Observance of Mother s Day origins and spread
The piece traces Miss Anon Jarvis of Virginia shaping Mother s Day as a national holiday, noting 1914 congressional support and President Wilson backing. It explains traditions from carnations to gift giving, emphasizes honoring mothers, and reviews ancient origins from Rhea worship to Mothering Sunday with mid Lenten visits and ceremonial foods.
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Anon Jarvis
Virginia
Mother's Day International Association
Miss Jarvis
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Misa Jarvis
Rhea
Shropshire
Yorkshire
Herefordshire
Motherhood and a Christ Child in a Troubled Portrait
A poetically fractured scene depicts Mary and nearby women cherishing a child under trees, with mystic allusions to Christ and Iscariot. Voices mingle in a dreamlike reflection on motherhood, remembrance, and sacred burden among sisters in a dim setting.
Best Friend and Mother Appreciation Prose Fragment
A reflective fragment warns that neglecting a mother’s kindness leaves lasting regret and pain with time. It asserts heartfelt words and simple acts surpass grand gestures, noting that memorials and epitaphs cannot replace sincere kindness we failed to express.
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USA
Aberdeen
Conservatory
Colds top list as chief cause of lost time
Washington D C public health service survey of ten years' absences in a large firm shows colds cause 14 days per year loss for each worker and 11 days for each female. Respiratory illnesses account for about half of absences. younger workers and women show higher absentee rates with longer total absence over the decade.
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Washington, D. C
Iist
United States Public Health Service
Civilization Fails to Dim Indian vision at Bacone College
Dr. Charles Southard of the Eyesight Conservation Council notes 400 Bacone College students in Muskogee, Oklahoma have among the best eyesight of his surveyed groups across nineteen states. He says Indians read distant charts easily but warns against reading in bed to protect the skill.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles Southard
Eyesight Conservation Council of America
Bacone College
Southard
Grant log cabin back at Point Pleasant in Ohio
The log cabin where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, would return to its original site after over 40 years of wandering. It has toured the country since 1886, displayed at St. Louis and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and now awaits Senate approval after House passage.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. 8. Grant
Point Pleasant
Ohio House of Representatives
St. Louis
Chicago
Oho
Bears Study Game Laws In East Philadelphia Tale
The article describes a clever Pennsylvania black bear known as Brain, roaming orchards and patches in summer while protected by game laws. In fall the bear becomes harder to hunt, retreating to remote ravines as hunters pursue legally due to in season status.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Noiseless Cannon Reported From China In Tests
A foreign language newspaper reports Chinese inventor Yong Yi-cheng designed a gun with a silencer that dampens the explosion to inaudible levels beyond 400 feet. Chang Tso-lin is said to have purchased the device for the Peking government, granting inventor $30,000.
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China
Yong Yi-cheng
Chang Tso-lin
Iroquois Confederacy’s Role in Early American Power and Citizenship
Warehington discusses the Iroquois Confederacy as a historic league shaping early North American politics. The piece notes the 1794 Canandaigua treaty, evolving views on citizenship, economic dependence, and women’s political influence within the confederacy. It highlights contrasts between French and English interactions and the Hurons’ religious beliefs amid colonial power struggles.
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Warehington
League of Nations
Six Nations
Canada
New York
Arthur C. Parker
Rochester
State Department
Parker
North America
Mr. Parker
France
Battle of the Flowers A Castle Siege Tale in Kilkenny
Lady Ossory narrates how azaleas saved her Kilkenny castle during the Irish trouble. She says Free State and Republican forces diverted by colors halted fighting to pick blooms, turning the siege into a local legend known as the battle of the flowers. Lord Ossory inherited the estate from Lord Omond.
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Kilkenny
Ireland
Lady Ossory
Nore
Oswary
Free State
Repubiican
Ossory
Lord Ossory
Oy ‘Monde
Americans form rival pigeon shooting club to counter Monte Carlo
An international group of marksmen based at Cagnes sur Mer plans to use American clay pigeons in a new club opposing the Monte Carlo shoots. Protesters and organizers alike emphasize a distinct national approach to European gambling sport.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Europe
Cagnes-sur- Mer
Nice
Cannes
Gum Chewing Latest Contests Sweep Nebraska
Lincoln dispatch reports a wave of calling and eating contests across Nebraska sparked by a hog calling event in Omaha. Youths like 18 year old Bud Bahr set egg eating marks while others, including a 100 gum chewing feat, headline a growing state wide craze with more competitions planned in cities such as Hooper Nebraska City and Auburn.
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Lincoln
Fred Totzel
Madison
Farmer
Omaia
Nebraska
Omaha
Bud Bahr
Hooper
Tony Oddo
Nebraska City
Neb
Auburn
Oddo
Knowles Grid Glow Relay Promises Smart Security Displays
D D Knowles of Westinghouse unveils the Knowles grid glow relay a compact device resembling a vacuum tube that starts automated displays when observers pause. The relay uses a billionth of a watt to control circuits able to switch up to 25 amperes, enabling responsive lights alarms and larger motor controls.
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New York
D. D. Knowles
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Knowles
Vetoed Emblem Bill Chooses Douglas Fir Over Scrubby Balsam
Governor Hartley vetoed house bill 109 proposing an Evergreen State seal with a Washington portrait over a fir tree, preferring a true Douglas fir emblem. The veto notes the scrubbier balsam image as unfit for the Northwest state.
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Olympia
Wash
Reland F. Hartley
Governor Hartley
George Washington
Big Timbers
King of the Hoboes Ends Wandering Life in Cincinnati
Jeff Davin known as the king of hoboes says he will stay at home with his wife after a 26 year career that logged over 850000 miles. Friends doubt he will retire from labor events and expect his presence at many conventions despite the vow.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jef Davin
Jeff
bin Shining Pate
Tanlac a Treasure Says Des Moines Lady
Mrs. Darnall of Des Moines reports Tanlac restored her health after fatigue, nervousness, and loss of appetite. She notes renewed energy, cheerfulness, and interest in life, calling Tanlac a household treasure and praising its body building from roots and herbs. Over 1,000 bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Des Moines Lady
Dare Uall
Laconn Avenue
Des Moines
Taniac
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful topical treatment for corns bunions and aching feet. It guarantees pain relief and a money back offer if no improvement and claims benefits for swollen or varicose veins. The copy urges readers to buy from their local druggist.
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Moone
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