Memorial Day A Belle Maxwell and a would-be suitor
Mrs Maxwell urges Belle to marry Mr Curry a wealthy, skeptical heir. Belle insists on honoring Memorial Day by singing and supporting veterans. Curry's disdain for the observance contrasts with Belle's loyalty, leading to a future where Belle marries a veteran who becomes wealthy while Curry declines.
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Belle
Belle Maxwell
Leander Curry
Mr. Curry
Maxwell
Progess
Miss Maxwell
Currys
Curry
Oaths and memory in a nation's dawn
A poetic wartime tribute from Woman's Home Companion extols the volunteers and patriots who forged a free nation. It honors soldiers, their sacrifices, and the enduring unity of the United States amid the twilight of conflict and the hope for a prosperous future.
The Hero’s Grave and the Hero of Shiloh
Uncle Ted recalls Jimmy Dare, a fair haired comrade from boyhood who served in the same company during the Civil War. In the Shiloh battle Jimmy saved the colonel, shielding him with his last strength before being killed, leaving Ted a crippled veteran and Nettie Ray’s lost love.
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Jimmy
Miss Ray
Ted
Jimmy Dare
Shiloh
Nettie Ray
Rebs
Gay
The Old Sword on the Wall Memorial Poem
A Memorial Day poem laments the old sword on the wall a symbol of Civil War memory. It questions the fallen soldier’s identity laments lost loves and calls for North and South to unite in memory as roses adorn the blade. The verses honor forgotten heroes across battlefields.
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Saturday Evening Post
Emeralds advance in value and mining profitable again
The article notes Colombian emerald mines in Chivor will reopen under American and British capital. It cites high emerald prices, with three carat stones selling for 875 dollars and six carats for 4,000 dollars, surpassing similar diamond sizes. It discusses labor scarcity, rough mining methods, and transportation challenges in Colombia.
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Colombia
Chivor
Spain
God Is Love A Sermon By Rev S J Niccolls
The sermon defines religion as recognizing God and His claims, with love as the core of His nature. It contrasts human and divine love, portrays God as perfect love guiding creation, justice, and mercy, and urges readers to respond with faith and submission to Christ’s restorative grace.
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S. J. Niccolls
D. D
God
John
Christ
David
Absalom
Grace of Giving by Rev H Atwood Percival
The sermon urges cheerful liberality as a Christian grace and a duty under the New Testament. It condemns stinginess in wealth and calls for increased benevolence to fund missions and aid the hungry, contrasting lavish personal spending with charitable giving.
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Rev
H. Atwood Percival
India
United States
The First in Antioch
Revered writer reflects on Antioch as a cradle of Christianity noting seven firsts such as the gospel preached to idolaters and the first foreign missionaries. The piece honors leadership and the call to personal limits in life. References include Acts chapters 11 13 and 14 and Galatians chapter 2.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Church of Christ
Paul
Christ
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Mrs. Maxwell
Dean- Ger Curry
Chickamauga
Mgr. Curry
Bette
Eodih
Berne
Sviliinay
James
New Fingland
Dixie
Metcalf
God IS
Rev. C. P. Spiegel
Slicer
Unitarian
New York City
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