Betsy Ross And The Old Flag House
The article recounts Betsy Ross and the Old Flag House in Philadelphia, detailing its survival amid demolition pressures, its 1776 design of the national flag, and Ross’s pivotal role alongside General Washington. It notes the house’s preservation and Ross’s later marriage to Captain John Ashburne, with their descendants commemorated at St. Morin cemetery.
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W.L
Vail
Washington
Philadelphia
Jefferson
HR Boss House
Fairmount Park
William Penn
Tts
Aimee
nEracie
Elizabeth -Griscom
Christ Church
Second Street
John Rose
City
Arch Street
Rose
Congress
Mix
Ross
Generals Washington
Robert Mortis
George Ross
Akill
Ysoung
General Washington
Interview and marriages of Miss Langdon and Clemens
An account recounts Mark Twain’s interview with Olivia Langdon in Elmira after a miraculous recovery from illness. It notes initial parental objections to Twain, his persistence, and eventual engagement and marriage to Langdon. Also mentions Betsy Ross and a later tale of Captain Ashburne. Washington reports D D O Connell traveling to Rome for Catholic University business with letters from American archbishops.
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Mark ‘Twain
Sis Fotere
Samuel Clemens
Olivia Langdon
Dir. Clemens
Elmira
N.Y
Young' Clemens
Miss Langdon
Solemmly
Langdon
Betsy Ross
Isg
Myn O'Connell
Rome
Washington
Mer “D
O'Connell
Catholic University
New York
United States
Leo
The Van Deek House and the News Bearer
In a July 6 1776 scene at the Van Deek home near the Hudson River a British officer searches for a Continental messenger. Dorothy Van Deek hosts the officer with hospitality then unveils a sisterly ally and a surprising kinship as the disguise cracks and a pistol falls away. The confrontation ends with a pledge to toast the United States, while the officer bears crucial dispatch news from Philadelphia.
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Hamilton Musk
Wentecesters
Hudson River
van Deeks
Yarlek Var Deek
Dorothy van Deck
Tarrytown
Congress
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Crane
van Deck
Dorothy
Meutenant
Abe
Abe Wald
Trelawney
Krelancy
Anid
Benny
United States of America
Aeid. van Deck
Farm dairy cheese making on the farm household
A historical note explains that despite factory cheese production, many farms in 1800 still produced 16,872,350 pounds of cheese from 15,070 farms. The bulletin outlines farm methods for various cheese varieties, including milking, curdling, pressing, and curing, with simple gear and emphasis on practical home dairy cheese making and poultry housing arrangements.
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Coour
United States
Duck Nest Traps Improve Laying Records and Breeding
A Farm Journal correspondent describes a trap nest design with a pivoting front cover and a lightweight ash bottom catching the laying hen’s head to identify layers. The article notes early hatched ducks fetch high prices in May, Pekin ducks’ prolific laying from February to October, and advises one drake per five ducks with a two foot fence, claiming ducks resist vermin and adapt to room conditions.
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Farm ‘Journal
Wisconsin
Orange Judd
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Bessy Ross
Isaac L. Kip
Kurt Mifflin
Schuylkill River
John Ashburne
Luzerne
Bianya
Huommred
Milla Prison
England
Bor
Sfonnt Morin
Grayr OF
Wount MC Cemetery
Pieladulpila
Archibald James
Dorothy van Deel
Harry
Waldo Beane
Klondike
Nome
Peter Marta
Porto Rico
Isfe
Philippines
Willie Jones
Detroit Free Press
Hope
Tf Adorrow
Johnson
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