Cecie Jones Great Fourth Sparks Family Firework Chaos
Cecie known as Bumper or Cecil tests a Fourth of July with rockets and a pistol. Mrs Jones forbids pistol use while the father hints at holiday indulgence. The day spirals from toys to chaos with a kitten, ice cream, and a crash of seven different misadventures. Cecie ends the day in bed after a risky but calm close to a wild celebration.
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Cecie Jones
Cecile
Cecil
Cecilie
Cecie
Mr. Jones
Ed Jones
Bumper
Jones
Uncle George
Bill Sims
Robinson
Declaration Committee Chooses Jefferson and Founding Drafters
The Continental Congress appoints the Declaration Committee to draft the document. Robert Livingston Roger Sherman John Adams Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson chair the panel. Southern writers were favored to gain unanimous adoption with Jefferson credited for wording and Adams revising the resolution.
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Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Continental Congress
Jefferson
Aristocracy Denies Fourth of July Readings
In Charles Biddle’s autobiography the claim that the Declaration was first read to the public on July 4, 1776 is dismissed as an error from a late life memoir. He recalls a small crowd in the state house yard and notes he meant by respectable people those of family and substance, a courtly aristocracy.
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Charles Biddle
State House Yard
Old State House Yard
Arbitration Over War Strikes Urged As Nation Fights
In wartime strikes threaten war production and cause greater casualties. Arbitration is urged as the safer path, with leaders like Samuel Gompers and William Mosses cited confirming better results and no stoppage during the war. The piece also notes a shift in American perception and a rising respect for disciplined labor.
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Tama War Industry
America
Kaiser
Syndicate Service
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William Mosses
Pattern Makers' Union of
Great Britain
Mosses
Labor
San Francisco
The New Life Intermission War Poem Reflection
A reflective wartime poem contemplates a pause in time and the need for a renewed life after war. It recalls heritage, faith, and the sacrifices of those who died abroad. The speaker asks if postwar joy will inspire vows to live meaningfully and resist aggression.
Building and equipping a small poultry coop
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this guide outlines coop size and layout for flocks from five to thirty hens. It covers floor space per bird, outdoor yards, roost and nest dimensions, wall and door/window requirements, droppings boards, and essential feeding utensils for dry mash, table scraps, shell and grit, and water.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Fashion of 1918 on Fifth Avenue
A woman in a shabby jacket walks Fifth Avenue among the well dressed, her indifferent gaze hidden by a service bar bearing three blue stars. She wears 1918 fashion, faded but proud, hinting at a service record rather than fame or beauty.
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Fifth Avenue
Poultry Disease Spread Warned In Poor Quarters
Cold damp poorly lit and poorly ventilated poultry quarters foster diseases like roup. Contagious illnesses are hard to control without early action. Isolate sick birds at first signs and seek expert advice to cure.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Passing of Mr Johnston
A brief obituary noting the passing of Mr Johnston, described as a traditional Englishman with a keen eyeglass and a haw-haw manner, now viewed as a simple, likable, friendly figure and a first-class fighting man after four years of changing perceptions.
Citizens urged to expose price profiteers during war
A call to citizens to report grocers and butchers overcharging for food to local food administrators. The piece advocates public vigilance, suggesting residents act as assistants to uncover petty profiteers exploiting the wartime economy and damning them as Kaiser sympathizers.
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Uncle Sam
Turkey Raising on Farm
Beginners in poultry will face many errors and tough problems before success. As profits grow, more capital can be invested. Turkey raising is usually a farm side line, best when ample range supports it.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bronze Turkey Ranks as Most Popular Breed Lists Others
The Bronze turkey is named as the most widely known breed followed by the White Holland, Bourbon Red, Black, Narragansett and Slate.
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Turkey
Holland
Collapse of Russia Pins War Burden on American Allies
The article argues Russia’s collapse shifts the war’s burden to American and allied forces. It claims Germany’s front gains, Tokyo and Paris are targeted, and a world peace task awaits a vast congress to decide indemnities and borders. It compares Germany’s probable dominance to ancient Rome on the eve of Christianity.
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Russia
North
Germany
World Congress
Entente
Russala
Belgium
France
Africa
Safety device wards off frost for engines in storms
A safety system uses perforated pipes run along the engine window with inside and outside lines. Compressed air from these pipes prevents frost and mist buildup on engines during stormy cold conditions.
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Mrs. Jones
Alphonse
Guiseppe
Bersegliere
Mistah Johnston
Zoe Adkins
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Isobel Field
MR. Johnston
Isobel Field of
Harry V. Martin
National Hollow
Ross
National Tile Silo CO
R.A. Long Ridg
Kansas City
Esting Ansas City, MO
Walnuy Street
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