Memorial Day Remembrance in France and at Home
On Memorial Day a vast ceremony in a major American cemetery in France unfolds with French and American participants. French officers lay wreaths, the flag is saluted, and the scene fills with reverent prayers, flowers, and the performance of taps as French girls scatter flags. The piece contrasts solemn rites abroad with similar remembrance back in the United States.
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Stara Ang
Monsieur Gounelie
Aung
Ville de Chateauroux
Motheca Association
Ion
Memorial Day Tribute to American Dead in France
A memorial day piece recalls President Wilson’s Paris visit and the first American memorial at Suresnes France. It describes a plaster statue of an infantryman, gratitude from French families, and the enduring memory of fallen soldiers across cemeteries at Suresnes Chalons Fisines Chatel-Guyon with mothers praying for the troops overseas.
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Suresnes
Mt. Valeevien
Paris
Wilson
War Department
Suremmes
France
Joe Davidson
Willard
Staal Sweeplig
Garman Ines
Madame GanneNe
Georges
Sureaness
Chalons
Fisines
Chatel-Guyon
Mothers of
America
Memorial Day Reflections On Liberty And Service
The article laments Memorial Day as a fading yet meaningful tribute to generations who served from the Spanish American War to World War II. It honors the Boys in Khaki and the soldiers who carried forward a duty to liberty, quoting Lincoln on government by the people and the just cause behind every war effort.
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Nso Te
Sanng Wen
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Lincoln
Cerbinemew
Western Man's Cement Use Idea Hinted at in Porch Walk
An old newspaper fragment notes a Western Felts residence with a cement path from porch to street showing unusual coloring. The 18 inch wide strip carries green tinting and a white border, suggesting a decorative cement design amid a welcoming reception area.
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Trong
Gle Howe
Me Chanles
Happiness in Owning Home Promotes Stability and Prosperity
A correspondent argues that widespread home ownership by families is the foundation of stable government and social order. Owning a home fosters contentment, reduces anarchy, and aligns with natural family ties and prosperity, presenting home ownership as essential to national virtue and happiness.
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Tev
Cowarth Peter
Howe
Study of Park Shrubs Helpful
A reader notes that planning shrub placement in parks aids growth and aesthetics. Spacing shrubs by type and size prevents crowding, with tall accents near entrances and irregular groupings away from paths. Regular pruning and seasonal care keep the landscape neat and encourages healthier growth.
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Serine Ton
Get Busy With Paint and Clean-Up Urged in Town
A chaotic fragment urges urgent paint and cleanup efforts to improve a town as weather, costs, and neglect are blamed for ruined homes and lingering scars. It hints at public need and community action amidst harsh conditions and rising prices.
Youth and the Motor: Parents Push for Safe Traffic Study
An exchange shows a farmer stressing practical traffic rule education over fancy ancient languages. The dialogue hints at a boy named Jonh being advised to prioritize vote in traffic studies over classical studies to avoid distraction during driving practice.
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Tifer
Corntosgel
Jonh
Nervous Wreck Finds Relief in Taniac Medicine
Disheartened by nervous breakdown and rheumatic pains Mrs. Cora M. of Jackson Indiana credits Taniac with restoring her health. She says nerves steady, sleep improves, and rheumatic pains vanish after using the tonic. The ad urges readers to ask local druggists for Wantac Taniac.
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Sam
Cora MM
Jackson
Mulberry St
Ferre Haute
Ind
Antyane
Bright
Sidney Pitts
Dean
Fortunate Man Learns Uprightness from Early Example
A fragmentary note suggests a person’s luck in gaining virtue through early teaching and honored guidance, highlighting the value of character formation and moral example guiding conduct.
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Thockerny
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Warning for Safe Use
The notice warns that Bayer is the genuine aspirin brand and only packages bearing the Bayer name are safe for physicians prescribed aspirin. It advises reading the Bayer label for dosage and lists uses including colds, headaches, rheumatism, toothache, and other pains, with common tablet sizes mentioned.
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Bayer
Entonic relief touted by Mrs Hicks amid digestion cure claim
Mrs Hicks reports four Entonic tablets relieved sour stomach and promotes digestion. Ad claims Entonic removes acidity and gases after meals for quicker relief and normal digestion. Also advertises tobacco quitting remedy and a mail order cure with guarantees and money back terms.
My Picture on Every Package P. D. Q.
An advertising blurb touts insect powder with a bid for patent spouts and large hospital size packs. It promotes quick house pest elimination and features pricing, mailing, and supplier details from Gwl Chemical Works, Terre Haute, Ind, plus Canbage plants and farm ad notes.
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Gwl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Paint Clothe Wire To Coat With White Enamel
Instructions advise applying two coats of white enamel to new wire to increase wear resistance and prevent rusting.
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Sadoukis
Belgium
Italy
England
Lefe Grambling
Tevers
Chern
Tantine
Violeta
Angeayes
Indiana
Taniac
Bulger
Enos Jans
Steve Ung
Doan
Bas Doan
Foster-Mil Surn CO
Suffalo
Mrs. Hicks
Mivek
Dent. Cwq
Siannor
Lal
Ramil
MYERS
Massillun
CHIQ
Pole oRnne
Estes
Ippert Minera
Ico
Abe
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