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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
6
Poem recounts seventy six heroes answering the call to battle as the land awakens. Hills oceans and streams echo the cry of freedom while yeomen form an iron band. Families watch with pride as the brave march from rugged terrain toward conflict, trusting in divine breath.
Nine year old John Hancock and sister Mariannina fashion homemade torpedoes from tissue sand and pepper. Uncle Joey secretly hides real store torpedoes, leading to successful launches and a small monetary mix up when children discover the swap. Angelina Isabel and Amabel buy copies, feel tricked, and Uncle Joey compensates all with coins, restoring harmony.
John Paul Jones, long unnamed, has had his body recovered from an unmarked grave in Paris after 113 years. He is celebrated as a Fourth of July hero, born July 6, 1747 in Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland, marking the start of his notable life.
A public advisory argues against gunpowder in Fourth of July celebrations. It cites injuries, fires, and citywide damage, urging youths and adults to find safer ways to celebrate while respecting neighbors. The piece notes growing opposition and warns of potential mayoral bans.
The text recalls John Paul Jones’s daring actions as a young immigrant in America, his pivotal role in the sea war, and his famous shipboard sacrifice when the Bonhomme Richard was lost after capturing the Serapis and Countess of Scarborough.
The obituary notes John Paul Jones served in Catherine the Great’s service in 1788 then returned to Paris where he died. He was attended by Marie Antoinette’s physician and surrounded by influential friends. The French Parliament sent twelve members to his funeral praising him as admiral of the United States navy who aided liberty.
The article explains the Stars and Stripes as the national flag, tracing its legal origin to June 14, 1777, when Congress defined thirteen red and white stripes and a blue field with thirteen white stars. It notes earlier colonial flags and improvised banners and records the early use of thirteen stripes on a stand ard gifted in 1775 and on the Cambridge flag of 1776.
Excerpts discuss early public use of flags after the 1777 resolution and a Japanese approach to day fireworks. A fireworks manufacturer notes Japanese prowess with aerial pieces resembling ships, temples, and animals and their ability to stage animated battles. The piece also cites John Adams praising a virtuous republic and enduring federation.
The Atlantic, a steam yacht completed in late 1903, beat the world in a recent Atlantic crossing and sails its maiden Caribbean cruise. It measures 1387 feet on the water line with 188 feet overall, 29 feet beam, and carries large masts and booms. designer claims eleven knots under steam.
A detailed post has a triple expansion engine about 306 horsepower two Army boilers a Bevis feathering screw and steam powered sails. It is electrified with a main dynamo batteries and an acetylene gas plant and a 800 cubic feet ice storage. The yacht offers skylights a raised stern steering deck a telescopic stack and spacious accommodations including a large saloon five staterooms chart room and porcelain tiled baths. It is noted as the talk of the work as it sails between buoys from Sandy Wook lightship to the Lizard.
L D Smith of Madison South Dakota, once the nation’s richest exclusive farmer, has retired after earning over one million dollars in fourteen years. He owns 94 farms in central South Dakota and 3000 acres in Iowa with substantial bank and real estate holdings. He began with a few hundred dollars and grew wealth through land purchases, investments, and prudent farming. He deeded three tenant farms to their occupants while maintaining a simple lifestyle.
A portly Methodist bishop weighing 350 to 400 pounds tipped in his bed during a visit to a presiding elder. The furniture collapsed and dropped him to the floor. The bishop told the elder not to worry and humorously warned his wife to expect him in the cellar if he failed to answer for breakfast.
A woman at a home smooths her hair and sleeves and snubs a male book agent who arrives at the door in a scene of cold reception.
Genevive May of Indianapolis writes that Peruna regulated her disordered stomach after catarrh and terrible symptoms. She reports improvement within two weeks and full stomach relief in three months, and she directs readers to Dr Efartman of The Wartman Sanitarium for free advice. All correspondence remains confidential.
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