Fourth of July Confession Ends In Love
A distraught young schoolteacher confronts class tensions and class envy as Fourth of July fireworks spark a secret love. Milly Darlington teases him while championing the rich Lounsbery, whose city wealth fuels public celebration. A burned letter and a moonlit confession seal the romance.
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Charles Eugene Banks
Daily Story Pub. Co
Mr. Arnold
Miss Darlington
Pudge
Milly
George Lounsbery
New York
Lounsbery
Darlington
Shakespeare
Mohawk Valley
Mr. Lounsbery
Arnold
Guardian Not Worried Half-Wit North Carolinian Tale
Governor Aycock tells a story of a neighbor labeled half-witted who had a guardian. After buying a faulty horse, the neighbor sought restitution. the half-witted man declared the guardian would not care for he was appointed to guard him against others, not to stop his own swindling.
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Charles B. Aycock
North Carolina
Hinsdale’s cold day remark on new textbook request
A Cambridge-educated English professor, Hinsdale of Hiram College, refused to adopt a popular new textbook, joking that it would be “a cold day” before he would introduce it. The anecdote, recounted by a mathematics professor, turns on literal interpretation of slang.
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Hinsdale
Hiram College
Cambridge
Prof. Hinsdale
New York Times
Parrot Pupils Disturb Dorchester Maiden Lady
A respected Dorchester figure Mourning over a parrot taught Bible verses by a New York bird. The NY parrot influenced the Dorchester parrot to swear and use slang, prompting the aunt to seek a new home for the corrupted Polly. The tale illustrates the proverb evil communications corrupt good manners.
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New York
Boston Herald
Dorchester
Polly
Clever Parisian dressmaker and milliner Pequin rise to fashion power
The Paris leading man milliner Paquin rose from a bourse clerk with no dressmaking knowledge to a fashion aristocrat. He married a modest dressmaker, and together they expanded their shop into a prestigious establishment. Their Maison Pequin welcomed all customers from elegant ladies to dowagers, transforming Parisian fashion with a new approachable regime.
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Gay City
Paquin
Paris
Bourse
Maison Pequin
Madame
Monsieur
Pequin
It Was the Proper Place
An English MP known for poor hygiene fell overboard during a seaside boat trip. He was rescued and the crew reacted with mixed relief. A sharp remark from a fastidious matron sparked laughter and shock as the incident unfolded aboard the sailing party.
Bohemian Experiment Travels as Gypsies for a Summer
Lorin Eggleston Millerton Postmaster and wealthy merchant will travel with his wife and J H Whittaker and wife from Malden. The men plan to sell and trade horses while the women vend fortunes lace and gypsy wares. They aim to start July 1 after his postmaster term ends.
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Lorin Eggleston
Millerton
N. Y
J. H. Whittaker
Malden
Mass
Eggleston
Kaiser quips on annexation during Jerusalem visit
The Emperor William II tested Syrian orphans in geography at a Jerusalem Muslim orphanage funded by the German Protestant Mission. A boy named German colonies prompted the Kaiser to joke that pursuing annexation would risk war with England and France.
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Jerusalem
William II
England
France
Glasgow Man Critiques City Government In County Tour
A Glasgow resident touring the county criticizes local governance and public improvements. He calls electric lights old fashioned and questions overhead street railway wires, noting commissions returned with outdated ideas from other cities.
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Glasgow
United States
Statues for Clinton Hamilton and Jay Planned in New York
Statues to the memories of De Witt Clinton Alexander Hamilton and John Jay will be erected in the New York Chamber of Commerce Liberty street building. Living members Morris K. Jesup John S. Kennedy and William F. Dodge will fund the project. Each statue costs about 12000 dollars. Sculptors are Daniel French and Philip Martiny.
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de Witt Clinton
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
New York Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Street
Chamber
Morris K. Jesup
John S. Kennedy
William F. Dodge
Daniel French
Philip Martiny
Evolution of the U S Flag through its historic changes
The article traces the American flag from its 1777 thirteen stripes and star design to later alterations as states joined the Union. It notes Betsy Ross’s contribution, the Cambridge flag, and key milestones at Fort Stanwix, Philadelphia, and Yorktown, with mentions of Vermont and Kentucky adding stripes and stars.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Betsy Ross
Washington
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
England
St. James Park
Col. Gadsden
Marine Committee
Congress
Connecticut
Lexington
Bunker” Hill
Massachusetts
New York
America
Cambridge
Mass
St. George
St. Andrew
John Paul Jones
Alfred
American Congress
Peter Gansevoort
Amer
Charleston
D. C
Madame Wooster
Roger Sherman
Vermont
Kentucky
Sone Wise
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Christ
God
Parrot
Siam
Vienna
Hofburg
Rudolph
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