Fields of Honor in Fair France
Ten years after U S entry in World War I the eight American military cemeteries overseas stand as enduring memorials. More than 80 000 soldiers lie buried in six battlefields and two near London and Paris. Graves registration and the American Battle Monuments Commission oversee upkeep, with Pershing chairing the commission to map official monuments and cemetery improvements including chapels and museums of relics.
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United States
Germany
Europe
American Legionnaires
Paris
Legionnaires
Pershing
France
Belgium
London
States
America
Suresnes
Brookwood
Army
American Battle Monuments Commission
Congress
Gettysburg
The
Battle Monuments Commission
Gen
John J. Pershing
Coolidge
Robert G. Woodside
Pittsburgh
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
John Philip Hill
Finis J. Garrett
D. John Markey
Maryland
Frederic W. Bentley
X. H. Price
Washington
After the war their graves rise at Suresnes
A Louisville Courier Journal feature reflects on how graves are marked for American dead in France. It notes an iron clad rule for headstones showing name rank organization and home state with graves of officers and privates laid side by side. It also describes the Suresnes cemetery near Paris as the foremost American burial ground in France with expansive views over the Seine valley and Notre Dame.
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Mont Valerian
Paris
Seine Valley
Suresnes
America
Seine
France
Notre Dame
Arc de Triomph
Memorial Day Faith and Loyalty Tribute
A Grit editorial urges deep appreciation for loyalty devotion and heroism that kept the nation united. It calls readers to uphold responsibility to preserve the United States for future generations.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Nurses
A nurse of four children reports renewed strength after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Mrs. Grrraups L. Stew of Greenfield Mass and Mrs. J. A. Pierson of Lancaster Pa also endorse the medicine. Hundreds of letters praise health improvements across states from Pennsylvania to Nebraska and Rhode Island.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas. Grrraups
Davis St
Greenfield, Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
J. A. Pierson
Lancaster
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Pennsylvania
Washington
Texas
Illinois
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Lydia Brinkham
Special Offer to Victims of Indigestion
A druggist touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a guaranteed remedy for indigestion and gas. The ad promises quick relief from a distended stomach, shortness of breath, and dizziness, offering a money back guarantee if not helped.
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Dave
Metal Clarinet Introduced for Weather Tough Travel
A metal clarinet, adapted for temperature extremes and touring orchestras, arrives from France to America. It promises the same tone, intonation, and carrying power as wood, with added resistance to cracking and checking.
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America
France
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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