Fourth of July Celebrations Through American History
A reflective survey traces how Independence Day customs evolved from 18th century debates and John Adams letters to early parades, church observances, and public fireworks. It highlights the shift from solemn Sabbath restraint to public merriment, noting key figures, dates, and evolving traditions across decades.
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Atlantic Monthly
John Adams
Congress
Adams
Republic
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America
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Canada land boom and immigration push described for settlers
The piece urges readers to plan early for homesteading in Central Canada as corn planting ends and wheat crops surge. It notes rising land prices, greater accessibility via Grand Trunk Pacific and other railways, and a large influx of American and continental settlers seeking 160 acre homesteads with strong markets and social life.
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Canada
United States
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Cat Talk on the Verandah in Bright Ribbon
A pet cat wearing a bright red ribbon chats with a stray on the back verandah. The pet muses on its woes and inability to stalk a mouse. The stray mocks the loud necktie, asking why the cat’s neckwear is so conspicuous.
Cure Claims by Cuticura Convert Suffering Man
A Boston man recounts twenty five years of agony from a scalp neck and shoulder condition cured swiftly by Cuticura following costly medical results. Another Philadelphia resident reports pimples vanishing after ten days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Both testimonials end with signatures and dates from 1909.
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Cuticura
Wm. J. Badjier
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
G. Bernard Shaw
Conquests Eyeing Proposals Across Summers
The first summer girl boasts she has been engaged several times to men whose names she did not know. The second summer girl counters she engaged herself last season to a stranger who signaled a proposal from a passing yacht.
Routt County land boom predicted for Wantland
Keen observers forecast a big property boom in Wantland Colorado a new town in Routt County at the center of the Little Snake River Valley An irrigation system aims to gate 60000 acres of fertile land with land sold by the state at 50 cents an acre and water rights at 35.00 an acre payable over ten years Sugar factories flour mills and canneries are eyed as future industries Routt County Colonization Company 1784 Welton St Denver Colo offers full information The Juvenile Speaker Champ Clark noted in Bowling Green that opposition to trusts has reached even the nursery citing a child under plate quip about an anti crust law
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Snake River
Routt County
Routt County Colonization Company
Welton St
Denver
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Suster
Champ Clark
Bowling Green
Trusts
Resinol heals long standing leg ulcer after four weeks
A nurse reports applying Resinol ointment twice daily to an ulcerated leg six months old, with permanent healing after four weeks. She also notes success using Resinol on children's facial eruptions and other minor needs. Include Mrs Isadore H Cameron Augusta Me.
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Isadore H. Cameron
Augusta
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