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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1895
Page
7
An Indianapolis Journal item sketches a playful exchange about serving a new mission. The chef jokes with a king from Mbwoka about moheget tery roasting him before departure, reflecting a light, satirical tone.
A reproduction details the earliest engraving of George Washington. The only known print belongs to Charles F. Gunther of Chicago who houses a renowned collection of Washington relics. The original is black with the blanket on the horse in red and yellow and the rider’s cast colored blue with yellow epaulets and a red sash across the chest.
An author imagines George Washington dreaming at Valley Forge of a future United States. He would see a global power with vast population growth, deep urban development, territorial expansion, and world trade dominance. The piece contrasts Washington's era with a modern nation of 70 million people, immense rail and telegraph networks, vast universities, and evolving social changes.
A corrupted, poetic relay honors a noble fatherland figure with reverent lines praising ancestral greatness and sacrifice. The text references timeless virtue, peace, and the nation, invoking trees and shade as symbols while echoing classical imagery about fame and governance.
In a light anecdote about George Washington his social ease shows when he dined with Connecticut Chief Justice Ellsworth at Windsor. He entertained the judge's twins Governor Ellsworth and Hon Henry L Ellsworth with a playful version of The Derby Ram detailing his four feet and wool and cloth produced. The tale, traced through the Ellsworth family, is presented as authentic in family tradition.
A retelling of George Washington's early education notes his first teacher Hobby who served as sexton and pedagogue in Virginia. The article suggests Hobby taught spelling and handwriting with limited orthographic instruction, while Washington displayed clear penmanship and growing mathematical knowledge despite gaps in spelling.
The future general and first president of the republic attended school with Mr Williams. He was tall active and muscular and widely regarded as capable of thrashing any companion, so no one dared pick a quarrel with him.
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