Flag Day features Betsy Ross descendant with silk flag
Washington society scene highlights Mrs Alfred Brosseau receiving an American silk flag from Betsy Ross’s direct descendant Miss Betsy Ross. The piece notes Flag Day 1929 and reviews the 1889 New York Press influence, then traces the origin of national flag observance from 1892 and 1916 proclamations to today. Also includes kitchen tips and recipes.
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Washington
Alfred J. Brosseau
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Betsy Ross
Ross
United States
American Flag Association
New York
George H. Brennan
New York Press
New York Public Library
James Phillips, Jr
Fitchburg
Mass
James R. Doudge
George West
Ballston, N. Y
Phillips
Clement M. Hammond
Boston Globe
Hammond
Thomas C. Quinn
The
Press
Fred F. Burgin
Louis J. Lang
Thomas C. Platt
Quinn
Lang
William Windom
the Treasury
John Wanamaker
Board of Education
Grand Street
New York City
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Congress
America
Bellamy
Youth’s Companion
James P. Upham
Upham
United States Bureau of Education
United States of America
Laura B. Prisk
Daughters of the American Revolution
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
emblem of freedom and old glory in defiance
The passage extols the flag as a bold symbol of liberty resisting tyrants and autocrats. It declares devotion to freedom, urging unwavering allegiance to Old Glory as a stain-free emblem of national sovereignty and lawful order.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Francis Bellamy
The
Youth’s Companion
James P.upham
Bellamy
Freedom
Frederick Theodore Bastel
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem Excerpt from 1929
A brief lyric fragment from The Kitchen Cabinet published in 1929 by Western Newspaper Union. It features a nostalgic verse about June heat, strawberries on the vine, and a desire to rest instead of work, attributed to Riley.
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Riley
Phillips Milk of Magnesia advert promotes anti acid use
The copy urges relief for sour stomach with Phillips Milk of Magnesia, claiming a perfect anti acid, endorsed by medicine and trusted by millions. It emphasizes a pleasant taste and effectiveness for indigestion without dieting, noting the Phillips name as the registered trademark since 1875.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Arkansas Lady Promotes Curing Dog With Russ Ball Blue
A Arkansas woman claims to have cured fits in a valuable dog using Russ Ball Blue and says many others now use it, asserting it never fails.
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Arkansas
Russ Ball
Ready to Loan His Tuxedo Tonight
A short dialogue from Life magazine presents two students debating borrowing a tuxedo. The first asks to borrow, the second agrees only if returned to Joe Brown and then given to Tom Jones, emphasizing a chain of custody for the garment.
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Joe Brown
Tom Jones
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