The Young Washington in Verse and Faith
A Virginia school journal piece chronicles George Washington from boyhood to nation builder. It traces his early fondness for books and games, his skill with horse and gun, and his later roles as surveyor, general, and president. The poem asserts a noble soul, steadfast faith in God, and strength of will as core to his greatness.
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Patriot
Washington
God
George Washington
W. Va
School Journal
Minuet and Mystery at the Hills Costume Party
Mrs Haskins pushes for a Washington birthday sleighing party with 18th century costumes and roles for Tom Enright and Gladys, while Gladys resists and Enright quietly plans to apologize for his jealousy over her dancing with Neville. The scene reveals tensions from a dismal Forsythe party and lingering misunderstandings among friends.
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Mrs. Haskins
Forsythe’s
Miss Payne
Forsythe
Tom
Washington
Mr. Enright
Marthy
George
Mias Payne
Martha
Tom Enright
Gladys
Haskins Place
Ahe
Neville
Glarys
Millston
Enright
Neville’s Cutter
Miss Glezer
Hills
Revelry and Fire End in Milston Village Tragedy
A winter revel in Millston ends in chaos as jealousy, romance, and a hotel fire unfold. Tom Enright races to rescue Gladys Payne from flames after a moonlit sleighing party, while politeness masks mounting tensions between Enright and Neville. Gladys and Enright confront emotions as smoke and catastrophe force a dramatic escape, ending with Martha and George's reconciliation at a nearby farmhouse.
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Grady
Milston
Four-Mile
Tom Enright
Gladys
Washington's Birthday Observance Should Be Elevated
The Detroit Free Press argues for a national commission to redesign Washington's Birthday observance. It praises the farewell address as a world historic act of relinquishing power and urges annual public reflection to inspire honesty in officeholding and pride in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Detroit Free Press
Record of Washington Birth Date in Family Bible
Record notes George Washington was born on February 11 1732 per the family Bible. It states this date predates Britain’s calendar reform and remained his observed birth day until age twenty.
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Washington
England
Youth’s Compan Verse About George Washington Seeming Child’s Kindness
A brief poem from Youth’s Companion by Anna M. Pratt questions if a young George Washington turned his toes brushed his hair kept his door shut and obeyed after being sent to bed. The playful lines imagine a disciplined nine year old George Washington and his gentle bedside behavior.
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George Washington
Anna M. Pratt
Judge Acheson Rules for De Long Hook Patent Infringement
In the United States circuit court at Pittsburgh Judge Acheson sustained a patent held by Titchardson and De Long brothers for a humped hook and eye and enjoined Campbell and Smith from selling Golden Spring hooks. The Golden Spring Hook and Eye Company in Springfield mass made the hooks with reversed De Long loop parts, which the court found did not void infringement and ordered a decree for the plaintiffs. The case was a long fought test of great importance, pending nearly two years, with Richardson and De Long represented by Strawbridge Taylor Bradbury Bedell Johnson and Fish, while Allan Webster and William L. Pierce defended.
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Acheson
United Sis
Pittsburgh
Richardson& de Long Brothers
Campbell & Smith
Titchardson & de Long Brothers
Frank E. de Long
Golden Spring
Golden Spring Hook and Eye Company
Springfield
Mass
Messrs
Richardson & de Long Brothers
Messrs. Strawbridge &Taylor
Bradbury Bedell
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Frederick P. Fish
Boston
Unless He Discovers Me She Whispers Behind Curtains
A Detroit Tribune brief quotes a woman fearing discovery as she hides behind window curtains while a hired girl speaks at the door, her heart beating in quiet terror.
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Detroit Tribune
America's Greatest Seed Growers Led by Salzer Firm
Thirty years after starting as a small La Crosse garden and greenhouse business, the John A Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin grew into America's leading seed grower and seller. The firm credits quality, liberal terms, and aggressive promotion for its success, maintains vast seed stocks, and operates an 800 acre trial farm in South Dakota visited by thousands. The company issues catalogs widely, spends heavily on postage, and employs hundreds in packing and distribution. A separate note promotes the Wooden Hen and a model incubator booklet by Geo H Stahl of Quincy Illinois.
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Salzers
la Crosse
Wis
America
Salzer
South Dakota
Salters
John A. Salzer Seed Co
John A. Salter Seed Co
Ya Crosse
Geo. H. Stahl
Quincy
Tils
The Pros Weigh Censorship of the Press
An opinion piece derides censorship of the press as an omnivorous monster that shapes public opinion. It calls censorship pervasive, venal, and judgmental, yet notes its paradoxical role as a powerful force in society.
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Bey
Little Washington
Gladys Payne
Neville Cutter
Edile
Miss Glazer
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Ceromyanene
Waterbury
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H, P
Whipple
Baltimore American
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