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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
7
Inspiration to Boys in Khaki and Blue at Memorial Day Parade
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic march with renewed zeal to inspire younger generations. Though aged and frail, their banners endure as they honor soldiers in olive drab and reaffirm the shared American cause of justice and freedom across the nation. Ex-Confederates also appear in pension notes, highlighting wartime loyalties and postwar reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Battefelds
Republic
Grand Army of Republic
America
Vicksburg Battlefield Memories and a Courageous Corporal
A reporter tours the Vicksburg Military Park with Captain Rigby, recounting Grant and Pemberton’s July 3, 1863 surrender scene marked by a tree chopped for souvenirs and a plain monument. The article recalls the fierce siege, the captured gear, and the morale surge in the North after Vicksburg. It notes the near contact between Union and Confederate lines and a vivid tell of Corporal Day of Triumph during Sheridan’s 1864 actions near Operon Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Rigby
National Commission
Vicksburg Military Park
Grant
Pemberton
National Cemetery
Youmans
Glennon
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Ganteerate
Memorial Day Reflections On Duty And Resolve
Memorial day gains renewed significance urging Americans to reflect, purge sloth, and vow to meet the crisis with courage. The piece links flowers on graves to a duty to act and live up to opportunity, urging memory, manhood, and nationhood in the current peril.
Was Pat Arrested in the Foggy Night Encounter
An Irishman named Pat drives a donkey cart without lights at night returning from a fair. He avoids an interview with police at a crossroads but humorously retorts that a night on traveling should apply to the officer instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Triv
Hallam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lee Ae
Mra
E. B. Crounxa
B. No. 1
Hellam
Lowell
Mich
Lydia E. Pink
ENEMA
Erigine CO. Cone. Ars
Hard Work Andrew Carnegie and a Scotch minister tale
The piece notes Carnegie’s burden of stories and cites a Skibo lord quote about obstinacy. It recounts a tale of a Scotch minister and parishioner who prays to avoid going wrong, reflecting on resolve before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo
You Might Try This Parrot Alarm and Odd Ads
A quirky exchange notes using a parrot as an alarm and a joke about waking routines. The snippet also includes an old advertisement for Cuticura ointment and a stray line about debt and a theater habit, reflecting fragmented clipped text from a vintage page.
Castor Oil Plan for Airplanes Prompts Regional Appeal
The Italian agriculture minister appeals to Canada to grow castor oil seed ricinus on a large scale. He offers seed free and proposes to buy shelled oil seed at 260 lire per quintal for use in airplane engines. The note mentions headaches and a whitewash bucket linked to political investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miliiater of Agriculture
Canada
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