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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1896
Page
1
A historical reflection on the flag of the United States, tracing its origins from colonial times to its modern role. The piece notes Flag Day significance, Jun 14 observances, and how Old Glory represents the thirteen original states, with a caution about superstition linked to the number thirteen.
Betsy Ross reportedly suggested six pointed stars for the flag and made the Mag, later receiving £14 12s 3d per flag from the Government. The article traces flag evolution from the rattlesnake banner to the Grand Union and New England flags, noting patriotic symbolism and early design changes.
Article recounts the flag’s origins in 1777 with Congress declaring thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. It traces Betsy Ross’s claimed role in sewing the first design at 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, and notes the shift to thirteen stripes with fifty stars after 1818. It highlights Captain Samuel Reid as the father of the current flag and mentions his grave in Greenwood Cemetery, plus his naval exploits aboard the General Armstrong.
The speaker recalls rural Fourth of July celebrations in Iowa with flag displays oratory dancing and community fun. He notes Jerry Rusk attended a West Virginian event and, at his turn to speak, broke tradition by inviting the girls to dance leading to a lively moment with Uncle Jerry inviting partners and dancing with many of the prettiest girls.
In a humorous note from Harper's Bazar a salve merchant recalls a horse breaking into his shop and likens it to a firecracker. A friend notes the horse went off with a bang in this patriotic witticism.
Julia Ward Howe envisions a humane Fourth of July celebration focused on unity culture and education. She proposes reunions lectures civic essays and pacific music rather than martial displays. She urges pledges public service and exposure of European excess to prevent moral decline.
An exchange contrasts vigilance as the price of liberty with a native remark about department stores offering heavy reductions. The Detroit Tribune presents a brief, dialogic snippet reflecting consumer culture and political rhetoric.
In the Wistery Class a teacher quizzed about who discovered America. The scholar initially claimed Columbus did, then corrected himself in surprise. The exchange highlights a playful take on historical discovery.
Fragment from a humorous exchange about Fourth of July preparations. Mrs Parkes comments on Washington cake while Parke Rowe jokes about needing a hatchet to cut it, reflecting light local wit in a Puck-like quip.
A damaged OCR fragment presents archaic lines praising liberty and youth, with phrases like would they evermore and days of yore, though the text is garbled and incomplete. The piece reads as a poem or song lyric referencing liberty and Ireland.
The piece surveys shirt waists in pink porcelain-like styles, embroidered muslin and batiste options, and new cotton waists with revolving sleeve stripes. It highlights accessories such as gold purses, monoclés, and jewelry, plus evolving sleeve shapes and fabrics for summer gowns.
Negotiations between Hungarian and Austrian cabinets toward renewing the 1867 dual system are complicated by Hungary demanding an artillery corps. The Hungarian honved lacks a regular artillery unit, while Austria-Hungary's total guns lag behind France and Russia. The Austrian War Minister plans to boost the army to 2.4 million, necessitating more artillery.
A London geographies expert, Professor Vincent, arrives in the United States to study mosquitoes. He notes the fiercest species are found in Greenland and coastal Gulf regions, including inland Gulf areas.
A summer shower deepens the blue and a low murmur flows through trees. Leaves drift, birds cry, and distant sounds blend with mist. The woods glow green as visions sweep the land, and the speaker greets the joyful, magical touch of rain.
A montage of humorous lines from various papers notes witty exchanges and social ironies. Jokes cover manners, money, love, and everyday misunderstandings with named papers such as Chicago Record Indianapo lis Journal Detroit Free Press and Harlem Life.
An American traveling in Scotland paid ten dollars for a first class stage coach ride over the hills. He watched as those with lower tickets, two to five dollars, received better seating and privileges. At each steep hill the driver ordered first class to stay seated while others walked or pushed, a practice the traveler initially resented but later felt worth the experience.
Ozone is described as a versatile industrial agent enhancing liquor use in processing, removing oiliness from coffee beans, and boosting tobacco quality. It aids wood seasoning for soundboards and instruments, increasing moisture and temperature resistance and improving acoustics. It speeds linoleum drying, lightens linen exposure to sunlight, and serves valuable roles in chemical processes including purifying starch derivatives from impurities.
A report notes caterpillars secrete wax as a protective film. The cells of a resin-lined tube are coated, then resin dissolves with alcohol leaving a waxy layer. Researchers claim wax and a purification substance detected in the larva.
The renowned Father Kneipp, originator of the cold water cure, plans a September visit to the United States to lecture and demonstrate his methods. He gained fame after a personal recovery and has treated royalty, including the Archduke Joseph of Austria and the Pope who granted him the title Monsignor. Kneipp emphasizes cold water treatments and walking barefoot in snow or wet grass to aid nervous disorders.
Ex United States Senator Lyman Trumbull died at his Chicago home after a long illness caused by a cold caught while attending the funeral of an old friend. A landmark figure in anti slavery politics and a long career as a lawyer judge and legislator he served across parties from Democrat to Republican to Populist. He was born in Colchester Connecticut in 1813 and was twice married.
The Georgia Democratic State Convention met in Macon and instructed the state delegation to vote as a unit at Chicago. Named delegates at large were Evan P. Howell, Patrick Walsh, Al Lewis, and Pope Brown. The platform calls for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and condemns the Cleveland administration. Governor Atkinson led conservative and Howell led radical silverties. most state officers were renominated, with W. J. Speer named state treasurer.
Two tramps shot a farmer's dog near Glencoe Minnesota. A warrant was issued for their arrest and given to Sheriff Rogers of McLeod County to serve. The sheriff and a deputy overtook the tramps who then fired, killing Rogers almost instantly.
United States revenue officials aboard the steamer Winona seized the Three Friends and the City of Richmond at Key West Florida. The commanders face accusations of albustering and are under investigation.
Reports from northern Japan put the death toll at 27,000 with 8,000 injured after a devastating tidal wave and earthquakes. The Venezuelan incident was closed as the government informed Minister Andrade in Washington that English surveyor Harrison had been released.
Mrs. Leander Stevens dies after assault by her son with shears in Clinton Connecticut. In Texas Mrs. Boerner drowns herself and her three children in the Comal River after tying them to her body.
The National Game notes the Cleveland team as highly pugaoncious while Clark of New York shows inconsistent form. Philadelphia players chase personal records over team success as Princeton beats Yale for college bragging rights and Pfoffer from Chicago displays old-time brilliance amid questions about his health. Rochester tops Wilkes-Barre in a tight pro battle as New York’s Fredman vows suits for batters .990 or better. Pittsburg struggles against Brooklyn with a historical 12 wins in 54 games in 1890.
General Leger named Minister to the United States replacing the resigning Heintjens with arrival likely in July. Officials announce numerous promotions and consular postings including Max Manning to Monrovia and George E Kodzie to Durango while Navy plans armor contracts and torpedo boat talks unfold.
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