Memorial Day Origins and the Blue and the Gray
The passage traces Memorial Day origins from 1866 in the South after General Johnston's surrender and the 1868 national program by Gen. John A. Logan. It notes Civil War double graves decoration in the North, Finch’s poem The Blue And The Gray, and the general decree to decorate fallen soldiers on May 30 with no ceremonial form mandated.
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South
Joseph E. Johnston
Columbus
Miss
Francis M. Finch
John A. Logan
Father Mathew the priest who sparked a temperance reform
In Cork Ireland in 1838 Father Mathew, moved by severe drink poverty, witnessed a dying drunk man with rats eating his toes. He resolved to fight alcohol’s curse, kneeling to seek strength and wisdom to lead the temperance fight in his church and community.
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Father Mathew
Cork
Ireland
Vienna police calm in post election era with reforms
Editorial notes recount Austria’s post 1930 election easing tensions between Heimwehr and Schutzbund. It describes calmer police and gendarmerie roles, a government feeling strong enough to curb extremist actions, and a renewed push to avoid costly public disorder while noting ongoing unemployment and social worry in Europe.
Twenty Five Years Ago Wye camp meeting and local events
Twenty five years ago reports cover Wye camp meeting to start July 27 with Rev John E Smith of Philadelphia preaching at Williston. Greensboro bank progress. A saw mill burned near Burrsville causing about 200 loss. Denton exchange to expand to 90 phones. School Commissioners reorganized with A W Sisk president and E M Noble as secretary treasurer and superintendent. Donations to San Francisco sufferers exceed 200 dollars with many gifts pending. Wye Heights home of the Lloyds sold for 60000. Londonderry estate sale to B D Beebe for 27000. Uhler offered Cuba docks job declined to stay in Caroline county road work. Prof H H Murphy’s father dies of pneumonia. several local builders discuss the new jail. Preston Academy graduates listed. Commencement planned at New Jerusalem Church. Edward Roe injured in mill accident. Government spending and taxes debated, with a tornado injuring passengers on the Empire Builder.
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John E. Smith
Philadelphia
Williston
Greensboro
J. Frank Cahall
Burrsville
Hobbs
Andersontown
Concord
Hickman
Denton
Dianomi State
A. W. Sisk
E. M. Noble
Nan Mildren
Caroline
San Francisco
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church Building Fund
Masons
Odd Fellows
Red Men
Federalsburg
Wye Heights
Lloyds
Fletcher
Old Court House
Maryland
Londonderry
Needles and
Hambleton Familes
John Carson Febiger
B. D. Beebe
New York
Londonderry Mansion
William D. Uhler
United States
Navy Department
Cuba
Uhler
Caroline County
H. H. Murphy
Canton
Illinois
Samuel T. Murphy
Bessie Johnson
Dover
Nellie Johnson
Goldsboro
William Dennison
Preston Academy
Maude Noble
Levin W. Taylor
Preston
Webster S. Blades
Choptank
New Jerusalem
Harry Nuttle
Dickinson College
Mary Nuttle
Conference Academy
Edward Roe
Anthony Flour Imill
Borah
Idaho
Wilbur Bennett
Great Northern Railroad
Empire Builder
Public Expenditures That Bring Returns on Roads
Three main causes drive the secondary road movement relieving congestion on main highways lowering government expenses and linking farmers to markets year round. Good roads attract tourists boost small towns and cost about 4000 dollars per mile to build with low upkeep. For farmers they enable weatherproof access to medical care firefighting schools and markets, making roads a strong public investment.
Small town merchants praised as true blue neighbors
George Handy of The Ypsilanti Press extols the local shopkeepers and tradesmen who serve the community beyond profits. He cites a department store dealer aiding a funeral party and emphasizes honest merchandise, service, and friendship as sound business and civic value.
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George
Handy
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Lodge
Board of Commerce
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions and Exchange Clubs
Cheaper Foods Push Down Living Costs This Year
Government figures show leading food prices down about 16 percent from a year earlier, improving buying power. Farmers may hire cheaper farm labor as costs drop, while urban workers seek seasonal farm jobs for home cooked meals. The overall spending power could boost purchases of household and personal necessities, aiding general business.
Voters Urged to Demand Clear Accounting on Agenda
The text calls for the people to push the subject onto their agenda and demand an explicit accounting, emphasizing direct public involvement and scrutiny. It frames accountability as a right and responsibility of voters to seek transparent answers.
