Sunset in the City

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From the January 27, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Keeper of Lighthouse Expires at Post

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From the January 27, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Vest Pocket Essays: Mountains

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By George Fitch. From the January 27, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Uncle Walt Says To-day: Test of Optimism

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By Walt Mason. From the January 27, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Look After Your Children; Become Their Best Friends

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By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. From the January 27, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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  • Listen to these three regular columns from The Washington Herald:

    Statesmen, Real and Near by Fred C. Kelly contains tales from the lives of our nation's officeholders. Uncle Walt Says To-day by Walt Mason is a savory bit of poetic wisdom. Vest Pocket Essays by George Fitch is a humorous and insightful exploration of a daily theme. Please feel free to share these almost-forgotten gems!

Progressive Persian Women

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From the January 26, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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“Disease Experts Digging Canal”

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From the January 26, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Uncle Walt Says To-day: Man’s Vanity

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By Walt Mason. From the January 26, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Statesmen, Real and Near

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By Fred C. Kelly. From the January 26, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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Vest Pocket Essays: Hospitality

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By George Fitch. From the January 26, 1912 edition of The Washington Herald.

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  • About The Washington Herald

    A Washington DC newspaper, The Washington Herald was published from 1906 to 1939. If you give these articles a listen, you'll probably agree that it was one of the great American newspapers. The text is all available online through Chronicling America. More information about The Washington Herald is available here.
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