One Giant Firecracker of the Fourth of July
A satirical essay estimates the total firecracker count in the United States at 60 million and computes 127 500 pounds of gunpowder and 90 000 000 foot tons of potential energy in a hypothetical colossal firecracker. It concludes that such a giant device could level multiple Flatiron-like structures, urging restraint until safety experts better understand hazardous materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Goig
Fellowwood
Roux
Sarran
New York
Lydia E. Pinkhamn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Uas What It Has Done For Them. Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EB
Pinke
Ham
Lynn
Mass
Flag of 1777 and 1907 Stars Represent Union Growth
The 1777 flag was adopted by congress on June 4 and first unfurled by Capt. Paul Jones aboard the Ranger, which he commanded that day. The 1907 flag displays 46 stars for the 46 states, including Oklahoma, marking national expansion.
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Congress
Paul Jones
Union
Oklahoma
Nebraska Parrots Vanished From Missouri River Region
Fifty years ago Nebraska hosted Carolina parrots along the Missouri River in the southeast. They disappeared soon after the first settlement. The parrot, green and yellow, was tame and flocking, making it easy for hunters to kill and harvest for food and feather trophies.
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Nebraska
Missouri River
Wild show dodges danger for pay in Idaho meadows
In Idaho’s Salmon river meadows a rough group of cow punchers hired by a traveling wild west show trains riders to appear to be thrown and dragged from horses. After practice one rider asks about danger, but the showman replies the salary will continue regardless.
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Salmon River Meadows
Idaho
Lippincott’s
Cutter: Cuticura Cures Child of Cuban Itch at 75c Claim
A mother recalls her three month old son suffering Cuban Itch until Cuticura Remedies eased sores and brought sleep after two weeks. The note claims the cost was 75 cents and the child later thrived. dating May 37, 1906, Union City Michigan.
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Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co
Mich
True Chivalry and Stage Humor in Old Jokes
A collage of humorous quotes contrasts modern chivalry with comic theater bits. A boastful lover declares equality, then declares love, while a tramp and wayfarer joke about street theater roles, ending with a banter about actors suited for animal parts.
Castoria bottles and sanitary pulp pails in London ads
A collage of early 20th century ads notes careful use of Castoria for infants, single-use sterilized pulp milk pails, Defiance Starch for stiff collars, and various products. It mentions a Kingston landlord banning grandchildren and cats, and includes lines about school buildings, Krause's headache capsules, submarine cables, Lewis' cigars, a maxim about lawsuits, Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, and a jab about long-headed men.
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Wilk
London
Doctor endorses Grape-Nuts as vital diet and health aid
A Massachusetts doctor extols Grape-Nuts as highly digestible and powerful nutrition. He claims four heaping teaspoons suffice for a cereal portion and cites potential for longer life and greater happiness. The readymade food suits all ages and can be served cold or hot with various dishes.
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A. Mass
Tam
Wellville
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