Memorial Day observances and local notes in Petersburg region
The report recalls Memorial Day origins linked to the Union and Petersburg observances, noting 1867 to 1868 nationwide actions and local customs. It mentions Mrs. E. N. L. and General Kautz, then discusses Petersburg traditions, and reflects on May 30 observances across several states.
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Lucif
Hite
Ita Falls
United States
E. N.L
Kautz
Patti
Petthe
Ana
Merwear
Petersburg
Ee Bere
John A. Logan
Kentspent
Oeburg
South
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Nirginia
Vi Yaling
School graduates become useful citizens, records show
These boys have been led to take interest and pride in their work and are laying foundations for useful citizenship when they leave the institution. It is gratifying to know that most of them become useful citizens, as records of the school's graduates for several years testify.
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Oran
Amarillo
Perkshire
Seven Mistakes of Man AReadable List
A writer lists seven common human faults including crushing others to gain advancement, worrying about unchangeable issues, declaring tasks impossible, clinging to trivial preferences, failing to read regularly, coercing others to share beliefs, and not saving money. The passage invites self examination.
Free Negroes Own Slaves and Odd Twists in News
An old essay notes free black slave ownership in the South with examples from 1830 and 1857 including a Charleston case of a man buying and selling a wife for profit. It also alludes to wartime economy on tanks, Roosevelt’s political moves, a prayer custom for newborns, and a widow troubled by lawyers over her husband’s estate.
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North
South
Carter Goodwin Woodson
South Carolina
Louisiana
Charleston
War Story Seven Heads Toward Argonne in Gigantic Battle
Dramatic world war account highlights 38th Infantry at the Marne and Meuse drives. It notes German forces estimated 30,000 and describes massive operations from Tetz to the North Sea, with the 28th and 38th regiments playing pivotal roles in decisive battles.
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Argonne
St. Mihiel
Tetz
North Sea
38Th Infantry
Marne
Rock of the Marne
Metz
Moulins
Sur-’ Melin
Meuse
Argonne-Meuse
Anengere
Shar
Enchel
Surmelin
Terre
Francs
Regit
Chat Foeli
Chateau Thierry
Sedan
Secret panel reveals hidden liquor in kitchen
Elva McGuinness in Kevetone Pa faced a hidden stash after a kitchen shelf search uncovered 162 pints of whitey. A holdup led to Robert Kenneth Donley of Goshen Ny receiving a 15 year Sing Sing sentence.
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Kevetone
Robert Kenneth Donley
Goshen
N.Y
Sing’ Sing
Unscrambled Clues Highlight Odd Local Happenings
A jumble of phrases reports a mix of advertisements and odd incidents. A man abandons a large sign to pour home brew into a sewer while responders assist a woman whose mother has fallen from bed. Local authorities prepare for an upcoming film showing and note residents’ reactions.
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Melrose
Maas
Faut
Sitter's contest sparks laughs with boat stunt tale
A feature column recalls a contest rewarding the best Boat Story of the Week. Ross Wilkerson wins a cigar though he does not smoke, after recounting a farm outing where two boats on a bicycle tank tipped, forcing Jack Smallwood and Bob Glenn to swim ashore in soaked suits. The piece also notes political chatter and a farmer selling the first 1992 wheat crop at 48 cents per bushel, with 69 bushels from three acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Glenn
Rivercrest Club
Jack Smallwood
Jack
Bob
Ross
Cotton cloth output and quilt show highlight Texas scene
The April quilt show drew strong crowds while Texas mills produced 2 760 000 yards of cotton cloth. A famed detective Frank Norfleet counted 69 convictions in Well ton as a new case appeared. A New Yorker, Dulio Cacasina, walked out of a second story window and vanished, while Ellis Stewart Springfield faced a brief jail term after a local incident.
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Texas
Dulio Cacasina
New Yorty
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Brsprinting Co., Inc
Alington
Texas Agins
Wells, Secy
TREAS
Postnet
Tag
Qutsipe
Trapi
Mack Saied
Ben Melvin Nusvan
Margaret
Wellingtoy
Tom Royal
Dent
John Tarleton
Wille
Virgini Shawsarock
Jim Forhig
Mwrison
Buster
T. B. Simmons
Sdrew
Memphis
le ‘Hz
West
Lucile
By Satterfield
Jack. Smalia
Whitesboro
Mr. and Smallwood
Mr. and
Wood
Wit
Smallwood
I A
Satterfield
Roosevelt
Margaret Gray
Huntington
N. Y
Susan Rhein
Cleveland
Lievel Wetzel
Libertyville
Milwaukee
George Griesback
Shawano, Wis
Edith Gil
Wenatchee
Germany
Mexico
New York State
Nevada
Czechoslovakia
Manchester
Eng
MT. Kerla
Africa
England
France
Mts Thelverce
Vwaown
Ie Tre Fourta Esi
By Anderson
Elva McGuinness
Los Angeles
Mestani
Smilin
Charlie
Moses
Cal
P. Buster
Bill McClaskey
Ross Wilkerson
Arkansas
Sheriff
Wellington
Ain
Frank Norfleet
Wellton
Ellis
Stewart Springfield
Wasa
New Hava
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