Memorial Day amid graves and banners across nations
The piece recalls Memorial Day 1924 as a worldwide observance honoring American soldiers. It highlights Meuse-Argonne Cemetery in France, overseas graves, and the Graves Registration Service efforts. It notes pensions, memorials at Washington and Stone Mountain, and reflections on Harding and Wilson, with calls for peace and unity.
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John Dickinson Sherman Lue
America
Meuse-Argonne
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon
Meuse
France
Hie
Myron T. Herrick
Sam
Italy
Ireland
Poland
Denmark
Sweden
Scotland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Finland
Sardinia
China
Pershing
McCormick
Mandresa
Citizens
Fort Sam Houston
Gen
Edwin D. Meany
David Spaulding
University of Washington
Confederacy
David C. Shanks
Army
James G. Williams
Charleston
Navy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lee
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Harding
Wilson
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Leigh Hunt
Abou Ben Adhem
Memorial Poem and Shiloh Memorials Photo Caption
A poem honors memory of fallen soldiers and the enduring bond with the living. The piece describes Maytime flowers as messengers of joy, then shifts to a photograph of an American cemetery near Fere-en-Tardenois, France, and a Shiloh battlefield display including monuments, the Albert Sydney Johnson site, and a Daughters of the Confederacy memorial valued at $65,000. The Indianapolis Star notes the visitors’ finds and the pageant-like sculpture.
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Fere-en-Tardenois
France
American Legion
Shiloh
Iowa
Shiloh Park
Peach Orchard
Albert Sydney Johnson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Shiloh Field
Indianapolis Star
Garfield Memorial Day Address at Arlington
James A. Garfield expressed in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington that no heroic sacrifice is ever lost and that the character of men is shaped by their fathers' deeds.
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James A. Garfield
Arlington
Stomach Trouble Can Be Corrected Quickly and Easily
The article explains stomach upset and digestive system issues as common origins of other complications and suggests simple, quick corrections to restore health and strength. It emphasizes the ease of addressing stomach troubles to improve overall well-being.
Tanlac Declared Best Tonic for Stomach Trouble
An advertisement proclaims Tanlac as the world’s best tonic for stomach issues. It claims the medicine tones the system soothes inflammation and removes toxins, helping digestive organs function and enable nutrient absorption. All reputable druggists sell Tanlac.
William Penn Chiefly Values Plain Living and Virtue
The quote emphasizes raising children in virtue and simple, honest manners over outward refinement. Penn champions sweetness with gravity and cheerful warmth tempered by sobriety within a family.
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William Penn
Dull men who get along well cited by E W Howe
A quotation from E W Howe in a Monthly praising dull yet virtuous citizens. It notes a man who cannot write or speak well but can behave, work, save and be honest.
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E. W. Howe
Freezone promises quick corn relief for feet
A druggist offers Freezone a small bottle that quickly relieves hard and soft corns and toe calluses with no soreness or irritation, enabling removal by fingers shortly after application.
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Gray
John J. Pershing
Sam Houston
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Capital
Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Majestic Memorial
National Cemetery
National Memorial
Potomac
New World
PAW
Argonte America Cipetery
SIONZ
Siolmalin
Wide World
Arete
Che
Hers Erschell
Penn
Aspirin
Bayer
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