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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
4
Entry notice states second class mail registration dated July 8 1908 at Lyn den Washington under the act of March 3 1879. It lists charges of $1.50 and $2.00 for unspecified services.
A ceremonial call to pay tribute on Memorial Day May 30 recalling Lincoln era sacrifices, heroism, and the duty to preserve national gratitude for veterans and the living. The piece urges reverence to the dead and the flag, warning against commercialism and urging youth remembrance. It ends with a local criticism about hiring practices for teachers and young brides.
The Lynden High School class of 1912 posted strong averages led by five students with 91 to 93.9 percent marks. The piece commends graduates for public service and good citizenship and notes Flag Day events proclaimed by Governor Hay with ceremonies in schools and public buildings.
A verse praises the rhododendron as Washington state flower. It extols its April to Memorial Day bloom and regal appearance across hills and Puget Sound, declaring it worthy of May’s crown and supreme among state flowers. It ends with a call to swat the dangerous fly.
The Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 in Decatur Illinois is honored for patriotism and veteran brotherhood. Its aims include aiding former comrades widows and orphans and upholding loyalty to the Constitution. Memorial Day rites, its badge, and a long lineage are noted as civil war memory endures through reunions.
The article argues Memorial Day should be preserved beyond the Grand Army of the Republic by shifting responsibility to local groups. In Cornwall New York veterans ceded control to a committee representing fraternal, religious and civic bodies. A New York bill allows towns to fund Memorial Day expenses, securing the observance’s future and honoring patriots who fought for justice and right.
The state tax commissioners rule that when land is deeded to a county for road use the assessor may deduct acreage. If no deed exists and a road sits on private land with owner consent, no deduction is allowed. The text also includes a poetic aside about funeral rites and tears.
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