Sesquicentennial of U S independence celebrated worldwide
Reflection on the United States 150th anniversary tracing origins of independence from 1776 to 1926. Describes global observances, historical milestones at Lexington, Concord, Yorktown, and Paris, and outlines the Philadelphia exposition with main exhibits, buildings, and symbols of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Lexington and Concord
Cambridge
Philadelphia
Vincennes
Yorktown
Paris
England
Independence Hall
London
Georgia
North American
John Hancock
Massachusetts
Congress
Sinai
Thomas Jefferson
New York
Washington
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Webster and
Peabody
America
Palace of
Miriam of Egypt A Sister of Moses and National Leader
A biographical sketch portrays Miriam as a strong willed, brilliant figure who helped save Moses as a child by guiding his nurse. Her songs inspired Israel at the crossing and she later offered leadership to protect her people, marking an early call for political rights and the uniting power of music. The piece emphasizes music as moral progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirtam
Moses
Israel
Egypt
Miriam
Nile
Jordan River
Union
Burial mounds of Siberia and the Mongols compared
The article notes uncanny similarities between Siberian burial mounds north of the Gobi and those near the Black Sea, suggesting Mongol builders perhaps during Genghis Khan or later eras. It mentions stone warriors and east-facing figures, and Cossack reluctance to excavate kurgans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Gobi
Black Sea
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Central Asia
Steppes
Kurgans
Clarke
Don Cossacks
Kurgas
Adventure Magazine
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed in Local Ad
A Mount Vernon NY resident claims the remedy restored appetite and health after weak days. The testimonial asserts a bottle sits ready at home and notes the product’s alleged benefits. References to Woolworth Building height are used as a metaphorical measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
New York City
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Ohio
Lydin B. Pinkham
Lydia W. Pinkham
Mars
Frank M. Casey
South 11Th Ave
Mount Vernon
N, Y
Bayer Health Packages Offer Simple Cure Promises
A Bayer package contains proven directions for use. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost a few cents. Drug gists also sell bottles of twenty four and one hundred for consumer ease.
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Merica
Atlantic
New World
Ened
Henry Lee
Virginia
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Jefferson
Franklin
Adams
Palace of Agriculture
United States
Palace of Education and Social Economy
Palace of Fine Arts
William Penn
Europe
Spain
Sweden
John Morton
Great Britain
Holland
Norway
Denmark
France
Germany
Austria
Hun
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
China
Japan
India
Persia
Argentine
Via
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Haiti
Nicaragua
Bala
Liberal
ARIS
Liberty Bell
Leonard A. Barrett
West Point Pointer
BAYER
Oakland
Nebr
Anglo-American Drug Co
Worton
Inslow
Anglo-American Drug Ca
Fultes Street
Boschee
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Aby
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