Historic memorial trees at the National Botanic Garden in Washington
Washington Star outlines the famous trees in the National Botanic Garden and nearby Capitol grounds. It highlights the Harrison tree planted in 1892, the Confucius-Dana-Cummings oak grown from an acorn from Confucius, and the Cameron elm named for Simon Cameron.
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National Botanic Garden
Harrison
Cameron
Washington
White House
Benjamin Harrison
Thadders Stevens
Lincoln Park
Capitol Hill
Lincoln
Ste
Senator Beck
Kentucky
John J. Crittenden
Lebanon
Hoar
Massachusetts
Evarts
New York
Greasman
Proctor Knott
Blue Grass
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest
John W. Forney
Washington and Philadelphia
Albert Pike
Zebulon Vance
North Carolina
Lott Morrill
Maine
Justin §. Morrill
Vermont
Captain Smith
Amos J. Cummings
Superintendent Smith
Charles A. Dana
New York 8UN
William Faulkner
Long Island
Confucius
China
Court of St. James
Ohio
Scottish Highlands
Frank Blair
Blair
Smith
Soldiers
Robinson Estate
Daniel Webster
Washirton
Great
New England Statesman
George Washington
Senate
Capitol
House
Thoughts on Arbor Day and Tree Appreciation
Charles Conrad Abbott argues against transplanting trees on Arbor Day and urges preserving and valuing trees where nature planted them. He laments over planting schemes that move trees and praises mature shade trees for culture, memory, and landscape, urging practical tree preservation each year.
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Friends Meeting
Charles Conrad Abbott
Arbor Day Hymn for Trees and Growth
A brief verse by S F Smith extols planting and caring for trees. The hymn invites planting along streams and in play areas, praising steady growth, shade, birdsong, and the divine blessing guiding change and sustenance through God’s presence.
Objective of Arbor Day To Instill Tree Love In Youth
The piece argues Arbor Day aims beyond celebration to foster a national love of tree growth and planting. It notes early settlers cleared forests to farm, now calls for a shift toward foresters and tree planters, citing Nebraska as the origin and urging patriotic youth to aid the nation's ecological future.
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Tim Campbell
Nebraska
B. E. Fernow
Solemn Easter Week at the Convent
A San Francisco Examiner account describes the Easter week retreat at a convent. Girls, from teens to twenty, labor in sewing rooms to study halls while clerics plan services. Quiet nuns oversee meals and nightly prayers as the days lead to confessional rites and a radiant Easter celebration in the chapel.
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Convent Garden
San Francisco
Mary
Christ
Stabat Mater
Eleison
What They Might Plant A Tree
A whimsical riddle style list maps each occupation or persona to a type of tree. From wagon maker to school teacher, the pairing links professions with tree names as playful wordplay. The final line notes 1A: a tree as a cheeky closing.
Dey Fishkit’s Big Bite Frame Worries Uncle Bill And George
The fragment shows a tense exchange with Dey Fishkit making a bold claim about a big bite while Uncle Bill rejects the idea and George voices concern that both may end up empty handed. The dialogue hints at a risky plan or scam with a $100 stake referenced.
Am African Engagement in Brooklyn Life Dialogue
A humorous exchange from Brooklyn Life imagines a suitor seeking a suitable marriage partner. The mock conversation features comments about wealth and philanthropy, noting a critic who finds a woman's face lacking yet concedes it has exhausted its measures.
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P Ysigian
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Montana
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Mores
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First National Bank
Hropshire & Burleigh
Attorneys-At-Law
Silverbow
Black Burrs
Hoon Land
Kupfer Block
Dillon, Montana
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Callaian
Attorney-Atulaw
Mont
Natonal Bank
Fypwin Norris
Wrre Rt. B
Miller, M.D
Sheridan
F.M. Cunnard
Chicago
Sheridan, Mont
Richard H. Herhold
O. E. Morse
Stockmen's Directory
C. O. Wrosus
Wiss
Willis
Dillon Mont
Pire Creek
Poindexter & One
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