The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-21

TIE average Americas
Massaehusetts knows ~,
we're - . man who ro6s n.
somebody In an 49,.
The people around here. ~
% Paul Revere, know M n
Of Beston's most ardass
during the revolutioa. -.
ring leaders In the 49,.
party. . copper plate ensr.s
tisa gold and silver ,mith ss
soldier. versemakef, ana n r.
OF II children. In ali ~ ~!
save that Of poet, Revers'.,a.s
was regarded With reas.
teapots and tankards ~.
sought by connoisseur,
for their historic valr.
cause Of really beautiful
ship.
His career as the arrt
Boston IL . surprise to ~.
pie. A copy Of the Bostos
for Sept. 10. 1868, contain. y:
vertisement Of his dental -,
Whereas many per1oe. i.
unfortunate as to iose ny.
teeth by accident and cthsss
their great detriment, ncs -
looks, but in speaking mi !.
Tic and private: This 4 ~!
all such, that they NAV ~,
replaced with artificial ~. n
look q we'll as the natursi =. b
swer the end Of speaking : ;
tents. by Paul Revere, ro,s
near the head Of Dr. ~
Wharf, Boston"
Fitting artificial teeth =.
OF Revere's numerous al a
BY which he kept the ess.,
young keveres comfortably "A |.
clothed. One interesting 49,, ~
OF his dental work has cons n
to Us. General JOSEPH ~
who died and was buried !,
Battle Of Bunker Hill. IN. /.
dug up to be buried elseyhs,.. 4
brothers of the general idss.s
the body. Besides this. 4 ir;sss'
ports. III stronger evidence =, Z
identity were wanting, that ~
by Colonel Revere, who set ~
tincial tooth, and who rec11li
the wire he used In fastenhs n
would afford it."
The Revere Patieta
Revere was on frisudiy I.
with Hancock, Samuel Ad,n, !
ley. the artist. and maay \
great men. Both Gilberf N
and Copley, the two notsl -
OF the revolutionary greet !,
portraits Of Revere. Copley -
him Is . sturdy man Of nm
years, and Stuart, when Ia -
with white hair and a gentle =
ful face. The CopleyIboftrafsrl
is valued at around $looO0t |
the possession Of Rsye1ia
scendants. 1t has rarely ~
played, but a few month"; ~
rangements were especially 4
for q reproduction of 1t Il ~
the Revere house. :.
The Revere home is now /.
OF museum. Some Year, ~
house was to be sold and r.
torn down. A great grand,&
Revere heard of it and boushfi
later sold 1t to the Paul y
Memorial association, which II
restored as nearly to the ofil
condition Is possible. Thh 4
tearing down additions VIA
been made by recent ovns1
that the house would again I
old two-story wooden Sun
! with the second story overhn
the first, windows lifted VIA
mond panes, and the heavy
door studded with big nails1
Of the original window tram
manned. Some Of the pieces d
had turned purple due to q
acteristic defect in the slai
that period, so in the reprodtl
at the front Of the house II
sional purple glass diancnl
carefully inserted. To. furn1
house the society COLLECTED
colonial furniture. some Of
actual property of Revere.
L In the old Granary Bu
, Ground the grave Of the b
marked with a little low
and a monument close BY.
one of the most sought-out {
, in the city Of famous dead. {
One Of the officials Of III
cemetery department tells
one evening at dusk, q little
haired, gray-gowned woman !
. big white box came into BIZ,
.. and asked how to find the 81
I Paul Revere. The ofncial N
, ing home, SO he walked dovl
her to the Granary cemetal
led her to the grave. She ~
. stone carefully and breathed
, Of satisfaction. With his Do
took out of her box q great
of dollhouse roses and ~
them by the stone, Tho
I stepped of, and picked up d
Z on each side and made
I courtesy.
N There, Paul Revere" -
! II have come all the way i'm
4 Angeles. l have waited %
c Paul Revere, to put these ?
on your grave" e