Poppies and Memorial Day Tradition Began in War
The article traces the origin of wearing a poppy for Memorial Day from Miss Miona Michael in 1918 and the World War I era habit. It notes how poppy making by disabled veterans in government workshops supports families and sustains the national program to honor the fallen and aid the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Flanders Fields
Miona Michael
Georgia
John McCrae
America
Miss Michael
American housewives choosing advertised goods for Sunday meals
The passage argues that families select the best foods and trusted stores for Sunday dinners based on advertising. It claims grocers, meat dealers, clothiers, and manufacturers persuade consumers via ads in magazines and newspapers that advertised products are superior and worth the price.
Despise Ye The Church Of God Too Far From Death
A sermon urges defending faith in the church despite flaws. It recalls vivid personal memory of a humble brick meetinghouse in the Chautauqua hills and argues that churches, though imperfect, remain living forces shaping souls and societies. The speaker cites scriptural ideals and a Brittany legend of Atlantis to assert the church’s ongoing relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Orient
Christ
Lord
Heaven
Brittany
Atlantis
Chautauqua Hills
Degrees and Diplomas Press Problems of Unemployment
The article argues for continued education for graduates amid unemployment. It notes financial limits but urges loans, part time work, and night schools as paths. It highlights Atlanta back-to-school efforts where high school enrollment rose 12 percent, proving parental concern can boost education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Did you ever stop to think about advertising by housewives
The piece argues the American housewife becomes the world’s greatest advertiser by daily behavior and choices. It notes housewives advertise thrift, judgment, business sense, and interest in life through Saturday morning shopping and reactions to grocery and meat specials in papers.
The Church and Civilisation’s Rising Need for Fellowship
A speaker argues the nation’s noblest achievements require churches and communal fellowship. Living without the church would mean societal decline, the Bible forgotten, sacred music ended, and religion erased. True Christianity demands fellowship and collective artistry, like an orchestra, not a lone musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Is Property Confiscation Approaching
Across the nation growing talk of tax strikes signals escalating dissatisfaction with levies. Many property owners cannot pay the high taxes, leading to warnings that it may be cheaper to demolish buildings or let the state seize property than to settle tax bills.
Editorial Notes on Public Office and Postmasters
Editorial discusses President Hoover era politics with Postmaster General and Glover urging postmasters to support reelection. Notes Civil Service rules on political activity, and past shifts under Harding. Mentions Gilbert Bowles and a Shanghai visit by Japanese missionaries friends in China and Y M C A message of friendship urging peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noover
Glover
Missouri Postmasters Association
Hoover
Harding
Civil Service Commission
Brown
Escor
Congress
Gilbert Bowles
Japan
China
Shanghai
War devastation in Shanghai and the call for disarmament
The writer recalls wartime ruin in Shanghai from Woosung to the Whang-poo and refugees, arguing that military force worsens conflicts. He weighs factors shaping Chinese Japanese relations, notes ongoing cooperation between Chinese and foreign groups, and urges pacific settlement and responsible leadership to guide the youth. The article cites public figures and concerns about disarmament, economics, and international banks, ending with a Rotarian reflection on civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woosung
Whang-poo
Shanghai
Japan
Manchuria
Yangtze Valley
Nanking
China
Rotarian view on sports diplomacy and 1932 Olympiads
The Rotarian article by Almon E. Roth notes that despite controversy in athletics, national representatives in sports serve as strong ambassadors of goodwill and highlights hopeful signs for the 1932 Olympiads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon E. Roth
Rotarian
Twenty-Five Years Ago in Caroline and Denton
A slice of 19th century life covers late corn planting, scarjet clover harvest, and strawberries sold in Denton. Notable items include Rural Mail messrs Gravatt and Dunning in uniform, artesian well work for Denton Canning Co, a Kings Creek Md airship scare, and a new local library association organized at the courthouse. Obituaries, marriages, social visits, and storms with property damage are noted along with school graduations and sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Messrs
Gravatt and Dunning
Uncle Sam
George A. McDaniel
West Denton
Denton Canning Company
Seaford
Kings Creek
Court House
Ross Miles Diggs
Maryland Library Commission
H. H. Murphy
Mary Hobbs
T. Pliny Fisher
Bereavement thanks from Ephraim Seese and family
Ephraim Seese and family express appreciation to all who remembered them and assisted during their recent bereavement in a sympathy note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim
Weekly family in town diary with varied mundane events
The entry catalogues a domestic week of small happenings from Friday to pausing on Thursday. Topics include money in unlikely places, a possible move, arithmetic worries, road work plans, a suitor Lucy Bent, a missing goldfish, a new dress purchase, and a retort about finances ending with a mention of Helen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contrack Bridge
Lucy Bent
Helen Sumbady
George Washingtons Soldiers Remembered On Memorial Day
Memorial Day honors patriots who died in the Revolutionary War while fighting with General Washington. The article notes scarce records of deaths, cites specific battles and losses, and reflects on the 200th anniversary of Washington’s birth with a tribute to those who sacrificed for independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Washington
Washington
United States
George, Washington
Princeton
New Jersey
Yorktown
King’s Mountain
Trenton
Delaware
James Monroe
George Washington
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Proverb Quotes and Reflections
A compact collection of aphorisms and reflections on virtue labor and kindness. It frames industrious thought as essential to good living and highlights enduring maxims from historic figures and moral philosophy. The notes urge applying effort and maintaining gentleness to overcome challenges.
