PRIVATE JIM RETURNS HOME FROM WAR
Matilda Springer awaits her son Jim as a telegram arrives announcing he is returning home sick with two other soldiers. In the tense minutes before the train arrives she readies the house and guides son Budd to the depot. The scene centers on a mother's hopeful vigil and the stark shock of Jim’s coffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Jane
Mrs. Springer
Kentry
Zeke
Amber
Budd
Matilda Springer
Morrer
Jhiu
Exry
Ezra Springer
Ezra
Matilda
Thompsonville
Cuba
United States
Evans Crossing
Jim Springer
Coronation Oaths of Various Monarchs and Leaders
A survey of oaths taken by rulers at accession or before office in several nations. It covers Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Norway, the President of the United States, and the United Kingdom, detailing promises to uphold constitutions, laws, and religious or civil duties. It notes formal wording and the inclusion of divine affirmation in some cases. It closes with two aphorisms on time and legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Council of State
Italy
Portugal
Kingdom
Norway
United States
The
Promee
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
United Church of
London Mall
Woman's agonized discovery in Detroit Free Press item
A woman confronts two men near a box read aloud by a card. Her face pales as a piercing cry erupts and she sobs by the lid, while nature seems to mock her grief with sun, dew, and gleaming leaves. The text captures raw maternal sorrow amid a vivid outdoor scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Exotic Trees and Early Electric Lamp Advances
Massachusetts boasts over fifty native tree varieties including nine large oaks, and cautions on preserving plant colors by quick boiling. A new electric lamp by Prof. Nernst uses magnesia rare-earth filaments, requires warming before conduction, with heat concerns and safety notes on inflammable wrapping. October rasputiya in northern Russia marks a brutal fifth season amid thawed rivers and suspended mail. Admiral Makaroff’s icebreaker concept envisions a twenty-thousand horsepower ship piercing polar ice within twelve days from 78 N, building on two stern screws from earlier models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meehan
Nernat
University of
Gottingen
England
Russia
Trevor-Battye
Admiral Makaroff
North Poles
Ste. Marie
Makaroff
An Honest King Frederick VI and a School Visit
The tale recalls King Frederick VI of Denmark in Jutland where he visits a village school and asks the children to name great Danish kings. They name Canute the Great Valdemar and Christian IV, while a girl admits she does not know Frederick VII. The king consoles her. A closing witticism notes beauty and popularity in a crowded car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick VI
Denmark
Jutland
Canute the Great
Valdemar
Christian IV
Frederick VII
Also Mentioned on This Page
Private Jim
Missus Springer
Jan
Zeke Evans
Springer
JIMS
Massachusetts
Europe
Wise
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