One Hundred Seventy Sixth Washington Birthday Remembrance
A historical account recalls George Washington birth on February 22 1732 in Virginia. It traces his early career as a surveyor adjutant colonel and later commander, his Mount Vernon retirement, and the nation’s homage including monuments and the famous motto First in War First in Peace First in the Hearts of His Countrymen. It notes his pew as Col Washington at a Virginia church and details on Braddock’s house in Alexandria and Washington's Masonic ties.
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George Washington
Banks of the
Potomac
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Col. Washington
Claggett
Maryland
Mount Vernon
Lafayette
Washington
Republic
New York City
Col
Gen. Washington
Robert E. Lee
Gen. Lee
Braddock
Carlyle
Alexandria
John S. Carlyle
Capitol
Pennsylvania
Christchurch
Vaivy
The Business Man Targeted by Swindlers Revealed
An exposé details how a broad range of businesspeople including merchants, manufacturers, and contractors are lured by fake capital offers and guaranteed bonds. It explains a twofold scam with bond guarantees and wildcat insurance, noting personal interviews, high-pressure tactics, and threats of blackmail.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Prudentia
Prudential Bank
Chicago
Wildcat
Perspicacity Question Echoed in Baltimore Americ
A brief exchange appears in the Baltimore American where a speaker questions an employer’s discernment, replying that the boss exhibits odd fits whose precise medical name remains unknown. The dialogue hints at concerns about mental clarity and judgment in a light editorial tone.
For Those Who Fail Verse by Joaquin Miller
An excerpt praising effort over victory, honoring those who fail yet persevere. The speaker elevates the hidden heroes who endure non success, contrasting the glory of winners with the quiet courage of those who continue to fight. The poem stresses endurance, restraint, and shared kinship with the struggling.
Dreary Days and Sunshine Within
A Baltimore American poem-style piece urges readers to overcome dreary days by inner effort. It exhorts turning weariness into happiness and brightness despite natural gloom, suggesting personal resolve can uplift daily life.
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Baltimore
Getting Up for Morning Duty takes the shine away
A Nashville American compact feature recalls carefree nights with friends and the pull of early mornings. It notes the struggle of balancing jovial late hours with responsibilities, especially as aging dulls the party spirit.
The Failure as a Vagabond Poet of the Road
An excerpt from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat celebrates a nameless wanderer who roams the world in freedom. He lives unbound by toil or wealth, loving the beauty of earth and sky, ever guiding chance on his endless journey.
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Wayfarer
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Boaster and the Rooster Parody on Idle Braggarts
A short verse contrasts boasting with action by calling out the Boaster who talks of future deeds. It notes talent is not required to boast while real work unfinished yields no honor. The piece cites a rooster and an ass as symbols of bragging versus earned effort.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Land of Golden Rest and Perfect Flame in Verse
Emery Pottle writes in the Craftsman about a land serene and fruitful and a nobler art that finds no sorrow. He questions whose heart has known unearthly joy and a love so fair that it outshines earthly grief.
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Emery Pottle
Craftsman
Cupid’s wild rise noted in city police reports
The poem traces Cupid from a harmless child to a disruptor with a seven-shooter. It notes his fearsome fame in police records, once a port friend now breaking peace with loud warwhoops as he shoots through town.
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Cupid
Daily Papers
Her Vanity Book Reflects a Distant Sabbath Image
A haunting verse recalls a prayer book with silver filigree and a broken mirror. It evokes a girl in a pew viewing her powdered pompadour and rosy ribbons during long Sunday psalms and sermons.
Human Nerve Cells Lecture Before Mug House Members
Dr. Alfred Wenzel lectured Mug House members on brain nerve cells and the spine. He described nerve counts, vocabulary growth, and claims about chiropractic thrusts restoring function after vertebral adjustment shown in a boy with paralysis.
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Alfred Wenzel
Wenzel
Evil in Eating Hot Foods
The piece warns that very hot food harms teeth and digestion. It cites experiments showing meats eaten at 115 degrees, beans 132 degrees, potatoes 150 degrees, tea averaging 135 degrees and safely sipped but not swallowed above 142 degrees.
Market notes from New York and regional reports
The daily market digest lists commodity prices across several cities. Wheat, corn, oats, hay and dairy items vary by location, with flour, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, and live stock prices shown for Minneapolis, Cleveland, Toledo, East Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and declining hogs in some markets. Major figures include No 2 red wheat around 92 cents in Cleveland, and hogs around 4.65 to 5.00 in various markets.
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Cleveland
York State
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New York
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Woodlawn
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Bundoing
John M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Joh M. Glenn
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Joaquin Miller
Nashville American
Toledo
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
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