Washington's Fame Grows With Each Passing Year
A thoughtful tribute to George Washington notes the enduring value of his truth and principle. The piece cites Washington as a model of virtue and leadership, praised by historians and poets, and remembered as a towering figure whose influence outshines commoneness and fear. Big Hand remains a lasting nickname for a man of immense stature.
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America
Boston Monitor
George Washington
Aristophanes
Richelieu
Napoleon
Thackeray
Robert Montgomery
Montgomery
Burke
Fox
Pitt
Ike
What A Gentleman Means By Judge Gray To Boy Scouts
Judge George Gray advised Wilmington Boy Scouts on character in a recent address. He urged boys to build lasting habits such as truth telling, ruthfulness, and punctuality, noting character shapes reputation and guides life toward right actions.
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Boy Scouts
Wilmington
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Courage and moral courage in boyhood tales
The speaker recalls a lack of guiding ideals in his youth comparing it to modern Boy Scouts values. He laments gang influence and praises bravery, defending others in distress, and respecting womanhood as essential noble conduct.
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Boy Scouts
America
Legislative notes on constitutional reform and war measures
The Philadelphia Record notes wartime politics and state reform. It cites Senator Johnson proposing a 1917 ballot to call a constitutional convention, Mayor Preston urging a new Maryland constitution, and Secretary Daniels advancing civilian naval training with six battleships. It also reports a House bill to expand the regular army, fortification plans at Cape Henry, and Maryland steel expansion at Sparrow's Point.
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Plattsburg
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Hoston
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Portland
Charleston
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Cape Henry
This is the corn that won the championship
The verse portrays a contest over corn where one boy raises prize yield and disputes with a neighboring farmer across the way. Mel Ryder is noted in the text, reflecting a rural, narrative exchange about cultivation and guiltless pride in harvest perfection.
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Mel Ryder
Death by Own Action Near Hurlock
Julius W. Bawdle once prosperous but recently in straitened circumstances died by his own action at his son's home near Hurlock. He placed a pistol above his head and shot through the top of it. Four years earlier he attempted death by his own action using a shotgun and blew off part of his face.
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Hurlock
Julius W. Bawdle
Bawdle
Sandies Aid Society Meets at Wheatleys Home
The Sandies Aid Society held a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Rodney Wheatley.
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Sandies Aid Society
Rodney Wheatley
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