Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and Independence Hall Legacy
The article recounts Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell as central symbols of American independence. It notes construction, alterations, and preservation efforts since 1730, the bell’s 1752 casting and 1758 hanging, its various historic tolls, and the 1776 Declaration adoption timeline. It also covers Congress’s 1777-1783 moves, Washington’s oath, and the bell’s perilous transport to Allentown during the war.
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Philadelphia
United States
Independence Hall
Old Colony of
Pennsylvania
Judicial Chamber
City of
State House
Carpenters’ Hall
Old State House
George Washington
George
Washington
John Adams
Continental Congress
England
Trenton
Cornwallis
Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Lancaster
Allentown
Executive Committee
Bethlehem
United Colonies
John Hancock
Boston
James
Detroit Free Press
How Bell Was Saved When Howe Advanced on the Quaker City
Dr. Howard Taylor recounts the September 17 1777 Coventry Philadelphia scene as Howe’s line nears the Quaker City. Citizens split between Tory loyalists pacifists and patriots after Washington’s retreat from Brandywine Creek as cannon fire echoes from the distant battle. Washington regroups and withdraws toward Philadelphia.
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Bell
Howe
Philadelphia
Brandywine Creek
Washington
General Howe
Bloods and Barracks on the Fishkill Post Road
Historic New York region notes Fishkill’s role in the Revolutionary era. The town housed a large parrracks for soldiers officers and supply depot while Washington’s sword was forged there. Warney Birch later buried scores of soldiers in a meadow near the Van Wyck house.
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New York
Albany
Fishkill
Washington
van Wyck
Wharton
Cooper
Warney Birch
Enoch Crosby
Different Colors of Eggs and Market Preferences
The article explains that brown and white shell eggs have similar nutritional value when size and freshness are equal and feeding is adequate. Market price varies by shell color and regional taste, with preferences for tinted brown shells in some areas and white shells in others, plus color affecting perceived flavor and egg yolk pigmentation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Boston
New York
Kingland
Poultry Notes on Breeds and Care
There is seldom anything gained by keeping more than one breed on the farm. Good feeding, good stock, no waste, no carelessness, insure success to any poultry keeper.
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Anglo-American Drug CO
Fulton St
New York
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
London
Toronto
Red Cross Ball Blue Endorsed as World’s Finest Detergent
The piece proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind and asserts every user agrees with the claim. It adds a line about cheerfulness as a song whose chorus resides in the hearts of others.
Aspirin warning from Bayer on genuine tablets
Warning advises buyers to look for Bayer on the package or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty one years and proven safe by millions. It notes uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain with twelve tablet boxes costing a few cents and larger packages from druggists.
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Bayer
Love and Nightlife Ruins A Newlywed's Peace
The mother finds her daughter in tears over her husband George who keeps late hours. The young wife explains he typically leaves work at 5 30 pm but has not returned by 6 30 pm and, more recently, not until 6 45 pm, sparking her fear and distress.
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Naughty George
George
Old Penalties Inadequate Says Cactus Joe On Thief
A frontier memo jokes that hangin is too good for an auto thief, with Crimson Gulch men debating old horse thief punishments and dismissing harsher justice as excessive.
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Cactus Joe
If Words Were But Dollars How Rich Women A Would Be
A fragment expresses admiration for wealthy women by imagining words as currency and fortunes accruing to their wit and influence.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed By Druggist
A druggist touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as effective for kidney liver and bladder issues and rheumatism claiming verified testimonials. Readers may obtain a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer & Co and send ten cents with this paper. Large and medium bottles available at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Hamp's Time to Come In A Roadside Ruckus
Gap Johnson recalls Hamp Slaughter in a wild roadside display fueled by bone-dry liquor. Hamp stomps his hat and proclaims himself a man eater while naming Zach Flatt in a bluffing patter. He vows to catch Johnson and Flatt together, then repeats the rant in Zach's presence.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Yur
Zach Flatt
Frieu
Zach
Kansas City Star
Man Handles Wives With Varying Stipends
A man makes allowances for his wife but not always as a weekly stipend, highlighting typical financial arrangements in domestic life with a wary tone.
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Chestnut Street
Sixth Street
Rid Rake
George III
Dr. Howard
Taylor
Historic
Hamp
Postum
Postum-Cereal- V,inc
Tattle Creek
Nicniges
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