Patriotism and War Memory in American Tone
A wartime sermon recounts sacrifices of American soldiers from the Revolutionary era to World War I, urging unity under the Stars and Stripes and the defense of liberty and democracy. It recalls battles, ships sunk, and the call to plant the banner in Germany, alongside morale anecdotes about a Chicago school and a Boston Transcript anecdote about a child and a pharmacist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert Wintermeyer, Jr
America
United States of America
Virginia Hills
Union
Germany
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Concord
France
Berlin
Meteor Falls to Earth Across Texas in October Night
A Texas-wide sighting recounts a brilliant meteor on October 1 at about 10:30 PM. Observers note its arc across the sky, followed by thunderlike sounds, and J A Udden of Austin outlines a method to locate meteor fragments using state-wide eyewitness data converging toward Kimble County. The piece discusses meteor height, speed, origin, and the theory that some meteors are fragments of a exploded planet, with iron and stony varieties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Washington Times
J. A. Udden
Austin
Mr. Udden
Kimble
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
No Pun in Him and a String of Odd Tales
A string of brief humorous anecdotes and stock characters. A Methodist minister bests a wagon driver in a street confrontation on Howard Street. A garden job interview turns on the mother’s signaling and the overalls patchwork. A judge and mule tale unfolds with a joke about finding the long-lost animal. Finally, commentary on singers’ salaries versus modern phonograph wealth contrasts McCormack and Caruso with broader wartime finance sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Conference
Detroit
Mich
Howard Street
Nold
Mie Dows
Boston Transcript
Bea
Heart Valve Disease in Early Life Described
The text explains that most crippling heart diseases in early or middle life are valve diseases arising from prior inflammation. It details mitral and aortic valve issues, symptoms like shortness of breath and cyanosis, and how diagnosis relies on listening for abnormal heart sounds rather than general signs. An aside features a humorous dialogue between Chunks and Mrs Chunks.
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Rey Tody
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Invalides
Buffalo
N. Y
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
N.Y
Ife
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Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Shepherdstown
W. VA
Ko M. Beltzhoover, Jr
Charles Town
Ral
R. Hopkins Gibson
Register
Harrison Schley
General Insurance
Jefferson Security Bank
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Hate
Mills
J. Y.blackford
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va
W. Luria
DR. Fahrney
Hagerstown
Rumsey
M. B. Baker
E. H. Reinhart
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Fletcher
Cc Astoria
Chicago
George Washington
Washington
AD Man’s Sale
Columbia
J. & P. Coats
Clark
Lester Brothers
Maryland
Miss Avery
Bill
Lieut
Whiting
Manila
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Castle
Atlantic
Hester Donaldson Jenkins
Nasr Eddin Hodja
Hannum
Hanum
Boston Herald
Kabibble
Entleman
Col. Morgan
P. A. Brice
Morgan
West Virginia
Louisiana
Skeeters
United States Food Administration
Ianks Small
John McCormack
Caruso
Chunks
Mra
Miller's Pharmacy
Spohn
Ansco
Ingersoll
Parker Fountain Veons
Victrolas
Charles Town, W. VA
Fletch
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