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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1998
Page
13
Predictions describe healthier crops with less fertilizer and new foods from engineered plants. Oceans farming expands food sources while 24 hour businesses reduce rush hour traffic. Plastic cards replace cash and may combine licenses records and health data. Home exercise and Internet support groups grow, with adventurous vacations in domed or airborne resorts.
The article traces the origin of Mother's Day to a 1908 sermon in Grafton West Virginia and the efforts of Anna Jarvis. It notes Anna Jarvis and her mother Anna Reeves Jarvis campaigned for a day to honor mothers and Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as the official Mother's Day in 1914.
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