Sun and stars outsize the earth in vast brightness and scale
The article compares the sun to other stars noting Rigel and Betelgeuse dwarfed by stellar diameters reaching 200 000 000 to 400 000 000 miles. It discusses sun size about 860 000 miles in diameter, Sirius being under twice the sun’s size, and contemplates life on Mars and Venus with reservations about habitation and Venus’ heavy cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigel
Betelgeuse
Antares
Sirius
Abbott
Mars
Venus
Day of Memories Honors Veterans Across the Nation
A historical tribute marking Memorial Day recalls the Union dead and all veterans, noting the Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I as shaping forces. It salutes the Boys in Blue, praises national unity, and invites flowers, prayers, and quiet reflection at graves nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys In
Union
Republic
Astronomy and air mail shape the times of change
Dr C G Abbott cites a 30 billion star estimate and discusses methods counting stars by magnitude to prevent infinite parity. W Irving Glover touts post office led aviation progress, noting 15 air mail contractors, nine years of service, and $15 million spent while urging private and commercial expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institution
Astrophysical Observatory
American Philosophical Society
Post Office
AIR Mail
United States Post Office
Aero Progress
W. Irving Glover
Postmasters’ Association of Texas
Air Service
Air Mall
Glover
Glover Beieves
Air
Post Office Department
Naval
Army
Eye Exercises for Stronger Vision and Health
A health article urges daily eye exercises to strengthen eye muscles and improve vision. It describes routines including rapid gaze shifts, eye massages, cold water after care, and a checkerboard drill to train focus and coordination, noting potential glasses reduction after a month.
Horoscope for Monday May 30 1927 Forecast and warnings
The column warns a sinister planetary tone for the day with early hours favoring clear thinking yet likely losses and disappointments. It notes weather affecting farmers crops, rising demand for horses and cattle, large food exports, possible famine abroad, and spread of epidemics from abroad. It projects future US fortune but warns against domineering marriage and poor love timing. It advises diligence at work and careful business in birthdates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Memorial Day 1927 Tribute From Butte Montana
The poem recalls Union veterans marching in memory of fallen comrades on Memorial Day. Spirits from Rappahannock to Shenandoah join a gala procession of Boys in Blue and Boys in Gray, honoring the dead as phantom footsteps echo on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchir Union
League of Unseen
Rappahannock
New England
Rockies
Vale of
Shenandoah
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Montana
Ee Eee Sa
Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda
Butte
West Park Street
Itment
Editorial
Usta Atte
DAILY
Sundat Standard
Deer Lodge
Ditton
Bozeman
Philipsbui
MATL
Canada
Hing
Esters Apa
Michigan
Mussolini
Palace
Rest
Robert G. Ingersoll
Bugle
Joseph Keane
Butte, Mont
Clifford McBride
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