Fraunces Tavern Restored to Its Revolutionary Era Tone
Fraunces Tavern in New York marks the 124th anniversary of Washington's farewell with a formal rededication. Tablets recount the building's history from 1719 to 1907, and the Sons of the Revolution now preserve the site as a memorial to Frederick S. Tallmadge.
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Washington
Fraunces
Broad Street
New York
Fraunces Tavern
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Wastington
Frankes
Wraunces
Tarrytown
Holland
Pearl Street
Clack Sam" Fraunces
Son of the Revolution
Frederick 8. Tallmadge
Washington the Friend of Pi
The text presents a quote attributing a humane stance to Washington against war and the destruction of mankind. It frames a wish to end human suffering and to dedicate people to peaceful amusements instead of warfare.
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Washington
Friends of Humanity
Earth
Lessons in Panics and Prosperity and Wealth Control
An essay argues that wealth concentration tests free institutions and natural laws. It urges directing surplus earnings to local investment, improving distribution, and avoiding panics by keeping capital within communities and using wealth for common good.
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United States
Publc
Polynauon
Burbank
Home Patronage and Merchants Trading Across Distances
Community debate on home patronage contrasts farmers selling locally with merchants who ship to distant suppliers. Critics argue for fair dealing and support for local tradesmen while noting merchants sometimes favor their own interests and mail order or department stores.
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Gou
Sure Thing
Parable of the Foolish Citizen on Taxes and Afterlife
A moral tale follows a thrifty farmer who funds a town’s needs yet rebels against taxes and progress. He dies, reaches heaven, learns the cost is shared below, and fears an earthly assessor at the gate. The dream ends as he wakes from the illusion.
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Ciastant
Lessons in Economy Through Farmers Institutes
State agricultural departments launch farmers institutes to discuss agriculture and broader life lessons. The program aims to educate farmers and their wives on economy, country development, protecting local industries, and the principles underlying commerce.
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Almple
How Monopolies Are Assisted
The passage argues mail order houses in large cities push aggressive trade tactics to gain market share. It warns this concentration of money in financial centers worsens the financial mood and drains local circulation, enabling monopolies to profit at the expense of communities.
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Ito Bullaut
Who are wet we the mystery of the we in Washington
A Washington piece mocks the presidents circle by listing who belongs to the royal us and who does not. It names Roosevelt Taft Knox Smith Purdy Bonaparte Garfield Landis Kellogg Moyer Bourne Heney Parkona and Heney among the us. It notes Cortelyou shifts from us to them while Hartman Morgan Haywood Day Rockefeller Foraker and Storer are said not to belong to us.
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Ashington
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Herbert Knox Smith
Milton D. Purdy
Charles J. Bonaparte
Mr. Purdy
James R. Garfield
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Frank B. Kellogg
George von K. Moyer
Jonathan Bourne
Herbert Parkona
Francia J. Heney
George B. Cortelyou
someUmer
Howard H. Hartman
J. Pierpont Morgan
William D. Haywood
Chancellor Day
John D. Rockefeller
Joseph B. Foraker
Bellamy Storer
Uncle Ike Demands Cheaper Board For Senatorial Life
Wisconsin senator Stephenson, heir to a million, balks at $7 500 yearly pay and hotel bills. He boasts of large college gifts yet laments costly boarding at the Willard in Washington. He hopes to find modest lodging within his income while serving in Congress.
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Ike” Stephenson
United States
Wisconsin
Ike
Samuel M. Stephenson
Michigan
Tsane
Senate
New Willard
Willard
Washington
Scientist Detects Fake Paper In Government Testing
In the United States Bureau of Standards paper testing room a professor explains color reactions to identify counterfeit government samples. He notes that poplar pulp, spruce content, and rag fibers reveal the true mix even after pulping. The eye of science discerns proportions to expose adulterated paper.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Government
Bureau of Standards
Hand of Science
Eye of Science
Washington Photographers Sharpen In Expedition Season
In Washington a prevalent sight is the camera man who works crowds with rapid orders for photos tied to major landmarks like the White House and Capitol. Excursion parties are a favorite target as photographers print and mount portraits at the end of trips. Also noted is Mrs. Carl Muck, wife of Boston Symphony director, who plans courses at Radcliffe and may not return to Berlin.
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Washington
Ho' i
Upron
Capitol
Whity House
Treasury
Congressional Library
America
Carl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Berlin
Radcliffs
Tor & Dogres
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