Decoration Day and American Unity Through War
A national defender of Decoration Day argues the holiday memorializes Civil War heroes who preserved the Union and fostered national unity. It extols war as a reforming force, envisions future peace, and praises American moral leadership shaping world affairs. The piece links sectional healing to enduring national purpose and calls for continued reverence of the dead.
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Pan
South Ia
North
American Brotherhood
Republic
Europe
Asia
The Real Test of Honest Opinion on Country Life
Diogenes sought the honest man and advised finding a suburbanite who will tell his real view of country life in winter. He departed to apply the greatest test of all. A proverb notes a man cannot possess anything better than a good woman nor worse than a bad one, per Simon.
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Diogenes
Harper's Bazar
Simon
Rome Still City of Ages and Modern Capital
A historical view of Rome’s transformation from Hawthorne’s era to the modern Italian capital. The piece notes improved health, sanitation, expanded housing, new bridges, and cleaner streets while contrasting ancient charm with 19th century growth and a vanished Ghetto. It cites population growth from about 215,000 in the 1860s to nearly 500,000 by 1911 and a malaria-free status due to modernization.
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Rome
Christendom
Hawthorne
United
Italy
Augustus
Trajan
Harvey Middleton
Orit
Porta Pia
Papal Rome
Kingdom of Italy
Santa Maria Maggiore
St. John Lateran
Prat di Castello
Castle of St. Angelo
Vatican
Cincinnatus
Porta San Lorenzo
Constantine
Leo XIII
Tiber
Portico
Octavia
Europe
Porta del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza Navona
Piazza Montanara
Marcellus
Paris
Berlin
Tired of It Forces Talk Turns To End
A four year old admits fault and asks when the conversation will stop, after a mother offers general ethical truths. The scene shows gentle parental guidance meeting a child's boundary.
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Harper's
Basar
Nothing Doing By Gabe Wilkins Sparks Money-Saving Note
A brief item notes Gabe Wilkins saving money for the popular man. The line suggests a humorous or colloquial report of a local figure and a savings effort.
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Gabe—le Wilkins
Kia
Looking Forward From a Young Mother's College Dream
In a casual conversation a mother suggests Marian take a domestic science course with music and regular studies when she goes to college. A stranger remarks on the daughter’s age, and the mother replies she is eight months old but likes to look forward.
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Marian
Indianapolis News
Physician Praises Cuticura Remedies For Eczema
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan recalls chronic eczema on wrist and shin. He says Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cleared the condition after four years of hereditary flare ups. He urges others with skin diseases to use Cuticura and notes samples and a £2 book are mailed from Boston.
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Irven Hutchison
Three Rivers
Mich
Mar
The Difference
In a brief dialogue the speaker asks a question about perception and identity, seeking one clear answer from the other. The exchange hints at a contrast between a changing appearance and a fixed inner self as a son prompts a concise explanation.
Veracity Questioned By Witness Slocum
Jim Slocum of Montgomery county testified in Kansas City Journal proceedings, asked about the witness's reputation for truth. He implied the witness looked dead, suggesting neighbors would require corroborating evidence before burying him.
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Jim Slocum
Montgomery County
Kansas City Journal
Jim
Retired Windmill Dealer Seeks Bargain Coffin
A 79 year old South Brooklyn man on a Cleveland Quebec trip sought affordable coffins. He noted undertakers demand over $100 for good caskets, finding a second hand one for about $25 that looked worthy of far more. He decided to wait, hoping dying costs drop.
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Brooklyn
Cleveland
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