Old Glory and the World Power of the Flag
Wright A Patterson reverently extols the United States flag as Old Glory, tracing its spread from Philadelphia 1776 to global influence. He lauds liberty, justice, and equality under the banner, urging God’s blessing and a steadfast, righteous strength that never sets.
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St. George
Spain
Europe
Pacific
Star of Empire
Mississippi
France
Rockies
Golden California
Mexico
Hawaii
Samoas
Philippines
Porto Rico
Heaven
T Uy
Wright A. Patterson
Liberty’s
The Fourth of July in Uncle Peter’s Home
A humorous reminiscence from 1906 recounts Uncle Peter’s quiet Fourth of July at his Ohio homestead. The letter-writer John shares absurd anecdotes of family fireworks mishaps and cautions about loud celebrations, urging gentler pride in liberty and restraint.
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Peter
Ohio
John
Oscar Maddy
Randolph
Joseph Carberry
Joe
Liberty
Hill and Dale
Hartford
Conn
Port Arthur
Peter Grant
Maggie
George Washington
George
Hector
Eric
Let him go a Fourth of Firecrackers
A reflective column argues for letting children enjoy a Fourth with firecrackers and toys, noting the value of liberty and a boyhood free from strict rules. It compares past and present celebrations and recalls Washington era innocence, ending with a plea for a sane, homegrown Fourth.
Two Fourth of July Stories By Gen. William R. Shafter
Gen Shafter reflects on Independence Day zeal and personal memories from youth to the Cuban campaign of 1898. He recalls a playful doggerel received after the Santiago battle and notes that the Fourth of 1898 inspired his muse.
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William R. Shafter
Santiago
Shafter
Toral
Gen. Shafter
Mere Pleasantries on a Fourth of July Holiday
A brief exchange features playful jabs about pride and revelry as partygoers anticipate a lively Independence Day celebration with banter about personal stories and festive mood.
Amusing Fourth of July Trick with War Medicine Chief
Gen Charles A Woodruff recalls delivering annuities in Milk River Montana. He used pantomime and an ammonia dose to awe Assiniboine Indians and delivered a dramatic war medicine ritual that left the chief and camp laughing as each Indian secretly sought the dose.
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Charles A. Woodruff
Milk River
Montana
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Deorce
Hobart
T. C. Harbaugh
Washington
Sumter
Schuyler
Anthony” Wayne
Union
Columbia
Brandywine
Buster
W. Dillingham Co
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