Battle Hymn Sung on the Fourth in Shepherdstown West Virginia
Letter from Cora Hardy Jarrett of Shepherdstown Va on July 4 1918 describes a New York Times editorial page account of local Fourth of July ceremonies by the Daughters of the Revolution. The piece highlights singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic and references Civil War memories in Jefferson County and Shepherdstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Shepherdstown
Daughters of the Revolution
W. Va
Germany
Harper's Ferry
John Brown
Charles Town
Potomac
Pioneers
Lee
Antietam
McClellan
Loyal
Jefferson County
Commonwealth of Virginia
Old Dominion
Ohio Valley
Cora Hardy Jarrettt
Poppies and Heroes in Wartime Posts and Anecdotes
War statistics show soldiers face risks but generally survive with better front line care and insurance protections. Y M C A aid includes millions of supplies and texts recount Holmes and battlefield poems as morale and memory blend with wartime humor and travel notes.
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France
Mary
Oliver
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American Medical Journal
Dr. Holmes
Mary Susanna Brown
London Times
The
Ancre
Aveluy
Norfolk
Hun as a description, a shift in war rhetoric in history
The piece argues the term Hun supplanting German as the descriptor for Germans, tracing the word Hun to Attila and its later use to condemn modern Germans. It links historic cruelty to present propaganda, urging recognition of the term E ending in danger of becoming a normalized epithet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Deutsch
Deutschland
Europe
Central Asia
Attila
Roman Empire
Arpad
Danube
Moravia
Atila
Japan
Borneo
Formosa
Far East
Alexander Findlay
Training miniature range trains airmen in Belgium scene
An Ohio State University ground school uses a large table map of Belgium to teach artillery spotting. Students in a gallery locate exploding shells via a clock based signaling system and wireless reports, honing rapid judgment and precision for the American air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton J. Hendrick
Ohio State University
Belgium
Ypres
Why Soap Cleanses and Public Notices in Fairmont
Soap lowers water surface tension to wet grease and emulsify oils, enabling dirt removal through lifted droplets and lather. The Preston County Leader features Lavelle backing Watson for Senate, Prohibition’s coal impact remarks, camphor origins and synthetic development, plus assorted regional notices and light humor.
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Alexander Findlay
Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont Times Today
William J. Lavelle
Preston County
Watson
Senate
Lavelle
Democratic
Prestn County
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Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Dr. Hopkins Gibson
Register Building
Harrison Schley
General Insurance
Alfice
Jefferson Security Bank
Ben
Hartzell
Hutchison
King Street and Square
Citizens National Bank and Courthouse
Martinsburg
BELL
Doan
Pean
Lydia E. Pinkham
Baltimore
NeLue B. Gham
Calverton Rd
DR. Fahrney
Hagerstown
Puttey
Savall
Redfern
Lester Brothers
Maryland
Ohio
T. C. Mendenhall
Worcester Institute
Cat
Edith
Boy Scouts
Wens
Alver
George
Samuel
Father
Sylvia
Sylvis
Dad
Preston
All Democrats
Fair Man
J. Walter Barnes
West Virginia
Ste
Barnes
Kaiser Alendel
Erie
Fletcher
Castoria
Victrolas
Victor Company
Victor
Geover
Vitrrola
Miller's Pharmacy
Charles
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