Economical pies featured in Briggs committee meeting
The Briggs committee on economical menus discussed budget friendly desserts. Mrs Briggs shared prune pie with oats crust and prune filling. Mother Briggs proposed a crustless apple pie using apples, sugars, mace, butter, flour. both recipes aim to aid needy community members.
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Briggs
Frigidaire Sales Jump on New Porcelain Fridges
Frigidaire retail sales rose 77 percent in April over March, aided by the all white porcelain-on-steel models now popular. May production is boosted 43 percent from 1930 levels to meet demand as carload shipments for April rose 28 percent year over year. Mr. M. K. Newnam cites durable finish and a three year guarantee among the main selling points and notes electric refrigerators cut kitchen costs through reduced spoilage and economy.
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M. K. Newnam
Newnam
Attendance Nominees and Local Whispers From Vernon
Vernon school notes list April perfect attendance pupils Clarence Heverin Lloyd Jack Louise William Pearl Heverin Dorothy Pearl Furbush Betty Bailey and good roll members Car roll Heverin Catherine Morris Mr and Mrs Harry Van Ormer Norristown PA Mr and Mrs Nelson Coverdale and three sons guests of Walter Coverdale. Visitors include Hope Farrell visiting Mrs R Wesley Ross before California. Mr and Mrs Jack Stevens hosted Gootee Stevens Wilmington. A new concrete road is planned from Harrington to Whiteleysburg MD. First quarterly conference held at Wesley M E Church. Frank Price and sons of Chester visiting Jacob Price. Millard Collison suffers eye trouble. Good Food For Sound Thinkers quotes about forgiveness economy and truth in heart.
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Patterson School
Clarence
Lloyd
Jack
Louise
William
Pearl Heverin
Dorothy
Pearl Furbush
Betty Bailey
Carroll Heverin
Catherine Morris
Harry van Ormer
Norristown
Nelson Coverdale
Walter C. Coverdale
California
Hope Farrell
Farrell Farm
Charlottesville
R. Wesley Ross
Jack Stevens
Gootee Stevens
Wilmington
Harrington
Whiteleysburg
Wesley M. E. Church
Frank Price and Sons
Chester
Jacob Price
Millard Collison
Anniversary Service At Old Trinity Church Dorchester Md
The Annual Anniversary Service at Old Trinity Church near Cambridge Maryland will be held on Trinity Sunday May 31 at 3 pm. Rev R R Gilson rector of St Peters Salisbury will preach. A vested choir will lead the singing. Beforehand the Annual Meeting of The Old Trinity Church Association will meet. The historic church was built before 1690 and is among the oldest in the country. A pamphlet with a brief church history will be distributed.
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Old Trinity Church
Dorchester County
Cambridge
Maryland
R. R. Gilson
St. Peter's Church
Salisbury
Old Trinity Church Association
William McClelland
Christian Endeavor Service Led by Hobbs Manning Merriken
Tomorrow evening Hobbs Manning Merriken will lead the Christian Endeavor service on the topic How Is the Work of the Missionary Changing. Mrs F N Smith and Mrs Sam Price are in Emergency Hospital Easton with a daughter and a baby boy respectively. Four Caro line charge churches were represented at quarterly conference last Tuesday afternoon. Augusta Bright of Henderson visited Mr and Mrs Harry Anthony. L H Thomas hosted the Ladies Aid on Wednesday. Louis Butler's wife spent the week in Easton.
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Manning Merriken
Christian Endeavor Service
F. N. Smith
Sam Price
Easton
Caroline Charge
Augusta Bright
Henderson
Harry Anthony
L. H. Thomas
Ladies Aid
Louis Butler
In Memoriam for Earl E Perry
In sad but loving remembrance of my dear husband Earl E Perry who departed this life Feb 28 1931 three months ago Dear husband I think of you and how you died We were far apart and did not say goodbye Before that Saturday night was over How sore my heart bled You left me full of life And were brought home to me dead A happy home we once enjoyed How sweet the memory still But death has left loneliness The world cannot fill Some day I hope to meet you Some day I know not when We shall meet in a better land and never part again Sadly missed by his wife Mabel Sutherlan Perry
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Earl E. Perry
Mabel Sutherlan Perry
In Memoriam for George E. Taylor
Obituary note memorializes George E. Taylor who died March 31, 1931, with verses from his wife and children expressing grief and remembrance. Also includes unrelated ad lines for a Beautyrest mattress, kindling, and local Denton Maryland lumber company offerings.
