John Hancock and the Declaration of Independence
The article recalls John Hancock signing the Declaration of Independence with a bold stroke and charts his life from Boston merchant to Massachusetts governor. It notes his prominence, risks, and role as president of the Continental Congress, ending with his burial site in Boston near Samuel Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
John Hancock
Boston
Ile
Braintree
John Adams
United States
Thomas Hancock
Hancock
Harvard
Hancocks
Continental Congress
Massachusetts
Lord Percy
Britain
Congress
Old Granary Burying Ground
Tremont Street
Samuel Adams
Printing of the Declaration by John Dunlap in 1776
The Declaration of Independence was printed on John Dunlap’s press during the night of July 4 1776 in Philadelphia. The early broadside marked a pivotal step in the American independence movement with Dunlap producing the document for dissemination.
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John Dunlap
Philadelphia
Fourth of July in the early 1900s chaos and gung ho
A Kansas City Star reminiscence describes a chaotic Insane Fourth era with boys shooting firecrackers past three in the morning, a sunrise gun salute, a local parade and contests, a community dinner, and a hay wagon fireworks show that sometimes ended in burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Congress
Main Street
Ocean Crossing Echoes in a Modern Shipboard Tour
In this travel essay style piece a steamship voyage from New York to Europe is described. It covers voyage technology such as speedometers depth sounders and electric power, plus reflections on changing ocean conditions and the poetry of modern crossings. The text also quotes figures like Newton D. Baker and comments on global tensions and cultural figures in a travelogue tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandie
New York
Southampton
Isle of Wights
England
France
Chicago
Lake Forest
Wall Street
Forty-Second Street
Europe
Newton D. Baker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cool Shirtwaister For Busy Women
A new and flattering version of the shirtwaist pattern Barbara Bell No 1801 3 offers a short sleeve option two or four pockets and a plain skirt with kick pleats. Available sizes 14 16 18 20 40 and 42 with busts 82 to 42 inches. WS 34 requires 4 yards of 39 inch material. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 367 W Adams St Chicago Ill Bell Syndicate WNU Barvice.
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Ilere
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU Barvice
TEST OIL Retail Price 35 Cents Per Quart
A brief line lists TEST OIL at 35 cents per quart with a note about affections and temptations. The text quotes Lacordaire on lightning strikes and human restraint, underscoring caution in decisions and desires.
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Nathaniel Bacon
Virginia
Bacon
Jamestown
Library of Congress
Elizabeth Ellicott Poe
Washington Post
Brisbane
Atlantic Ocean
North American
Wide Plains
George Bernard Shaw
Pope Leo
von Moltke
Gladstone
Michelangelo
London
Mussolini
Lloyd George
Mediterranean
M. Auriol
Blum
Washington
Joe Louis
Louis
King Features Syndicate
WNU Service
Arthur Briahnune
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Company
Oil City
Lacordaire
Memphis
Mike
Dzzy Dean
Tere
Dizzy Dean
Battle Creek
Mich
U.S.A
General Foods
Dizzy Daan
de Grazz
Askay Ptrect City
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