Celebration of Independence Day in a Rural Village
A young boy Peter Perkins aims to celebrate with noise while his family and neighbors organize a Fourth of July gathering. Schoolteacher Whitney gives a thoughtful talk on American citizenship, independence, and citizen duties, inspiring the crowd to honor the day with a sunset gun salute and bell ringing.
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Mr. Perkins
Pop
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Mrs. Perkins
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President Madison
Peter
Perkins Farm
America
Mr. Whitney
Tam
Whitney
Fourth of July Ideals and American Nationalism
A 1888 essay argues the Fourth of July is unique in history as a national festival and calls for a deeper civic observance. It warns against cosmopolitanism, urges formal school-centered study of national ideals, and favors a renewed emphasis on American patriotism over mere fireworks.
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Romulus
England
Runnymede
John
William of Orange
Holland
Spain
French Republic
Bastille
Minerva
Washington
Lincoln
Alsop
G. T. Werrs
They Come High but We Must Have Them
They describe firecrackers causing invalids to lapse into fits and babies to cry while nervous people suffer. Parents fear for children firing them, dogs die of fright and horses suffer uncontrollable fear risking accidents and mortal harm. Yet they insist on obtaining them.
Plays and Players Review Notes on Stage Figures
Sadie Martinez will not go to Australia as Nat Goodwin's leading lady. Eva Vincent returns from Europe to appear on the American stage. De Wolf Hopper stars in El Capitan and tops his opera work. The Rivals in New York features comedy and vaudeville stars. Blanche Chapman remains on stage as skittish widows. Florence Rockwell to lead James ONeill's company next year. Julia Marlowe may tour London soon. Canary and Lederer review third time. Some British managers seek Marlowe. Bernhardt Irving unlikely to return soon. Summer resorts near New York and Brooklyn imitate Coney Island. Wry social maxims cap the note. Cincinnati Enquirer citation.
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Sadie Martinez
Australia
Nat Goodwin
Eva Vincent
Europe
de Wolf Hopper
el Capitan
New York City
William S. Crane
Blanche Chapman
Chapman Sisters
Florence Rockwell
James O'Neill
Josef Slivinski
New York
Canary & Lederer
Julia Marlowe
London
Sarah Bernhardt
America
Henry Irving
Coney Island
Brooklyn
First Idea of Independence Emerges in Colonial Debates
The piece traces early calls for independence from Samuel Adams Franklin Timothy Dwight and Patrick Henry with Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet framing independence as the practical choice. It notes reconciliation as perplexing and highlights the shift in popular sentiment toward self government.
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Lexington
Concord
Times
Samuel Adams
Franklin
Timothy Dwight
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Free and Independent States of America
Thresholds of History and Unrest Warned by Senator Hawley
Senator J. R. Hawley warns that the world stands at a critical stage with unrest and probing challenges to institutions and doctrines. He cites global turmoil and the need for conservative forces and steady common sense to hold society together amid calls for reorganization and upheaval.
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J. R. Hawley
Tennyson
The Ear and Hearing Across Races and Regions
The article surveys ear anatomy and hearing sensitivity across species and races, noting notables such as the cat’s keen hearing and varied ear shapes among Caucasian, Malay, and Mongolian groups. It cites deaf statistics by country for 1871 and 1869 era debates on deafness and related medical observations.
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London
Deaf and Dum
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Antatria
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
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