Mount Vernon as model of farming and architecture
The article extols George Washington's Mount Vernon as a premier example of scientific farming and grand architecture. It notes his estate layout with five farms, a detail driven by managers and records, and highlights the transformed flour mill and ship biscuits that connected Mount Vernon to international markets.
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George Washington
New World
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Western Hemisphere
George H. Dacy
Washington Star
Washington
Augustine Washington
Wistary Beieves
America
Buddy
Potomac
Chicago
Gold Coast
Lawrence
George
Noilinion
Seven Seas
Atlantic
Mill Wharf
British Isles
Georgetown in Days of Glory and Decline
A nostalgic portrait of Georgetown once integral to Washington’s capital with 1804 ties to Tom Moore and vivid references to marble residences embassies and old streets. The piece contrasts Georgetown’s stately elegance with Washington’s broader reach and hints at changing fortunes amid war’s afterglow.
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Rock Creek
Potomac River
Georgetown
Washington
Tom Moore
Federal Capital
Jefferson
Madison
Lee
L'infant
Bridge Street
The Final Bang and Johnson Sides in Nevada
Irvin Cobe recalls Arthur Hopkins a driven producer who cancels a tour after a poor run and Johnson Sides the peacemaker of the Plates in Nevada tells of a snowbound mishap leading to a mock Senate bill declaring a theft in a graveyard void and a governor’s pardon.
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Johnson Sides
Ohnson Sides
Nevada
Johnson
Carson
Senate
Carson City
Johnseun
Willie
McNavehy
Good wine proverb traces to Roman bush sign
The Latin proverb good wine needs no hush originates from a Roman custom of hanging a bush over home fronts to signal wine was obtainable inside. English tavern keepers adopted the sign in the Middle Ages.
Watches as Calendar Oblong Wrister Details Moon Phases
Article describes a watch that functions as a calendar showing the moon phases and records the day of the week, month, date, and moon phase. The piece notes the device’s oblong wrister form and mentions the last four records on small dials.
Atwater Kent Radio Promises Dependable Family Access
The ad touts Atwater Kent radios as essential for families, with emphasis on reach, natural sound, and readiness. It highlights best-seller status, options for electric and battery models, and the Model 56 Fall-vision Dial priced around 97 dollars with 6 tubes and rectifier.
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Atwater Kent Radio
Atwater Kent
Sven Reaulres
A.C
Rockies
Atwater Kent Radio Hour
Atwater Kent Manufacturing CO
Wisanbickon Ave
Philadebigh
Gloomy and Cheerful Brothers Duel Over Coal Pile
A dialogue features the Gloomy Brother and the Cheerful one debating a coal pile. The Gloomy Brother predicts trouble while the Cheerful counters that the coal pile will not rise with the falling mercury as the scene unfolds.
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Mercury
G. B
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Heart of
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Dis Patel
New York
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Hopking
Hopkins
Wilton Luackiye
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Lambs' Club
Lackaye
Luckaye
Arthur Gopling
Aiareiken
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Piso
Garfield
Hanford
Panhandle
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Texas
Rock Island Line
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Rock Ieland
Amarillo
Liberal
Kansas
Panhandle-Pldine, Inc
J. M. Allen
Txade Nut
Rock Island
la Salle Street
Guia Bicago
Illinois
A. A. Ig Co
Washington Ave
Reektenwald
Clyhaurn
Goree
California
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