Origins of Our National Songs and Key History Figures
A discussion of how patriotic songs like Defense of Fort McHenry and My Country, Tis of Thee were created, tracing the work of C. G. Sonneck of the Library of Congress, Lowell Mason, and William C. Woodbridge. It describes the origins, tunes, and circumstances behind the songs and notes the influence of God Save the King and Half Columbia in early American music.
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William C. ‘Woodbridge
Europe
Lowell Mason
Sava
Park Street
Boston
Origin and history of American national songs and hymns
Sonneck notes the birth of Francis Scott Key’s poem during the Fort McHenry bombardment on September 14, 1814, its rapid publication and spread in Baltimore, and its adaptation as the national anthem. He clarifies the music origins of Hail Columbia as by Philip Phile, and discusses Yankee Doodle’s long, famed lineage from early colonial tunes to print in America by 1794, with European print roots around 1780.
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Baltimore
Marlborough
Patuxent
Patapsco
Wort McHenry
Anacreon of Heaven
Key
Sonneck
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Walters Gallery
Joseph Hopper Nicholson
Wong
Baltimore Patriot
Baltimore American
Hall Columbia
Antil
Columbia
Philip Phile
Philadelphia
Philadelpia
America
Journal of Transactions
Boston
Castle Williams
Europe
Janes Aird
Glasgow
Benjamin Carr
B. Garr
New York
SOME POSTSCRIPTS
A French scientist uses a secret process to turn flowers fruit and even animal sleeves into metal. A Minneapolis inventor designs an adjustable road scraper usable as a snow plow. An English aviator safety suit features parachute pockets and inflation to cushion a fall. Nebraska inventor patents wire netting frames for covering open cars to protect hats wells or other items blown away.
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Minneapolis
Nebraska
Youth Appreciation Echoes in Atlantic Magazine Quote
The passage extols youth as a divine gift, priceless and glorious, shaping labor and endurance for the sake of younger generations. It presents youth as central to life, love, and hope, urging reverence for their vitality and potential.
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I. D. Bedgwick
Atlantic Magazine
Potatoes planted whole with eyes kept in peel idea
An Irvington gardener shares a method of planting potatoes by peeling and cutting deeper around the eyes, saving half the tuber for cooking while the rooted piece nourishes the plant. He learned the technique from an renowned Indianapolis area grower known for a successful tater patch.
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Irvington
Indianapolis News
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Quickly
An ad style note touts Cuticura for rapid healing of sore hands with hot water soaks and ointment. It invites free samples by postcard from Boston and claims the product is sold everywhere. The passage also includes two light jokes from a New York Globe exchange on a clever wife and spending.
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Dépe Ly
Boston
Ady
Hayet
Young
Haven
New York Globe
Very False Friend Revealed in Confiding Talk
George confirms ending the relationship with Skinner calling him bad and deceitful. Amy recounts skinship the wife noting false teeth, labeling him wicked. The exchange centers on trust, betrayal, and moral judgment within a tense, intimate quarrel.
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George
Amy
To Keep Phone Cord Straight and Snarl Free
A new conrtvance described in Scientific American promises to keep kinks out of flexible telephone cords. The device uses two small composition parts on a central spindle enclosed in brass shells with ball races as bearings and conducting paths. Cord terminals connect to binding screws, and ample room exists for strain relief within each shell, allowing smooth swiveling to prevent snarling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Cheating and Thieving Expose Hidden Betrayal
A woman laments distrust as her maid vanishes with a pearl brooch she had hidden for months. She claims the thief was someone she trusted, revealing how the loss unsettles her faith in others and highlights the risk of personal betrayal.
Only Ones. Arrests and Developments Questioned
A wry line ponders whether the promised sensation brought arrests. The reply notes only some arrested developments, suggesting limited action or outcomes rather than a sweeping crackdown.
Convincing Proof of This Fact from Pinkham’s Remedy
Ridgway Pennsylvania and Tennille Georgia women report long term female trouble backache and pelvic pain relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One says she can now do housework and care for a child after eight years of illness another credits the remedy with curing dizziness cold extremities and sleep impairment and returning them to active gardening and housekeeping.
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Ridgway
Penn
Lydia E.pinkham
Jaire
O. M. Rumers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tam
Those Street Organists and Ute Grind Noted
A terse exchange notes street organists living a lazy life while a speaker counters with a daily grind endured by a Ute. The pairs imply contrasting views on labor and leisure in urban street scenes.
Freezone lifts corns without pain, advert asks readers
A Cincinnati authority claims freezone removes corns by applying a few drops, with a small bottle at drug stores costing little. The solution dries quickly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and promises painless corn removal. The ad also suggests informants ask their druggist to obtain it from wholesale houses. A closing joke notes a wife detecting cold love by the husband’s pockets.
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Cincinnati
Adv
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United States
C. G. Tt.Somneck
Division of Music
Library of Congress
Marka
Judge Nicholson
Samuel FP. Smith
Admiral Preble
Joseph Hopkins
France
England
Our City
Sonbeck
God
King
Cuticura
Tae. Gessamn Ours RK
Castoria
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyon
Mass
Revalla
Kilmer
Sam
Parcel Post
Algo
Kilmer & Conninghunten
Hasiies
Sherer
Tule
Gutter
Rhs
Dales
Wain Batok
Aisi
Tassa
Seney Weise
Ak Betes
Preeti Arene
Rigubsntifift Za
W. N. Uy Ghicago
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