The Blue and the Gray in Their Bivouac of the Dead
A biographical sketch of Theodore O Hara and Francis Miles Finch, tracing their Civil War poems The Bivouac of the Dead and The Blue and the Gray, and recounting how Memorial Day traditions began in Columbus, Frankfort, Ithaca, and beyond while wartime loyalties and reunification themes shaped American remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane O'Hara
Danville
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Theodore O'Hara
Mexico
United States Army
Frankfort
O'Hara
Columbus
Alabama
Commontealth
Ladies’ Aid Society
New York
Miss
Francis Miles Finch
Ithaca
Yale
Francis Milles Finch
Atlantic Monthly
Clean mouths key to health and nutrition in children
The article argues that mouth cleanliness prevents disease, with 90 percent of illnesses entering via the mouth. It links unclean mouths to kidney and heart disease, malnutrition, and poor school performance, urging sanitation, proper diet, and exercise. It cites a Western Newspaper Union piece on school child nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
New York Court of Appeals
Cornell University
America
Union
Mes
American Open Air School Journal
United States
Western Newspaper Union
The Lord's Supper Lesson Overview and Doctrines
A May lesson outlines the Lord's Supper with Christ’s instituting events at Passover, its symbols of bread and cup, and meanings including memorial, atonement, forgiveness, and union with Christ. It covers qualifications for participation, such as belief in Christ, church membership, orderly conduct, and exclusion for immorality, heresy, or divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Christ
Persor
Freedom and Triumph in the Face of Slavery
A reflective assertion on freedom as both outward necessity and inward duty, describing freedom as a state of peace and triumph that must be borne despite resistance to slavery. The passage emphasizes resolve and moral purpose guiding liberty.
Seed Thoughts on grief and faith in the universe
A reflective passage asserts that grief can awaken our best and that every act and drop of rain nourishes the earth, praising the Father and Christ as love, hope, and portion of our lives in a devotional tone. The text blends metaphysical imagery with a Christ-centered spiritual message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Lewes
Tori
Christ
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Elmo Scott Watson
Spain
Angostura
O'Haras Tomb
Arlington Cemetery
P. B. Fitzwater
Moony Bipla Institute of Chicago
Unie
Jesus
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