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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1886
Page
1
A facsimile essay celebrates George Washington born February 22, 1732, noting how painters and sculptors, foreign and domestic, rendered him as many different characters while photography later risks the same transformation. It contrasts Gilbert Stuart and other artists, and defends Washington’s enduring example amid shifting depictions.
A historical account portrays Mount Vernon as sacred and venerable with Washington’s tomb at its heart. It covers the estate’s origins, ownership transfers to the Ladies Mount Vernon Association, the tomb’s inscriptions, and the family’s influence, including Mary Ball Washington’s role as a disciplined matriarch shaping George Washington.
A Washington era portrait describes Martha Washington as engaging, modest, and refined with a dainty presence. The piece recounts her meeting with George Washington at New Kent, her role during receptions in New York and Philadelphia, and her quiet influence as his devoted wife and companion through the Revolution and early presidency.
A magnificent double store with four stories and basement. Sixty feet front and one hundred feet deep. Iron and plate glass front. Steam heated. Electric lighted.
An exuberant boast claims a leading music house across the continent with unmatched size imposing appearance and stock. It mentions Cincinnati Orleans New York St Louis and New Orleans styles and asserts unparalleled arrangements and pilings.
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