Independence Day Dilemma Ends in Proposals at May’s Home
May Wellwood baffles rivals Tom Murray and Harry Starry by inviting both to compete in Independence Day plans. Each arrives with flags and fireworks, hoping she will accept a proposal. In a twist, May grants neither, then asks her mother which suitor won, before declaring she is torn between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Wellwood
Tom Murray
Iarry Smythe
May
Harry
Tom
Miss May
Tarry
Starry
Miss Wellwood
Warry
Font Wissard
Fourth of July Injuries Mentioned in Fragmented Verse
A fragmented verse describes injuries from the Fourth of July with odd wording about two thumbs eight fingers and a lump on the head. The speaker notes a distorted smile and a crooked nose as key details of the mishap.
Fourth of July Reverie in Dust and Remembrance
A reflective piece recalls a boy whose torn body is laid to rest after a Fourth of July blast. The narrator speaks of gratitude for survival and the wish that every day could echo the holiday’s spirit. The voice honors sacrifice while imagining peace and renewal next year.
Scholarly Signers and Early American Leaders
William Ellery, a Rhode Islander, ranked among top Greek and Latin scholars and died with a Cicero in hand. Postwar he served as Rhode Island Supreme Court judge. Robert Treat Paine, Harvard graduate and associate of Adams and Hancock, helped frame Massachusetts constitution and prosecuted Captain Preston. Elbridge Gerry, Harvard graduate, drew British ire and shaped party conflicts. Benjamin Rush, Princeton graduate, founded the Philadelphia dispensary during 1793 yellow fever and taught at three colleges. A Portland 1866 Fourth celebration sparked a massive fire and led to stricter explosives regulation.
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William Ellery
Rhode Islander
Cicero
Supreme Court of
Rhode Island
Robert Treat Paine
Treat
Connecticut
Harvard
John Adams
John Hancock
Lovell
Paine
Preston
Massachusetts
Starvard
Elbridge Gerry
Gerrys
New York
Hutchinson
Bejamin Franklin
Privy Council
America
Gerry
France
Joint Commission
Charles Colesworth Pinckney
John Marshall
Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Princeton
Dickinson College
Medical College of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania University -New York Herald
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Peter M'Arthur
Peter McArth
Ife
Am State
Portland
R. C. Johnston & S
ROC. Johnston & Sons
Noble Street
Love & Little
West Tenth St
Norris & Little
Atlanta Avenue
Back of
Dixie
Boyer’s
Iia Tan LN
Memphis
Denison
Dallas, Ft Worth
Waco
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Black Lands
North
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Oklahoma City
Weatherford
L. Parrott
North Pryor St
Atlanta, Ga
Paris
London
Boyers
Oxford Lake
Postell
Anniston [Mercantile Company
James [MicDonald, Kaplan Block
Brokers
Anniston
Alabama
Chicago
New Orleans
Nobles Street
G. B. Flint
King = Manufacturing Co
R. J. Saywell
Machine Shop
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