Memorial Day Origin in the South and Nora Davidson
A clipping tracing Memorial Day's origins to the South and the 1866 Petersburg incident led by Miss Nora Fontaine Maury Davidson. It details Confederate flags, a nurse-like procession, a deadly encounter, and Miss Davidson’s prayer at the cemetery, culminating in General Order 11 and the 1868 establishment of a national day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Williams
Young People’s Weekly
Review
South
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Nora Fontaine Maury Davidson
Petersburg
Virginia City
Richmond
Nora Davidson
Miss Davidson
Jold Blanford
Old Cemetery
Washington
America
Big Six Picnic at Argo Postponed to June 22
Sabbath schools from Argo Fa Thomson Fulton Albany and Zion M IE churches and Cedar Creek school planned a June 7 picnic but it was postponed to Tuesday the 22nd. The event starts at 10 a m and runs all day with an expected large crowd.
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Big Six
Argo
Argo-Fa
Thomson
Fulton
Albany
Zion M. IE
Ceder Creek
Blackberries and an old English superstition
Rural England holds a long standing belief that blackberries must be picked before September 20 to avoid the devil's mark on remaining fruit. After that date harvesters risk being harmed or cursed by misfortune as warned by local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Morocco in History and Roman Africa Province Origins
The text describes ancient Morocco as a powerful empire known to the Romang as Mauritania. It notes an adjacent Numidian state annexed to Sfaurivanis and declared Roman provinces as the Oman republic waned. It identifies the southern Mediterranean coast strip the Romans called Africa.
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Morocco
Mauritania
Numidia
Sfaurivanis
Oman
Mediterranean
Africa
Glass Eye Usage Said Common in Population
A statement claims that about one in every two hundred people wears a glass eye. It notes that improved manufacturing in recent years makes detection difficult.
Cautious Scientists Question Midwest Mound Builders
Scientists in Florida caution that evidence about who built Middle West mounds remains inconclusive. They suggest potential Native American builders historical records are incomplete and call for further archeological study.
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Middle West
Flotida Times-Union
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