Fourth of July Reflections from a Country Parson
The piece recalls a 19th century parson who debated celebrating Independence Day on the Sabbath. It notes July 4 observances in 1847 and 1849, contrasting devout restraint with public festivity, and features John Adams’s letters written around July 3–4, 1776 praising independence and urging solemn celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
John Adams
Congress
Adams
Republic
Abigail
America
God
The Declaration of Independence in Colonial Debate and Celebration
The piece chronicles the July 1776 path to independence with Lee’s resolution, Jefferson’s drafting, and congressional votes. It notes debates among Adams and others, the signers’ realities, and July 4 adoption. It recalls July 8 readings, early celebrations, and public displays including Tory ridicule and festive parades.
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Onies
Matthew Thornton
New Jersey
Hancock
John Bull
Franklin
Harrison
Carter Braxton
Virginia
Carroll
Carrollton
Gerry
Massachusetts
John Nixon
Statehouse
Philadelphia
New Io
Julia Ward Howe
New York
Gideon Lee
Roy
Emerson i
Concord
Ihesa
Ren
Typewriter On Sale For 17 Cents A Day
A promotional pitch touts an Oliver Typewriter priced at 100 dollars, offered for 17 cents daily with a semi cash payment plan. The ad claims wide demand across classes and ages, highlighting features like the Balance Shift and Automatic Tabulator, and asserts a booming era of universal typewriting.
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Agaim
Oliver
Scientific
Iix
Tiechines
Financial Stansing
The Oliver Typewriter Money Maker Opportunity
Oliver Typewriter offers easy start up cash with 17 cents plus earnings. Demand outstrips supply as operators earn above average salaries. The home market is opening with a simple durable machine for family use and training, inviting inquiries to The Oliver Typewriter Company Chicago Illinois.
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Oliver
Caine
Cir
Fice
Your home paper deserves your moral and financial support
The message urges readers to subscribe and support their home paper, arguing it stands for local interests and community welfare. It contrasts those who borrow a neighbor's paper with paying a nominal subscription to belong to the readership family. It appeals for immediate action to begin a subscription.
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Henry Barrett
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Washington
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Richard Henry Lee
Council of Virginia
Great Britain
George
John and
Roger Sherman
Oliver Wolcott
George Wythe
John Dickenson
John Jay
James Wilson
Robert R. Wilson
New England
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Georgia
North Carolina
Benjamin Franklin
Robert R. Livingston
Lee
Jefferson
State Department
Mankind
John Hancock
Taolays
Knape & Meiners
Moulton, Texas
C. Arnim
Berney Lackmann
Stead
Ernst Pelzel
K. Rehmet
Lone Star
Friendship Saloon
Adolph Darilek
Prop
Frank Nachlinger
Gerhard Henrichs
Moulton Bottling Works
Moulton Meat Market
Lueke & Krause
Barney
Lackmann’s
Hnee
Wm. Schmidt
the Springs
Silver Brock
Shiner
Iwsys
Moulton
Texas
W. J. Papacek
Canton
Oliver Type
Oliver Typewriter
Chicago
Illinois
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