Meaning of Memorial Day as a national memory
Francis Lynch reflects on Memorial Day’s significance tracing its origin to women placing flowers on Civil War graves and General Logan’s 1868 order. The piece contemplates the dwindling veteran ranks, the nation’s ritual observance, and the duty to honor those who defended the Union and the Republic.
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Francis Lynch
NCE
United States
Genere
Mika
Ming
Alain
John A. Logan
N. P. Chipman
William T. Collins
My of the Republic
Logan
Grand Army of the Renble
Fourteenth Street
John H. Morgan
Atlanta
South
Washington
Virginia
Mr. Wilson
Cnion
Memorial Day and the making of national cemeteries
The passage recounts the origin of a national day of mourning after the Civil War. It notes General orders, consultations with officials, and the establishment of national cemeteries including Arlington, with Confederate soldiers reinterred in a designated section. It reflects on fifty-one years since that first observance and the meaning of Memorial Day.
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Frederick C. Ainsworth
Washington
Ainsworth
Grand Army of the Republic
Decatur
Grand Army
Indianapolis
Ind
Harvey M. Trimble
Benneston
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Irvine Walker
Charleston
8. C
John A. Tozan
The
Grand Ar
Wilson
Stover
N. P. Chipman
California
Arlington
United States
Mexico
McKinley
National Cemetery
Robert B. Lee
South
Two Classmates and a Senator in College Years
A young reporter recalls lessons from a college classmate, Clarence Emmons. Emmons rises from top student to senator while the narrator, once a poor student, reflects on ambition, teaching, and political access gained through shared education and mutual aid.
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United States
Claas
Carence Emmons
Emmons
Emm
Bart
Sina
Fle Eislly
Bimmony
Thad
Clarence Enna
Ciisa
The Height of the Ridiculous About Ideals
A sequence of humorous vignettes on ideals and everyday misunderstandings. Jests show a man puzzled by his wife not matching his ideal, a visitor recalling old peevishness, and quick exchanges about etiquette, manners, and domestic scenes in a light, magazine-item style.
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Lippincott’s
Witty exchanges in a comic anthology dialogue excerpt
A fragment from a Boston Transcript satire presents banter about tea parties seating, minds, and war lore. Characters discuss social foibles and mock serious topics with quick quips, including shipwreck tales and clever retorts. The piece mimics clipped period dialogue to amuse.
A Mean Disposition And The Arm Of Justice
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press item hints at a comic or dramatic exchange about missing school and a father injured. The lines suggest a humorous or moral tale centered on family dynamics, with dialogue exposing attitudes toward responsibility and care within a household.
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Swe
Pancy
Wiliam Coline
Horace K. Aspenwall
Bobby
Boston Transcript
Olf Quander
Jim
Willie
South America
Howspell
Walt
St. Louis
Pateh
Arm of Justice
Johnny
Detroit Free Press
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