Fourth of July Fireworks and Historic Relics
A fragmentary 1935 report blends Fourth of July fireworks humor with reflections on historic documents. It notes Jefferson's desk in the State Department, the original Declaration drafting, and a portrait-cannonball anecdote tied to Washington’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Franklin
Adams
Washington
Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Coolidge
Aliss Randolph
Mr. Coolidge
Ben Randall
Philadelphia
Stme
Fourth of July farce with war medicine prank on Indians
Gen A. Woodruff recounts a Montana episode on Milk River during a July 4 delay. He pretended ammonia was powerful war medicine to amuse Assiniboine Indians, sparking laughter and a chain of volunteers who sought the “dose.” Washington’s troops meanwhile held chapel fire at Princeton.
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Milk River
Montana
A. Woodruff
Princeton
College
Washington
Battle of the Firecrackers on the Fourth
A Fourth of July scene describes an imagined clash where redcoats are routed by American children. Fireworks glow along the western sky as smoke and noise fill the air, with lines of toy soldiers scattered on the ground and cheers in the town.
Making Roman Candles Fireworks Craft in America
The article details how Roman candles are manufactured in the United States as a skilled craft. It describes forming a pasteboard cylinder with clay, adding powder and stars, attaching a fuse, and the sequence that explodes each charge to project stars. It notes color variations from chemical mixtures including nitrate of strontia copper filings basin salt amber zinc lampblack and niter.
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America
Whimsical Fragments Echo Through Belfry and Voices
Fragmented OCR notes capture a chorus of odd interjections and shouted lines. Phrases include garbled quotes from speakers labeled by vague attributions such as Said the belfry and Said the torpedoes, interwoven with a childlike sequence of names and exclamations like Susie and WHT. The text resembles a decorative, error-filled archive snippet.
Immigrant Knowledge Probed by Industry Reports
The immigration commission has investigated nearly 700 000 industrial workers across 200 000 families in 2056 communities. Reports cover twenty five or more branches of industry including cotton goods, iron and steel, meat packing, clothing, glass, and oil refining to assess immigration impact on industries and communities.
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Immigration Commission
Congress
United States
Massachusetts Justice Calls for Stricter Alimony Policy
William Waite, a Massachusetts Supreme Court justice, argues courts should be harsher in granting alimony to reduce divorces and curb mercenary motives. The Carnegie Foundation report notes overproduction of low quality doctors and improper ties between medical schools and hospitals, urging fewer schools and better distribution.
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William ©. Waite
Massachusetts Supreme Court
United States
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Abraham Frexner
Fie
Pritchett
Diet Claims High Efficiency With Restricted Food
A French scientist Tissier reports experiments showing work can proceed on a veritable diet with less food. He claims a method to treat intestinal troubles by transforming poisonous microbes into a normal state, by altering the intestinal medium to favor harmless bacteria. The diet limits carbohydrates and forbids meat milk and cheese while allowing fruits and vegetables except lemons.
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Tissier
Literary Digest
Tievue Scientifique
Physicians discuss nondrug methods at American Abdication Association meeting
Thousands of doctors attend sections in St Louis as papers by Tay Welch of Johns Hopkins and others present new surgical philosophical methods for care and prevention without drugs, urging physicians to regulate patient conditions carefully.
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St. Louis
Tay Welch
Johns Hopkins
Monument Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy
A monument was erected at Ta teda by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate soldiers. The site features a memorial dedicated by Gordon of Memphis, commander in chief. The ceremony highlighted reconciliation between Confederate and Union leaders.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tateda
Gordon
Memphis
Cammander
Sic
Wilsher Dies in London Era of Press Lords
Obituary note on Sir George Newnes and wartime press magnates. Mentions Wilsher death in London and the influence of Jack Fisher and Tik Bits owning the Westminster Gazette among other papers.
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Sir George Newnes
Jack Wo
Fisher
Tik- Bits
Westminster Ganette
London
Dinner honors early aviation pioneer and awards
A New York dinner celebrated aviation pioneer Curtiss and editor Gowtd for advances in two rotor propeller design. The Evening World noted the event as a lasting silver-dipped tribute, highlighting amateur blight and conditions for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Glenn Curtiss
Scientific America
Edwin
Prohibition Report Shows Mixed Results at Washi tom Convention
President Troster reports U S liquor sales rose by about 30 030 000 gallons and beer by 11 000 000 gallons in the last year while overall temperance grows. Congressmen BenteHetals argues prohibition did not prevent harm and notes a dangerous rise in drug habits.
