Washington as Soldier Leader and Nation Builder
The article surveys George Washington as a disciplined leader who eschews vanity despite fame and honors. It notes his restraint, wartime letters revealing mercy to captured officers, his staunch defense of liberty, and his broad, practical statesmanship shaping the early United States. It highlights his advocacy for domestic manufactures and education, and his enduring moral authority in France and America.
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Aries
Legislative Assembly
America
Ife
Vic
Wayne
France
Washington
Republic
Gazette de France
Ashington
Sparks
Connecticut
Joseph Reed
Valley Forge
Gage
Lexington
Concord
Charlestown
United Colonies
Delaware Society For
United States
Purpo
Woes and teachings from a Pharisee conflict in Luke Matt era
A fragmentary sermon contrasts Jesus critique of ceremonial cleansing with inner purity. It cites three woes against Pharisees and lawyers for external show, burdening others, seeking status, and hypocrisy while stressing servant leadership and true righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bey
Jesus
Oxyrhyncus
Micha
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praised in ad copy
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a safe non narcotic remedy for female ills. It cites testimonials and health improvements for disorders such as displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and tumors. The copy invites letters for confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts based company staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August W. Konpner
Hollins
Baltimore
Lydia. E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bledicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Anecdotes of Greats and Their Youthful Pranks
A Kansas City Journal item recalls Oliver Goldsmith and other figures as youths who joined a facial contest to make ugly faces. The master judge teased Goldsmith about winning a prize, and the poet replied he was not playing. The anecdote attributes similar episodes to Frederick the Great and other famous names.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Frederick the Great
Dean
Swift
William the Silent
Louis XIV
Mr. Pepys
Ivan the Terrible
Julius’ Caesar
Socrates
Attila
The
Hun
Kansas‘ ‘City Journal
This is our most valuable fowl named E Pluribus Unum
An amateur farmer and a visitor discuss a prized hen named E Pluribus Unum. The bird hatched from the only egg produced by an incubator with fifty attempts.
Mothers praise Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Advert shows a remedy claiming to aid delicate children by cleansing the stomach and liver. It promotes immediate relief from illness and worms, asks mothers to obtain the powder at druggists for 25 cents with a free sample offer from Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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sChildren
Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Adv
Not Quiet on Long Island as Residents Debate Sound Life
A fragmentary quote hints at residents arguing over life on Long Island near the Sound. The text reflects contrasting attitudes about quiet living and local identity amidst coastal settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
One Day Cold Cure Ad Says Bromo Quin ine Sale
An old advertisement touts a single day sale of a product named Bromo Quin ine to cure a cold. The note requests buyers to contact ink name Laxa tive brom o quin ine with a signature line quoting pk BW Grove.
Muddled Ad Lures with Quizzical Claim
A fragmented ad snippet touts a product named Roman Eye Balsam for eye irritation and eyelid inflammation. The text mockingly questions a character or figure and interjects garbled phrases about a corkscrew and a sensation in the eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Sant
Small tumbler blamed for slips in cup fadeless dyes
Fragmentary notes discuss a small tumbler and slips attributed to a cup fadeless dye issue. Mentions Putnam and branding terms, with scattered references to ads and colors. The text remains unclear but indicates product and dye concerns.
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Ietever
Weiplington
AAD
Pickledort
Putnam
Ates Nes
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