Evolution of the American Flag and Nation’s Anthem
Readings trace the flag’s origins from the 1777 June 14 resolution adopting thirteen stripes and a blue field with thirteen stars to the Star‑Spangled Banner’s rise as national symbol. Key figures include Francis Scott Key, Charles Thomson, Captain William Driver, and Laura B. Priska. scenes at Independence Hall and Fort McHenry frame the narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
United States
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Great Britain
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Francis Scott
Key
New York Harbor
Laura B. Priska
William Driver
Salem
Mass
Yorktown
Henry Mosier
Yale University Press
Ferdinand Durang
Anacreon
Heaven
Holliday Street
America
Charles Daggett
Driver
God
God the
Captain Driver
Sweet Potato Uses and Varieties Across Regions
Across tropical regions sweet potato serves as a staple bread substitute and major food item. In Jamaica vines grow on poles with roots harvested periodically. in the United States yams and Jerseys are common varieties with distinct flesh colors and cooking uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Latin America
Jamaica
United States
The Affronted Mousik at a Greenwich Tea
Theodore Dreiser discusses a Russian visit and reports on compulsory baths to curb typhus. He recalls a white whiskered moujik who, when asked his age, replies sixty six and proudly says he has had three baths in his life, affronted by the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dreiser
Greenwich Village
Moujik
Ife
Snip and Snap Angry Employer to Irishman Pat
A clipped exchange ends with a cutting farewell. The speaker mocks Pat for leaving service and jokes about bosses and clerks. The verse hints at youth with ideas that may not be new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodby
Pat
Phonograph Records Sent From Laramie to Sheridan Veterans Hospital
Five hundred phonograph records were collected from Laramie residents by the local Boy Scouts and sent to the U S Veterans hospital in Sheridan. Ex soldiers recently received two fine phonographs as gifts from Albany County Post No 14 American Legion Auxiliary. The item ends with a quip about love being kept alive briefly by reckless impulses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Boy Scouts
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Sheridan
Albany County
American Legion Auxiliary
Utopia Delights Readers with Social Peaceful Planet Vision
A quixotic note imagines a distant world where inhabitants mind their own business, free of social and political strife, living simply and enjoying life, as printed by the Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utopia
Detroit
Busted Little Richard Spots Sunset
A four year old watches the sunset and tells his mother the sun is busted when it sinks halfway, a childlike misinterpretation capturing a tender moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Change Demands New Start
A reflective note on transformation as old ways yield to new paths. The quote prompts consider how change reshapes daily life and future choices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mem Ly
The
Republic
Joseph Rodman Drake
Majestia
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
President Wilson
Washington
Lane
Land Office
Flag Maker
Old Glory
Congress
Mgr
Idaho
Oklahoma
New York
Colorado
Illinois
Wyoming
Mexico
Georgia
Corn Club
Alaska
Michigan
Ohio
Drayman
Cook
Goucestor
Mousik
Bourbon Remedy Co
Bex 7
Lexington
N.Y
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Wright
Goiter
Morton
Longfellow
Spriy
Mies
Ming Cotioura
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!