Beauty and the Dancing Heiress in Rural Peril
Marise, a young dancer raised by Captain Faris, endures village scrutiny and a coercive suitor Ted Jobe. When she is assaulted, Alanson Brent intervenes, rescuing her and later marrying her as they escape to a hopeful future while Edwin resents the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marise
John Faris
Mariselle
Mear
Ted Jobe
Hughie
Ted
Ed Paris
Alanson Brent
Brent
Edwin
Glass Denies Speak With One Mouth Story
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia explains a 1916 New Jersey encounter with bankers and lawmakers. He recounts addressing a bankers’ convention after a committee’s invitation and notes a hostile reception that turned favorable as the crowd cheered. The tale sparked Wilson’s remark about speaking with both mouths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Glass
Virginia
Wilson
Glass
America
Mr. Glass
William J. Bryan
Ollie James
New Jersey
American Bankers Association
Bryan
Heflin
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
A Pretty Susie Smith Passes Medicine Exam With Flair
Susie Smith studied medicine and impressed lecturers with her charm. When asked to treat typhoid she hesitated then suggested calling in a consultant, and she passed with honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Smith
Basis of Superstitions
The piece explains why passing on the stairs is seen as unlucky because someone coming downstairs had an advantage over someone going up. It notes drinking healths arose from fear of poisoning, as shared liquor from the same bottle offered assurance of good faith.
Continental Congress sets flag design in 1777
The 1777 Continental Congress decree establishes a flag with thirteen alternate red and white stripes and a blue field bearing thirteen white stars to symbolize a new national union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Continental Congress
Flag Day Ode to the Star Spangled Banner and Key
The piece recalls Flag Day and the Star Spangled Banner as symbols of national unity. It discusses Francis Scott Key and the anthem's the poetic rise, the flag’s meaning, and President Harding's era dedication, urging continued patriotism and faith in America's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
United States” of America
Earth
Henry Holcomb Bennett
Department of the Interior
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Canadian
Harding
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Sons of the
Key
America
Tri
Flag Maker Meets Old Glory in Morning Visit
A government clerk recalls a morning at the land office when the flag speaks to him, praising his handiwork on a series of national projects from Idaho homesteads to Oklahoma contracts and New York patents, highlighting his past tasks nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Mexico
Georgia
Congress
Alaska
Michigan
Ohio
Leon
Land Office
Flag Maker
United States
Idaho
Oklahoma
New York
Colorado
Illinois
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Bertha Gale
McClure Newspaper Syfiahace
DIRIF
ASG Uiehia
Republic
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