Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner Memorials
A historical account details key memorials to Francis Scott Key in Washington and Baltimore. It notes the Key bridge, Fort McHenry statue dedication by President Harding, and the flag Mary Pickersgill made for Fort McHenry. It recounts Key family ties, his legal career in Georgetown, and the Pickersgill flag’s preservation in the Star Spangled Banner Flag House association.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
National Capital
District of Columbia
United States Daughters of 1812
Maj
Francis Scott Key-Smith
Francis Scott-Key
America
Francis Scott Key
Mt Olivet
Frederick
Potomac River
Georgetown
West Washington
Key
Congress
George of
England
Harding
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
North Point
Hey
Frederick County
Maryland
Werra Rubia
Anna Arnold Key
Roger Brooke Taney
St John's College
Annapolis
Mary Tayloe Lloyd
Philip Barton Key
Key Bridge
Francis Scott Key Memorial Association
Admiral Dewey
William Beanes
Upper Marlboro
Ross
Chesapeake Bay
Beanes
Marlboro
St John's Church
Jackson
van Buren
United States
Francis Stottley
Mary Young Pickersgill
Commodore Barney
John Stricker
Barney
Stricker
Afary
Pickersgill
Caroline Pickersgill
Mary
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Armistead
Ft. McHenry
Mary Pickersgill
Eben Appleton
National Museum
Doctor Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Flower
Philadelphia
General Washington
Rebecca
Flower Young
Amoa
Cambridge
Mass
St. George
Scotland
Rebecca Young
Commodore Hopkins
John Paul Jones
Hopkins
Joshua Barney
United States Navy
General Stricker
Unter
Daddy's Evening Fairy Tale
In a morning lawn breakfast party, robins invite fairies to dine on wood berries and dew drop water. The robins sing a lively welcome as the fairies arrive and enjoy a concert after sharing fruit, cream, and the celebrated dew drop drink.
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Robin Tedbreast
Mr. Robin Redbreast
Mr. Robin Redbredst
Robin Redbreast
Robin, Redbreast
Riddles and Word Puzzles from an Old Page
A collection of wordplay jokes and brainteasers asks about ground coffee, a Turkey ballot box, the number seven as an even beheadment, and other playful questions. The portrait riddle ends with the speaker claiming the man in the portrait is his son.
Bunions and Boils in Job’s Tale of Luck
A humorous riff from the Omaha World-Herald on Job’s misfortunes, noting he suffered boils but avoided bunions. The piece jests that even a single bunion could upend Job’s neutrality and provoke a strong reaction, playfully tracing the word’s etymology from onion.
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Job
Omaha
World-Herald
Farmer Denies Graft In Woodpile anecdote cited by Senator
The Washington Post recalls Senator Moses of New Hampshire defending relief funds amid faith in relief administration. A farmer deflects graft accusations with a rural joke about a woodpile being untainted, illustrating skepticism toward corruption claims and public duty.
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National Campaign For Relief Funds
Ught
Moses
New Hampshire
Relief Administration
Washington Post
Bad Break by British Undertakers Official Prompts Press Critique
An official of the British Undertakers Association faces sharp press criticism after a speech in which he forecast improved business conditions. The speech, reported by Life, drew scrutiny over its optimism and possible implications for the funeral industry.
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British Undertakers Association
Modern Definition Necessity Luxury on Installments
A compact notice from the Boston Transcript notes the idea that luxury items can become necessities through installment plans. It frames consumer credit as a modern shift in lifestyle economics and retail culture.
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Boston Transcript
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