Poppy History and Its Role as a National Remembrance Symbol
The Poppy's link to antiquity and war remembrance traces from ancient China through Napoleonic era reflections to World War I. Canada and Britain helped establish the flower as Armistice Day emblem, with Mary Haneey inspired by John McCrae to promote poppies as remembrance and employment for disabled veterans.
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United States
Milwaukee
Mary Haneey
John McCrae
Flanders’ Fields
American Legion
Canada
Flander
Great War Veterans Association
Port Arthur
Madame E Guerin
France
Churney
Hamilton
Gwv.a. of Canada
Dominion of Canada
British Legion
Canadian Legion
John McCrat
No Title Yet But Parents Face Blame and Breaks
A Reader's Digest psychiatrist argues that blaming parents for a child’s mental illness is misguided. Jacob H. Conn says inner strength and inherited traits shape resilience, not parental actions alone. He stresses there are two sides to emotional development and that most normal youngsters cope with parental behavior.
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Jacob H. Conn
Reader's Digest
Witty exchange over wives and husbands sparks amusement
A humorous dialogue contrasts a man pleading about his talkative wife with another revealing his wife’s habit of constantly discussing her next husband, highlighting comic marital irritation.
The Invisible Man reviewed in Life magazine summary
A Life magazine review compares Ellison's The Invisible Man to a nightmare in prose, detailing a morose narrator isolated in a cellar. The critique highlights surreal hospital scenes, disturbing visions, and a bleak portrait of racial invisibility, praising Ellison’s storytelling while noting adult themes.
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Life
Buckeye the Rabbit
New York
Frank Ellison
Acton
Cars By Month Is New Business Gains Ground in Canada
The Financial Post notes a new car leasing model growing in Canada. Monthly leases cover licensed insured serviced cars for a flat fee around 90 dollars, benefiting dealers commercial travelers and fleets. Originating in the United States in 1930, Canada adopted the practice after 1945 with about a dozen firms led by Toronto headquarters.
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Canada
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