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“Fourth of July Accidents.” from the July 12, 1902 Advocate
Four people suffered from accidents during Independence Day festivities in 1902.
Thoughts on making do without fireworks
The announcement that Wauwatosa will not be doing Independence Day fireworks in 2025 is getting some media attention.
“Those lazy days of summer” from the August 12, 1976 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson reflects on the bicentennial year, and what it was like in July and August when she was a girl.
“Fourth of July Reflections.” from the July 9, 1880 Weekly Expositor. Independent
To day is the Fourth; the glorious Fourth / Again has dawned on us—the favored of earth, / And again we are glad for our national birth / And our wide…
“Fourth of July in the ‘Old Days’ Even Had a Jig by the Justice of the Peace” from the June 30, 1960 Door County Advocate
In the early days the Fourth of July was one of the highlights of the year and a day that fully satisfied long anticipation. The celebration began with…
“How did you observe July 4th?” from the July 5, 1977 Door County Advocate
Linda Adams asks seven people what they did on Independence Day.
“Summer had different delights when Grace was a youngster” from the July 12, 1977 Door County Advocate
Somewhere around the Fourth, in days before the first World War, the cherries were ripe, or at least ripe enough to pick on the stem, as most were sent…
"Fourth of July 60 years ago was one ‘hummer’ of a day in county" from the July 2, 1979 Door County Advocate
By KETA STEEBS
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