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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
6
Poem urging a son to write to his mother, recalling a parting embrace and her prayers. It counsels keeping a pure life, tending the lamp of prayer, and expressing love to avoid future regret. Credits Jane Ronaldson from Banner of Gold.
George Clymer a Pennsylvania signer of the Declaration of Independence is profiled as a versatile leader. The article notes his roles in the Continental Congress, as founder of major Pennsylvania institutions, and as a diplomat and commissioner who helped guide alliances with Native Americans and the army during the Revolution. It cites his tact and honesty in dealings with Indians and his participation in the 1776 Philadelphia and Baltimore congress movements.
The article outlines George Clymer as a pivotal early congressman whose platform critiqued titles for national leaders and lawmakers adherence to constituents. It notes his stance for gradual naturalization of foreigners, national assumption of state debts, and his public retreat after a Creek and Cherokee treaty, ending with his 1813 death at seventy four.
A patriotic ode extols the flag as a beacon of liberty and unity, urging public respect and salute. The page prints a stray Idaho schoolhouse anecdote about a boy leaving and jokes about church attendance, followed by a bath room misdirection during a hotel door misunderstanding.
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