Washington Letter Reveals George Washington Genealogy Interest
A dated October 1798 letter signed by George Washington to his nephew William Augustine Washing ton is in New York collector Barnet J. Beyer’s possession. It is described as the only extant Washington letter with direct inquires into his ancestry, noting lineage from John Washington and Lawrence Washington and mentioning Sulgrave manor and a family coat of arms linked to the Stars and Stripes.
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George Washington
William Augustine Washington
Barnet J. Beyer
New York
Washington
Lee
John Washington
Lawrence
Chotanek
John
Warner
Yoho
Willis
Hayward
Northampton
Washingtons
Sulgrave
Virginia
George
Lawrence Washington
Purleight
W. DB. Woodward
Commission
Hart
Tess
England
William de Hertburn
Wessington
House of Wessington Dates From Year 1183
Historian Prof Albert Bushnell Hart asserts early Washington ancestors bore the name Wessington. Senator Mess of Ohio announced plans for a nationwide effort to spark interest in the life of the first President amid the 1982 bicentennial celebration.
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House OF
Wessington
George Washington
Albert Bushnell Hart
Mess
Ohio
Vee Chateain
Sulgrave Manor Washington Legacy Draws Pilgrims to Sulgrave
Describes Sulgrave Northamptonshire as the ancestral home of the Washington family and a magnet for visitors drawn by its historic link. Noting Lawrence Washington built the 16th century manor, restoration by a British committee, and its preservation as the fragment of the original dwelling.
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Sulgrave Manor
Sulgrave
English Midlandds
Washington
Lawrence Washington
Let Christ Do It And Let Him Develop Us
A religious reflection urging reliance on Christ for personal development, contrasting human effort with divine guidance attributed to I. B. Meyer. The author promotes letting Christ lead growth and transformation rather than self effort.
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Christ
I. B. Meyer
Holy Spirit Must Lead for God to Save Control of Life
A religious exhortation argues that surrendering life control requires the Holy Spirit to lead, framing the concept as essential for divine guidance and salvation.
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Countrol
Stilling the Inner Voiceful reflection by F B Meyer
A brief meditation on quieting mental noise to hear inner guidance. The author discusses how external clamor distracts and how disciplined stillness enables clear perception and spiritual listening.
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F, B, Meyer
Evelyn Edwards and the lace arithmetic
A young Evelyn Edwards is sent to buy lace. The clerk offers one and a half yards at ten cents per yard, but Evelyn refuses to compute the total claiming she must study arithmetic the rest of the week and will not bother her head with it on Saturday.
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Jesus
Christ
Jeans
God
Hur
Clufst
Evelyn Edwards
Florence
Evelyn
How's Your Stomach Tonic Helps Bellevue Woman
Mrs Mary Jane Krentz of Bellevue Nebraska reports health improvement after using Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She gained strength and recommends the tonic to others. Trial package available by sending 10 cents to Dr Pierce Buffalo New York.
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Bellevue
Nebr
Bend
American Spirit vs Soviet Envy in AFL Victory Cry
President Green of the American Federation of Labor denounced Soviet Russia and its labor affiliations, rejecting the “Soviet spirit of envy and destruction.” He urged the opposite, praising the American spirit that honors the past while embracing the future with hats off to the past coats off to the future.
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American Spirit
Green
American Federation of Labor
Russia
Labor
When a Man Marries
A Pittsburgh Sunday Telegraph snippet shows a groom answering a father who asks if he can support a large family. The exchange notes there are seven mouths to feed, highlighting the social pressure and practical concerns in a marriage proposal.
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Pittsburgh Sunday Telegraph
Silent Groom Warns After Spat At Altar
In a tense moment during a wedding dispute, the bride asserts obedience while the groom remains calm, warning that the quiet partner may pose a stronger threat than bluster. The exchange ends without a scene, leaving questions about the ceremony’s fate.
Tiny photograph shown at Royal Photographic Society
A minuscule image the smallest photograph in the world was exhibited recently in London at the Royal Photographic Society.
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Royal Photographic Society
London
England
Gas Powers Intricate Steel Carving On Thick Plates
A gas used for baking pies in kitchens is repurposed to carve intricate patterns into steel plates and cut steel billets twenty inches thick for industrial work.
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America
Lawrence Wash- Wigton
Bridge Creek
Powwnae River
Sulgeave
Northamptonshire
Vish Love
Sulgrave Wuhinor
TWG
Fitzwater
D.D
Dore ‘Moody Bible Institute of Chivags
Western Newspaper Union
Doan
Ask Ual Neighbo
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfg, Chemists
Buffalo
N.Y
Garfield
Stillers Music
Ottumwa
Iowa
Orange Blossom Poultry Farme, Inc
Winter Haven
Ploride
Swinova
Swinova Co
Sioux Ranide
Bookletfres
Tere Romptneny Noaured
Wime, Coleman
St. Washington
Parker
Danian Stopatan Waite
Floreston
Neo
Sing
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Ye
Furng
North American Pe Corporation
Ernon
Cicero
Copsiney
Bayer Me
Bayer
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