Memorial Day Sermon On Union Heroism And Peace
A Memorial Day reflection recalls the Civil War heroes, Grant and Lee, Appomattox, and the fighting nations. It mourns fallen veterans while celebrating a reunited country and a lasting peace born of shared sacrifice. May the flag endure and graves be honored as symbols of liberty.
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Annal
Sony Loam
Illinois
Oldiers
Tatesman
Appomattozee
Dalon
Ebrines
Republic
The Sexton of the Sea and a Decorated Home Front
A veteran deacon recalls loss and duty as he speaks of his son Jerry killed in action and his other son Leander, and of his wife and daughters. The tale follows their grief, faith, and memory during Decoration Day ceremony as two returning sons stand with the veteran community.
Trick Reveals a Clever Rascal in Private Marriage Scheme
An unnamed narrator recounts a sly ruse involving Grace Kingsley a private boarding house landlady and his fictitious marriage plan. He fakes marriage to claim a child from Kingsley and deceives his wealthy Vermont uncle by arranging a rapid ceremony. The ruse collapses when the uncle discovers the fake date, but the uncle applauds the narrator as a clever rascal. Bermuda lily bulbs become a revenue staple after 1875 with limited fly exports and global bulb shipments.
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Grace Kingsley
Grace
Vermont
Indianapolis
Jan
Bermuda
Philadelphia
Anecdotes of Lawton and the El Caney Charge
National Guard officers recount tales of General Lawton in Cuba. A staff officer’s verbal order to withdraw at El Caney led to Lawton demanding written orders, then ordering a charge as the assault began. Lawton’s perseverance, the sergeant notes, secured Caney’s capture. Another tale recalls Lawton’s quick salute to a West Point lieutenant who mistook him for an enlisted man.
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el Caney
National Guard
Lawton
Cuba
Shafter
Caney
Regular Army
Suba
Manila
Eighth Army Corps
Santiago
West Point
John- Ty
Henry W. Lewton
Five Boys and a Deacon Share a Parade Moment
An elderly man at Decoration Day recounts how he donated five sons and two sons in law to the Civil War. A young man shares his pine box seat so the deacon can see the march, recalling loss and grief at Crown Hill and a community marked by war.
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South
Jerry
Jeremiah Braxton
Jeremiah
Sam
Cassyblanky
Lucy Gray
Ruby
Leander
Hale
the Just Cause
Enny
Crown Hill
Obe Simcox
Idle Days in the Great Plan of Life
A Boston Globe poem meditation on the seasons and labor, noting that even idle days express a larger universal plan. It contrasts winter gloom with the coming May sun and suggests human life fits into an infinite chronology governed by nature and time.
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Boston Globe
Old Flame Phrase Stirs Pa and Son Debate in Philadelphia
Willie-Pa explains an old flame as a past romantic partner while Pa and his son discuss a confusing line about Joe’s width and a teeter over spending, in a local Philadelphia context. The exchange hints at family dynamics and regional speech.
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Willie
Philadelphia
No matter how engrossing the entertainment may be war news cannot be kept out
An experienced theatrical manager warns that news and especially war reports intrude on public spaces. He recalls audiences laughing at a show yet instantly becoming grave when whispers of a calamity spread, as a singer or chorus on stage cannot mute the outside alert.
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Peter
Spurgeon
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Lebanon
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Leslie
Pyke Manns
Lawtor
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