Memorial Day Reflections On Valor And Generosity
A fragmented reminiscence depicts Memorial Day through a dialogue about heroism. A millionaire praises his grandfather as a hero for three years of war service though he was a private, stressing that true greatness lies in generosity and the memory of those who served. The piece laments ongoing conflict and honors sacrifice amid fading details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iavea
Sweden
Arctic
Stockholm
Gallivare
Kiruna
Abisko
Memorial Day and Patriotism in a Veteran's Parade
A preacher urges a boy to grow into a patriotic man while contrasting a hero's glory with modern fame seeking. The text laments a boy's wish to avoid war and hints at Memorial Day as a living lesson, calling for schools to set aside the day to foster patriotism and duty.
Dearest proposes trips amid thrills over graveyard plan
A dialogue shows a couple debating a cemetery visit to scatter flowers for heroes. She finds cemeteries depressing, he suggests a country drive, or an automobile race to seek thrills and potential danger.
Tapestry of 1025 Tells Norse Tale in Minneapolis Display
Norwegian immigrant Mrs. Ingeborg Stende guards a Viking tapestry from Fossum Norway. The eight by four foot wool linen work, dated 1025, shows kings, Holy Mary and the Christ child, church towers, and Latin inscriptions. Committee hopes it joins May celebrations in Minneapolis and museum displays.
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Roy Torkel
Oftelie
Ingeborg Stende
Fisum
Norman County
Minn
Ottelie
Minneapolis
Fossum
Holy Mary
Stende
Leine
Valdris
Norway
Stende Hae
Sweden News Roundup From Stavanger and Oslo
News from Stavanger reports Union Carbide of New York leasing 40 000 horsepower at Saudefaldene near Saude Norway to start large scale carbide manufacture with aims for 100 000 horsepower and 60 000 80 000 tons output. Also notes Amundsen expedition postponement and local Bergen Mormons probate issue, along with Swedish travel, science and industry items.
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Stavanger
Union Carbide Company of
New York
Saudefaldene Company
Saude
America
Norway
Typhoid Immunization Impact and Historical Rates
The report notes three cases with two medical cases involving a man not vaccinated and troops in China. One case had been immunized in 1911, though details are unclear. Typhoid mortality prior to vaccine treatment averaged 3 to 1,000 in 1910, fell from 2.32 per 1,000 before inoculation to 0.80 in 1911 and 0.26 in 1912, per Engineering Record.
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China
They Do. San Francisco Dishwashers Union Debate
Mr. Bacon notes a 700 member San Francisco dishwashers union with all members college graduates. Mrs. Bason counters that some claim colleges do not teach young men to be useful.
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Bacon
San Francisco
Bason
That girl and her marriage to an electrician
The fragment hints at a social scandal theme noting a woman described as a girl with shocking ways and a marriage to an electrician, suggesting a curious union arise from unconventional behavior.
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the Grand Army
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Evermore
Elsie Florence Fay
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Seere
Martin ‘W
Odland
Trondhjem Domkirke
H. G. Stub
Norwegian Lutheran Synod of America
Roald Amundsen
North Polar
Washington
Fram
Christiania
Bergen
Cathedral Church
Tonsberg
Society of
Hugo Alfven
Kurt Atterberg
Nat. Berg
Ruben Liljefors
Oscar Lindberg
Ture Rangstrom
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Andreas Hallen
Otto Sjoegren
Ole Morales
August
Sven
Felix Koerling
Alfred Berg
Otto Oleon
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
England
London
British Isles
Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
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NEW Omen
Bright
Crag
Nebraska
Doan’s
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co. Ayy
Hiranu
Spohn Medical CO
Sareseizent
Goshen, IN
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Bess
Jimmie
Tess
Putnam
Ady
Menta
J. Mulhall
S00 City
La—Ady
Carter
Meee
Ethel
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Redwood
Sted
Atlas Tank CO
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