Richardson Novelty Co Voting Contest Promises Prizes
A 1910s advertisement offers $100 in prizes for Erie County boys under 18. Purchasers of Needle Cases for 25 cents get ten votes each to pick the most popular boy. Declared prizes include a $40 buggy and two public safety items. Contest runs June 15 to August 17, with votes counted for the boy named. Mail in entries to Richardson Novelty Co., Bedford City, Va.
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Richardson Novelty Company
Ebridge County
Loin
Winchester
Stevens
Mtteen Janse
Cave
Bey
Cone
Richardson Novelty CO
Bedford City
Law case to enjoin sale of 100 acre tract in Rockbridge County
In Rockbridge County Virginia 1910 John A Alexander sues Frank T Glasgow and Paul M Penick as special commissioners of sale in the case of Gi Gunn assignee to restrain sale of a 100 acre land tract near Panthers Gap. The suit seeks to quiet title and restrain the sale under a deed from The Central Iron Company to S M Austho trustee. Nonresident defendants Rumbarger Thompson Wilson Rittenhouse are required to appear within 15 days after publication to protect their interests.
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Rginia
Circuit Court
Rockbridge County
Jone IL
John A. Alexander
Frank ‘T. Glasgow
Paul M. Penick
Sale
Trulan
J. W. Guinn
Braok
T. Glinston
Vani M. Penick
Gi. Guinn
J. W. Ginn
Ruwharger
Rock- Deidre County
Panther's Gap
Central Tron Company
Virginian
M. Austho
Pace
Virginia
BR. RL Rumbarger
Thompnon
David G
Printing shop promotes artful posters and cards
A printer announces a well stocked stock of paper and the latest type and improved printing machinery. They can print anything from visiting cards to posters, aiming to make each work a work of art.
Groeahopper Weather Vane at Faneuil Hall Historic Copper Grasshopper
Boston relics recount the 1742 copper grasshopper weather vane atop Faneuil Hall, carved by Shem Crowne of Boston. It survived 1755 earthquake segments and 1880s bombardment, returning after repairs as a town treasure. its famous gaze and history link to the Old Boston province house and Cambridge Shepard Memorial church.
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Faneuil Hall
Faneuil
America
Shem Crowne
Boston
Drowne
Ann Street
Orth End
Cambridge
Hanover Street
Massachusetts Historical Society
Baston
Peter Fanent
Inomer
Boston Globe
Quiet Time EY on Fourth Peace Not Police
A speaker argues against gunfire and fireworks during the Fourth of July. They claim no Declaration or free law exists, blame others for injuries, and deny Christmas or Boston Tea Party history while insisting no shooting will happen this year. The tone critiques patriotic rituals and safety, preferring calm.
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Washington
Boston
Fourth of July Gripes From a Wartime Scribe
Edmund Vance Cooke ventriloquizes a stubborn youth in Brooklyn Citizen satire about misfortune and mischief. He quips that a fuse blew up and a man lost an ear, Oscar lost a leg yet remains spry, and a pistol was made from Bentles. The piece ends with a jab at prohibition and fireworks.
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Jim
Bentles
Edmund Vance Cooke
Brooklyn Citizen
John L Sullivan Urges Patriotic Fourth of July Festivities
John L Sullivan appeals in the New York World for Americans to celebrate the Fourth with fireworks and patriotic pride. He urges children to set off crackers, praises the United States as the greatest country, and criticizes foreigners and other nations while stressing national unity and support for Washington.
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Bammerleg
George Washington
America
China
Russia
Ireland
Toppy Maguire
John I. Sullivan
New York World
Preparing For Safe Fourth Devotion In A Cyclone Cellar
Citizens discuss preparations for Independence Day safety as a neighbor jokes about digging a cyclone cellar to store essentials. The banter notes timing and purpose, grounding the scene in a small town mindset ahead of the Fourth of July festivities.
Independence Day Not Official National Holiday
The Fourth of July is not a national holiday in U S law and is observed by states and people individually. Most states decree it a holiday and celebration varies by region with business changes in some states while others mark the day fittingly.
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Aly
Union
United States
Pettern
The Nations Day and the Immortal Fight
Patriotic verse recalls Freedom's desperate chance on a day when a starry flag outweighed George's crown. Regiments advance as soldiers fall in field and sea, blood turning roses to drops. Drum and fire mark this sacrifice.
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Pate
King George
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Stevens S.B
J.&c. Fischer
Uprecht Gilbert & Co
Chas. M. Steiff
Main Street
W. Whitmore
Lynchburg
K. R. Witt
A. T. Shields
Curry & Curry
P.q
Boston Landmark
Miki
Mutarch
Archelaus
Kansas City
Ron
Atlantic Monthly
Johnny
London
Ayer
Ayero
Lowell
Mass
Willie
Oscar
John L. Sullivan
Maine
Minna Irving
Leslie's Weekly
Strain & Patton
Lexington
J. McD
Adair
J. Gassman & Son, Ldw. Co
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