The Great Army of the West in Review
Washington recalls the Civil War parade of the Union and Confederate forces, citing General Sherman on the West’s army as magnificent after a 2000 mile march. It notes crowd scrutiny, discipline, and public faith in government. Enlistments and casualties totals for both sides are provided, highlighting vast human cost.
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Washington
General Sherman
Atte
Traud
Ukea
Army of the West
Pennsylvania
Europe
Great Occasion Recalled on Memorial Day Parade
An editorial tribute recalls Memorial Day as the moment to honor elderly veterans who served in 1861 to preserve the union and end slavery. The piece lauds their sacrifices and the solemnity of the national parade, noting the emotional impact on observers along public streets.
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Atlas
Pennsylvania Avenue
Memorial Day Reverie on Living Heroes and Old Glory
A stirring tribute urges honoring both living veterans and the departed Civil War soldiers. It extols patriotism, divine justice, and real Americanism, urging remembrance of the flag, sacrifice, and the pledge to pass a better nation to future generations as Memorial Day rituals unite citizens.
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Boys In Blue
Confed commanders feared Gettysburg battle start
An early Civil War note recalls that neither Meade nor Lee wanted the clash at Gettysburg. Lee aimed to meet Union forces at Cashtown while Meade preferred Pipe Creek. Panic gripped the Black residents, who fled northward, amid warnings of rebel violence, though Confederates soon sought food money and horses rather than harming townspeople.
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Gettysburg
Meade
Pipe Creek
Lee
Cashtown
Saloniki Views Through a Turbulent Moorish City
In Saloniki the author wanders from the crowded quay to the Mohammedan quarter, contrasting Greek boatmen with old world Greek ships. She recalls Turkish shoeblacks, bazaars, and Jewish fashions, and notes the city’s mix of East and West, Turkish quarters, and Greek villas. Photographic details of markets, courtyards, and street life illuminate a city in transition.
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Stila
Saloniki
Turkey
Aniil
Bazar
Brzar
Gentile Believers and Mosaic Law Debate in Antioch
The lesson surveys Acts 15 with Paul and Barnabas contending Gentiles need not adopt Jewish law. James of Jerusalem issues the compromise to spare unity, granting Gentile converts freedom while avoiding pagan decadence. The decision, announced in Antioch, closes the dispute and guides church practice.
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Pauls
Antioch
Syria
Jerusalem
Luke
Holy
Paul
Barnabas
Titun
Jesus
Peter
Apostle James
Peter Req
James the Just
Saul
Amos
Aphrodite
Cybele
Foy
Freckles Get Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
An advertisement promises removal of freckles with ethine double strength cream from a druggist. Apply one ounce nightly and morning for noticeable fading, with more than one ounce needed for complete clearance. Guaranteed money back if not effective.
Not Exactly Comforting Scripture Story At Meeting
Rev W Mallerton recounts a tale from Mr Fullerton’s mission days at a Bible Reading association meeting. A man sought guidance on Bible reading to comfort his wife on her sickbed, beginning with Proverbs and ending with her death as the reading concluded.
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Bible Reading Association
W. ¥. Mallerton
Baptist Missionary Society
Westminster Gazette
Fullerton
Try Darkening Your Gray Hair Without Dyes
A vintage ad promises darkened gray hair using Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. It recommends daily shampooing for a week, claiming natural even dark shade and soft, thick, lustrous hair. Kent prepaid bottle advertised for 50 cents through Q-Ban Laboratories, Memphis, Tenn.
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Q-Ban Laboratories
Menphis
Tenn
Barred Out by a Barbering Boyhood Tale
A fragment from a boyhood reminiscence recounting an audition in Ife to be a barber. He notes parental opposition was not the issue, but he could not learn to play a mandolin, shaping his early career path.
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Ife
Definition of a superwoman in vernacular speech
A dialogue defines a superwoman as a female of royal ancestry who nonetheless does not trace her lineage, illustrating a playful municipal vernacular explanation.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Boosts Strength for Summer
A health claim puff promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as strengthening the elderly and the weak to endure summer heat. It asserts blood enrichment and systemic build up through regular use, phrased in promotional language.
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Grove
Regular Nightmare at the Grocery Counter
A young boy Lightwit greets a girl’s brother at a local grocery. The chat includes wishes for groceries and a poke at family chatter about dreams of Bobby. Mame reportedly dreams about him, and the boy asks for a nickel’s worth of crackers and two cents worth of milk.
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Bobby
Lightwit
Modern girl debate cited in Brooklyn anti suffrage ad
The Cure novelist Robert W. Chambers quotes an anti suffrage address in Brooklyn describing a modern girl who chases votes, swims, smokes, and reads Wells and Shaw. A placid matron retorts that heaven will fix her fate someday, ending new thought nonsense.
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Robert W. Chambers
Brooklyn
Shaw
Tim
He Wanted to Know and the Chronic Borrower
A mother and child discuss biblical strength with questions about Samson and his height as a playful exchange. The piece closes with a wry note on how the chronic borrower tends to be touchy and how the average man loses money trying to save it.
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Johnnie
Samson
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