Betsy Ross and the Philadelphia Flag Making History
The account describes Betsy Ross in Philadelphia during the Revolution, tasked by General Washington to sew a flag from a design he provided. It details the Ross house’s 18th century layout, including a two-room front, a rear dining and living area, a basement kitchen, and preserved colonial features. The structure reveals clues about the flag incident and original architectural elements such as doors, hinges, and windows.
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Betsy
Ross
Florence
Art Mt
Philadelphia
Orge Washington
George Sa
Robert
Morris
Secret’commission
Hey
Betsy Ross
Washington
Aimney
Reverence to the flag code and signers’ deaths
The excerpt recounts a 1923 1924 Washington National Flag Conference salute rules for hoisting and parade ceremonies and notes that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4 1826, the Declaration of Independence’s 50th anniversary, as the only signers to become presidents.
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Hetd
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferon
Liberty Bell Among Two Bells Linked to Early American History
A Philadelphia correspondent notes that Liberty Bell and another historic bell hold strong ties to America's founding era. The Liberty Bell tolled for Independence on July 4, 1776 and again for public events until it cracked in 1835 during Chief Justice John Marshall's funeral.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia United Press
Continental Congress
John Marshall
United States Supreme Court
America
Old
Christchurch
The Orator of the Revolution Patrick Henry
The orator of the Revolution was Patrick Henry who defined government as a contract between king and people and declared liberty or death in the 1775 Virginia Convention at Richmond. He asserted that the King’s violation of the contract was an illegal act before the American people.
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Patrick Henry
Virginia
Richmond
Transcriber of Independence Document Identified
The transcription of the Declaration of Independence was done by Timothy Matlock. Timothy Matlack performed the actual writing, not Thomas Jefferson or John Hancock.
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Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Timothy Matlack
From Hardware Clerk to Noted Authors and Adventurers
The sketch recalls Theodore Dreiser and Lowell Thomas rising from ordinary jobs to fame. Dreiser started in Terre Haute and Chicago as a hardware clerk and clerk, then became a reporter and author of American Tragedy and Sister Carrie. Thomas grew up in Ohio and Colorado, working various jobs while studying, then reporting in war and becoming a famed broadcaster and writer.
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Chicago
Cher
Theodore Dreiser
Terre Haute
Ind
Warsaw
Chicago Daily Globe
Butterick
Delineator Magazine
Carrie
Jennie Gerhardt
America
Germany
Lowell Thomas
Woodington
Ohio
Cripple Creek
Colo
Lowell
Valparaiso University
Indiana
University of Denver
Kent
WNU Service
Two Piece Summer Outfit Patterns For Modern Wardrobe
Sew-Your-Own presents a chic two piece ensemble with a blouse and skirt and a sports dress option. Describes slim skirts, jabots, and light fabrics in marquisette and lace for cool summer wear. Patterns 1302 1286 and 1915 priced 15 cents each, order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Columbial
Republic
W. A. Prossner
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Heaven
Liberty
Sat
A. Atwater Kent
Dreiser
le Ayeldd
Somerville
U.S
United States
United States Rubber Products, Inc
Ream
Broadway
New York
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