Heraldic tribute to Erin and American seal origins
The article reflects on Irish American contributions to the Revolutionary era and heraldic emblems guiding early U S symbols. It notes the Continental Congress deliberations on a Great Seal with John Hancock appointing Franklin Adams and Jefferson to design the device as the Liberty Bell sounded.
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Patriak
Erin
N&‘Tives
Emersid‘ Isle
Continental Congress
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thirteen
United States
du Simitler
Franklin
Adams
Jefferson
Ireland
Irish origins shaped the American seal history and Thomson
The piece traces Irish influence on early American symbols from the harp to the Great Seal. It details Jefferson and Du Simitiere designs, Barton’s contribution, and Charles Thomson’s role as Continental Congress secretary. It notes the harp motif linked Ireland and France and Thomson’s 1788 seal official adoption.
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Jefferson
America
du Simitier
England
Scotland
Ireland
France
Germany
Netherlands
United States
Congress
William Barton
Republic
Continental Congress
Charlies Thomson
du Limitier
Rand
Skipjack sleds: easy home crafted fun for boys
A guide describes building a simple wooden skipjack sled from a stout barrel stave and a few boards. It covers selecting the runner front, mounting the seat, and bracing, then testing on a slope. The piece encourages group builds and fair play among home made coasters.
Simple Machine for Boys
A short piece of lath with notches and a disk of stiff card attached by a pin can transform back and forth motion. By rubbing a penholder up and down the lath with one hand the disk spins, showing circular motion despite steady control of the other hand.
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New York Sun
Puzzling Questions From a Classic Riddle Bank
A goose weighs ten pounds plus half its weight so the total is twenty pounds. A reader puzzled by a trick asks how many trains a San Francisco to New York traveler meets in a seven day trip. With daily departures from both ends, the answer is fourteen trains.
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San Francisco
New York
No Sing In Guide Inspires Child Prodigy Tale
A three year old Clara loved piano practice and when her mother hid the piano to stop singing she replaced it with a railway guide. The child rejected the substitution with the memorable line Mam ma, me tan't sing out of zat, zoey ain' no sing in it.
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Clara
Zoey
Spotted dog tale prompts farm moral and humor
Chauncey M. Depew relates a humorous anecdote about a fourteen year old girl who buys a spotted coach dog in Poughkeepsie. Her Puritan father frets that spotted dogs would drive cattle crazy, but she keeps the dog until rain washes off the spots and the dealer reveals the umbrella was the dog’s hidden purchase.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Poughkeepsie
Chauncey
Great strength of snails harness experiment
An instructional note explains tying snails with twine to a toy wagon or model lorry, adding weights, and observing the surprising pulling power of snails as they move, capable of dragging a weight close to a pound.
Snowy Diction Sparks Whimsical Tone in Verse
The text presents playful contrasts between snowy imagery and dark humor, noting that snow can appear white yet be paired with black lines. It reads as fragmented verse with suggestive metaphors about appearance and mood, reflecting a quirky, possibly satirical style.
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Charles Thomson
Maghera
New Castle
Delaware
Thomson
Alison
Friends’ Academy
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John ‘Adams
Sam Adams
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du Simitiere
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Barton
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Chauncey Depew
Circus Man
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