Fourth of July Quiet on Rudd Street
Meredith leads the Rudd Street Second to halt Fourth of July noise at the Crosspatch Man’s house. The Crosspatch Man, once a boy, plans to endure the celebration in quiet, then thanks a thoughtful captain for redirecting revelry. The street becomes peaceful, the Crosspatch Man calmer, and the boys still number many.
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Meredith
Mamma
Papa
Rudd Street
Mehredith
Quilhot
Miss Quilhot
Miss Hromathea
Hari
City
All America
Annie Hamilton Donnell
Painless Fifth Avenue Stunt Leaves Clerk Amazed
An elderly well dressed man in Fifth Avenue bookshop surprised a clerk by borrowing a knife and using a match to burn through his wooden leg by rolling up his trouser leg. He claimed the pin fell from his artificial limb and thanked the clerk, offering to visit Newark for help. A card showed a Newark financier's name.
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Fifth Avenue
Newark
New York Times
Our Trade Wits Europe Emphasizes Export Growth
The New York World notes a strong rise in U S exports to Europe from 1891 to 1900, climbing from 704.8 million to 1.04 billion dollars while European imports fell slightly from 459.3 million to 440.6 million. Net European trade rose 316.6 million, contrasting stagnant Central and South American trade and Mexico’s small gains.
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Europe
Central and
South America
Mexico
United States
New York
Bishop of Oxford Seeks Novel Readings in Kitchen Drawer
The late Bishop of Oxford loved novels and challenged friends to name unread works. Each night he read before sleep and, in a literature shortfall, urged a kitchen search. A household kitchen yielded two well-thumbed yellowbacks for his bedtime reading.
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Oxford
Fourth of July Stampede Adventure in Black Rock Valley
In Black Rock Valley the Ford, Florence, and narrator face a rustler plot to steal a herd for a Lander celebration. They counter stampede with crackers and a daring stand at Two-one-tee Pass, aided by Florence’s brave display. They recover the herd, capture a rustler briefly, and travel home with the family arriving to find no town celebration. Florence earns local notice for her bold actions.
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Black Rock Horse Ranch
Ford
Florence
Cottonwood Grove
Black Rock Creek
Congressional Record
Green River
Black Rock Valley
Lander
Two-one-tes Pass
Owl Creek
Ferd
Day
Black Rock
Merd
Ema
Fred
Rustler
Ele
F. W. Orissman
The Colonel's Bone Joke in Early Times
Col Ebenezer Sproat from Middleborough Massachusetts is remembered for a humorous wartime anecdote. On furlough he fed three hungry soldiers with bones from the till misinterpreting his mother’s remark as a fair price. He then paid three shillings, delighting the men and earning a laughing recollection shared by Doctor Hildreth.
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Col
Ebenezer Sproat
Middleborough
Mass
Hildreth
Colonel Sproat
Wichenezer
Fourth of July Dangers Highlighted by Public Health Warnings
A July Fourth essay warns that many celebrations cause injuries and tetanus risk from nails and toy explosives. It urges safer enjoyment while noting that clean wounds are less prone to lockjaw if exposed to air and cleaned thoroughly to prevent infection.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Poinsett's Mexican Return and Loyalty to the Union
The passage recalls Joel R. Poinsett, South Carolina native and U S envoy in Mexico during civil turmoil. Facing danger from soldiers who suspected sheltering dissenters, he defended the flag and urged unity to maintain respect abroad and a stable Union.
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Joel R. Poinsett
South Carolina
John Quincy Adama
United States
Mexico
Poinsett
Charleston
Mr. Mason
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Vera Cruz
Morelia
Uruapan
Michoacan
Puebla
Oaxaca
National Geographic Magazine
Zoeth Howland
Nxeus
Ilinois
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