Old Glory and the birth of the national flag tale
A narrative recounts how Captain Driver of Salem and later Lily Driver preserved the flag named Old Glory, saluting it for birthdays and battles, and how Color Sergeant Bates, a Union veteran, carried the banner to London on Guy Fawkes Day to test Anglo American sympathy. The piece ties June 14 1777 flag design to the enduring emblem.
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Continental Congress
United States
Francis Scot Key
Fort Metlenry
New England
Driver Famiy
Salem
Mass
WSS
Wiliam Driver
Europe
Charles Baggett
Seven Seas
Driver
Yaarty
Cagmia
God the Father
God the Son
Nedeemer
Ican
Hrrotrhout
Ghent
Ben Chest
Drais-Dound
Captain Driver
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
St. Patrick’s Day
North Aml
Nashvile
Captain Dulver
Bailey
Timme
Mary
Patience Gailey
State Capitol
Oldly
Amer
M. J. Roland
Nevada
Old City
Bates
Twenty-fourth
Massachusetts
Great Hsintain
Atlantic
England
London
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Sergeant Bates
Guy Fawkes
Inkerman
Edinburgh
Gretna Green
Lark Bridge
Scotland
Carlisle
Bush Hotel
Penrithang Shap
London Daily Press
Guildhall Yard
W Wis
Burne
Guildhall
Western Newspaper Union
Delay in Immunizing Hogs May Be Costly
United States Department of Agriculture advises early immunization against hog cholera. Dr. T. P. White notes costs rise with larger hogs and late vaccination, and urges herd immunization as a regular practice similar to routine livestock care. Early immunization at 30 to 40 pound pig stage reduces serum and virus needs and eases handling, with lower overall expense.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
T. P. White
Division of
Hog Cholera Control
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department, of Agriculture
Pure Bred Sire Signs Popular With Stockmen
In the Better Sires Better Stock campaign by USDA specialists, certificates of recognition are granted to progressive stockmen and a bronze-like sign measuring 8 by 10 inches is issued. Enrollment in March showed 71 percent of stock owners requested the signs along with certificates, with county agents promoting meetings to distribute them.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bees Gather Pollen From Various Forest Trees
Forest trees provide pollen as essential as nectar for bee brood. Pollen supplies nitrogenous nutrients for larvae and several trees like willows maples and elms are key pollen sources. Elm and aspen offer pollen but little nectar, influencing apiary forage choices.
Blueberry Crops Advertised For Pickers And Shipments
Blueberries are less perishable than brambles or strawberries and need harvest only weekly. They travel long distances without refrigeration and have sold at attractive prices due to scarcity and novelty. Picking costs are lower than with wild fruit thanks to larger clusters and nearer picker supply.
Alfalfa Planting and Field Care Guidance
The guide notes sowing can be done by October 1 and suggests using trees to exploit marginal land. It recommends dedicating one hour in ten of tractor use to maintenance, warns that seed losses on unsuitable land raise alfalfa costs, and stresses lime sufficiency. It advises roguing and planting distant crops to control virus diseases when plants run out.
Rock of Chickamauga and Marne Heroism in World War I
A narrative of U S Army exploits at the second Battle of the Marne in 1918, highlighting the 38th Infantry's stand against two German shock divisions for sixteen and a half hours under Col Ulysses D. Alexander. It also recalls French admiration, Madame Poissenot of Champignol aiding American troops, and journalist Lieut Philip Warris of Aussie.
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Chickamauga
George’ H
Fuuiry-elehth
Marne
France
Tin Ban Alley
Itc
Yall
Perchans
Polyssenot
Poissenot
Sixtieth Infantry
Bar-sur-Aube
Champignol
Madame Poissenot
Cafe Dé Tabac
Philip Warris
Harris
Arméntieres
Sydney
New South Wales
Hank
Rising Sun
Aussie
Aussie Brewery Company
N.S W
Victoria
Queensland
W. A
Tasmania
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ger
Tery Nashville
Enn
Timothy
Als
Lieut
Frank E. Hagan
the Marne
The
Thirty-eighth
Col
Ulysses Dene Alexander
Oregon
Poissenct
Seled
St. Cuthbert's Church
Mise
Angela Scntt-Nicholson
Thomas Strong
Lindsey
James
Boston Transcript
Flit
Sever
Aed
Lake Michigan
Iin
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Blackstone Management
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