Holiday calendar of 1931 framed by a single citizen
The piece outlines a hypothetical traveler who, by charting holidays across all states, would visit numerous places and commemorate many events. It weaves together dates such as Lincoln’s birthday noted in 14 states, Arbor Day observances, Memorial Day, and other regional celebrations, painting a busy, globe-spanning year of public observances and state-specific holidays.
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Eemo Scott Watson
Ray Walters
Washington
New Orleans
Neg Giians
Jon
Wranklin
Florida
Georgia
FE. Lee
William McKinley
Uary
Arizona
Abrahaan Lincoln
Lincoln
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Kentucky
South
Maine
Louisiana
Orleans
Honor
Porto Rico
Tennessee
North Carolina
Halifax
Thomas Jefferson
Utah
Aid
New England
Sen
Sean
Texas
San Jacinto
Montana
Nebraska
Ilinois
Stephen A. Douglas
Alabama
Mississippi
Ydaho
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Mecklenburg
Philadelphia
United States
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Massachusetts
Union
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Idaho
Ver Mont
California
Nevada
East
Ling
Western Newspaper Union
Colored Troops War Lore and Humorous Anecdotes
A 1920 Western Newspaper Union item cites tales about African American soldiers in World War I. It recounts claims of a tall negro soldier supposedly stopping a German regiment and a comic exchange where the officer questions a runnaway trooper who asks who interrogates him. The piece notes such stories are hard to trace but likely to grow as years pass.
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L-Cy Hines
Iatmbow
Hines
France
Western Newspaper Union
Forms of Money Across Early American Frontiers
The account explains how early economies used varied media for value. Nuggets and gold dust circulated on frontiers while Virginia used tobacco as money, New England Indians used wampum, and California linked value to red bird heads.
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Colony of
Virginia
New
England
California
Capacity for Good in Life's Ordinary Evils
Essay argues evil cannot be abolished nor life spared from conflict. Written as a philosophical reflection on recognizing the value of challenges, mischief, and illness as seasoning forces. The piece cautions against denying evil or overidealizing life, urging mature acceptance and assimilation of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Mumford
Fourier
Spencer
Beacon Lights Set to Save Migratory Birds
Migratory birds face fewer collisions as European lighthouse departments install rings of lights around towers. Ornithologists note the rings provide birds with alternative landmarks and perches, guiding them away from direct lanterns and reducing casualties along main migration routes.
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Europe
Come Back for the Horse Gains in Paris Streets
Positive signs indicate horses are returning to favor in France and especially Paris where more horses roam the streets daily. Traffic congestion favors the horse for delivery as cars cannot stay moving economically, offering longer usefulness and lower investment.
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France
Paris
Take Your Choice Willie Pop The Red and Conservative
The Red is a violent proponent who uses force to impose his theories while the Conservative relies on force as a core principle. The comparison frames two stark political archetypes with emphasis on their methods.
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Willie
Pop
Reles
Colonel's Daughter Seeks Son in Law in Prayer
In a brief line from the Army and Navy Journal, the colonel's only daughter prays for a son-in-law, expressing her wish not for herself but for her father. The remark reflects family hopes amid period military life.
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Army and Navy Journal
American Art Theme Sparks Thanksgiving Dinner Quip
Whitney Warren spoke at a New York dinner claiming Europe once mocked American art but now the tables have turned. An American architect, en route from Southampton to Waterloo, dozed on a train near Woking, awakening to a shocked remark about the town’s architecture. He muttered a dreamlike critique and sank back into his seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Warren
New—York
Europe
Southampton
Waterloo
Woking
Engishman
Small Boy in Luck Rescued From Under Locomotive
An eight year old, Ernest Hastings, was saved when a passenger train halted at Ocean City Maryland. The train rounded a curve and plowed on the track. Hastings was seen to fall beneath the rail and disappear under the cowcatcher but was found under the engine prior to its passage. He suffered only a small cut and was unharmed otherwise.
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Ocean City
Ernest Hastings
Hastings
Ind
Fox Leitch Butcheora Ayreshire Education Classes Opening
In Ayreshire Scotland a class series launches this winter with adult education. A dramatic art course begins, followed by instruction in window dressing and the operation and repair of automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
fox-Leitch-Butcheora Ayreshire
Scotland
Ani Ohne
Half the failures in life arise from pulling In one's horse as he is leap ing Hare
A fragmented aphorism fragment states that many failures come from trying to control a situation while the subject is already in motion, using a proverb attributed to a hare and a horse. The crude OCR yields unclear punctuation and capitalization, but the core idea warns against forcing progress during an ongoing challenge.
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