Origins and early battles of the Star Spangled Banner
The article traces flags names and the 1777 adoption, notes Key’s account, Old Glory, and disputed first fates. It discusses Captain Hulbert’s flag find, possible designers, and debated first battles at Fort Schuyler, Bennington, Brandywine, Cooch’s Bridge, and Walloomsac, with Vermont and New York claims.
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Free
United States of America
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States
Francis Scott Key
Mellors
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Key
Willian Driver
Charten Doagett
South Seas
Letsy Ross
Francis Hopkinson
New Jersey
John Hulbert
Long Island
Ticonderoga
Congress
Captain Blulbert
Willam D. Halsey
Bridgehampton
Llubert
Copkinson
Fort Stanwiz
Stanwiz
Batttle
Battle of
Brandywine
Delaware
Cooch's Bridge
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
John Spargo
Vermont Historical Society
John Stark
Bennington
Bennington Battle Museum
Cooch
Golden Dominion Cold Found Across Canada Yet Not In Prince Edward Island
The Golden Dominion Cold was found in every Canadian province except Prince Edward Island. The first discovery occurred in Quebec in 182 on the Gilbert river near Quebec City. Placer mining began there in 1847 with intermittent work continuing. further discoveries appeared in Ontario British Columbia and Yukon territory.
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Canada
Prince Meward Island
Quebec
Gilbert River
Quebec City
Ontaris
Britteh Calutobia
Yukos
Lode Mining for Geld Began at Tangler River Nova Scotia
The fragment notes that lode mining for geld began at Tangler River in Nova Scotia in 1858, indicating early mining activity and regional settlement patterns.
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Tangler River
Nova Scotia
Indian papoose tale travels near Waterton and Glacier
A fragment describes a papoose carried on travels near Waterton Lakes and Glacier Park in Montana. The old custom is noted as kept up during journeys for firewood and return trips, with the papoose strapped to the lower travel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton Lakes
Glacier Park
Montana
Banana Food Value Surpasses Most Fruits and Vegetables
Banana nutrition cited as surpassing nearly every other fruit or vegetable with 460 calories per pound versus 325 for milk and 415 for cooked macaroni. The comparison references potatoes and other common foods.
Expert Tattooing The New Zealanders Patterns Under Skin
The New Zealanders practice elaborate skin patterns yielding vast effects. The article notes the artistry and beauty of tattooing, detailing skilled line work and ornamental designs that transform the body as living canvas.
1927 ton-litters record in 29 states tops at 125 weight tons
In the 1927 hog-raising contest Pennsylvania led with 125 ton-litters reaching a ton or more in 180 days, among 29 states reporting. Wisconsin saw the heaviest single litter at 3,098 pounds by six months, while overall ton-litters totaled 752.
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States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
C. D. Lowe
Extension Animal Husbandman
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Tennessee
T[boig
Texas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lowe
Two Horses Per Farm Is Illinois Estimate
Illinois specialists forecast a horse shortage as the nation settles to an average of two horses per farm. Over 12 years farm horse numbers fell by a third with power machinery, an economical shift, yet future power needs may require more horses. Low feed prices could spur increased horse and mule production.
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United States
al. Case
University of Ilinois
Hog Ration Improvements and Feeding Practices
Discussion on improving live stock by forage inclusion in hog rations, monitoring sows for breeding, avoiding overstocked pens, and favoring self-feeders. Notes on water sources, group sizes, and the need for fat soluble vitamin supplementation with tankage or meat meal to offset white corn deficiencies.
Family Morning Rush Inks School Run Tale
In a lighthearted vignette two year old Ann and her brothers Joe and Lori hurry through breakfast and head to school. Their mother notes Ann’s quickness after a slow start and the siblings joke about breakfast keeping them fed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rellalle
Ann
Joe
Lori
Ron
Bob
Ted
Hansas City Times
Budapest Courts Weigh Vorenoff Operation and Annuity
In Budapest a legal dispute asks whether a Vorenoff operation on an insurance client relieves the company of liability. The insurer granted an unusually favorable annuity to an elderly man and now resists further payments, claiming the operation extended life. The client contends all men have a right to prolong life by lawful means and that shortening it would draw no objections from the insurer.
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Budapest
Mustard ads and simple wording puzzle a hostess
Advertising expert Lillian Brathwaite Hill urged plain ads that a child could grasp at a Lansing banquet. She noted clever messaging earns from what customers leave on plates and pondered how collectors profit from it.
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Lillian Brathwaite Hill
Lansing
Sam and Smyth Talk of Classes in New England
A dialogue between Sam the gardener and his employer Mr Smyth discusses social class labels B G and Fo in a winter plan. Sam predicts a shift of people between classes as they travel south and back, illustrating regional language and social labeling.
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Sam
New England
Inference on Respect and Self View in Woman's Home Companion
A quoted line from Woman's Home Companion examines how people mirror and devalue others, noting unconscious biases that elevate some while diminishing those seen as inferior. The reflection discusses social psychology and gendered perceptions within domestic women’s magazines.
Delicate Hirt urges persistence in verse writing
A brief exchange shows Delicate Hirt encouraging continued poetry creation while acknowledging the challenge of living on verse. The dialogue emphasizes perseverance in literary craft.
Weather Clears Hazy Repute With Sunny Break
A fragment notes the weather shifting toward clearer conditions after a period of haze and monotone gloom. It hints at improving skies and more pleasant temperatures ahead for the weekend.
If People Had to Express Thoughts in Words or Aufet Conversation
A reflection on how forcing every thought into words would erode conversation as a lost art and reduce spontaneous talk to stilted formulae. It suggests that restraint and silence preserve nuance and human connection.
Vegetable Compound Brings Energy to Mrs Alys D H Steal
A reader from Elkhart Indiana reports using the Vegetable Compound to fight tiredness and regain strength. She states it helped her complete daily work without rest and improved her home life.
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Ehart
Ind
Alys
D. H. Steal
Laurel St
Elbhart, Jodiaga
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Hanford
Carter
Parker
Archer
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