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Troster
United States
US Lion
Washitom
BenteHetals
Practical Arithmetic From Childhood to Civil War Echoes
A seventh grade student, John, questions his father about arithmetic problems and discovers old texts in the public library. He reads Richard's Natural Arithmetic, Milne's Inductive Arithmetic, and a Civil War era book with battlefield and butcher shop problems, noting their practicality and humor.
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City
John
John Doss
Richard
Tere
Milne
Hamilton Flies 86 Miles Philadelphia Westward Flight Record
Charles K. Hamilton, famed aviator, made an 86 mile forward flight from Governor's Island to near Philadelphia in 143 minutes. He flew over Trenton and Delaware River, with the special train reaching 75 mph to keep pace. The journey marks the longest city to city flight and averages about 46 mph.
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Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Governor’s Island
Hartiltan
Bascony
Cornwells
Delaware River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton
Hamilton
Han
Monmouth Junction
Curtiss
Paulhan
Browne Prosecution Closes In Noted Chicago Bribery Trial
State's Attorney Wayman announced the prosecution had finished its case in the Browne bribery trial in Chicago. Testimony detailed payments to White and Beckemeyer totaling about $1,000 and Lorimer money. The Southern Hotel/St Louis records placed Browne at a key date, while references to a corruption fund were stricken from the record.
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Browne
Chicago
Wayman
Lee O'Neil Browne
Charles A. White
Briggs House
Lorimer
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Link
St. Louis
White
Wilson
Southern Hotel
Partners for Years But Never Speak
In a large wholesale house in EW YORW five partners began with small capital and built a successful firm through interlinked specialties. Two partners quarreled over wives and stopped speaking face to face, yet communicate via stenographer memos or private telephone lines. They now conduct all talks by writing or phone, maintaining polite business civility.
Weather Flags on Rural Mail Cars Proposal
Representative Metlenry of Pennsylvania proposes extending the weather service by arming rural mail wagons with flags showing daily forecasts. Each wagon would fly a weather flag when starting its route, informing farmers of the next twenty four hours' outlook.
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United States Weather Bureau
Metlenry
Pennsylvania
McHeory
Canada Bars Cheap Labor At Boundary Edges
North western border authorities enforce a 200-dollar requirement for alien laborers excluding Americans. Reports to Washington show most railroad workers and large contract laborers from Seattle are effectively barred. Alaska crews sometimes exclude all but whites, favoring northern Europe America Australia and New Zealand.
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Washington
Seattle
Alaska
Europe
America
Australia
New Zealand
Outdoor school teaches rag man tunes in city streets
Miss Caroline E Wenzel founder of an outdoor school on Washington street and Massachusetts avenue trains rag men hawkers and street vendors to sing in flute like tones. Nearly twenty pupils learn to tailor expressions to each trade hawker and improve voice quality for a melodic effect.
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Oston
Caroline E. Wenzel
Fair Settlement
Vassar
Wenozel
Wenzel
Washington Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Twins Born To Sergeant Cronins Farm Cow
In Chicago at 7019 Indiana avenue a dairy cow named Polly, the red Durham cow, delivered twins to the surprise of Hyde Park households. Sergeant Bartholomew Cronin paused at the police station to rush home for the birth where two male and female calves were reported doing nicely under veterinary care. The event drew attention from physicians and a veterinary surgeon who urged farm journals to share the news.
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Hyde Park
Sergt
Bartholomew Cronin
Indiana Avenue
Piven Polly
Neilk
Polly
Medallion Remnant of 1844 Clay Frelinghuysen Clash Found
A medallion from the 1844 Polk Dallas versus Clay Frelinghuysen contest was found in Howard Township Center County Pennsylvania. It measures larger than a 25 cent piece, shows a good likeness of Clay on the obverse with his name, and the reverse bears the motto Protection and Union. The metal is bright despite long burial and two rusted suspension rings remain attached.
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Polk-Dallas
Clay- Frelingauyssa
Howard Tawnghin
Center County
Pennsylvania
Thoughtful Esther Enforces Gentle Courtesy
A quirky dialogue shows Esther rejecting suitors yet offering a pillow for kneeling, revealing a paradoxical blend of heartless rejection and thoughtful gesture, while Elizabeth questions the behavior.
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Esther
Caroling
Elizabeth
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