School House Flag Promotes Patriotism and Education
The school house flag movement, now four years old, has spread across towns and states, boosting patriotism, history interest, and order in classrooms. Teachers report stronger student enthusiasm, easier governance, and a growing American identity among native and foreign-born children.
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Jude
Minnesota
Missouri
Maine
United States
America
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Boston
James, BL
The Greatest Exposition Preparations and Public Celebration
The piece discusses the Columbian Exposition costs totaling eight million dollars and suggests this is only a fraction of the overall expenditure. It lauds American resolve and frames public events like the October 12 school celebration as uniquely American and monumental in scope.
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America
Columbus
United States
Republic
Bration
Columbus Day
The Lament of Peace and a Nation’s Duty
A compact column of quotes and vignettes reflecting on peace, patriotism, and everyday humor. It surveys quiet sacrifice, public virtues, and lighthearted social scenes from early 20th century life, with snippets from poems, cartoons, and satirical exchanges.
Woman Seeks Consent to Marriage from Harry Heartley's Father
In a Detroit Free Press item from 1892, a petite determined woman visits the elder Heartley to obtain the father’s consent for her marriage to Harry. The father is initially unsettled but gradually considers the request as she asserts their mutual affection.
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Harry Heartley
Harry
Rascal
Dal
Detroit Free Press
Newspaper Dealer Offers Tickets In Elevated Rail Spread
A Uptown newsdealer uses his paper stalls to supply riders with tickets for the elevated railroad. He freights extra yardage of passes to regular patrons and even helps hurried pedestrians by having tickets ready at the window, easing downtown trips on the busy elevated line.
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