Arbor Day centennial plans and tree planting push
A feature recalls Arbor Day roots with Phyllis Westwood in Washington D C planting a birthday tree as part of a broader push by Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Tree Association. It notes Pack’s Arbor Day centennial plans for 1972 and a nationwide drive to plant memorial trees and celebrate with ten million trees for the George Washington bicentennial. A long list of Arbor Day observance dates by state follows.
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Meyer Westwood
Washington D. C
American Tree Association
H. W. Westwood
Westwood
Phyllis
J. J. Rives
Mr. Rives
President Coolidge
American Forest Week
J. Sterling Morton
Arbor Day
Charles Lathrop Pack
Morton
Pack
The
George Washington
Alabama
Itanarese
Giemelhorne
Arbor Day founder J Sterling Morton and Nebraska roots narrative
The piece traces J Sterling Morton born 1832 in New York to Arbor Day creator status in Nebraska. It covers his move west, early journalism, roles in territory governance, and horticultural advocacy. It notes Arbor Day origins January 4 1872, later April 22 state observance, and tree planting milestones surpassing 700 000 acres, with broader federal backing from Roosevelt to Harding.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Adams
Jefferson County
N. Y
Morton
Michigan
Monroe
Albion
University of Michigan
Union College
Bellevue
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Buchanan
William A. Richardson
Nebraska Territorial Board of Agriculture
The
Territorial Horticultural Society
New York
State Board of Agriculture
Grover Cleveland
Pepa
Kereeforth
Roosevelt
Harding
Resurrection at the tomb with Marys and an angel
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visit the tomb as a great earthquake occurs. An angel rolls away the stone and declares Jesus is risen. The women flee in fear and joy, meet Jesus, then are told to tell the disciples and go to Galilee where they will see him.
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Mary Magdalene
Mary
Jesus
Galilee
Festival of Easter Unchanged by Time
The piece reflects on Easter customs and the enduring appeal of eggs. It notes historic shifts in festival practices from Twelfth Night to Whitsunday, Michaelmas, and Easter egg traditions. Egg rolling and dyed eggs are highlighted as ancient, widespread customs kept alive by children worldwide.
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Frazer
Europe
Easter Fashion and Superstition Rise in Public Mind
The article notes that wearing new clothes on Easter Sunday has become a widespread custom and avoidance is seen as eccentric and unlucky. It discusses social pressure to dress anew during Easter as a long standing practice.
Faith and Hope Echo Through Ancient Psalmody
A religious meditation blends jubilant praise with the promise of immortality. The speaker blends scripture and praise to affirm faith in redemption, citing Job and Revelation as they invoke divine constancy across death and sorrow. The piece anchors belief in God’s living Redeemer amid twilight and memory.
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I. M. Haldemann
Perm and
Ranch
Easter message affirms hope and renewal
A Detroit News column echoes Easter themes stressing hope as life’s constant, renewal through spring, and the Christian belief in resurrection. It links hardship and gloom to the radiant promise of Easter, urging faith and perseverance.
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Golgotha
Detroit News
His Mother Along Calvary Road Taught by Faithful Grief
Poem reflects on Jesus meeting Mary as he travels the road to Calvary. The speaker imagines Christ pausing amid duties to comfort a mourning mother, offering a quiet moment of compassion before the Last Supper. The piece appears in the Ohio Farmer via Lalia Mitchell Thornton.
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Calvary
Christ
Lalia Mitchell Thornton
Ohio Farmer
Easter Fires Signal Spring in Harz Region Traditions
In the Harz mountains Easter fires mark spring as flames blaze across villages. Fires are lit on Easter or Saturday night and fuel is collected by local children with families contributing Christmas trees from last year’s Yuletide.
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Harz
Germany
Easter Lily The Symbol Of Spring And Religion
The Easter lily is praised as the spring flower symbolizing religious sentiment. Origins note its former name Persian Beauty and legends that it turned white when the Virgin held it. It is also called Fleur de Marie and lily of the field revered in poetry and tradition.
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Mary
Dante
Arno
Tasso
Solomon
St. Joseph’s
Last Pensioners of Early Wars Across U S History
The record notes Daniel C Dann the final Revolutionary War pensioner died at 109 years eight days after the war ended on April 5 1869 Hiram Cronk the last War of 1812 pensioner died May 13 1905 aged 105 years sixteen days and Owen Thomas Edgar the last Mexican War pensioner died September 3 1929 in Washington D C.
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Tetye Y . Toe i
Daniel
C. Dann
Wee
Hiram Cronk
Owen Thomas Edgar
Washington
Treasury Street Narrowest Street in St Augustine Florida
Treasury Street in St Augustine claimed as the narrowest in the United States at 6 feet 1 inch. The street appears on a 1737 map beside St George street where the old treasury stood. Carriages once used it and a Bay Street stone barrier was placed to stop traffic. The old treasury building remains.
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United States
Treasury Street
St. Augustine
Fla
Treasury
Cross Street
St. George Street
Bay Street
Forts and fortifications defined in concise terms
The text explains differences between forts fortifications and fortresses in the United States. A fort is a garrisoned place, often with defensible parapets. A fortress is a fortified city or strongly defended ground, a permanent fortification capable of withstanding an attack.
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United States
Old Man Eloquent nickname linked to John Quincy Adams
Pathfinder Magazine notes the nickname Old Man Eloquent applied to John Quincy Adams during his later life as a U S representative. The piece also mentions Milton using the phrase for Isocrates who died from mental shock and grief after news of Philip of Macedon’s victory at Chaeronea.
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John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Milton
Isocrates
Philip of Macedon
Ghaeronea
Pathfinder Magazine
Clark Buried at Cave Hill and Louisville Founding
George Rogers Clark lies buried in Cave Hill cemetery Louisville Kentucky. He founded Louisville in 1779 after his Northwest expedition. He spent his later years in Louisville and Clarksville across the Ohio River from Louisville. Clarksville was also founded by Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers Clark
Cave Hill
Louisville
General Clark
Clarksville
Ind
Ohio River
Man Fleeing Sea Builds Fortune in Boshof
Mr. Clark, who fled the sea after a teen shipwreck while emigrating from England to South Africa, settled in Boshof Orange Free State. He established a large general dealers business and left a substantial fortune at his death.
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England
South Africa
Clark
Boshof
Orange Free State
Loving Wife Chooses Hats to Please Husband
In a millinery shop scene a wife adores a hat but, to honor her husband’s preference, decides to buy both hats to please him. The exchange highlights a lighthearted domestic moment.
First Used by Holmes Coined Phrase Mutual Admiration Society
The expression mutual admiration society likely originated with Oliver Wendell Holmes and first appeared in his work The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. The line reflects Holmes’s playful wit and his habit of coining memorable turns.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
One Point of View on Peace at Home
The quotation asserts that true happiness comes from finding peace within one’s own home, whether in wealth or poverty. It emphasizes interior harmony over external status and titles.
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