Fourth of July pageant and flag facts fill Patriot issue
A patriotic feature in The Patriot celebrates the Fourth with humorous jabs at fireworks and a National Flag Facts section. It traces flag histories from Denmark to Austria Hungary, France to the Ottoman realm, noting dates of adoption and emblem meanings across nations and empires.
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United States
Our
National Congress
Austria-Hungary
Denmark
France
Wiliam
Prince of Orange
House of Orange
Netherlands
Spain
Learning to Swim Fat Man Perseveres in Vain
In a Paris riverside swimming lesson described by L. Molloy, a rotund man arrives for a dip after being strapped into a waist rope by officials. The instructors stage a comical farce, culminating with the man boasting of progress while never entering the water despite years of effort.
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Fat Man
L. Molloy
Mr. Molloy
Jardon
Tve
Sign of a Beaten Man in Early Northwest Tales
In early days in the northwest the Holsoa Bay company laid the foundations of great fortunes by trade with the savages. A gun paid for as hang beaver, the rifle reached to the muzzle as skins were packed. Allegedly the barrel grew and lengthened with each year after purchase, requiring a borrower to cut off a foot of metal.
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Holsoa Bay Company
Fourth of July History and Gaganini Narrow Escape
A collage of July Fourth reflections traces historic milestones from independence to 1898 including Jefferson and Grant while Brooklyn Eagle recounts violinist Gaganini narrowly escaping violence after being hissed at Ferrara.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Gaganini
Ferrara
Remarkable Cham Champlains Liniment for Sprains
A local adv notes Cham Champlains Liniment can speed healing of sprains and bruises, claiming many cases recover within a week with faithful use. It suggests benefits for chronic or muscular rheumatism and urges purchases from W S Martin & Co. and printing services via phone 87.
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Champerlain
W.S. Martin & Co
Forty Six Star US Flag Begins New Arrangement
The Brooklyn Navy Yard factory is busy producing the 46 star flag after Oklahoma joins the Union. Stars are machine cut with a die, assembled by hand, and stitched by machine. The new layout places eight, seven, eight, seven, eight, seven stars per row, with large flags mainly for battleships and forts. The workforce says the change spurs greater enthusiasm in making ensigns. New work costs and production details are shared by Newark Mall.
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Union Keope
United States Naval
Bureau of Comp Nent
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Oklahoma
United States
Newark
Fixing His Status and Quips in a Lobster Palace
A waiter spills soup on a portly man dining with his wife in a Manhattan lobster house. The man denounces the waiter as not a gentleman, while the manager corrects him. A Police-like quip about suitability for marriage follows, with jokes about age and economy.
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Walter
New York Press
Tommy
No Need of Suffering from Rheumatism Liniment Claim
Advert emerges claiming Chamberlin's Liniment relieves rheumatism pain and aids sleep. It asserts rapid relief in many cases and suggests extended use for long standing conditions, urging trial before discouragement. Sold by W. S. Marta & Co at 4.
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Uustane
Aly Ole Wuffer
Chamberlin
W. S. Marta & Co
Fourth of July Fervor Sparks a Russian Rescue
Jack Langdon, visiting V province under Grand Duke Alexis, foils a nihilist plot to steal dynmite. He saves the duke’s state records, earns a reprieve for Petronchka, and requests permission to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks.
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Gerald Brenan
Jack Langdon
Russa
Alexis Alexandrovitch
Langdon
M. Langdon
America
Russia
Mr. Langton
Grand Duke
L Angdon
Jack
Uncle Petrouchke
Petronchka
Petronchia
Omer
Ellow
Moscow
Anton
Auton
Peodor Michael Ovtch
Michael Dimitrovitch
Fedor's Inn
Sly
Wardly
Pernonculia Washor
Etry
Tuinkees Rai
Petronchke
Alexis Alexandroviteh
Tack Langdon
Petronchis
Soefken
Fourth of July Brain Teaser and Chesapeake Mill Tale
A jumble of fragmented lines references a Fourth of July game with state riddles, praising native country pride and flags abroad. It mentions the Chesapeake flour mill saga from 1820, its sale to John Ki or, and reuse of timbers in Wickham after tearing down the old mill.
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Chesapeake
England
John Kior
Wickham
Prior
Kesapeake
Shannon
No Troublers Wanted For Prosperous Town
Community booster note urges residents to work for common prosperity and mutual benefit. Encourages confidence, warns against fear, and promotes local effort. Contains a testimonial for Cascasweet baby remedy and a pitch by local merchants including C. M. Shuford and W. S. Martin urging advertising support for progress.
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C. M. Shuford
W. S. Martin
Dean's Kidney Pills touted as quick relief remedy
An old testimonial from G. W. Pennell of Lenoir North Carolina claims Dean's Kidney Pills rapidly relieved back pain headaches and kidney discomfort after using one box. The ad urges readers to buy from dealers and notes New York sole agents and a Democrat subscription offer.
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Dean
G. W. Pennell
Cotton Mill Road
Lenoir
N. C
Price Sulla New Terk
New York
United States
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