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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
2
A memorial poem by John Harrison Mills from The Sunday Magazine venerates fallen soldiers. It invokes Spring after Death, honors veterans, and calls for unity, renewal, and cherished memory through roses, myrtle, and banners. The speaker urges reconciliation and continues marching toward a shared destiny.
The article reflects on Memorial Day losing its personal emotional force as time passes. It notes that newer generations lack direct memories of the Civil War heroes and that the day has become an anniversary of patriotism rather than a living recollection of individual sacrifices.
An English visitor to a New England town witnesses Memorial Day observances from preparation to cemetery ceremonies. She notes flowers, flags, and honored graves across wars and eras, praising communal participation and the simple dignity of the occasion.
Memorial day, once a major veteran founded event, loses luster as Union Army veterans grow older. In the South, Decoration day traditions have merged with May 30 observances, previously an exclusive Grand Army of the Republic anniversary, signaling a shifting national remembrance practice.
The piece reflects on Memorial Day and the Civil War, contrasting northern and southern aims over slavery and union. It honors union soldiers and frames the war as a struggle for human freedom, noting Lincoln's Gettysburg dictum and ongoing duty to defend liberty across generations.
Common to all Americans the memorial day observance unites survivors of the blue and gray as the country learns to cherish valor fortitude and self sacrifice from the Civil War and make it a universal inheritance.
A letter by A. D. Browne of Hamilton-Browne Shoe Co urges Senator Dolliver to oppose the 15 percent duty on hides. He argues the duty harms western tanners, benefits packers, and contradicts western and southern interests, citing price declines and rising byproducts.
Ex Governor William L Douglas of Massachusetts, a leading shoe manufacturer, opposes a duty on hides and argues cattle raisers gain nothing from it. Census data show stock raisers at 37,620 nationally while farmers total 5.48 million, suggesting cattle raisers are a tiny share of the population as grazing lands shrink and counts of raisers drop. Boyd's City Dispatch notes only about 22,000 people could be called stock or cattle raisers, implying limited or no benefit to consumers from the duty.
Washington reports spell out how the Taft administration seeks tariff relief for consumers but the Aldrich bill is blamed for favored provisions. It cites a new Philippines free entry clause with a 500 ton cap that undermines large scale sugar investment and boosts the Sugar Trust influence.
A tariff dispute in Washington pits beef packers against independent tanners and shoe manufacturers nationwide. The opponents argue the 15 percent duty on foreign hides sustains a packer monopoly, raises shoe and harness costs, and delivers no farmer benefit while failing to increase domestic hides. Public protest is urged against restoring the duty.
Bentley, groggy from a late night, visits his barber for a head massage. He praises external relief and jokes about inside-the-head cleansing, while barber Karl muses about future devices. The piece ends with promotion for the Tribune as a source of news and job work.
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