On July 4 These Presidents
On July 4 1826 John Adams and John Quincy Adams died within hours of each other in Massachusetts and Washington reflect on their famous bond and Jefferson’s role in drafting the Declaration. The piece contrasts later July 4 events including Monroe Garfield and Coolidge births and deaths.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Quincy
Mass
Adams
John Adams
United States
Washington
D. C
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Virginia
Continental Congress
Jefferson
Congress
House of Burgesses
Massachusette
Republic
Benjamin Bush
Philadelphia
Thomas Randolph
Boston
White House
James A. Garfield
Baltimore and Potomac
Charles J. Guiteau
Garfield
Elberon
Long Branch
N. J
Plymouth
Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
Machines That Are Almost Human and Robotic Navigation
A 1927 showcase argues robots will steer ships and trains without humans, citing Elmer Sperry's Metal Mike gyro systems guiding the Pulpit Point from San Francisco to Auckland. It highlights radio voice commands and SOS devices on submarines and liners, plus automated wreckage rescue gear.
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Auckland
Pacific Ocean
Elmer Sperry
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Pulpit Point
United States Navy
Western Newspaper Union
Wolverine Fur Described As Valuable Long-Haired Coat Material
The piece notes Wolverine, or caracajou, praised as durable long-haired fur with thick under wool and bright top hair. It details brown color with a saddle pattern and darker flanks, calling the darkest fur most valuable. Found in northern regions of the country, Canada, Russia, Siberia and Scandinavia.
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Canada
Russia
Siberia
Scandinavia
Gott- Heb
Flag stars pattern by state order after 1912
The article outlines the 48 star flag arrangement after New Mexico and Arizona joined in 1912 and Taft issued the executive order detailing star positions. It lists the 48 states by row, with Delaware through South Carolina in row one and ending with Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona in row six.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Taft
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Alabama
Maine
Missouri
Arkansas
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
Favorite public taste and St Joseph’s aspirin ad
The piece extols public favorites Babe Ruth Constance Bennett and Bobby Jones for their fame and charm. It then promotes St Joseph’s Genuine Aspirin as the largest selling pure aspirin at 10 cents and urges buyers to insist on St Joseph’s for government standard compliance.
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Ublic
Babeuth
Constance Bennett
Bobby Jones
St.Joseph
St.Joseph’s
Device Converts Auto Cylinder Into Air Pump
A new device fits a spark plug hole to turn a car cylinder into an air pump. It draws air on the piston’s down stroke and releases it to a storage tank or spray line, producing two and a half cubic feet per minute. Two devices can double output. designed to run at about 20 mph engine speed.
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Popular Science Monthly
Doctor Griffith Hvans Honored With City Freedom
A veteran physician aged ninety five, Griffith Hvans, whose early blood tests identified a germ causing a virulent disease in English army horses, is awarded the freedom of Ban gor city in recognition of his invaluable work, despite initial army opposition.
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Griffith Hvans
War Office
Bangor
Wales
Austria mechanic adds bicycle wings for speed
A Austrian mechanic attaches feathered wings to a bicycle using a front mounted gas motor and a rope pulley mechanism. The wings move both horizontally and vertically and are described as weatherproof, aiming for high speed. The article pairs this with a separate scene of a boss scolding a stenographer over a filing cabinet.
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Austria
Feel 100 Percent Younger with Fellows' Syrup Tonic
Advertisement touts Fellows' Syrup as a tonic to restore nature and boost vitality. It claims immediate appetite improvement, better sleep, and a feeling of being years younger after a few doses. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
Photographing Wills in Government Novation Sparks Legal Debate
Legal circles weigh the financial impact of a government plan to photograph all wills. A supercamera and dark room were used in the experiment, reportedly successful in the United States. Wills photographs will be printed on durable paper to outlive copies held by lawyers.
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United States
Tit for Tat and a Comedown in a Humorous Exchange
In a playful exchange from Pathfinder Magazine a Mrs Nagger declares it a comedown after marriage while Mr Nagger jokes about being taken off the shelf. The dialogue targets the idea that those least able must practice economy and ends with a caution to avoid earned hatred.
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James Monroe
James A.garfield
Calvin Coolidg
E.C. Taylor
Cairo
Antoine Galland
Pathfinder Magazine
Fellows Syrup
Flit
STHMA
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patee
N.Y
Loreston
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Hom
W.N. Y
Cincinnati
Chicago Daily News
Syrus
Sa Malden
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