Betsy Ross and the Old Flag House
The article recounts Betsy Ross and the Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch Street Philadelphia. It details the house’s preservation amid threats, Ross’s life from birth in 1752, marriage to John Ross, his 1776 death, and her later role in completing the first national flag design under Washington. It notes the flag’s adoption June 14 1777 and Betsy Ross’s ongoing influence in early American flag making and public memory.
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W. T. Vail
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Continental Congress
Enrs
Betsy Ross
Washington
Archtreet
Philadelphia
Jefferson
E Ross
Fairmount Park
Dvod
Congressional Committee
Samuel
Elizabeth Griscom
Old Christ Church
Second Street
John Ross
City Arsenal
Arch Street
Ross
Congress
Betsy Leas
Remelt
Betsy Rows
Fort Miffito
Schuylkill River
John Ashburner
Luzerne
Interview and marriages of Miss Langdon and Clemens era
A detailed reminiscence covers Miss Olivia Langdon, her early illness, and her courtship by Mark Twain then reporter Clement. It notes Langdon family opposition, Clemens labors to win approval, and a later account of Betsy Ross and multiple marriages tied to Ashbet Poole, plus a note on Mgr O Connell sailing to Rome for university business.
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Mark Tyrain
Mis
Samuel Clemens
Olivia Langdon
Mor
Mr. Clemens
Elmira
Clement
Miss Langdon
Langdon
Midnight clock and covert aid in a Loyalist home
In Westchester July 6 1779 a British officer searches the Van Deek house for a Continental courier. Dorothy Van Deek feigns hospitality to delay the pursuer while her brother Harry is secretly held prisoner. An impromptu clock wind reveals the ruse and the pair strike a vow to aid the United States.
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Hamilton Minsk
Westchester County
Lludgen
van Deeks
Dorothy van Deek
Tarrytown
Congress
New Dogland
Trelawney
Dorothy van Deck
Martin Crane
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Crane
van Deek
Spuyten Duyvil
Dorothy
Leutenant
Buui
Moory
Dorufay
Teretewney
Trehawney
Borethy
Henry
United States of America
Tre Tawney
van Deck
Farm Dairy Cheese On Farm Production In 1909
The article notes that in 1909 up to 15 070 farms produced dairy cheese, yielding 16 272 350 pounds at an average of 1 045 pounds per farm. It states farm cheese accounted for about 61 percent of all cheese in the United States and references farm bureau bulletin No 100 Cheese Making on the Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frick
Farm Daily Ligmbe Pulse Cheese Making Methods
The article describes farm cheese production methods including iteration and cooling, coloring, rennet use, curd cutting and cooking, pressing, dressing, salting, and curing. It explains a simple press setup with a lever about twelve feet long, a strong box, a wall post, a mold, and a six inch circular board, noting to stage weight midway before full pressing and to allow resting before dressing. It contrasts farm dairy cheese with factory methods, arguing a short farm method suits milk handling at home, enabling consistent cheese with basic equipment. It also notes poultry house arrangements with roosts, dropping boards, nests, and dark-laying areas to deter egg eating.
Roosts and Nest Designs for Duck House Traps
A Form Journal correspondent describes three roosts, a dropping board, and trap nests with circular fronts and a light wood cover that slides aside to reveal the hen laying the egg. The setup enables identifying top producers for selective breeding. Late ducks hatch May to October. Pekin ducks are noted as largest and most popular, laying days nearly every day. A drake per five ducks is advised, with fortified housing and a two foot high fence for confinement. Ducks resist vermin and many chicken illnesses.
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Form Journal
Sats
Wisconsin
Orange Judd Farme
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Old Flag House
Isaac L. Kip
Mount Moriah
SarKe
I l
Betsy Hoss
Mount Onl Cemetery
Philapemlp
Ada Aia” Ashbetpoole
Mills
Captain Ashburne
Nave “Fou
Mgr O'Connell
Rome
Mer
D. J. O'Connell
Catholic University
New York
Leo
Porto Rico
Philippines
Klondike
Thei
PEEER_M
Arthur
Betsy Robs
Morris
George Ross
Wile Jones
Aarchibald James
Tuy
Uty
Tuin
Harry
Waldo Beane
Detroit Free Press
Hope
Jobreen
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