Making of the Declaration of Independence timeline
The article traces the July 1776 sequence from Richard Henry Lee’s June 7 resolution to the July 4 adoption, the printing and distribution of copies by Dunlap and Claypoole, the public reading by Col. John Nixon, and the Philadelphia Liberty Bell's later crack, with early proclamations across colonies and Worcester reading on July 14.
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MG Scott Watson
England
Thomas, Jefferson
John Hancock
Georgeshington
Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Virginia
Congress
Lee
New York
Thomas Jefferson
United States
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
State House
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
High Street
Dunlap
Claypoole
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Ticonderoga
Quebec
Jefferson
Adams
Franklin
Journal of Congress
Charles Thompson
Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania
State House Yard
American Phi
John Marshall
Independence Square
Pennsylvania Evening Post
Dunlap and Claypoole
Pennsylvania Packet
Councils of Safety
Massachusetts
Boston
Main Street
Worcester
Isaiah Thomas
Public Service Commission Call Sparks Baby Care Reproach
A Baltimore woman phoned Maryland Public Service Commission asking for a service engineer and requested to leave her baby in the office while she shopped downtown. The clerk replied that it was the wrong number, and she insisted that public service should include baby care, then hung up.
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Public Service Commission
Baltimore
Maryland Department of Public Service
Public Service Commission Office
New Model Children Quote Promotes Individuality
A fragment from Home Companion argues that every child is unique and resists standardizing chil dren and infancy. The remark emphasizes individuality over uniform approaches to child-rearing.
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Goman
Worry and health in body mind link warned
A medical note warns that fear can weaken immunity and invite illness. It urges readers to avoid unnecessary worry to stay well and stresses the mind body connection as a defense against disease.
New Jazz Piece Seen as Nearly Impossible to Play
The London based morist notes a new jazz composition regarded as extremely challenging, with only a few musicians able to perform it well. The work is described as steering toward the right direction in the genre.
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London
Eli Terry and the clock making family of Terryville
A Waterbury tale tracing Eli Terry whose early lack of money and social doubt gave way to clock making. He built a large wooden clock, founded a factory, and helped spawn Connecticut’s prolific 19th century clock industry alongside Seth Thomas.
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Ll Terry
Eli Terry
Waterbury
Conn
Terry
Henry Ford
Seth Thomas
Silas Headley
Connecticut
Eli
Terryville
Seth
Thomaston
Old Elf
Terryvile
Early Dutch Staves and Cold Colonial Homes
The piece traces staves introduced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and describes archaic church stoves in sheet metal. It recalls brutal colonial winters, diary notes by Cotton Mather and Judge Samuel Seivall about ink freezing, and the use of warming devices like warming pans and hot bricks to endure frigid bedrooms.
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America
North Atlantic
Cotton Mather
Samuel Seivall
Fractured Ad Jokes and Quick Witty Exchanges
A quirky compilation of overheard lines and quick banter. An angry parent complains about advertised school shoes that failed after two weeks. A dealer blames a misfit wear pattern. A proverb defines itself. A sketch shows a husband and wife trading requests with blunt honesty.
Mosquitoes Die or Money Back
Hawaii sugar planters in the island territory claim four to five times higher yields per acre than any other country, attributing the productivity to scientific study and experimentation. The text contrasts this claim with a witty line about compounding a felony. The true wife remark appears as a quip in the excerpt.
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Hawaii
Hen hatches on in wrecked Waller barn in windstorm
A barn owned by Ezra Hesso7 in Waller Pa was leveled by a windstorm with all timber destroyed. Amid the debris a hen on a nest of eggs remained untouched and stayed at her post as workers cleared the wreckage. The quote reflects a Goethe maxim about action and spirit.
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Ezra
Or a Night Bloomer Versus Modern Girl View
A Louisville Times remark contrasts old and new girls, noting the old time girl as a clinging vine while the modern girl tends to roam, reflecting evolving social norms. The line hints at shifting gender roles and behavior expectations.
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Louisville
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