Flag Day Ode to Pageant and Patriotism
The piece honors Flag Day and the Star Spangled Banner, tracing the flag’s meaning from the Continental Congress to a nation of 48 stars. It recalls Francis Scott Key’s poem, patriotic memory, and the duty of Americans to sustain liberty, courage, and unity through history and present challenges.
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John Dickinson Sherman
United States of America
Earth
Henry Holcomb Bennett
Department of the Interior
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Sons of the
Khey
Francis Scott Key
America
Combination home and garage earns stylish design praise
An article by William A. Radford extols a brick five room home with an integral attached garage. It covers layout, construction details, and landscaping suited for a corner lot, plus safety, kitchen, and storage features. A companion note recounts a lively rural dance anecdote from Clapboard Springs.
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Mount Piggy
Kansas City Star
Romance of Primeval Forests and American Heritage
The New York State College of Forestry argues forests shape American character and history. It cites presidents cultural icons and literature tied to woodlands, urging better forest preservation and education as the nation overuses woods.
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New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
New York Times
Neer
America
Daniel Boone
Natty Bumpo
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Washington
May Not Change Calendar
A discussion on reforming the calendar stalls over preserving the seven day week. Rev D R Fotheringham suggests a fixed 52 week year with 864 days split into four quarters or 13 months of four weeks, with occasional extra weeks to keep average year length close to 365.24 days. The plan preserves weekday consistency and limits leap day effects, trading irregular month lengths for a mathematically regular cycle.
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D. R. Fotheringham
The
Chaldean
Julius Caesar
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Pittsburgh Testimonial
A Pittsburgh mother testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her nervous and tired condition before and after childbirth. She reports using it through the birth and continuing it, recommending the remedy to friends and noting it strengthens the mother for caring for the baby. The notice emphasizes safe use by nursing mothers and its herbal composition.
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WM. Klinge
Plymouth St
Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Havana Smoke House direct cigar deal
Fifty Havana smokers prepaid at $1.60. Agents rented. Havana Smoke House located in Homeland, Georgia.
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Havana Smoke House
Homeland
Partridge Slice Sparks Lighthearted Domestic Remark
In a playful exchange a husband jokes about slicing into the roggh and flushing a partridge while a wife questions golf knowledge, followed by a humorous interjection from a judge.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Linen Care
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for all household linens including towels sheets pillowcases and table linen noting its effectiveness for kitchens and general laundry tasks.
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Department of Housekeeping
Gunnysack Receives Unexpected Credit from Booth Incident
Mr Gunnysack, long frustrated by delays in slot machine telephone booths, finally gets relief after a hurried commuter’s coin returns. He inserted his nickel and his number was called, the line busy, Central refunds the nickel and also returns 35 cents from the other man’s uncollected payment.
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Gunnysack
Central
Mam
Mam Emerged and Made A Wild Dash For An About-To-Depart Suburban Train. Mr. G
Mr. G
New York Sun
Imagination's Artful Mind Telegraph Charm
A witty remark from the Boston Evening Transcript notes how a homely girl’s voice on the phone can seem surprisingly pretty when she talks nonsense softly, illustrating the charm of conversation and perception.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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Francssco
Cole Rey
Continental Congress
Land Office
Flag Maker
United States
Congress
Idaho
Oklahoma
New York
Colorado
Illinois
Wyoming
Mexico
Georgia
Corn Club
Alaska
Michigan
Ohio
ISR
FRONT
ACO
William A. Radford
Wiliam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Hll
Pio
Santa al Sea
Harold Gow Ens
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lreatures
Baby Eye & Furniture
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Epee’ Ee Eld Co
Menominee, Michigan
MR. Gunnysack
Oy Akeft
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