History of Our National Songs by Sonneck
The article credits O G T Sonneck, head of the Library of Congress music division, for researching and presenting the true origins of American national songs. It discusses Fort McHenry, the tune of Anacreon in Heaven, and the creation of Hail Columbia, My Country ’Tis of Thee, and God Save the King adaptations, noting wartime context and patriotic significance.
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United States
O. G. T. Sonneck
Division of Music
Library of Congress
William C. Woodbridge
Europe
Lowell Mason
God Save the
King
Park Street
Boston
Mr. Sonneck
America
Origin of the Star Spangled Banner and Yankee Doodle
A discussion of how Francis Scott Key drafted the poem for The Star Spangled Banner after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814, its early publication in Baltimore papers, and the song's rise to popularity. It also covers the musical origin of Hail Columbia attributed to Philip Phile, the later status of America as a national air, and the long history and multiple origin theories surrounding Yankee Doodle with references to early print appearances and publications in America and Europe.
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Baltimore
Marlborough
Patuxent
Patapsco
Fort McHenry
Heaven
Key
Gonneck
Francis Scott Key
Walters Gallery
Joseph Hopsper Nicholson
Baltimore Patriot
Baltimore American
Haiti
Columbia
Sonneck
Philip Phile
Philadelphia
America
Journal of Transactions
Boston
Castle
William
Kanta
Europe
James, Aird
Glasgow
Inventions and Patents Span Paths and Parachutes
An itemized reel of mid century inventions describes a Minneapolis inventor's adjustable road scraper adaptable to a snow plow, a copyholder for notebooks, a French collar edge smoother, an English aviator safety suit with parachute pockets, and a Nebraska wire netting frame designed to resist wind. The notes sketch evolving tools and protective gear.
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Minneapolis
Tynewriters
Lever
Nebraska
Youth and the Gift of Youth in Divine Light
Fragmentary quote on youth describing it as divine gift and powerful, with phrases about life, labor, suffering, and enduring for youth. Mentions Sedgwick and Avanti in unclear context.
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Dereelog
Rae
Avanti
Farms the Source of Wealth in War’s Aftermath
Reading bank reports in Canada shows strong farm wealth as the core of prosperity. A bank vice president, a former farmer, argues that long term demand will keep food prices high, aided by better farm machinery and secure credit. He cites Europe’s reduced agriculture and U.S. Canada as key to feeding the world, urging migration to arable lands and active farming. The government and public appeals emphasize seizing land opportunities in Canada and the United States to boost food production and national welfare.
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Canada
Bank ‘Board
Europe
United States
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims calomel is mercury and harmful, causing bone necrosis and sickness, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver, cures headaches and dizziness, and leaves users alert and energetic the next day. It targets druggists and shoppers with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Vegetarian Nuptiale Wit Highlights Sweet Potato Bouquets
A playful quip about an opulent wedding notes the maid of honor carrying a bouquet of sweet peas and bridesmaids bearing baskets of sweet potatoes. The light gossip tone foregrounds the costliness attributed to the ceremony and its unconventional floral choices.
Freezone claims painless corn removal by drops
A Cincinnati authority says freezone lifts all corns and calluses without pain. For little cost, a small bottle from any drug store will dry on contact and not irritate surrounding skin, making corn removal easy. If a druggist lacks stock, obtain one from a wholesale house.
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Cincinnati
The Modern Way diagnosis and a bill joke
In a humorous exchange a doctor lists ear, throat, digestion, and bronchitis issues and then jokes that the real cure is a ten dollar bill. The Philadelphia Public Ledger caption plays on medical mishaps and a patient’s wallet temptation.
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Taphem
Swallow
Pepsin
Philadelphia Public Ledger
There Is No Art In Taking Medicine Chill Tonic Ad
An old advertisement touts Plantation Chill Tonic promising rapid relief from chills. It claims to support the liver health without Calomel and lists a price of 50 cents.
Only Ones Were there arrests in that promised sensation
The line plays on words about hype and consequences, hinting at limited or delayed outcomes rather than widespread arrests. It sketches a witty exchange about expectations versus reality in a sensational context.
Misreading influence in Senate exchange
A dialogue features Senator Sorghum arguing that sensational reformers harm by convincing people that no special gifts are needed to captivate a crowd, while others worry about the resulting disappointments among individuals inspired by such figures.
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Senator Sorghum
Femenina touted as wonder cure for female disorders
Ad copy promises Femenina as a universal remedy for female ailments priced at one dollar. A dialogue mocks a wife’s frugality and clever shopping, reflecting wartime domestic humor from a New York Globe fragment.
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Joseph Hopkins
France
Congress
Our
Admiral Preble
Petyyss Ay Bi Rea
Youth
Finid Drache
Laie Bee
Ald
Nis
Orvesie Sune
Laer
Haven
New York Globe
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