Decoration Day Tribute and Pledge Recited
A historical reflection on Decoration Day honoring fallen soldiers and living veterans. The piece emphasizes national ideals shaped by sacrifice, the debt owed to those who fought, and a pledge to honor their memory through continued service and remembrance. It notes the enduring legacy of heroism across battles and the obligation of the living to repay that debt.
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Gettysburg
Argonne Forest
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Santiago
Belleau Wood
Canbeny
Dream of Flyers Span Moon and Beyond
The text imagines a future where a flying machine lets explorers travel to the moon and back. It suggests the born adventurer will find the world flat and insipid until such invention appears, saving the restless race from centuries of exploration.
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Milk Way
Rail line to end service between Corning and Hobson
Twenty years ago the K and M railway announced the discontinuation of street trains between Corning and Hobson. Local leaders hosted a reception for the newly married couple Mr. and Mrs. Dew Poston as part of a campaign to make the state dry at the upcoming election.
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Lulu Fulton
Mr. Ee
K. & M. Railway
Corning
Hobson
John P. Dana
The
Maccabees
R. FE. Bonnifield
Elks
Papila
Brown
Cal
Athens
Sugar Creek
Mary Poston
Adah Kennework
Edwin Chubb
Gumullut White
Harold Liggett
Joe Glesicke
Athens County
CG. L. Poston
Court House
The Adventurers and Rasmussen on a High Arctic Quest
The article reflects on Arctic explorer Rasmussen and fellow adventurers pushing overland from Greenland to Alaska. It praises explorers as impractical yet essential, the advance guard of civilization, ever seeking the unknown while risking lives for discovery. It muses on a world with no frontiers and the fate of explorers.
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Rasmussen
Danish
Greenland
Alaska
Mr. Rasmussen
Horzon
Columbus
World Telephones and Money Saving Taxes The Nations Clash
The piece laments global telephone monopolies and US Britain tensions over phone ownership while noting Mellon’s plan for smaller bills and big savings. It casts Russia’s Bolshevik drive as dangerous and highlights cigarette taxes funding much of the army, hinting at fiscal strains.
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London Daily Mail
United States
the Mail
South America
Mellon
Uncle Sar
Russia
New York's Theatre Scene Showcases Parks and People
A vivid tour of New York's urban arts life notes how diverse businesses cluster in a compact area from 3rd to 7th avenues, with theatres on Broadway, Madison and Lexington avenues attracting crowds and fueling fashion, food, and film industries. It recalls historic venues and stars who shaped Broadway's evolution from Edwin Booth to Nat Goodwin and Lillian Russell.
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Giusert
RITW
York
New York
Andre Charist
Charlot
Revues
London
Lesston Avenue
Lise Im
Cani Cary
Carnesie Hall
Town Hall
Eolias
Madison
Lexington
Broadway
Dist Street
Wreckers
Fanny Davenper
Edwin Booth
Lillian Russell
Lord Fauntlero
Nat Good
By the Way in Washington: Unusual Visitors Frustrate Congress
Rodney Dutcher examines congressional visitors and the persistent pest of crank requests for political endorsements. Secretaries and stenographers shield lawmakers, but impostors slip through, pressing checks for endorsement. The piece notes frequent return of such checks and the challenge of removing persistent intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Ashington
Health and Diet Advice from Dr. Frank McCoy
Dr. Frank McCoy answers reader questions on health and diet. A detailed sample week diet plan emphasizes cleansing fasts and simple meals. An item notes Congressman Sol Bloom promoting the Code of Laws volume, boosting orders from lawyers in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Sol Bloom
New York
Soerniment
Uncle Sam
Ofice
Code of Laws of the United
Sol
Superintendent of Public
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
Questions and answers cover heraldic origins of a coronet emblem Attila as Scourge of God and explanation of fresh water springs in oceans. The reader learns the uncertain origin of the strawberry insignia, tarpon as a game fish, Attila’s portrayal, and artesian freshwater springs near coastlines including Hawaii. no dates or locations beyond Venice Florida.
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Charles I
Venice
Florida
Attia
Mundzuk
Attila
Hiner
Hawaiian Islands
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Cai Ard
Thane
Cowper
Anon Agrenaing
Robert Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
Bout Wabash Vam
Chicago
F. W. Bush
It. Chas
H. Kiarcis
Prohibition
Arthur Brisba
Britain
Pope Gregory
Germany
Canada
France
Italy
Count Witte
Japan
Witte
Sam
By the Way
Imad
America
Washington
Truesday
Ladd
American Legion
Ohtuning Ladd
Congress
Priday
Apple
H. Gline
MrCoy
Vion F. Boon
Cringe
the Romance OF America
Barnum
Jenny Lind
Europe
Castle Garden
India
Bessey
Braucher
Tom Thumb
Kanistan
Kia Bridgeport
WEA Service, Inc
Frederick J. Haskin
Spragues
Mes Square
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