Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1904 — THE LATEST IN FIRECRACKERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE LATEST IN FIRECRACKERS.

“I suppose,” said the first committeeman, “that as a feature of our Fourth of July celebi'ation we should have some young lady read the Declaration of Independence.” “I don’t know,” mused the second committeeman. “In view of the usual results of the celebration, wouldn’t it be better to have her read a paper on first aid to the injux'ed?”—Baltimore American.

Fourth of July Realism