The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-12

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state fair have secured one OF the hes
fireworks programmes ever prepared
for an exhibition OF this character II
the northwest. These displays vii
be given on Wednesday and Frida!
nights and the following Is the meth
cd OF their presentation:
A few minutes before the display
takes place fash and sound signali
will be fired as an intirlation to tht
public that the fireworks will shortly
commence.
During the interval between tht
fash and sound signals and the com.
mencement Of the fireworks display
proper, immense Montpelier balloons
with heavy trailers and magnesium
effects will be sent up. wind and
weather permitting)
Magnificent illumination Of the sur
roundings with powerful lights, ruby
red and emerald green. twenty-five
pounds.)
Flight OF twelve large colored rock.
| cts, (4-pounders), 1912 Glorianas' to
be fred from different points sa as to
blend the different colors with con-
~tinuous effects.
Aerial baskets Of flowers. created
by the simultaneous discharge of five
9-inch shells, violets, p~rimroses.
pansies, daisies, passion lowers and
h~eliotropes.
Swarms of hrefies and lightning
bugs, dashing through the air IN
brilliant flashes. G5-inch Saucissons.)
Devices Great Golden Wheels" re-
volving, representing the world with
seven wheels circIing within, repre-
senting the principal planets of the
solar system, surrounded by small sill
yer fres representing the stars. (Some
$50 feet In circumference.)
Display Of new century fiery gey-
sers-French noveIty-great umbrel-
las Of fire, ascending and descending,
reaching a height of sixty to eighty
feet.
Salvo of three 15-inch bombs, ex-
pIoding at a great height, emitting
myriads of variegated stars. (1s12
effects.)
A Summer Storm, a most wonderful
and awe-inspiring effect produced by
100 electric flashes and detonations.
Flight of six 4-pound weeping will
low rockets, resembling the graceful
branches of the weeping willow.
Spiderland-produced by the cleo
tricaf discharge of five large triple
bombshells, bursting into a scene
which resembles a score OF mighty
colossal spiders. creeping across the
sky. with vivid lightning flashes.
Comic Device-Jef and Mutt on
the See Saw. Bud Fishers popular
characters in a comical diversion, en-
joyed by young and old. Will be
to either Of the following: The Merry
Acrobats, (life size) performing
wonderful e~volutions on the horizon
tai bar or The Cow, the Milk Pail and
the Pump-shows old fashioned
wooden pump; milk pail hanging on
snout; the cow-standing off a ways
looks on in an interested manner
maybe they are only washing the
pail!' (This device causes roars of
iaughter.)
Flight of six 6-pound peacock plume
rockets, displaying a gorgeous veil of
fiery, feathery plumes.
Flight of six 6-pound Old Glory
rockets, displaying at their highest al
titude mammoth duration stars, red,
white and blue of great brilliancy,
followed by tremendous reports, a sa-
lutte to the national colors.
Display of three immense 24-inct
bombshells. The Octopus, spreading in
the heavens long fiery, creeping ten
tacles in every direction. Immense
steel mortar used.
DeVice-The Merry Widow Fan
This first appears in a closed, up
right position, showing beautiful jew
eled sides, then slowly opening to its
full size, discloses to view a gorgeous
~bewildering fan with feathery scin.
tillating fires, showering sparkling
diamond dust in every direction
(Size in action some forty feet.)
Display Of three 15-inch, 5-shot re.
peating shells, each shell exploding in
mid-air with five repeating Or similar
shells in rapid succession, each shell
releasing hundreds Of m~andarins.
Ground and aerial contortionists
created by twelve mammoth tourbil.
lions, ascending and revolving in the
air with eccentric motion, leaving
trail of fiery globules behind.
Evening stars-being a display o.
our entirely new Challenge rockets, 8,
Founders. emitting magnesium stars
Illuminating a great space in the heav,
ems (Six in number.)
Giant rainbow batteries, displaying