Far Point Vision and the Harm of School Sight Tests
An article arguing that school sight tests mislabel children as normal and fail to assess near point visual efficiency. It warns that many children suffer from eye strain and reduced learning due to tests that measure only acuity, not sustained concentration or visual effectiveness.
Shakers Rise From Belief To Communal Settlements In Nine States
The Shakers or United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming trace origins to 17th century movements in England and France. Ann Lee joined in 1770, subsequently guiding a revival that led to emigration to America and the establishment of communal colonies with followers in New York and nine other states. Members earned the nickname Shakers for their distinctive public tremors during worship.
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United Society of Believers
Earth
Ann Lee
England
Durance
America
New York State
Shakers
Nation Owes Vast Debt to Sturdy Lumberman
A condensed history credits lumbermen Iberville and his twin brothers for forging timber that built ships, defeated British fleets, and powered Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. It traces descendants operating 1000 wooden ships in World War I and notes Admiral Byrd’s later claim that wooden ships could triumph in Antarctica.
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Iberville
Hudson's Bay
Sawyers
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Perry
Erie
Admiral Byrd
Antarctica
Termites Not Ants Explain Pale Insects True Nature
Termites, called white or ghost ants for their paleness, are not ants but meuropteroid insects. They inhabit most states, with native species living in large social colonies in burrows in earth or wood, unlike tropical termites that build big mounds with king and queen.
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Alimos
Long List of Ologies in Alphabetical Form
A garbled historical list catalogs many ologies with brief clarifications. It enumerates fields like anthropology archeology biology craniology entomology geology genealogy graphology horology hydrology paleontology physiology and zoology among others with scattered misspellings and partial definitions.
Native African Houses of Kiroli Massa on the West Coast
The Kiroli Massa native builds huts from alhff clay over wooden poles. The moist mud is shaped with a crude tool, forming large ant hill like structures with a small door opening and a round top chimney. Exteriors bear elaborate owner identifying designs crafted with care.
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Kiroli-Massa
Africa
Complete stock of new summer floor coverings
M. K. Newnam in Denton Maryland advertises a complete stock of new summer floor coverings available for immediate purchase. The listing notes a wide selection and invites customers to visit the store foroptions and pricing.
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M. K. Newnam
Denton, Md
Did You Ever Stop To Think About Editors and Patience
A brief reminiscence on newspaper life. Editors and managing editors shape vast flows of text during rush hours. A chat with a busy editor includes a joke about an irate butcher and a boy who whistled outside the shop.
Local Social Roundup on Kent Island and Nearby Visits
Ridgely residents and relatives visited kin on Kent Island and in surrounding towns including Greensboro and Philadelphia. Social calls span Denton to Smyrna with multiple families hosting gatherings and a bake sale set for May 30. The Los Angeles airship passed Ridgely, and several residents made trips to Baltimore Rehoboth and the State Sanatorium.
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Clinton Bloxton
Amelia Bloxton
Hilla
John
Kent Temple
Tom Temple
Philadelphia
Harvey Trossinger
Frank Flounders
Roy Tawes
Wilmington
Sallie Covey
Denton
Clara Cowell
Federalsburg
Strafford
I. T. Saulsbury
Onella
Gumboro
Delaware
Samuel Bear
John Applebaum
Baltimore
Evelyn Lane
Charles Stevenson
Ronald Lane
Bethlehem
Los Angeles
Ridgely
Harper Lane
Napoleon Cole
Church Hill
Lewis Lane
Rehoboth
Harvey Holsinger
D. M. Swing
Clara Denny
Hiram Kenton
Greensboro
RCA Victor unveils eight-tube console with human tone
New RCA Victor eight-tube superheterodyne console is touted for a remarkably human tone. Local dealer M. K. Newnam notes an RCA Super-control tube reduces focal-distance switching, lowers interference, and enhances reception quality. The console cabinet showcases the receiver’s tone and economy.
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RCA_ Victor
RCA Victor Company
M. K. Newnam
Newnam
RCA
Radio
Times
Quotes About Kindness and Courage From Classics
A collection of aphorisms emphasizes keeping childlike compassion, doing good as a source of happiness, forgiveness as essential to peace, and conquering doubt to seize opportunities. Each line reflects timeless guidance from Mencius Sidney Shakespeare and a science journal tone.
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George E. Taylor
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F. J. Wright’s
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