Celebrating Flag Day and the Star Spangled Banner
The piece traces Flag Day origins betokening Betsy Ross and George Washington, noting June 14, 112 when the Continental Congress adopted the flag. It recalls the flag’s reach over territories, the patriotic observances in schools, and historic songs like Hall, Columbia Happy Land and the Star Spangled Banner, plus Washington’s early idea of stars and stripes from the family coat of arms.
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United States
Betsy Ross
George Washington
UNE
Continental Congress
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
Samoa
George Belch
New York
Philadelphia
Colonial Dames
Hall
Columbia
Happy Land
Joseph Hopkinson
Francis Scott Key
Americas
Francis Smith
Andover
Mass
Boston
Fort McHenry
Armistead
Washington
Colonel Rose
Himeelf
Robin Morris
The American Flag and Betsy Ross Legend
The article traces the symbolism of the flag and the Betsy Ross story, noting Ross’s role in supplying a six point star design and the first flag for military use. It details flag evolution from 1777 through 1818, the star and stripe counts, and the shift from foreign to American bunting after the Civil War.
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Charleston
S. C
Brandywine
Germantown
Burgoyne
Vally
Yorktown
Vermont
Kentucky
Kenon
Congress
Reid
Tris
Amin Bunting
Elisa
Baseball notes from early season talk and player moves
Pirates lining up on bowling and shoulder health influence delivery. Walter Johnson praised as ace. Irvin Howe proposes fielder average per game to gauge range. Comiskey touts aggressive base running. Pourquordu, Lajoie, and Turner highlighted. Toney’s underhand pitching praised. Callahan critiques catching stance. McIntire and Davis weigh in on infield combos.
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Marty O'Toole
Pirates
Twitter
Marty
South Framingham
Mass
Irvin M. Howe
Howe
All Bird Men Fatalists in the Skies
The article explores aviators as fatalists, noting a shared fear of a lurking danger in the clouds. It details pilots like Horsey who speak of an inevitable fate, while contrasting their mindset with nonfatalists who analyze incident causes in the air age.
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Horsey
Mohmmed
Thou Shalt Live Well In Sun And Rain
A moral verse urges steady conduct by day and night. It counsels living honorably through sunlit and rainy months so peace remains undisturbed. The quatrain emphasizes enduring happiness as a virtue and guides readers toward measured, virtuous living.
Napoleon’s medical adviser wins annuity after dubious service
M Frederic Masnonluis traced the career of Sienor ntom machi who went to St Helena as Napoleon’s medical adviser though unqualified. He diagnosed stomach cancer as indigestion and advised a cure by digging in a garden. After Napoleon’s death he sought a pension from heirs, secured a 3000 franc annuity, sold Napoleon’s death mass, then practiced in Paris, moved to New Orleans, and died in Santiago in 1833.
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Frederic Masnonluis
Sienor Ntommachi
Carding Fesch
St. Helena
Napoleon
Florence Hospital
Marie Lavoise
Neippers
Paris
New Orleans
Santiago
A Pack of Sheer Nonsense At North Country Dog Show
A London Chronicle report recalls a north country dog show scene where a brisk whippet prompts a humorous exchange. An affable attendant mocks a contestant’s pride, noting the dog’s legs are not long enough. The witty reply hinges on dialect and a playful misunderstanding of length and leg.
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London Chronicle
Comic Snippets and Light Verse Quips Across Papers
A collection of witty exchanges and mini anecdotes from U.S. newspapers. Jests on preferre creditors, card clubs, pulse readings, clever husbands and wives, stenographers, and a New Hampshire cleric’s child awaiting her father and pastor. Strong names and places populate the bits.
Unclear cut crime and odd quotes from a published note
Fragmentary OCR style item features a prankish scene with a repeated line You are charged and a police officer claiming double voting. the text also references a pre opid crime question and a quip about a wife eloping, ending with a darkly comic line about money and a lame race horse.
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Opid
Wuteholos
Bitter Disappointment at Party Exchange
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record shows a mother asking if Willie enjoyed the party and a reply blaming stinginess for refusing more ice cream. The exchange captures a social moment and a child’s rebuff in a domestic scene.
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Willie
Iever
Philadelphia
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