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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1915
Page
3
Describes a wide array of Fourth of July dinner souvenirs made from paper and candy. Items include bonbon baskets, creamed fish service vases, flag table cards, Uncle Sam high hat, Continental bat, papier mache martial motifs, and chocolate pieces shaped as weaponry, all in red white and blue with ribbon accents.
Mothers are urged to protect children during Fourth of July celebrations, arguing fathers often overlook dangers to their own families while mothers sense threats to all children. The appeal—by Mrs Samuel B Jarden—calls for restraint to prevent injury and mourning on the holiday that proclaims liberty.
Instructions for chocolate and fruit Bavarian creams for invalids. Details include gelatin softening, milk and sugar heating, vanilla, whipped cream folding, mold setting, and chilling. Variants use raspberry or peach flavors with fruit juice or canned fruit instead of milk.
Suggestions to keep children safe on Independence Day propose halting fireworks and choosing a peaceful celebration. Replacing noise and danger with long desired toys books and treats, a forest picnic, and shared activities for all ages.
A Revolutionary era tale unfolds around Miss Virginia Wardle as Captain Plimpton and Lieutenant Trowbridge vie for her favor. A British spy scare sparks a tense arrest, but Trowbridge reveals his loyalty, aiding Virginia’s choice and leaving Plimpton to depart. Virginia embraces Trowbridge, while Plimpton departs forever.
A playful Fourth of July activity uses a large drawing to create an eagle banner then blindfolded players pin the wing, awarding a candy-filled cracker box to the best hit. The text then shifts to Margaret B. Sangster’s poem The Building of the Nest about springtime birds and nest building.
A Safe and Sane Fourth of July party idea suggests colonial costume play using cardboard outfits covered with cloth and home made bonnets. Invitations ask guests to bring simple favors or a Fourth cake and lawn bunting or lanterns. If fireworks are used, elders handle them at dusk while children observe from a safe distance.
A Fourth of July contest features a puzzle with 15 clues and mixed answers. Items include torpedoes and firecrackers, Roman candles, pinwheels, red fire, cartridge and mines, a flag, a rocket, pink, bandages, and patriotism.
A short riddle states a number of sheep enter a field with a sheep before two, a sheep behind two, and a sheep between two. The answer given is three sheep. The second line offers a punchline about why a schoolboy is whipped, attributing the act to a pupil under the lash, in a sharp old style.
The article notes that Scranton and Wilkes-Barre host many churches for diverse faiths while Hagleton shows a mix of denominations among 175,000 mine workers with numerous holidays observed regionally. It mentions a July 6 centennial related to John Huss and reports moving the Lutheran orphanage from College Point to Fort Wadsworth Staten Island with $23,000 raised and about $100,000 total cost.
A fragment recounts half century old conundrums once seen as witty. It cites jokes about a watch dog bonnet and donkeys, noting these gags now largely forgotten and linked to past social tastes. The piece quotes a Philadelphia Ledger line about choosing between fooling oneself or appearing foolish.
The Bureau of Social Survey reports 538 families totaling 1590 people in a Chicago tenement block. Only eight bathtubs exist, an average of one per 200 people, with 46 persons sharing. Over a quarter live in three room flats with one bedroom while household wages average 12.27 dollars weekly.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt depicts a couple in the grandstand awaiting a ball game. The woman answers eagerly to a question about a double play, illustrating casual baseball knowledge in a domestic moment.
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