Splendid Home of Admiral Dewey and Mrs Dewey
The Washington residence at the corner of Sixteenth and K streets, long linked with social memory, houses art treasures from the Orient. Mrs. Dewey, once Mrs. William Hazen, resided here and later it was leased to Russell A Alger. The mansion displays ethnology studies, antique ivories, Siam and Burmah pieces, and a notable Manila fiber rug collection.
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Admiral
William Howard Taft
Dewey
Siam
Burmah
Manila
Roosevelt Son Quiets Teacher With Simple Truth
Quentin Roosevelt, the president’s youngest son, faces a school prompt about his father’s occupation. When asked where he lives and what his father does, he bluntly answers that his father is the president, revealing the tension between home etiquette and classroom questions.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Washington
Quentin
White House
Roosevelt
Old Home Without Tenant At Clean Drinking Manor Laboring Hermit
Washington correspondent notes Clean Drinking Manor is now tenantless after decades. Nicholas Jones known as Gentle man Jones or Hermit Jones has left the ramshackle estate for relatives due to severe rheumatism. He resisted moving but finally quit the old feudal mansion.
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Washington
Nicholas Jones
Gentleman Jones
Hermit Jones
Seven Smiths In Congress A Curious Name Ring
In Congress from South Carolina Senator Ellison B Smith joins a seven Smiths group in both chambers, Michigan Maryland Texas Iowa California and South Carolina share the surname. The piece notes the potential impact of coordinated action among the seven Smiths and hints at the new Senator’s introduction to his multi-named identity.
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Senate
House
Michigan
Maryland
Texas
Iowa
California
South Carolina
Smith
Congress
South
Carolina
Ellison
Asintgue
Washington to Be His Home
Washington society notes on Perry Heath and his wife Ella Conway Heath establishing a Washington home on Connecticut Avenue as Heath builds a grand house. The piece describes Heath’s career, Mrs Heath’s charm, Taft's social plans, and garden parties among the city’s social scene in Washington.
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Washington
Perry
Heath
Will
Connecticut Avenue
Wasington
McKinley
Russia
Perry Heath
Ella Conway
Louisville
Gayety
Like a Country Dance at a Smart Washington Feast
A social gathering in the national capital drew the capital’s fashionable set. Guests enjoyed sauer kraut frankfurters and leberknoedel as a gypsy orchestra played distant melodies. The two hour feast brimmed with merry quips and sharp retorts among lively escorts and bright attire.
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Washington Post
Handbuch der Roentgentherapie in Germany
The work by O Nemnich in Germany highlights the vital role of X rays and radium in disease treatment, appearing as a nearly thousand page reference. The expansive treatise signals the growing medical interest and application of Roentgen therapy in the field.
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Germany
Manufacturer's Staggering Load Of Limburger On a Train
An emergency to ship two hundred pounds of Limburger forced a cheese maker to improvise. With no car available he packed the fragrant cheese into a rough box and boarded a train. At the first stop he checked the baggage car, explaining to the puzzled porter that the box contained his deceased brother.
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San Francisco
Fragmented Ad Copy and Slogans on Medicine and Goods
Readable fragments warn of fake claims for toning remedies and eye salves. Mentions Murine Eyewash claims to follow Pure Food and Drug laws, while other lines promote joint oil, alimony jokes, and Russ Blue dye. Includes stray phrases on benevolence and social commentary.
Vandenbleer Finds New Purpose In Painting Years Later
In a tense studio scene a artist named Vandenbleer works with his model Honoria as he discovers a hidden spark of genius. The improvisation leads to a powerful portrait born of struggle and longing, transforming their uneasy relationship into creative partnership. A later line notes new Atlantic seaports will reshape regional trade in the coming decades.
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Vandenbleer
Honoria
Van
Atlantic
America
Types of Unselfishness in Character
The passage outlines two forms of unselfishness. One pairs with noble self esteem to avoid virtue becoming vice. The other involves self effacement and lack of individuality, reducing the person to a vehicle for visible self sacrifice.
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