Mothers of Mayflower and Gold Star Mothers Memorials
The article honors Pioneer Mothers from the Mayflower era with D A R monuments and The Madonna of the Trail statues. It notes War era Gold Star Mothers memorials in Illinois and the 1932 Gold Star pilgrimages to the World War I battlefields aboard the S S America, tied to Mothers Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unday
Republic
New England
New World
Mary Hopkins
Oceanus Hopkins
High Seas
Susanna White
Peregrine White
Provincetown
Plymouth
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
C. P. Jennewein
New York
George Maynard Miner
Christ Jesus
Miles Standish
William Bradford
Mary
Katharine
Golely
John Tilly
Illnois
Springfield
University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
America
Atlantic
Pacific
A. Leimbach
St. Louis
Bethseda
Washington
Kan
Vancouver
Wash
Ponca City
Okla
Oklahoma
BE. Y W. Marland
University of Oregon At
Elvira Brown Barker
Promised Land
Oregon
Herbert Kaufman
Maine
Ohio
Killarney
Northwest
Calico
Linsey Woolsey
Ilinois
Congress
France
War Department
United States
Western Newspaper
Union
Heat and a Cool Name at the 1920 Republican Convention
In Chicago six days over 90 degrees sweltered delegates as a deadlock between Frank O Lowden and Leonard Wood broke. A Omega Senatorial Group pivoted to Warren G Harding, then Wallace McCamant shouted for Calvin Coolidge causing a stampede to nominate Coolidge for vice president. Harding died in 1923 and Coolidge later won reelection with the keep cool slogan.
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Chicago
Guv
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Harding
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Lenroot
Wallace McCamant
Oregon
Coolidge
McCormick
McCamant
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusets
White House
Trenton Victory Rall's Pocket Destiny Story
A Christmas night in 1776 in Trenton sees Hessian Col. Rall die after Washington launches a surprise assault. A warned note unread in his pocket foretold fate as Washington's forces won a pivotal victory reviving Patriot hopes and shaping the war.
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Mr. Hunt
Trenton
N. J
Johann Gottlieb Rall
Wall
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
George Washington
Ball
Washington
Rall
Patriots
Grant Orders Immediate Attack After Deserter Reveal
A ragged deserter’s knapsack prompts Gen. U S Grant to deduce a planned retreat and order an immediate assault. He learns the Fort Donelson garrison received yesterday’s rations, leading to the decision to attack. Fort Donelson falls to Union forces.
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U. S. Grant
Fort Donelson
Tenn
Grant
Western Newspaper
Union
Primrose Rug to Crochet by Grandmother Clark
Unique six square Primrose rug pattern described by Grandmother Clark. Center square 5 inches with triangles forming successive squares. six square final size uses smaller side triangles. Color plan centers in light yellow with outer petals in varied hues. Book No. 23 includes detailed steps. send 15 cents to Home Craft Company Dept CG St. Louis for the full instructions.
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Clark
Home Craft Company
Department CG
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Natural Tastes Best Guides To Correct Eating
A reflective essay argues against health fixation in dining. It warns that overemphasis on calories vitamins and minerals can dull appetite and taste. The author advises trusting natural tastes and avoiding dietetic pedantry for hygienic, enjoyable meals.
Old Salt Who Saved Lives Remembered
An aged seafarer known as a salt saved several lives, prompting reminiscences of his actions and the respect he earned among harbor communities.
Printing Blocks From China on Exhibit at Field Museum
The oldest printing blocks, carved in bamboo root and wood, are shown at Chicago's Field Museum, dated before 1108 A D. Found near Chu lu in Chi li province, the site was flooded in 1108. Chinese invention spans paper brush ink and inkstone, developed independently. Ad note promotes Jake Dre Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
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China
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Chu-lu
Chi-li
Household Tip on Waxing Floors Protects Furniture
Wax the rockers and feet of chairs to prevent floor damage when moved. This simple step shields surfaces from scratches and scuffs during cleaning or rearranging.
Rash Disfiguring Facial Rash Prompts Cuticura Trial
Herbert B Skyles of Wintondale Pa describes a painful facial rash that spread rapidly, burned and itched. After trying various soaps he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and found the rash disappeared, with the ad noting prices for soap ointment and talcum from Potter Drug & Chemical Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B Skyles
R. D
Wintondale
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Ady
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Bates Streer
Simoniz
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