Freedom Train Exhibition Highlights American Heritage
The Freedom Train tours 48 states over a year visiting 300 communities. It displays 128 original American papers including the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Emancipation Proclamation protected in fireproof cases. Marines guard the seven coaches as the exhibit travels under the Spirit of 1778 banner showcasing key documents and historic flags.
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Philadelphia
Marine Corps Guard
City Hall
William Penn
America
United Nations
National Shrine On Wheels
Jefferson
George Washington
Lincoln
Rheims
Tokyo Bay
Mount Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Teacher Betty Johnston Locked After School Embarrasses
Philadelphia report says Betty Johnston a Taggart elementary instructor kept after school for two hours after staying late to grade papers failed to notice doors locked. She phoned police and declined to descend from a first floor window as two patrolmen arrived with a ladder. A janitor later produced a key.
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Philadelphia
Betty Johnston
Taggart
Miss Johnston
Plymouth Barber Displays 500 Vintage Straight Razors
Leo Bonghesani of Plymouth Massachusetts decorates his shop window with a collection exceeding five hundred old fashioned straight razors including a blade used in Greece a century ago.
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Plymouth
Mass
Leo Bonghesani
Greece
Repentant Outlaw Turns Minister in Wyoming Sermons
Rev Jenks D Harris once a 14 year old outlaw and robber, now travels by plane to preach in remote communities. He served a year of a 15 year San Quentin sentence then preached to convicts for six years and has continued since parole 16 years ago. He once modeled crime on film plots and formed a gang to rob a bank.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Jenks D. Harris
San Quentin
Harris
James Brothers
Hollywood
Legacy of Real Pitchers Amid Modern Baseball Slumps
A critique of current pitching in the World Series notes high walk totals and lack of durable starters. It contrasts past legends like Walter Johnson and Cy Young with contemporary arms, citing names such as Casey and Hubbell while lamenting reliance on sliders and screwballs over true control.
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Burt Shotton
Walter Johnson
Dodger
Yankees
Shea
Page
Dodgers
Dugh
Casey Casey
Uum
Old Time Pitchers and Control Through the Ages
The passage lists legendary pitchers and their control, highlighting Ed Walsh 66 games in 1908 and 40 wins, Dizzy Dean's speed and curve, Addie Joss's near perfect game against Walsh, and contrasts with modern pitchers who rely on off target sliders and knuckleballs. It also recalls Alexnder’s limited win total and critiques the era’s pitching depth.
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Ed Walsh
Jack Chesbro
Yankees
Alexander
Bianca
Barney
Gregg
Bob Feller
Otcher
Feller
Newhouser
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Addie Joss
Joss
Addie
Ed Nalsh
White Sox
Jess
Johnny Evers
Shotton
Bucky Harris
Home Craft Tips From A Practical Guide
Leaves used for decoration last longer if dipped in paraffin right after cutting. Mirrors sparkle if washed with clear lukewarm water with a little starch, then dried and rubbed. Old shaving brushes dust delicate items and lamp shades. wash and dry thoroughly before use. Touch faded colored stenciling on fiber porch rugs with quick drying enamel. Place a rubber ring under a chopping bowl to steady it. For children's dresses sew a wide tuck under the hem to allow easy lengthening and conceal the tuck.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
New Orleans
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Morris
Poor Richard
King Mongkut
Siam
George Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
Western
Europe
War Department
General Wainwright
Corregidor
Admiral Nimitz
Midway
Cy Young
Christy Mathewson
Chief Bender
Eddie Plank
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Smoky Joe Wood
Carl Hubbell
Lefty Grove
Walsh
Hubbell
Matty
Eddie Niederhauser
Great
Pyramid
Gizeh
Ninehole
Egypt
Marvin Koch
Anna
Mary
Easton
Big Slide Mountain
New York Adirondacks
John
Louie Buchholz
Defiance
Ohio
Louie
Brooklyn
G. Alexander
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
San Francisco 6
Calif
Luseond
Sheery
Vicks Va
Iran
Sheldon
Miwccrce
Good Housekeeping
Clabber
Utah By-Products CO
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ogden
Logan
Garland
Utah Hide and Tallow CO
Spanish Fork
Heber City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!