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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1916
Page
42
The garden contest ends in two weeks and drawing contests will be resumed. The note expresses optimism for the Cousins' Club artists and is signed by Aunt Anna with affectionate regards.
A jumble of letters recalls garden projects from readers in Virginia and beyond. Primrose in Alexandria and others describe home plots, window boxes, and yard scenes with flowers like hydrangeas roses phlox and lilies, plus eager notes on trips and daily life.
A reader shares details of a lush backyard garden with balloon vines lima beans asters dahlias and borders of nasturtiums and verbenas plus a small vegetable patch including lettuce tomatoes radishes corn beans onions and potatoes. The letter includes a family photo description and a long account of a cat named Duke born in Virginia with a girl who adopted him.
A child recalls a Saturday afternoon family trip to the woods. They walk past a rail line to berry bushes near a swamp path and share simple tasks while exploring the landscape and noting small discoveries along the way.
The Surveyor, a modern hydrographic vessel built for Pacific coast and Alaska waters, was launched at Manitowoc Ship Building and Dry Dock Co on July 25 1916. Christened by Mise Elizabeth Brent Jones, the ship measures 186 feet overall with 1908 tons displacement and a 1000 horsepower triple expansion engine, to operate via the Panama Canal to Alaska after completion.
The readable text mentions names and places like Alexandria Virginia and Washington Street with hints of a person age 18 and a listed address. It contains garbled fragments about kilts, kerosene, and a mention of roses and a person named Hopkins. The overall context is unclear but indicates a diaried or notices fragment.
A teen narrator writes Aunt Anna about her garden and yard. She describes rose beds, lady slippers, a bumblebee, a robin, and flowering plants including Lady Gay climber violas mint apples grapes and a grape arbor. She mentions vegetables like tomatoes beans beets and parsley and notes morning glory vines and a dwarf apple tree become a giant.
A fragmented handwritten letter from Cookie to Aunt Anna describes a vacation in Maine. The writer mentions being busy, a boat, and travel details, with several unclear phrases and misspellings. The tone is informal and personal, conveying affection and everyday impressions from the trip.
In a vivid narrative from a girl writing to Aunt Anna she describes planning a garden on a small plot near her house. She details clearing weeds planting beans lettuce and onions, distributing flower beds and grass, and adding a balloon vine and various blooms. She notes care routines watering weeds and seasons from spring to early summer, with progress visible in blooming pansies nasturtiums cosmos and roses.
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