Armistice Day Reflections Honor the Unknown Dead
A U S newspaper column meditates on Armistice Day 1923. It lauds the Unknown Dead at Arlington, cites President Harding's 1921 burial remarks, and notes ceremonies across the nation and at Yosemite’s Unknown Hero Tree. It honors Allied sacrifice, unity of English-speaking nations, and the enduring American resolve.
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Pirit
America
Harding
United States
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Balfour
Great Britain
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
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Burke
Robert Lee
Canada
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Australia
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Tennyson
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Valley Forge
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Sherman
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Chateau-Thierry
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Argonne
Arlington Theater
Crawford C. McCullough
International Rotarians
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Lincoln
Republic
Arlington
National Cemetery
Yosemite National Park
California
American Legion
Baron Rothschild
Brussels
Paris
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Grant Memorial
West Point
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Carr
Americans in London Criticized For Methodical Sightseeing
A London-based notice reports Americans in London are scrutinized for their orderly sightseeing habits. The Scotsman notes tourists wear distinctive dress and guidebooks as they visit Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s, the Temple, Fleet Street, and Carlyle’s Chelsea home.
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London
Old Bailey
House of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Westminster ‘Abbey
St. Paul's
Temple
Johnson and Goldsmith
Fleet Street
Chelsea
Thomas Carlyle
Emerson
Worst Hotel in England grows from Midlands trip tale
Bigston described a Midlands hotel as the worst he had encountered on a recent business trip. He recounted dubious service, cramped rooms, and poor amenities, highlighting an experience that shaded his view of English hospitality.
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London
England
Bigston
Midlands
Possible Explanations in a Cookery Manual Printer Error
The speaker suggests a printer's error could explain a rough idea in a cookery manual. The exchange signals doubt about accuracy in the published guidance.
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London
Seasonable oyster omelet and other home cooking tips
Seasonal guide offers recipes such as Oyster Omelet with oyster liquor sauce and Vanilla Souffle with Waquid pudding sauce. Also includes Hot Slaw with cabbage onion and pork fat, a cassanda melon substitute using apple and cucumber, Sardines on Toast with lemon juice, and notes on nutritional hints and simple table fare.
Poem Excerpt by William Roscoe Thayer
A literary fragment presents a meditation on life as a clearing where the soul finds light in the beam. It images flight and throatful song amid solitude, then courage against darkness as the poem nears its closing line.
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W.L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
San Francisco
New Kingland
Tojay
Dainty Salads and Seafood Dishes from Simple Leftovers
Practical kitchen notes show how to reuse salmon in a fresh salad with cabbage sour pickles coconut and dressing. Recipes include Tomato Jelly With Tuna Fish Clam Omelet Lobster Salad With Caviar and Lobster With Anchovy Sauce with clear steps and garnishes for each dish.
Slowest Crop Revealed Giant Indian Bamboo
The giant bamboo of India is noted as the slowest crop, blooming only in its thirtieth year and then dying. Before flowering it produces vast quantities of seed, which locals harvest and use as grain.
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India
Advice to Office-Holders from Ohio Journal
A civic urging to public servants to seek complete investigations with steady tone and restraint, warning against appearances of overemotional urging for inquiry and stressing the value of thorough official scrutiny.
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Ohio State Journal
Marsupial Frog Carries Young in Back Pouch
A. Kingsley Noble notes South America's frogs far outnumber mammals and highlights the marsupial frog that carries its young in a dorsal pouch. Noble, with a Harvard museum expedition, studied South American frogs for Mentor Magazine. A quiet home wedding is playfully labeled sensational.
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Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
A. Kingsley Noble
Mentor Magazine
Noble
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Meanest man on record sues son in law after cow dispute
In Shrewsbury Nass a feuding pair involved a cow sale where half ownership was claimed by the buyer who was to feed and water the animal thrice daily. The cow allegedly retaliated by injuring the seller, now prompting a damages suit.
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Shrewsbury
Nass
Millicent Questions Sleepy Look After Baby Broadcast
In Farm Life a scene shows Millicent teased about looking tired as a newborn baby is said to have kept the household awake all night, a moment reflecting rural family life and neighbors.
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Millicent
Great Person Believes in Self Expectation
A saying contrasts a great person who expects much of himself with a small person who relies on others, highlighting personal responsibility and accountability.
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J. Douglas Sheene
Spark Street
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