The Flag Day tale of origins and Washington’s coat of arms
The article traces the United States flag from its 1776 design to its evolving symbolism. It discusses the first committee members Franklin Adams Sherman and the Cambridge meeting, the 1776 Cambridge deployment, British reactions, and debunked claims about Washington as a coat of arms model. It also recounts prior flags from Spain and the Netherlands era and notes May Day founder Isabelle Ball.
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The Lost Flags Before Old Glory Was Born
The article recounts flag evolutions from the St. George cross to the first Stars and Stripes, noting Puritan resistance, various designs, and the eventual 1776 banner. It highlights figures like Endicott, Roger Williams, and John Paul Jones, plus events at Fort Stamwix and the Ranger’s 1777 actions.
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Willett
Much Good in Salad Housewife Proficient in Mixing
A reader celebrates salad making as family treasure with three excellent recipes. It extols salad virtue, notes year round greens, and describes Dutch, French, and Spanish salads with ingredients like herring, endive, olives, tomatoes, and a peppery mayonnaise dressing.
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Italy
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Penrose Crises and Pinchot Stand in Pennslyvania Election
The article attacks Boies Penrose for alleged public wrongs while urging support for Gifford Pinchot in the Senate race. It cites Col Roosevelt's stance against subsidies, notes opposition to canal tolls repeal, and highlights the canal subsidy controversy as a unifying issue for Pennsylvanian Republicans. It reflects early 20th century reform rhetoric from the Chicago Tribune.
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Coastwise Shipping Trust
Chicago Tribune
Moat Pie From Pork and Sausage Broth Stew
A traditional dish uses select pounds of pork loin and seasoned sausage Nuks boiled in salted cold water with eight to ten peeled halved potatoes. Simmer until tender, thicken with flour and butter, then bake in a rich crust with a vent hole to finish.
Cleaning tips to dust and brighten carpets
A reader describes a method for sweeping a room using wet torn newspaper pieces scattered on the carpet to collect dust. After sweeping, treating a velvet or heavy pile carpet with ammonia and water is said to preserve brightness.
Plain Matter in the Panamal Canal Tolls Debate
Secretary Knox argued tolls were calculated to keep foreign and coastwise trade fair and cover upkeep costs while British critics say this favors foreign vessels violating the treaty’s just and equitable clause. If Knox is right, the exemption is a subsidy and treaty breach. if wrong, the opposite.
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Knox
Panama Canal
New Apple Sauce Pudding And Eggless Chocolate Cake
A compact 19th century style recipe row describes Apple Sauce Pudding with peeled quartered apples sugar salt cinnamon butter molasses and a baking batter then bakes half an hour and serves with pudding sauce. It also lists an Eggless Chocolate Cake cream butter and sugar with milk flour baking powder cocoa and vanilla. bake in a buttered pan.
Right Man for the People in a Press‑Agent World
The article argues the president avoids press agents and concentrates on work, contrasting Woodrow Wilson with Agassiz. It emphasizes that a busy, results‑driven leader who does not seek public credit earns public trust and prefers substance over patronage. The public favors a man of deeds over flashy promotion.
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Agassiz
Woodrow Wilson
Measures Should Pass For Conservation Bills
There is support for hurrying Congress to adjourn only if conservation measures pass. The House Public Lands Committee has reported bills, and the writer believes more people favor conservation bills than trade commission or anti trust acts, outweighing administration pet features.
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Honse Public Lands
Bride's Cake Directions From A Vintage Recipe
A recipe describes creaming three fourths cup powdered sugar with butter, then mixing in one and a half cups flour sifted twice with baking powder and salt, then half cup sweet milk and two egg whites beaten to foam. Flavor with lemon and bake twenty minutes to thirty minutes.
Work Before Democrats in Currency Reform Debate
The passage notes a wholesale recasting of the nation's currency system as a major legislative achievement. It criticizes past Republican waste and calls for reform of public spending while praising a tariff critique as part of the Democrats' agenda. It frames currency overhaul as essential, contrasting with routine appropriation bills.
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