Independence Day Reflections on July Second Celebration
The article recounts John Adams urging July 2 as the true date of independence and describes Jefferson’s July 4 debate and the warm hall conditions. It notes a 1776 vote pending, and mentions a later General Assembly act addressing drunkenness on highways and lawmakers’ self-exemption from passes.
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John Adams
St Sheula Ne Jaly
Massachusetts
Continental Congress
Abigail
America
God
New York
Great Britain
Jefferson
John Hancock
Congress
Charlie Thomson
Paul Leland Haworth
Harper's Magazine
General Assembly
Marietta Courier
Ireland
Shamrakh
Men Who Kill a Town, Lincoln Republican
A clipped exchange argues a town’s decline from selfish citizens who neglect public duties. Sluggish engagement, lack of advertising, and resistance to enterprise are said to bury the town, leaving it free from sorrow and care.
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Lincoln Republican
Bougets
W. L. Asi
Truth on the Gubernatorial Rivalry Cited
A newspaper comment notes that if Clark Howell and Hoke Smith spoke truth about each other neither is fit for governor, and if they lied they deserve not to hold the office.
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Clark Howell
Hoke Smith
Milk cows for sale near Porter Springs this fall
Henry P. Farrow of Porter Springs Georgia announces the sale of several fine milk cows at reasonable prices as soon as the hotel closes this fall.
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Henry P. Farrow
Porter Springs
Adaptability a Key to Rapid Change and Opportunity
The text extols adaptability as the skill to adjust swiftly to unexpected conditions. It frames it as essential for leaders and financiers, notes a bankrupt law as a refuge for the unadaptable, and mentions a general and statesman who fail to adapt as misfits. It also includes a note on shamrock lore and origins.
Varied Commencement Addresses
An inquirer asks Bishop Prendergast about episcopal duties and delivering addresses. The bishop confesses he does not seek originality, instead using different adjectives each year, noting the task is otherwise unoriginal yet engaging.
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Prendergast
the Inquirer
Inquirer
Philadelphia Record
Martian Mystery Card Game Interruption
In a playful exchange, Miaring Mer Carde asks Trommy to stay up, while Tommy hints at spying Mr. Green at cards. Mr. Green denies plans to play as Tommy recalls a mom’s warning about how play could decide everything.
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Ethel
Tommy
Mr. Green
Mamma
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D. L. Cook
Yall Ground
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Hareshest
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John H. Moore
Simmons
North Georgia Agricultural College
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Lupfert-Scales Co
Salem
Dixie Girl
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