jab about relatives. The dialogue hints at class and family ties in a witty social aside.
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Blackstone
Webster
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Marquis de Chastellux
Philadelphia
Richmond
Edmund Baker
Fearris & Swing
Texas News
Wharton
West Texas
Houston
Mexico City
Lisandro Pena
Corsicana
Aransas Pass
Ingleside
United States Labor Department
State Department of Markets and Warehouses
Tyler
Cotton Belt Railway
Smith
United States Veterans Bureau Hospital
Camp Logan
Kerrville
Bureau Hospital
Motor League of South Texas
J. D. Fauntleroy
State Highway Department
Lathrop
Holland
Nujol
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