Proving Maryland Birth Records For School Age Children
The Maryland Bureau of Vital Statistics reports on birth records for over 25 000 children in thirteen counties. About 90 percent had birth certificates on file. 600 additional certificates were obtained after contacting parents. Duly certified copies prove identity and rights such as citizenship, inheritance, insurance, and school enrollment. Maryland law requires registration within four days. Parents lacking certificates are urged to contact the State Department of Health in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
State Department of Health
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Calvert
Carroll
Cecil
Dorchester
Frederick
Harford
Kent
Montgomery
Prince George's
Talbot
Wicomico
John Collinson
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Collinson
Baltimore City
North
Charles Street
Famous Jungle Tale Comes to Federal Screen
Tarzan the Ape Man based on Edgar Rice Burroughs will headline at the Federal Theatre next Monday and Tuesday with Weissmuller in the title role. Also on the bill is Arsene Lupin with John and Lionel Barrymore opening Wednesday and Thursday. Destry Rides Again, starring Tom Mix, opens the following Saturday with dynamic action and gunplay.
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Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Federal Theatre
John Ly Weissmuller
Neil Hamilton
Maureen O'Sullivan
C. Aubrey Smith
Doris Lloyd
Forrester Harvey
Ivory Williams
W. S. van Dyke
Trad
Er Horn
John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Arsene Lupin
Paris
Maurice le Blanc
Pradois de Croisset
Lionel
Karen Morley
John Miljan
Tully Marshall
William Boyd
Boyd
Paramount
William Harris
Harris
Tom Mix
Destry
Inner tube toys spark long lasting play for children
Mrs Tucker recounts how a discarded rubber inner tube inspired her children to craft silhouettes and figures. Using scissors, they cut out characters such as Dick Polly and animals, turning the tube into a maker activity that filled hours of imaginative play and even inspired a Noahs Ark display around the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tucker
Ways and
the Society For the Amusement of Children
Joe
Records Show Climatic Changes Only Temporary
An analysis of North American rainfall from 1881 to 1931 by Dr. O L Fassig of the Weather Bureau shows recurring swings from dry to wet and back, with Oregon and Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania displaying distinct regional patterns. The study notes no clear long term correlations and warns fifty years may still be a short window for future trend detection.
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North American
O. L. Fassig
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Utah
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Fassig
Mercy and Light Across Quotes From Various Authors
A compact collection of inspirational snippets quotes from Matthew Arnold Elizabeth Gibson Victor Hugo and Thackeray on mercy, kindness, temper, cheerful spirit and prayer. The notes reference Christian Science Monitor lines and a Pauline spiritual exhortation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Mary Melvin
Colonel McCrae
America’s
By Harry Emerson Fosdick
William J. Hull
Geneva
Veterans Bureau
Army
Sanitary Corps
Bank For International Settlements
Gates MacGarrah
Caroline
Elsie Pritchett
Thomas Pritchett
Marydel
Lemuel Walls
Templeville
Wilmington
M. E. Parsonage
T. C. Wyatt
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Elia
Berlin
Walter Beauchamp
Concord
Arthur M. Willey
North American Rod Company
W. B. Smitten
Nora Sapp
Nettie Ross
Harrington
Lola
Gertrude Willoughby
Hobbs
James R. Cork ‘Rin
Frank A. Willis
Easton
Caroline County
Mary L. Todd
Preston
Richard Towers
C. H. Allen
Holiness Mission
Union Grove
Wesley Jarrell
Ridgely
Whiteleysburg
J. W. Plummer
E. C. Maenichol
Cambridge
Caroline High School
Denton M. E. Church
Marie Anthony
Maud Antthony
Louise Fleetwood
Sadie Allen
Grace Carroll
Elizabeth Cheetum
Lucy Garey
Lena Garey
Arthur Ramadell
C. E. Downes
Mollie, Downes
Journal
Rose Farquar
Lord Chesterfield
Wilfred Grenfeld
Federal
Lois Snelling
God
Matthew Arnold
Elizabeth Gibson
Victor Hugo
Thackeray
Christian Science Monitor
Paul
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