Unknown Soldiers Across Centuries of War
Memorial Day 1929 feature tracing unnamed American soldiers from the Revolution through World War I. It chronicles a Pennsylvania lad in 1775, a Fort Dearborn defender, a Mexican War volunteer, a Civil War memory at Arlington, and the World War Unknown Soldier, linking their deeds to the modern day meaning of remembrance and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Regular Army
New England
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Old England
Tecumseh
Mississippi Valley
Detroit
Lake Michigan
Nathan Heald
Pottawatomles
Scott
Chapultepec
City of Mexico
Arlington
America
Almerica
Great West
China
Cuba
Philippines
Mexico
France
Belgium
Western Newspaper Union
Nieves
Bad John Wright of Kentucky and Virginia’s border hills
The piece profiles “Bad” John Wright known along the Kentucky to Virginia border as a deadly lawman with thirty plus killings, Civil War service for both sides, and a large family. It notes his graveyard in Wright’s cemetery, landholdings in Lonesome Cove, and eventual sale to a coal company, as related by John Fox Jr. and tied to the fictional June Harmon.
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John Fox, Sr
Lonesome Pine
Judd Tolliver
Kentucky
Big Sandy
Cumberland
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
John Wright
Wright's
John
Wright
Morgan
Old Fort Smith
Alice Wright
Harmon
John Fox, Jr
Lonesome Cove
Daniel Boone Wright
Teddy Bear Origins and the Power of the Press
A brief look at how the Teddy bear gained its name and fame traces from a German crippled dressmaker Margarete Steiff to American editorials. The 1902 import of first stuffed bears coincided with President Roosevelt's Mississippi hunt, a cartoon by Clifford E. Berry man that popularized the bear as Roosevelt’s mascot and linked it to the press.
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Teddy Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Margarete Stelff
Richard Stelff
Bergfeldt & Co
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Clifford E. Berryman
Berryman
Margarete Steiffs
Teddy’s
Teddy Bear
Sam Patch the Bravest Jumpers and His Waterloo
The name Sam Patch stood for bold stunt jumping from bridges windmills and cliff shelves. Born 1807 in Pawtucket he rose from cotton spinner to public figure earning fame and pay while crowds followed. In November 1820 he declared Napoleon’s power failed but would jump the Genesee Falls where he died proving even famed stuntmen meet their Waterloo.
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Sam Patch
Sam
Goat Island
Niagara Falls
Pawtucket
R. L
Genessee Falls
Genessee River
Rochester
N. Y
Seeing Straight and the Value of Counsel
A reflection on perception and judgment, noting that even the keenest eye benefits from sound counsel to see business clearly. The aphorism contrasts a gambler's overconfidence with the steadiness of informed advice guiding decisions.
Arbor day roots and forestry drive Nebraska origins
Speaking of Trees notes Nebraska as the pioneer Arbor day state with 1872 as the start of observance. It credits Georgia as first to promote forestry in vocational schools. It cites over 79 million trees planted nationwide for reforestation and stresses trees along streets and roadsides as the most common variety. It adds that China’s floods relate to forest shortages.
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Nebraska
China
Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin laxative advice
A nostalgic health ad extols Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a mild safe stimulant for children and adults. It claims regular use cleanses bowels, prevents sluggishness and sickness, and urges keeping a bottle in every home to avoid harsh cathartics.
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Tae
Pirate Treasure Found Near New Providence Island
Five gold bars valued at $00,000 were found by Nassau police after arresting Gerald Fitzgerald, a poor fisherman, who led them to a spot along the south shore of New Providence Island where he said he discovered the treasure last October under a wild plum tree in rocks bearing a Freemasonry sign. The treasure is believed to be ancient pirate loot and Fitzgerald will receive a third of the treasure while the remainder goes to the British government.
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Nassau
Bottle drifted across Atlantic reaches Ireland after years
A sealed bottle floated for almost six years after bobbing across the Atlantic. It contained a slip bearing the name of Gustav J. Erck of Baltimore Maryland. It was found recently at the southwest tip of Ireland near Crookhaven harbor.
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Atlantic Ocean
Gustav J. Erck
Baltimore
Ireland
Crookhaven Harbor
Display and Dismay Wife Fur Coat Fashion Row
A witty exchange from Vart Hem in Stockholm shows a wife eager to model a new fur coat while her husband delays to trim the fringe on the coat cuff. The playful dialogue highlights domestic fashion tension and humorous impatience.
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Stockholm
Early Colonial Coins in Massachusetts 1652
The earliest U S coins include the New England shilling six-pence and three-pence issued by the Massachusetts colony around 1652. This coinage marks the start of minted currency in colonial America and reflects early economic activity in New England. The items illustrate the region's early monetary system and colonial craftsmanship.
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United States
New England
Colony
Massachusetts
Fait Accompli Motorist Confronts Officer
A terse back and forth plays out as a motorist asserts dismissal while an officer retorts with pointed questions. The exchange hints at escalating tension between civilian and law enforcement in a tense roadside moment.
Johnny Diet Ends as Dad Returns to Work
Neighbor Johnny jokes about dieting as family life shifts with Dad resuming full time work. The conversational bit captures a light domestic scene and a brief change in routine.
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Johnny
Dad
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A vintage weight loss ad promises fat loss by taking Kruschen Salts every morning. It claims energy gains and clearer skin within eight weeks, urging readers to buy a four week bottle from any American druggist with a money back guarantee.
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America
Yorker James Melrose Declines Car Use at Ninety Nine
James Melrose of York England known for steering vast business interests says he will never use an automobile. The headline quips about concerns over lacking ancestors and suggests fabricating some.
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Spurns
James Melrose
York
England
Fellows syrup and office boy clash over graduation news
A quirky dialogue shows the boss fretting as the office boy learns his son will be allowed to graduate from college this year. An old medical idea notes Hippocrates endorsed smoke inhalation and injection for certain diseases, reflecting antiquated medical notions.
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Hippocrates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Tommy Gage
Boston
Montgomery
Arnold
Quebec
Canada
Washington
Trenton
Princeton
Dan’l Morgan
Old Wagoner
Burgoyne
New York
Saratoga
Stas
James K. Polk
Ifo Grande
Vera Cruz
Ohio
Sumter
Abraham
Shenandoah Valley
Patterson
Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall Brigade
Valhalla
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Manassas
Malvern Hill
Yank
Johnny Reb
Arlington Cemetery
Bull Run
Rappahannock
Denver
Spain
Colorado
Golden Gate
Pacific
Bolow
Province of
Sulu
A Nations
THE
Unknown Soldiers
Devil Judd Tolliver
Puck
Akio
Mike
Pat
Fellows
Fellows Syrup
Cutten Reas
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Maas
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