Memory of Older Decoration Day Reflections on tradition
The piece recalls Decoration Day history with townspeople and veterans in faded ceremonies. It contrasts past civic display with modern quiet memorials, noting a shift from grand parades to formal, romantic holidays and the lingering question of Civil War relevance today.
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First National Bank
William Frederick Cody
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Ines and Youth: A Restoration Through Nature and Time
Fragmentary text discusses youth and aging with references to Nature, Seneca Fellows and a restorative will. It hints at renewed vitality, sleep, eating, and activity similar to life at age twenty one, mentioning physicians and a long prescribed approach.
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A brief witty musing on how men's reputations are shaped by those around them and how isolation can leave a man judged by none. The quip touches social perception and companionship without specific events or names.
Emergency Tests Mental Stamina in Health
E Lee Vincent argues Hygeia Magazine that emergency situations test mental health as much as physical. She emphasizes mental fitness, disciplined habits, and purposeful daily effort to endure misfortune and meet challenges with steadiness.
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E. Lee Vincent
Hygeia Magazine
Miss Vincent
Vincent
Tolerated Tom Paggett Relates Horse Rescue Tale
A rodeo champion recounts a claimed episode where a horse he disliked threw him into the Colorado river and saved his life. He describes drowning fear and the horse dragging him ashore, with the animal nearly biting his arm when thanked.
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Tom Paggett
Colorado
Modernist Blinks on Pajama Street Debate
Jinks notes his daughter wears pajamas outside the home per her habit of not staying in bed long enough. The remark reflects a humorous social custom discussed in modern urban life.
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