Remembering Memorial Day’s enduring tribute across ages
The piece traces Memorial Day origins from ancient Greece and Rome to modern America. It notes Thermopylae and the garlanded graves, Roman temple rituals, and the 1868 Gen John A. Logan order designating May 30 as Memorial Day. It recalls battlefield names that etched meaning for schoolboys and families.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Jim
Tom
Fort Fisher
Marne
Belleau Wood
Verdun
Remembering Unknown Soldiers on Memorial Day Remains
A solemn tribute at Arlington honors the Unknown Soldier and the nation’s war dead. The essay recalls the lone World War veteran burial in 1922 and explains the identification system used by the War Department, contrasting Civil War practices with modern identifications and memorial rituals.
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Arlington
Republic
Buddy
Lee Poe Hart
Washington Star
War Department
Congress
Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Georgia Governor backs physiognomy to judge character
Gov. L. G. Hardman of Georgia urges legislation to study physiognomy and fingerprint patterns in a state university chair. He cites Ohio cases and insists physical traits reveal criminal or insane tendencies, arguing records would guide law and reduce wrongful convictions.
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Atlanta
L. G. Hardman
Georgia
State University
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ohio
Hardman
Taxless Chanute Kansas Proves Municipal Utilities Pay Off
Chanute Kansas with 11 000 residents owns gas water and electric plants. Profits fund city debt and improvements including a 376 000 auditorium and a 75 000 municipal airport. Utilities investments total 1 266 256 with 161 473 in water plant bonds. Public ownership for 30 years keeps rates among the region’s lowest.
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Chanute
Kan
Middle West
Decrease in Mexican Border Smuggling Reported
Juarez Mexico authorities report a seventy percent drop in contraband activity along the Juarez river front over the past five months. Customs guards chief Juan M. G. Fraire credits renewed guard efforts and strict regulation enforcement for restoring order, noting thousands of dollars in merchandise and liquor seized and pledging more arrests.
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Juarez
Mexico
Juarez River
Juan M. G. Fraire
Customs Guards
Robbery Hits Columbus Police Radio Cruiser
Automobile thieves stole a police radio cruiser in Columbus while officers searched a suspected liquor house. The robbery risks exposure of all police broadcasts since the cruiser’s radio set could be monitored by the thieves.
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Columbus
Ohio
Follow Dad's Foosteps New Haven Yale Sires
Yale University statistics show 175 sophomores, more than one fifth of the class, are sons of Yale graduates. Prof. Robert N. Corwin chairs the admissions board and released the figures.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Robert N. Corwin
Board of Admissions
Hickory City Primary Sees 44 Votes Cast
Forty four votes were cast in a recent Hickory North Carolina city primary election in a town with more than 7,000 residents.
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Hickory
N. C
Triplets Born to Cow on Mohatt Farm
Three newborn calves were delivered to a cow on the Mohatt farm just south of Sidney Nebraska. The event, noted at once by local observers, highlights a rare multiple birth at the rural operation.
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Sidney
Mohatt Farm
Here
Jesus in the Garden at Gethsemane
A study of Luke 22 39 54 detailing Jesus at the Mount of Olives in Gethsemane with Peter James and John, his prayerful submission to the Father and the betrayal by Judas leading to his arrest, and Peter's later fall.
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Jesus
Garen
God
Mount of Olives
Gethsemane
Jerusalem
Christ
Peter
James
John
Judas
Jesus Christ
Faith as the sole path to heaven and strength
A devotional note emphasizes faith as the only door to heaven the single ship to the skies and the sole weapon against opposition. The message credits Tal mage with the core idea of faith guiding salvation and resilience.
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Heaven
Faith
Talmage
A Great Mistake There Is No Greater Mistake
A quotation emphasizes that Christians cannot impress the world by compromising with it. The message underscores steadfast faith and moral integrity as the true path for believers.
Bayer Aspirin for Trouble Pain Relief
Fatigue signals rest but if you must continue stay calm. Bayer Aspirin stops nagging pains and headaches early and eases colds and neuralgia. Carry it when traveling or at home as a ready quick relief. Genuine Bayer tablets stamped with the cross are best and safer than cheaper imitations.
Overcrowded elk threaten grazing lands on Olympic Peninsula
F S Mavis of the United States forest service warns the Roosevelt elk, native to the Olympic peninsula, are overabundant and protected by law. Their rapid multiplication is reducing available grazing land across the Puget Sound wilderness.
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Olympic Peninsula
Puget Sound
Seattle
F. S. Mavis
United States Forest Service
Roosevelt
Peninsula
Mavis
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