Decorating Heroes Graves at Canberra Memorial
Flower strewn graves honor war dead as a Boy Scout marks a soldier’s plot. Two stone lions from the Menin Gate have been placed at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a gift from Ypres. The lions symbolize the joint Allied march through Ypres where British empire, French, American, and Belgian troops fought.
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Belgium
Butternut dye linked to Confederate soldiers uniforms
The term butternut applied to Confederate soldiers stems from homespun uniforms dyed light brown by the shell of the nut, highlighting how nomenclature arose from local textile practice.
Angel of Mons tale debunked as fiction by Machen
The Angel of Mons legend, claiming divine intervention by bowmen under St. George during the 1914 Mons retreat, originated from Arthur Machen’s 1914 story The Bowmen in the Daily News. Detroit News notes soldiers treated it as eyewitness evidence, though it was entirely fictional.
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Arthur Machen
Daily News of London
Detroit News
Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington Hosts Memorial Day Ceremonies
Arlington National Cemetery hosts solemn Memorial day ceremonies at the Memorial Amphitheater. The open air white marble venue seats 5,000 inside with additional space outside and overlooks the Potomac near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Lincoln Memorial
America
Magnificent Memorial
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Pathfinder Magazine
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Washington Monument
Capitol
City of Washington
Civil War Men of Note From the Twenty First Ohio Infantry
The Twenty First Ohio Infantry recruited in northern Ohio produced notable men. Stanley Matthews rose to associate justice of the U S Supreme Court while Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley became U S presidents.
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Ohio
Stanley Matthews
United States Supreme Court
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Gold Star Mothers Definition During World War I
The Gold Star Mothers Association defines a Gold Star mother as one whose son was killed overseas in the World War I or died at sea while serving in the war.
Fate of Millions in World War Remains Unknown
Collier's Weekly writer asserts about 7 million of the 16 million soldiers and sailors who died or disappeared in World War I have an unknown fate, highlighting the war's lingering mysteries.
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Collier's Weekly
Crochet Initials Chair Set Pattern 1399
Instructions for a crochet chair back and arm rests with a complete alphabet for initials. Includes charted stitches and a material list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York NY and include name pattern number and address.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N.Y
Ice-Box Cookies With Dates and Nuts
The recipe outlines creaming butter and sugar with eggs, then folding in flour and chopped dates and nuts. Flavor with vanilla, form into a roll, refrigerate overnight, then slice thinly and bake in a moderate oven.
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WNU
Early Sheffield Plate A Glimpse of Craft and Value
Early Sheffield Plate pieces show thicker silver coatings and simpler style. The artisans spared little copper in the early period, making the metal nearly pure silver. later pieces reveal more copper and less uniform plating as styles evolved.
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Sheffield
Firestone Standard Tire Promises Safety and Longevity
An advertisement touts the Firestone Standard Tire with Gum-Dipped cords and extra tread layers for puncture resistance and longer mileage. It warns against worn tires and invites readers to join the Save A Life campaign by visiting a local Firestone dealer for first grade quality at low cost.
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply & Service
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