Truths About the Declaration of Independence Signing
Historian Gaillard Hunt notes July 2 1776 was the actual separation date and that the Declaration was largely signed then. He explains the Philadelphia signing occurred behind locked doors, with Jefferson drafting the document and Hancock presiding, while the common Fourth of July celebration is a later tradition.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
United States Department of State
Gaillard Hunt
Congress
Doctor Hunt
George Mason
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Mason
Richard Henry Lee
Colonies
Great Britain
Lee
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert R. Livingston
Jefferson
Hunt
Seventh
Department of State
United States
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
Abigail
America
God
John Trumbull
Capitol
John Dunlap
Hancock
Journal of Congress
Continental Army
Continental Congress
Monroe
They Believed in America and the Faith of Its Founders
A reflective piece recalls 140 years of American pride and the founding faiths of the patriots who chose self government over British rule. It urges Americans to renew faith in themselves, in the people of America, and in the nation’s future amid global contrasts.
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Bees
America
Atlantic
Great Moment in History Declaration of Independence
The passage honors American independence as an unparalleled turning point. It notes the nation's growth from coastal settlements to a vast population exceeding one hundred million, spanning the continent and beyond, with wealth and energy rivaling the United Kingdom.
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United States of America
Atlantic
Pacific
Tribute to the Declaration in historic praise and debate
The historian Buckle praises the Declaration as noble and universal in scope. Professor Tyler counters that the Declaration endures as a classic statement of political truths that must abolish tyranny or reveal its own existence with human dignity and happiness.
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Buckle
Tyler
Painter Accused of Mocking Poet in Allegory of Sleep
A poet bursts with fury claiming a rival painter ridiculed him at a permanent exhibition. He vows to visit the painter and punch his head after discovering a portrait on the cover of the last poetry volume he authored.
Olive branch proposal and stern warning from Senator Sor dhum
The exchange questions offering peace to an adversary while planning to turn it into a tool of coercion. Sor dhum wavers on peace while signaling readiness to convert any gesture into an advantage for confrontation. The dialogue ends with a proverb about toil and integrity.
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the best remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases with a sworn purity certificate on every bottle. Sample bottles offered by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co Bing hampton New York for ten cents. Sold in 50 cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores.
No, she just makes the Lord's cake
A three year old Sherman visiting a neighbor watches a cake being made and asks what it is. The woman answers angel cake and he proudly proclaims his mother makes the Lord's cake, outdoing all others.
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Sherman
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Promises Clear White Clothes
Ad copy touts Red Cross Bag Blue as a beauty for laundry producing bright white garments. claims available at all good grocers with suggested use in household wash.
No Excuse for Crime Warrants Highlight Speech Banter
In a brief exchange Stella notes no excuse for crime while Bella mentions a keynote speech but says no proposal yet. The dialogue hints at legal themes and pending formal action.
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Stella
Bella
New French Army Helmet Proves Protection in War Wounds
Pearson's Magazine details the making of a French army steel helmet requiring sixty four operations. A 150 ton press cuts 5,000 disks a day, forming machines give helmets their shape, and polishing, drilling, cleaning, and lining complete each piece. Since adoption, head wound fatalities have fallen markedly.
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Pearson’s
Free Book Offer on Rheumatism Cause and Cure
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a free book by Jesse A. Case of Brockton Massachusetts about rheumatism and neuritis. It promises the book is the most wonderful ever written and offered at no cost.
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Jesse A. Case
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mass
Till Eulenspiegel's Braunschweig bakery remembered
In Braunschweig a building still used as a bakeshop is linked to Till Eulenspiegel the 14th century jester. The shop at No. 11 Backerlint produced gingerbread owls and monkeys once, thriving before the war times and linked to the famous prankster.
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Braunschweig
Till Eulenspiegel
Merry Baker Boy
No. 11
Backerlint
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample by Mail
Bathe with Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the Ointment to stop itching instantly. Cleans pimples, blackheads, redness, rough skin, removes dandruff and scalp irritation, heals rough hands and many baby skin troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Silent but Eloquent: Kahn and the Humorous War Reflection
Otto H. Kahn, who houses blind soldiers in England, reflected on war woes. On a Hoboken pier two men watched a cargo of wooden legs loaded for Europe, joking that the legs are eloquent reminders and stump speeches against war.
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Otto H. Kahn
England
Hoboken
Europe
Impossible Is Possible To Those Who Persist
A motivational note declares that achievements come to those who do not hesitate before the difficult. It emphasizes perseverance, courage, and relentless effort.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Keeley
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Curtis Sts
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
California
Autor
Simp
Traile
Ener
Simplex
Simplex Trailer CO
Loveland
Anderson
Ind
Tibball-Anderson Motor T
Broadway
Sfall & Stencils
Callahan Novelty Co
Stout St
Meap
Avro Cycle Co
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Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
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