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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
2
A poem frame asks who gave the flag its name Old Glory and recalls the flag’s symbolism and the people who love it The refrain notes the banner’s stars and stripes and the unity it inspires amid war remembrance and patriotic pride.
Poem read by Mr Riley as Indiana presented a sword to Admiral Taylor for the battleship Indiana after the Santiago engagement. The reading praised the flag as Old Glory with fervent lines on courage, sacrifice, and national identity across sea battles and home fronts.
A collection of brief antiquarian and trivia notes: Rome and its seven hills. the Spitz as a jackal. historical sevenfold court structure. elephant tusk gender. cheese per capita. apostles' churches. traffic on Forty-second Street. oil at U S lighthouses. wartime sideline items. egg cup for one arm men. celery paper as bleachers. paper sheets fastened by string and buttons. soil depth and fertilization guidance.
The piece notes American war fever leading to widespread use of red white and blue in women’s attire. It cites France and England contrasts, details outfits from capes to dresses, riffs on military influences, and questions the excess of flag fashion while praising its colors and bold presence in New York during General Joffre’s visit.
Women in Boston schools win a key step toward equal pay with men. Miss Antoinette Taylor of St Louis gains possession of a table once owned by John Hancock. New York bill says women printers may work at night and restaurant work shifts limit to six days and 54 hours weekly. Sisters Jennie and Blanche Lamb are thriving homesteaders in Ventura county earning over 1100 dollars last year and eyeing a doubling next year.
The mahua tree flower yields high acetone content, surpassing wood and starch sources. Indian and British scientists in Hyderabad identify the bloom as a superior acetone source, assisting acetone production for cordite. Large scale manufacture ramps up, boosting British forces in Mesopotamia.
A brief note reports a pending estate matter with urgency over a property or asset transfer. The wording suggests an imminent timeline or deadline, with focus on securing or finalizing ownership within a short window.
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