Maples House Washington's oldest estate told by Mrs Simmons
The Maples, Washington’s oldest house in Georgetown, was built in 1705 by Captain Duncanson. It hosted figures like Washington, Lafayette, Webster, and Lincoln, with later owners including Francis Scott Key and Countess Pourtales. The current storyteller, Mrs. Simmons, recalls its haunting rumors, architectural additions, and a treasure-filled interior awaiting future visit.
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Washington
The
Maples
City of
Georgetown
Duncasgon
Potomac
George Washington
Lafayette
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Douglas
Lincoln
Francis Scott Key
Senator Clayton
Delaware
Brumidi
Capitol
Charles Pourtales
America
Germany
Countess Pourtales
Poison Grasshoppers Now Is The Time To Act
Grasshoppers threaten crops across parts of the county this year with many along fence rows sod land and field edges. Early small grain fields show many nymphs. they must be controlled now before they mature. Poisoning is best, since wingless young hoppers stay on ground where bait is laid. A Nebraska control mix uses bran and white arsenic with a molasses solution.
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Nebraska
Poisoned Grasshopper Bait Mixing Instructions
County Agent Willey explains a method to mix poisoned grasshopper bait using bran, water, sugar, and amyl acetate to attract grasshoppers. The mixture is spread along field edges on warm days for best results, with careful handling to avoid livestock exposure.
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Willey
Community notes from a Nebraska vicinity
A collection of brief local items reports a Sunday night rain, church and Sunday school activities, fishing trips at Lake Minatare, visits by residents to Potter Kimball Sidney Homer and Chappell, a minor injury at a Waterloo plant, and several families visiting relatives and attending services at Johnson grove and Fisher homes.
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Nelliusgrove
George Reetz
Chris Crowell
Hibben
Minatare Lake
Joe Siama
Oceltsen
Peter Nelson
Potter
Ted Farr
Waterloo
Dalton
Jesse Lambert
Bill Kubes
Henry Wikstrom
Lake Minatare
Homer Fisher
Harvey Fisher
Mae Juhl
H. B. Fisher
George Reets and
Gayland
Johnson Grove
Alfred
Esther Strandberg
Chappell
Charley Johnson and Son
Ed Sanders
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Mrs. Simmons
Emil Edson Briggs
Olivia
Christchurch
Decatur
Aised
Sidney
Schilling
Wisconsin
Ides
Post
Kirschbaum
Ower
Nelly Don
Bradley
Aili
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