Gettysburg Reunion To Welcome Civil War Veterans
The Gettysburg battlefield will host a July reunion of Blue and Gray veterans, with an expected 40,000 attendees. Pennsylvania has organized festivities, providing camps for 40,000 visitors, hospital and sanitation measures, and extensive memorial marking as veterans from both sides revisit the site of the decisive 1863 battle.
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Edward B. Clark
Ashington
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
United States
Union
North
South
Pennsylvania
Fife and Drum Corps
Congress
Vicksburg
Mississippi
James B. Aleshire
United States Army
Henry G. Sharpe
Texas
State of
Little Round Top
Oak Ridge
Cemetery Hill
Meade
Lee
Gettysburg Park
National Park
Secretary of War
Penn
Wishes and gifts for weddings and graduations in old column style
The piece offers gift ideas for brides and graduates, recommending silver pieces like door knockers and sugar tongs, glass and china items, and personalized keepsakes. It suggests books for graduates, coordinated sets, handwork gifts, bags, towels, stationery, and grouped purchases of turquoise or coral to spread costs.
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Sheffield
China
Wedding Menu Ideas for June Brides
A historical clipping offers sample wedding menus for lunch and receptions. It lists items for a wedding luncheon such as Bouillon Lobster Cutlets and Fancy Ice Cream, then elaborate and simple reception menus with chicken croquettes lobster salad bread and butter sandwiches and assorted cakes and the military wedding reception with sabre themed cake.
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Mme Merri
New Bracelets for Every Income Level
A fashion note describes bracelet options from filigree silver and crystal accents to engraved sterling silver and gold bangles. It suggests coral pieces and gold snake bracelets with amethyst set stones as higher end choices for the well to do, noting price differences by income.
Tulle Scarfs Add Color To Costume
Pretty scarfs are made from two long or short lengths of tulle tied or ornamented with tassels. They provide light warmth and can add a touch of color by combining a colored tulle with white or black.
Table Bookcase May Be Made by Amateur Carpenter
The article outlines a simple four piece table bookcase construction suited for amateur carpenters. It uses well planed wood, screws or dove tails, handles from an ironmonger, and a green stain finish. Useful on writing tables or bedroom chests for a few reference books.
God Is Good and Suffering Teaches Dominion Over Nature
Disaster and sorrow test belief in God yet foster human progress and compassion. The author argues catastrophes push inventions and safety gains, while stimulating sympathy that strengthens Christian character and kinship across nations. Through hardship, humanity learns and grows.
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God
Job
Russia
India
Jesus
Step by Step Guide for Righteous Life
The passage describes how dawn and light illuminate the path of the righteous. It emphasizes gradual progress as the righteous man moves forward step by step guided by moral illumination. The tone is exhortative and devotional, urging steady advancement in virtue.
Gum chewing sparks brief disruption in dynamiting case
In Indianapolis, defendant Murray L. Pennell during cross examination chewed gum vigorously. United States Attorney Miller urged him to remove it and the judge ordered obedience. Pennell claimed he swallowed it as court proceedings paused and the judge spun in his chair.
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Murray L. Pennell
Indianapolis
Pennell
United States
Miller
Anderson
Not So Polite as It Looked on the Streetcar
A tall woman struggles to find a seat as twelve men sit without rising. A small boy offers his seat saying the girl can have it. She thanks him, but the boy explains the gesture was not politeness, but that the seat is covered in chewing gum.
Good Seat at Opera Sparks Society Chatter
Judge recalls sat near a box where Madge and Marjorie overheard society people speaking, noting the keen ear for gossip and the close seating during the performance.
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Madge
Marjorie
Fear and Romance Infuse New York Opera Plans
A light bite on fear and love pairs with news that New York is planning a popular opera. The piece hints at ragtime means in three reels and a proverb about temptation, suggesting a playful, era tone.
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New York
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