Washingtons teeth and an early memorial bust in Boston
The article details George Washingtons dental history with a portrait bust in Christ Church Boston showing him toothless. It notes Greenwood of New York made Washingtons artificial teeth from tusk material after his 1789 inauguration, and mentions Le Mayeur in Philadelphia advertising tooth sales and grafts as part of early dental practice.
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Christ (Old North) Church
Boston
Washington
Rosalie
Irpector McGee
Rosalie le Grange
Inspector McGee
Martin McGee
Perez
John Greenwood
New York
Greenwood
Philadelphia
le Mayeur
W. H. Richardson
Two Stories of Washington Two Stories of Great General
Readable fragments recount two portraits of George Washington and a celebrated general figure. The notes emphasize leadership, campaigns, and enduring legacy across early American history.
Memories of a Hundred Years in Washington Anecdotes
Edward Hale prepared for Outlook Magazine a collection of reminiscences including two Washington stories. One recalls Washington at Boston in 1776 at a public house on State street where a child favored the redcoats while Washington noted only the ragged troops could win.
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McGee
Rosalie
Perez
Hanska
Captain Hanska
Inspector McGee
Margarita Perez
Martin McGee
Cleary
Felow
Edward Everett Hale
Outlook Magazine
Washington
Boston
State Street
King Street
Howe
Redcoats
Jared Sparks
Princeton
Sparks
Massachusetts
Roosevelt Smile Found In Ancient Maya Sculpture
Morley reports the discovery at Quirigua in Guatemala of a sculpture mosaic likened to a Roosevelt smile. The Maya city, abandoned in the 6th century, shows a head motif with prominent incisor teeth resembling President Roosevelt. Restoration and decipherment reveal over 200 glyphs, few interpreted so far.
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Quirigua
Republic of Guatemala
Caribbean Sea
Sylvanus Griswold Morley
National Geographic Society
Washington
Yucatan
Roosevelt
School of American Archaeology
Jeal
Making Hard White Soap From Fat At Little Cost
A home guide explains saving fat to make hard white soap via a cold process. It covers melting clarified grease, adding lye dissolved in water, optional scents and additives, setting in molds, and aging for strength. Castile and marine soaps are noted with uses and origins.
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Castile
Spain
France
Marseilles
Europe
Rouse Hospital Stops Visitors Over Smallpox Spread
Due to a smallpox outbreak in the area, no visitors will be admitted at the Rouse Hospital until further notice. Commissioners of the Rouse Estate issue the order.
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Rouse Hospital
Rouse Estate
Young Washington's Behavior Rules
A 1914 guidance piece by Grace McKinstry presents rules a fourteen year old should follow. The rules cover manners including speaking only when others pause, avoiding flattery, delaying speech while eating, not reading others letters, and keeping quiet in others presence.
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Grace McKinstry
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Estrilla
Miss Estrilla
Senorita Perez
Miss Harding
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Nell. McGee
Mr. North
Mrs. Hanska
Miss Lane
Bellevue
Margaret Perez
Mstrilla
lJast
North
Lawrence Wade
Juan Perez Alias Estrilla
Matt
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Pickett Hardware Company
Hickory Street
Warren, PA
Warren Rubber CO
R. B. Hansen
Penn’a Avenue
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