Memorial Day 1924 and the Nation's Veterans
A 1924 Memorial Day overview traces the evolving meaning of the holiday from its Civil War roots to a world reach. It highlights grave sites overseas, the Graves Registration Service efforts, and the growing role of the Khaki across generations.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Sue
America
Meuse-Argonne
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon
Meuse
France
Ife
St. Mihiel
Somme
Oise-Aisne
Aisne
Marne
Suresnes
Flanders Fields
Belgium
Brookwood
England
Myron T. Herrick
Stone Mountain Memorial Unveiling Amid Flags and Tributes
Granite blocks fell from scaffolding as two American flags rose over the Confederate monument on Stone Mountain Georgia. Governors Maj Gen Shanks and Rear Admiral Williams attended with Daughters of the Confederacy and hundreds of spectators. The article ties Harding and Wilson to Decoration Day remembrances and quotes President Coolidge as it describes the memorial’s massive scale and its symbolism for national unity.
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Washington
Capital
Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Stone Mountain
Confederacy
David C. Shanks
Army
James G. Williams
Charleston
Ss. C
Navy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lee
Stone Mountains
Georgia
Harding
Wilson
President Coolidge
Jeremiah and the Babylonian Crisis Lesson
The lesson outlines Jeremiah's bold stand in the Temple warning Judah of impending judgment if they do not repent. It covers his arrest for prophesying against the temple, his defense and exhortation to amend ways, his eventual acquittal, and the rescue by Ahikam. The text contrasts prophetic endurance with royal and priestly opposition and notes the broader biblical precedent of resisting God’s messengers.
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God
Jeremiah
Judah
Shiloh
Isaiahs
Jeremiahs
Jesus
Stephen
Micah
Jerusalem
Hezekiah
Urijah
Jehoiakim
Egypt
Ahikam
Hidden Opportunities Behind Difficulties
A concise reflection on spotting chances within challenges. It suggests opportunities often lie in hardship and encourages proactive search for them.
Speaking the Truth inattributed Saint Saying
Quote attributed to Saint Francis de Sales urges restraint in truth telling and kindness in speech. It presents a moral stance on communication and tact.
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St. Francis de Sales
The Tongue The Tongue Is the Neck's Worst Enemy
A brief saying from Arabian proverb tradition notes that the tongue acts as a chief foe to the neck, underscoring caution in speech and restraint in conversation.
Saving the Babies Eradication of Tuberculosis in Cattle
Dr James S Stone of Boston spoke at Harvard Medical School noting a decline in scrofula among infants linked to tubercular infection of neck glands and tonsils. Pasteurization and cattle disease control have made milk safer though danger remains when udder TB releases tubercle bacilli into milk.
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James S. Stone
Boston
Harvard Medical School
Stone
That Proves It Mr A Your Business College For Young Ladies
A London Answers quip notes that when asked if the college provides practical training the reply claims 60 percent of graduates marry their employers in the first year, satirically asserting the program’s results.
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B—tIt
London
Where there is a will there is a contest
A judge notes that modern probate disputes replace simple testamentary certainty with contest over wills, hinting that where there is a will there is a legal challenge to its validity or terms.
Freezone Corn Relief Promise
A drugstore bottle of Freezone promises painless corn removal. Apply a drop on the corn and it stops hurting, allowing the corn to lift off with the fingers. The tiny bottle costs only a few cents and is claimed to remove hard or soft corns as well as toe between corn calluses without soreness.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
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David Spaulding
University of Washington
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Phata
Majestic Memorial
National Cemetery
Arlington
National Memorial
Potomac
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Old World
God of Nations
P. B. Pitzwater
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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Haddonfield
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