Miss Sylvia Moore Bravely Faces Wild Fourth of July
Sylvia Moore a Bryn Mawr graduate, visits Rumpletown with two fireworks for two young brothers. A tramp uses the moment to threaten, Luke Berford intervenes inadvertently, and Sylvia loses her composure before Berford's quick rescue and an unexpected kiss.
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Ylvia
Sylvia Moore
Bryn Mawr
Rumpletown
Sylvia
Moores
Luke Berford
Harvard
Silvin Moore
Boston
Berford
Lake Berford
The Date of the Fourth Plotter at Desk
An absentminded man hurries at his desk and calls his stenographer Miss Daisy, inviting focus on a moment of work and a moment of instruction.
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Miss Daisy
Daisy Questions July Date With Quiet Inquiry
A brief exchange shows Miss Daisy asking what day July Fourth falls on and the response confirming the date. The scene captures a small moment of polite interaction between Miss Daisy and the bos.
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Miss Daisy
Bos
No Fourth Celebrations In Slocum’s Slough This Year
Uncle Si Slocum declines Fourth of July festivities due to cash shortages. He describes his sons and friends planning to save for college and football outfits, noting earnings from produce and mortgage payoff as factors keeping fireworks scarce. The piece captures a rural American holiday moment with shared family and financial concerns.
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Luke
Luke Berford
Slocum’s Slough
Uncle Si
Henry Hillers
Slocum
Feller
Lowance
Trunks
Pipesy
Ogee
Barclay
Tribute to the Signers Fourth of July Address
Adlai E. Stevenson Sr remarks on the Continental Congress and the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He contrasts royal tyranny with the struggle for liberty, honors the signers’ courage, and notes the creed that resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. The speech cites Magna Carta, universal equality, and the founders’ public virtue.
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Adlai BE. Stevenson
United States
Conental Congress
Independence
Philadelphia
Great Britain
England
Hoagland
Magna Charla
This is the day when the Fourth of July returns
A playful long verse from Puck angles at a chaotic Fourth of July in a rural setting. It sketches neighbors, a bandaged bow neighbor, a cat emerging from the barn, a runaway horse after a skyrocket, and a family reacting with blame and amusement as fireworks fail and dreams of a perpetual holiday linger.
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Puck
T. Sapp
Fourth of July Pledge and Humorous Ditties From Horatio Wing
A garbled patriotic verse recalls the flag pledge and a satirical addendum by General Horatio Wing for the Fourth. The piece blends solemn vows with absurdities about fireworks, court, and crackers, concluding with a sketchy signature T. SAPP.
Fourth of July Night Fireworks Gone Wrong
A chaotic Fourth of July party ends with a dangerous fireworks mishap. An improvised display spirals from a flare up to injuries as guests flee into the street, with one narrator recounting near misses and a hospital visit.
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Stacey E. Baker
American Press Association
Bryno Mawr
Grandpa
Stubblebeard
sa'Tx
Robert Donnell
By Adlai E. Stevenson
George III
Kaghod
Thomas Jefferson
Commonwealth
Charles 1
Paris
Grandma Down
Aunt Mel
Horatio & Wing
Obe
Ime
Thea
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