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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
3
Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of a famed Civil War general and mother of a fallen soldier, discusses Memorial Day’s meaning and its evolution. She recalls her life, wartime experiences, and the significance of honoring those who served, emphasizing reverence over salvageable frivolity.
The narrative recounts a Civil War era pilgrimage to battlefields near Richmond and Petersburg, where scenes of hardship and burial grounds move Mrs. Logan. It notes General Logan issuing Order No. 11 on May 30 1868 to decorate Union soldiers graves, establishing a national Memorial Day observance.
A commemorative essay urges memory of Union soldiers and veterans, linking past sacrifices to present immunity and national character. It emphasizes unity, bravery, and revaluing principles that sustain American life and honors graves of the fallen.
A reflection argues that modern civilization derives meaning from a sacrificial past and our journey to the grave to understand achievements. The piece frames historical sacrifice as essential to contemporary values and progress.
An elderly Black veteran recalls past battles at a reunion claiming readiness for combat again. He describes a bullet wound from fifty years ago, notes his leg is healed and shoulder fixed, and asserts he is now 98, still capable.
New U. S. Army units have arrived within the British zone in northern France and are training with British forces. Haig’s men praise the new troops as well trained and capable, with several U.S. aviators serving and receiving Croix de Guerre honors for reconnaissance and combat exploits.
A humorous exchange about writing a book contrasts with an advertisement for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The text includes testimonial style statements and a notarized oath fragment. It also contains a short dialogue about trustworthiness and lending.
Advertisement claims Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the original liver pills created forty years ago and regulate liver and bowels. It features the Sole Recourse quip about deadlock and a dictum on diplomacy and good breeding limiting a woman's dinner.
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