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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1932
Page
3
The Kansas Farmer piece recalls the final hours of World War I on the Meuse front. It describes American units, including the 353rd Sunflower infantry, advancing under heavy fire near Stenay and Meuse slopes, the cease firing order, and the somber, lasting memories of veterans and families awaiting loved ones returning home.
Arlington is described as a vast monument to the fruits of war with graves from the Civil War through World War I and the Spanish American War. The Unknown Soldier tomb stands as a quiet focal point while the landscape reflects a history from pioneer to national sacrifice and unresolved questions about other valiant dead.
In grateful memory of soldiers across wars from French and Indian to World War I the nation honors veterans and frontiersmen who endured danger and privation in service of American civilization. The St Louis Post Dispatch memorializes their sacrifices.
The armistice at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918 ends modern war’s bloodshed and begins a long recovery. Liberated crowds fill streets with cheers bells and flags while leaders like Clemenceau Wilson and Tokyo mark victory.
Castle Marquardt near Potsdam, once a royal retreat famed for a ghost in the Blue grotto, will be turned into a restaurant and weekend hotel as its owner, German industrialist Peter Louis Ravene, cannot afford upkeep. The property’s history spans the 15th century through Prussian rulers and fortune declines from war and inflation.
London report says Ridley Oake Stanton, hailed for aiding a burned RAF pilot after a 1925 Iraq crash, later faced theft offenses. He climbed roofs to steal jewelry, then an elevator shaft theft led to a four month sentence for the fur coat theft at St Johns Wood.
Memphis police investigate a shop burglary at J. Cathay furniture, where two upper sets of second hand false teeth were stolen. No other items were reported missing.
South Africa develops a hybrid called Frieland by crossing an eland with a Friesian cow on Captain Helme’s ranch in Westminster Orange Free State. The cross aims to suit tropical African ranching, promising a robust hybrid for the region.
In Berkeley California Dr Edmond O Neill emeritus chemistry professor at the University of California was initiated into Phi Delta Theta fifty six years after he was first pledged. The house burned before he could be initiated and records were destroyed delaying the ceremony until alumni urged re admission.
California reports a death rate of 11.8 per thousand, the best health record in state history. There were 67,513 deaths last year, up from 66,178, despite a population gain of 200,000. The death rate has declined since 1906 when it was 14.4 per thousand.
London reports King George's parrot Charlotte, once a naval gift from Port Said, has aged into quiet decorum. The bird now greets visitors with a simple inquiry, "What about it?" and avoids previously risqué nautical phrases or French chatter.
Boston enacts a law prohibiting dumping waste into Boston Harbor effective this month with fines ranging from 20 to 100 dollars.
University of Cincinnati medical staff report experimental use of concentrated normal gastric juice injected intramuscularly to pernicious anemia patients. Early results show rapid red blood cell and hemoglobin increases, weight gain, and improved strength, though spinal cord effects remain undetermined. Researchers name the substance addisin, linked to bone marrow stimulation.
Congressman Robert Crosser of Cleveland a leading advocate for air travel has never flown in an airplane He has ridden in blimps and says lighter than air travel could be the future fast way to Europe or Asia
Forest rangers operating from Pasadena headquarters will receive portable back packs with receiving and transmitting radios this year. Each set weighs ten pounds and will keep rangers in touch with headquarters. The units proved valuable in field work last year.
Swansea based will by Morgan Curtiss directs a hotel banquet to mourners from his funeral as part of the estate plan with guidance on reception and expenses for the ceremony.
Dr H J Van Praagh tells chiropodists that Helen of Troy and Trilby had large feet defying beauty myths. He notes modern court shoes bring chiropodists thousands of pounds yearly.
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