All Nations Pay Tribute to Mother
The article extols Mother's Day as founded by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia after the Civil War. It notes its global spread, the custom of honoring mothers with messages or flowers, and Jarvis's efforts in promoting national observances, including a Washington monument honoring American mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Pennsylvania
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
South America
Canada
Mexico
Washington
Congressional Record
Times
Globe
Honolulu
Atlantic City
Australia
Army
Navy
Congress
Jarvis
Washington Star
Mother's wage of love outshines medals and fame
A tribute recalling a Georgia widow who funds her son’s education and receives no wage beyond love. The essay notes how medals honor heroes yet mothers toil unseen, raising children, guiding families, and earning praise instead of pay.
Origin of Mother's Day From Ancient Rites to Mothering Sunday
The text traces Mother's Day origins to Rhea worship in Asia Minor and the festival Hilaria in Greek and Roman tradition. It notes the shift into Christianity with Lent's fourth Sunday called Mothering Sunday in the Anglican church, a day when bound out young people visited their mother church and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schauffler
Rhea
Asia Minor
Hilaria
Hair texture seen clew to migration origins
Denver researchers led by Dr. George Woodbury of the Colorado state museum study hair texture to probe Asiatic origins of American Indians. Comparing mummies from Mesa Verde with living reservations samples, he notes wide variation and suggests a Siberian link to Bering Strait origins. He aims to prove a common Asian origin for all humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
George Woodbury
Colorado State Museum
Woodbury
Germany
Doctor Woodbury
Mesa Verde
United States
Siberia
Bering Strait
Asia
Solder Stronger Than Metals Unites Aluminum Work
Peter Soffel of Pittsburgh Metals Purifying Corporation announces a new solder after three years of tests that claims to weld aluminum and other white metals more firmly than a single piece. Burke Read collaborated, and the compound works with hot iron or flame without acids or fluxes, gaining local expert approval for aircraft and automotive uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Peter Soffel
Pittsburgh Metals Purifying Corporation
Soffel
Zeppelin
Burke F. Read
Stoffel
Divorce Granted Over Comma Confusion in Nevada Case
Mrs. Sarah Schwartz of Reno, reportedly not wanting a divorce, won a Nevada judge's grant of divorce to her husband William Schwartz of New York City, with separate maintenance and relief requested. The judge cited a misplaced comma between children and and as giving authority for the decree, now on appeal before Judge B F Curler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
Sarah Schwartz
George A. Bartlett
B. F. Curler
White Robin Returns for Third Year in Oregon Yard
A white robin visited the yard of H. D. Mars in Jefferson Oregon this month marking its third consecutive yearly visit. The bird previously spent the 1929 and 1930 summers in the same location signaling spring across multiple years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Robin
Oregon
Jefferson
Ore
H. D. Mars
93-Pound Turtle Catches Attention on Lake Chicot
Lake Chicot yields a massive 93 pound turtle hauled from the waters by fisherman Andrew Anderson. The creature’s shell measured roughly the size of a washtub, making it one of the area’s largest ever found.
Wild Duck Dies From Acute Alcoholism in Massachusetts
A dead duck found by Game Warden James Peck in the woods near Lunenburg died from acute alcoholism after consuming nearly a pint of alcohol. The source of the alcohol could not be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunenberg
Mass
James Peck
Here
Jesus Teaches Stewardship in the Parable of the Pounds
The lesson explains that Jesus will return after a long delay to judge faithfulness in using given gifts. It contrasts faithful stewards rewarded with rule over cities with a wicked servant who fails to invest his pound, and it underscores accountability for all uses of gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
Rome
Palestine
God
Must Battle With Evil Says Jowett Quote
A Jowett meditation emphasizes that evil resists surrender and spiritual freedom comes only through struggle and sacrifice. The text frames victory as earned on the battlefield of life, with each free faculty paid for in blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jowett
Aids and Burdens by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
A short quotation contrasts a staff aiding a traveler with the heavy burden of slaves, reflecting Spurgeon’s moral commentary on burdens and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Endorsement
Mrs L A Mendell praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal tonic that improves blood, strengthens the body, and supports debility. The ad urges purchases from dealers and offers a free medical consultation via a mailed symptom blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Dr. Pierce
L. A. Mendell
4Th East
Wonderful Result of Rejuvenation Over Dose
The Kaiser’s sister Princess Victoria dies after a rejuvenation treatment before her marriage. Dr Emil Faquet notes such therapies yield many stories. He cites a Chicago luncheon tale of a sailor who meets his mother on shore, both having taken monkey gland, with a baby-coach scene implying the father also took a dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Victoria
Emil Faquet
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hemans
Georgia
Emory College
Themistocles
Russia
Catherine
Elizabeth
Earth
Scotland
Los Angeles Times
Christian Eva
Wild Duck
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Taser Brebteks
Jayne
Dr. Jayne
DR. C. Jayne & Son
Carlyle
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!