Memorial Day Origin and the Unknown Monument Debate
A 1902 Washington Post piece traces Memorial Day origins from General Logan’s 1868 orders and debates over honoring the Unknown Soldier versus naming contributors. It notes state holiday adoptions and forecasts Memorial Day's evolving role honoring Civil War and later World War I dead.
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Washington Post
United States
Library of the War Department
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Grand Army of the Republic
John A. Logan
Philadelphia
Adjutant General’s
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Future Memorial Days and honoring living veterans
The piece argues Memorial Day will need new organizers as Civil War veterans fade. It stresses a balance of recreation with a dedicated hour for patriotism, honoring those who sacrificed for the country, and notes living veterans will still pay tribute as others fall.
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John A. Logan
N. P. Chipman
North
South
Andrew TH. H. Dawson
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Daughters of the North
Daughters of the South
Grand Army of the Republic
Spray Controls Grape Rot In Spring Buds Begin to Swell
Kentucky Experiment Station expert John H. Carmody warns grape growers to spray as buds swell to control a general grape disease misidentified as black rot. The infection begins on berries and leaves with small brown spots that expand, affecting stems and fruit without shedding.
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John H. Carmody
Kentucky
Yegiment Station
Partial shade improves berry yields in warm regions
The USDA notes currants and gooseberries do better with partial shade, often provided by planting between fruit trees. Masp berries and blackberries may be placed between trees, but only if soil is naturally moist and fertile.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Snowy lenses and happy homes with Red Cross Ball Blue
An early 20th century promotional note urges housewives to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep whites bright. It cites a five cent price at grocers and closes with Helen Keller's line about forming an invisible host against difficulties.
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Helen Keller
Apple King of Fruits Varieties for Home Planting
In choosing fruit varieties for home planting, the planter should seek the guidance of experienced fruit growers in his community, the county agent, the experiment station, or extension division of the college of agriculture, of his state, or the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
College, of Agriculture
Spring Fever and Grove's Tonic Claim
An advertisement touts Spring Fever as low vitality caused by impurities in the blood. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as restoring vitality and energy by purifying and enriching the blood, claiming a strengthening and invigorating effect with a 60 cent price.
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GROVE
That's Enough Edith Is Your Engagement Announced
A light exchange about a proposed engagement is recounted with playful banter between Alicee and Edith, reflecting social chatter in a Boston Transcript column.
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Edith
Alicee
Boston Transcript
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney relief
Medical ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney and bladder disorders and related female symptoms. It claims quick relief from back pain, headaches, indigestion, and fatigue and urges continued use for lasting health. The product is imported from Haarlem Holland and sold in sealed boxes in three sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Secret of Success Lies in Steady Purpose
A concise aphorism emphasizes constant adherence to one’s aim as the key to achievement. It highlights discipline, perseverance, and unwavering focus as the core path to success.
Woman Recovers Health With Lydia Pinkham Potion
West Philadelphia housewife Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her nervous prostration after years of illness. She urges other women to seek the remedy and notes her ability to do housework again, inviting inquiries to the Lynn Mass company.
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Henry S. Kimball
West Philadelphia
South
Kimball
Philadelphia
Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Mrs. Kimball
Tryydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
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Andrew Fl. I. Dawson
Mrs
Wenry 8S. Kimball
Joan A. Logan
Goodby
Women’s Troubles
Pennsylvania
North Shore Tire CO
Lawrence Ave
Chicago
Ill
Southern Royalty Corporation
Lincoln Bldg
Louisville, Ky
Huo Senberg
Raton, N. ML
Carbon Co
Elbert Hermer
Red Lodge
Mant
W.N. U
Indianapolis
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Haynes-Langenberg Mfg. Co
Forest Park Blvd
St. Louis
ST. Louis, MO
Jenkins
Cartoons Magazine
Eee Marine Eye Remedy Co
Rand
W.f.young
Tempie St
Springfield, Mage
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