Mrs. Donald McLean Leads D A R Patriotic Drive
Mrs Donald McLean president of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution devotes vast time to spreading patriotism among chapter women. She travels about twenty thousand miles yearly to give addresses and manage correspondence. A charter New York member since 1890, she is now in her second term as national head, the first non Washington official husband president general. Her New York home displays a large flagstaff and patriotic interiors as her three daughters are taught reverence for American history.
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America
Moll Pitcher
Barbara Frietchie
Donald McLean
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Benjamin Harrison
New York
Emily Nelson Ritchie
Judge Ritchie
Frederick County
Ritchies
Old Line
McLeans
McLean
John McLean
Revolutionary Forces
George Clinton
Acres
New York City
Hyomei inhaler touted as cure for bronchial troubles
The advertisement claims bronchial troubles arise from air passage irritation and can be relieved by medicated air. Hyomei, delivered via a pocket inhaler, supposedly reaches all bronchial tubes and kills germs while reducing irritation. It denounces sprays and douches as harmful, cites cures, and offers a $1 complete outfit with a money back guarantee from Scarbrough Drug Company.
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Scarbrough Drug Company
Pine Avenue Public School Honor Rolls
The Pine Avenue Public School honor rolls list students by grade. First grade includes Hubert Cornett Roy Cornett Ertis Daugherty Raymond Glosson William Kelley and others. second grade features Ruth Perkins James Amos Edgar Baker. third grade lists Mary Etta Thornberg Florence Goldsworthy Rose Wilson and more. Fourth to seventh grades name additional students with teachers listed.
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Pine Avenue
Miss Kernodle
Dewey Cargle
Hubert Cornett
Roy Cornett
Ertis Daugherty
Raymond Glosson
William Kelley
A. G. Spinks
Glenn Trammell
Curry Herndon
Robert Bannister
Eva Guthrie
Nellie Hicks
Eula May
Ray
Mary Bannister
Miss Newton
Ruby Andrews
Ruth Perkins
Fannie May Hicks
Melving Hamilton
Mary Collins
James Amos
Edgar Baker
Miss Ledbetter
May Allen
Mary Etta ‘Thornberg
Florence Goldsworthy
Rose Wilson
Nora McAbee
Carrie Stewart
Mary Sikorski
Kula McKee
Mattie Duke
Ella Daugherty
Cecil Brock
Maud Amos
Louie Wood
George Robertson
Miss Buchanan
Alfred Cunningham
John Warren
Elmer Johnston
Annie Lee Warren
Mamie Glosson
Ruby Bryan
Miss Cater
Herbert Bates
Luther Jackson
Olga Duke
Ethel Ellis
Hetty Goldsworthy
Maud Reeves
Bessie Reeves
Arthur Robertson
Ollie Reeves
Umbrella Party in the Street
A playful scene describes an umbrella party seen from a top window. Umbrellas move with footlike stands, the largest umbrella bobbing as smaller ones join in a cheerful greeting. A small umbrella slips into a pool, adding a touch of whimsy.
Kept His Contract
A dental patient jokes about tooth extraction while the dentist quips about still having the nerve. The exchange blends humor with a sudden jab at the patient’s resolve during a routine procedure.
The Guest's Nose Humorous Dinner Tale
A Columbus Dispatch anecdote recalls a dinner guest with a Roman nose and a seven year old son who bluntly remarks the feature. The family turns embarrassment into humor as the child’s line provokes shared laughter.
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Columbus Dispatch
Bank of England vaults hold 186 relics from legal contests
The Bank of England keeps 186 items in safe keeping for the supreme court of judicature. The list includes boxes bags sealed packets heirlooms jewelry presentation plate and a bag of clipped money. Relics trace to chancery division with ties to eighteenth century Jarndyce v Jarndyce not found but two pieces date back to the era.
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Bank of England
Chancery
Jarndyce
Devotion to Duty and Makeshift Nursery Tents
A veteran soldier held his post amid Pompeii ruins and a Russian treasury siege earthquake. The czar honors the on duty hero while a nursery tent is improvised from a sheet and rope with safety pins and a few weights to keep it upright.
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Pompeii
Russia
Central Asia
Origin of a Popular Saying He’s a Brick
A historic tale attributes the phrase Hes a brick to Agesilaus of Sparta around 380 B C A visitor saw Lacedaemonian defenses lacking and asked what they would do against invaders The king replied that 50 000 soldiers stood ready and each man was a brick reflecting brave nobility.
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Agesilaus
Sparta
Don
A Dog Hero in Sawtelle Saves Girl on Tracks
A Sawtelle California girl stood on an electric road track when a motorman could not stop in time. The dog named Jack leaped into action grabbing the girl's dress with his teeth and pulling her clear. In gratitude the selectmen issued Jack a free license and a fine collar.
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Sawtelle
Cal
Jack
The Elephant's Hind Legs Explain Bending Forward
The hind legs of an elephant bend forward to support its vast weight. If they bent outward, lying down would be hard and pushing upward would be less efficient, so bending under the body increases the power of rising when muscles are exerted.
Frog Showers Myth Debunked In Natural Theory
A discussion rejects the idea of frog rain noting frogs originate on earth and are carried to the surface from hidden locations rather than falling from the sky.
Origin of the cock and bull story explained
The New York Sun notes Brewer on the phrase's origin as likely a corrupted tale of a conjured and bully story. He cites investigations into ancient religions including Nergal the Phoenician rooster and Osirie the Egyptian bull, but concedes no clear origin exists. The piece adds a French parallel coca vane with unknown roots as well.
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Brewer
New York Sun
The Noon Hour Earthquake Joke In The Gallery
In a city gallery Uncle Zeb misreads a painting showing workers fleeing a decaying factory. The artist teases him about the title as Zeb wagers on Earthquake, while the artist asserts the scene is The Noon Hour reflecting a busy rush.
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Uncle Zeb
Ile
Burroughs Dismisses Oyster Tale With Cat Anecdote
A New York editor recalls nature writer John Burroughs and a cat story. Burroughs claims a Springfield couple euthanized an aged cat with chloroform, buried it with a rose, and the cat returned at dawn scratching to be let in, the rose still over its grave.
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John Burroughs
New York
New York School
Burroughs
Springfield
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