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Newspaper

Kingman Star

Location

Kingman, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1912

Page

3

Debating the true date of Independence and the Declaration

Historian William H. Michael explains the Lee resolution on July 2 1776 as the real independence act and that the Declaration’s signing occurred July 4 after revision. He details drafting changes, signers dates, and the document’s long custodianship in the State Department.

Ince Great Britain Thomas Jefferson William H. Michael Department of State United States Mr. Michael Richard Henry Lee Michael Lee Jefferson Dickinson Hancock Thomson Congress John Hancock Charles Thomsop Hyman Gratz Seventh and Market Streets Penn National Bank Philadelphia Continental Congress John Adams Georgia South Carolina Washington Independence Hall Fathers of the Republic George Wythe Virginia Elbridge Gerry Massachusetts Oliver Walcott Connecticut Matthew Thornton New Hampshire Thomas McKean Delaware Benjamin Rush James Wilson George Ross George Clymer George Taylor John Joachim Zubly Savannah James Wright Zubly Samuel Chase Maryland John Houston Houston Joachim

Stucco Covered Square Built House Adopts New Mortar Plan

Building authority William A. Radford explains a flat square two story house with a heavy front porch and rear projection, finished in stucco using expanded metal lath. The plan emphasizes durability, colorable mortar, and lower maintenance versus wooden siding, with costs between 2200 and 2500 dollars.

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The Sage of Monticello and Jefferson’s Monticello Shrine

The article recalls Thomas Jefferson as The Sage of Monticello noting his Monticello home near Shadwell Virginia, its architecture, and his public life beginning with the Virginia house of burgesses in 1769. It places Monticello beside Mount Vernon as a great American shrine.

Monticello Thomas Jefferson Daniel Webster Marshfield Jefferson Webster Cape Cod Virginia Shadwell Charlottesville Shadwell House Little Rhount Little Mount Martha Skelton Paris Maria Conway Virginia House of Burgesses Washington Mount Vernon

Old Sheffield plate now largely replaced by electroplating

The text explains that true Old Sheffield plate is no longer made in England using the original methods. It describes braze or weld of copper and silver sheets, later rolled to thickness. Electroplating dominates, making old style items costly to imitate, with some producers in England and the United States selling electroplated copies as genuine.

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Envy and fashion critiques spark playful jibes

The Monroe County Appeal horse editor notes the average man dislikes several ornate styles including mutton chop whiskers a pasted hairline a boutonniere a pianist and a plug hat. The Kansas City Times questions if envy underlies these complaints and wonders about the theory.

Monroe County Appeal Kansas City Times

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