Circumstances of the Star-Spangled Banner Origin
Margaret Armistead Baker recounts the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry and the writing of Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner. Key witnessed the siege from the Minden as shells burst above the flag, then wrote and had the poem printed in Baltimore.
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Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Margaret Armistead Baker
New York World
Patapsco River
Fort McHenry
George Armistead
U.S. A
Col. Armistead
Fencibles
M. J. Cohen
Lithday
United States Artillery
Evans
Sea Fencibles
Washington Artillery
Baltimore Independent Artillerists
Baltrmore Fencibles
Flotilla Mena
Newmarket County
Carolina
Fort George
Nelson
Copenhagen
Marlborough
Patuxent
Patapsco
Minden
Key
Mr. Skinner
Admiral Cochran
Royal Oak
Nicholson
Francis 8S
Georgetown
D. G
North Point
Samuel Sands
American Farmer
Charles Howard
Gen. Keim
Pennsylvania
Mahar
Executive
Washington
William Stuart Appleton
Lafayette
Virginia
Druid Hill Park
Col
Arimistead
George Arroistead
Ebene Appleton
Commodore Preble
Massachusetts Historical Society
Marshall P. Wilder
Stiaza
Wonders of Nature Exhibit on Ocean Life and Fish
A nature column surveys the animal world from whales and sharks to fish behavior and mollusks. It notes the whale’s size and power, the sea devil, nautilus sailing shell, phosphorescent creatures, electric shocks from torpedo fish, and ancient regal purple sourced from mollusk shells.
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Jeviathan
Asia
Ann
Ceylon
Fied
Is This a Morbid Craving Novel Interest
The Philadelphia Times notes George Parsons Lathrop writes a novel and suggests the country desires more novels after recent works by Robert Emm ere and Amélie Rives. It mocks critics like Froude and predicts a broad appetite for varied fiction under the label novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Be Kind to Children Amid Adversity and Discipline
A reflective admonition on raising children with gentleness not anger. It emphasizes watching over them, reproof without bitterness, and memory of a home where kindness ruled. The speaker recalls a father's aversion to beating and notes the storms children may face yet seek a tearful, sorrowful parental guide.
Winter coat fashion trim warns torn lining
Puck notes last winter’s coat with lining torn out is trendy for office wear and suggests decorating it with red ink and mucilage.
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Puck
Magnanimous Lawyer and the Widow in Stokeham
In Stokeham a shrewd lawyer helps a poor widow collect 23.47 from a debtor. He honors goodwill by waiving 1.53, but the widow leaves saddened though wiser about legal costs and greed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokeham
Ana
Fashion, curiosities, and notices from daily life
A collage of late 19th century miscellany notes fashion trends with white silk embroidery and frocks, green and primrose dresses, Moorish jackets, and lace trims. reports on watch parts, Christian Endeavor societies in Michigan, and John Bright statue plans. Also mentions a Chinese troupe, Meyer the ivory trader, frog raising humor, and iron preparations for health.
Dr Pierce's Gallen Medical Discovery Claims Superior Cure
Dr Pierce's Gallen Medical Discovery outsells all other blood and liver medicines, offering a cure or refund if no benefit. It claims to treat deranged liver and impurity related diseases, including skin disorders and rheumatic conditions. A separate ad offers $500 reward for an incurable nasal catarrh case and notes a 50 cent price. An old quip reflects on Native American debts.
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Dr. Sage
Unclear Sale Ad Harms Local History Coverage
Fragmentary OCR notes mention sheriffs sale and Havana cigar pricing, followed by a cryptic moral remark about form and fashion. No coherent event or names to anchor a factual summary.
When she had Children she gave them Castoria
A brief note recalls a mother using Castoria for her children as a common remedy in earlier times. The statement highlights Castoria as a prevalent children's remedy in domestic life.
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Castoria
Neapolitan gauze billed for summer fashion
New Neapolitan gauze in willow green primrose cameo salmon buttercup strawberry and old rose tops summer dress options. The piece suggests chess and checkers could boom this season with pocket boards. young men could carry pieces in their pockets and use trousers as a game board.
Circular distribution offer for Shenandoah college admission
The notice seeks names and addresses of friends who should attend Western Normal College Shenandoah Iowa to become agents distributing circulars in the community. It promises deduction of railroad fare up to $20 upon enrollment for two terms at advertised rates. Address to Wmn. Croan Supt Western Normal College Shenandoah Page Iowa.
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Western Normal College
Shenandoah
Iowa
Wmn
M. Croan
W. N.C. Shenandoah
Page Co
Society Man Trapped After Swim Like Turtle
The remark likens a society man to a turtle briefly out of water, noting he is quickly in trouble or "in the soup" after leaving the swim. The line uses a playful metaphor to bluntly describe social precariousness.
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Samoa
King Tamasese
Agent’s weekly take boosts sales for Richmond firm
A K. F. Johnson & Co. agent in Richmond, Virginia earned $140.52 in a single week, with many others traveling for the firm doing similarly well. Advertisers claim strong demand for Shallenberger’s Ague Pills and praise their curing power against fever and ague.
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K. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
Engine and boiler sale by Hetherington and Nason
Vintage machinery listing from Dallas makers Hetherington and Nason offering a 12x20 engine and 48x12 boiler with pipes and pumps, plus a near-new Sinker Davis and Co. item. Also selling business directories and memorandum books for a two cent stamp, with a caution about low pay.
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Hetherington & Nason
Elm St
Dallas
Tex
Sinker Davis & Co
Doctor praises Jean Hall's Catarrh Cure in Toledo claim
Dr L L Gorsuch of Toledo Ohio extols forty years of medical practice noting Jean Hall's Catarrh Cure as highly reliable. The ad also touts striped linen shirts for Directoire coats appearing in shops in great abundance.
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L. L. Gorsuch
Toledo
Jean Hall
Directoire
Oregon Immigration Board Ad Offers Free Full Information
Mild climate and abundant crops described as best fruit grain and grass stock country in the world. Address requests to the Oregon Immigration Board in Portland Oregon. A proverb notes a frog makes a spring though a swallow may not make a summer.
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Oregon Immigration Board
Vortland
Oregon
Convincing Proof of Blood Balm’s Effectiveness
Letters from Atlanta and Maxey claim B B B Blood Balm Co. cures severe blood poison conditions. A Brunson reports ulcers healed after sixteen bottles, while Robt Ward says ten bottles ended a tertiary blood poisoning battle with lasting relief and renewed health.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
A. Brunson
Robt. Ward
Maxey
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Wonders of Nature
Ang R
New York Weekly
Christian Endeavor
State of
Michigan
Jay Gould
United States
Herr Meyer
Carl Schurz
Kiel
Prussia
John Bright
Rochdale
England
Bryan W. Proctor
Dr. Bull
Brown Chemical Company
Faltimore
Havana
Doper
Veloutine
Jacobs QO
St. Jacobs
Dragaista and
Dentere Everywhere
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Matteo Free
Redding
Euters
A. P. Foster
Texas
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