Century of Centuries set for year 1821 anniversaries
Washington December 24 1921 centennial year observances loom over 1821 milestones. Liberia Monrovia Lowell Amherst Auburn libraries colleges dioceses and canals mark notable anniversaries including Napoleon death Shelley's Adonais Hugo Cooper Bryant Goethe Pushkin and early U S Missouri debates.
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Balkans
Brazil
Chile
Peru
San Martin
Mexico
Iturbide
United States
Missouri
Union
James Monroe
Mr.Monroe
Republic of Liberia
American Colonization Society
Monrovia
Lowell
Mass
Canada
McGill University
Dalhousie College
Halifax
Welland Canal
Lachine Canal
St. Lawrence
France
Napoleon
Longwood
St Helena
Victor Hugo
Chateaubriand
England
Shelley
Adonais
America
Jennimore Cooper
William Cullen Bryant
Wilhelm Meister
Goethe
Alexander Pushkin
Ruslan
Ludmilla
Duty and Baseball Day in the Country Youth
A nostalgic poem contrasts a boy’s wish to play baseball with a father’s command to cut the lawn. The speaker imagines choosing duty over games and recalls the day before when a peer named Billy Moore Caz was recalled home for chores, exploring themes of obligation and restraint.
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Billy Moore Caz
Man from Lumber Camp Rejects Atheism Tale
A Babson column recalls a northwest lumber camp anecdote where a revival preacher argues for belief in God. A crowd hears a storyteller recount a dramatic rescue at the river dam and a parable of faith. The piece also notes odd facts about China's land tenure and oyster habits alongside a geodesic curvature remark.
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Roger W. Babson
Ad Claim Promises Fever Cure Preventing Pneumonia
An advertisement proclaims a product named 666 quickly cures cold fever and grippe and prevents pneumonia, claiming remarkable health benefits. The ad presents strong language about rapid relief and protection.
Local Boy Declares Time to Mow Grass Overrides Game Day
A jokey line expresses a boy choosing lawn care over attending a game, signaling a lighthearted domestic moment. No names or places are provided to identify individuals or teams. The note captures a casual everyday choice rather than a formal event or outcome.
Gravity Holds 270 Foot Crystal Palace Towers In Place
The famed London Crystal Palace glass towers, rising 270 feet, are stabilized by gravity. Water tanks at the summits hold 1,299 tons each to keep the structures in position.
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Crystal Palace
London
Armistice Era Scrapping Tops Six Hundred Warships
Report notes nearly 650 warships have been scrapped since the Armistice, reflecting postwar demobilization and downsizing of fleets. The count highlights substantial reductions across navies and shipyards worldwide, signaling shifts in defense priorities and reparations era effects.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
THE
Empire OF Diamonds
Walnut Street
Star Hotal
Grand Street
Southern Hardware Co
Monroe
Ferd Levi
DeSiard St
Lumber Camp Story
China
Isabella
Spain
Columbus
News-Star
James Fream
Bond
Willard
152 Motor Car and Truck Builders
Monroe Storage Battery Co
South Grand St
Uncle Sam
War Dept
Brooklyn
N. Y
First Ave
Boston
Army Supply
Chicago
Atlanta
Transportation Bidg
San Antonio
Tex
Office of the Quartermaster General, Munitions Bidg
CAS
WAR Department
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