Forty seven new books added to the library collection
The library reports forty seven new titles across sections. Non fiction includes Introduction to Technocracy Howard Scott As We Are E F Benson The Cokesbury Party Book and Appleton's Book of Holiday Plays A Fortune To Share Wash Young The Flying Carpet Richard M Halliburton Dis cretions and Indiscretions Lady Duff Gordon Lucille Family History V Sackville-West and more. Fiction features Ann Vickers Sinclair Lewis Peter Ashley Dun Base Heyward The Burpington of Blue Wells Charming Lady Vibert The Captive Wife Guy Mervyn Farewell Miss Julie Logan Bachelor s Béaury Grace Richmond Half Angel Life Steps In Wanton Mally Adventures of Polydon and mystery titles The Kennel Murder Case The Mystery of the Frightened Lady The Two Undertakers Behind That Curtain The Chinese Parrot Westerns include Tappan s Burro Bearing Tumbleweeed The Tall Ladder Jackson Trail Murder at JFLC Ranch among others.
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Howard Scott
E. F. Benson
England
Appleton
Wash Young
Richard M Halliburton
Duff Gordon
Lucille
V Sackville-West
Ann Vickers
Sinclair Lewis
Peter Ashley
Old
Charleston
Dun Base Heyward
the Burpington of
H G Well
Lady Vibert
Jeffrey Farnel
Wife
Warwick Deeping
Guy Mervyn
Florence Barclay
Julie Logan
J. M Barre
B” Grace Richmond
Angel
Fanny Hyslop Lea
Ruth Ayres
Booth Tarkington
J. Cauffman
S S. van Dyne
Edgar Wallace
Wallace Reeding
Earl Derr Biggers
Creative Party Menus for Kids Holiday Celebrations
Mothers plan party foods with playful themes for Christmas and birthday gatherings. Ideas include pretzel wheel ice cream carts, animal cracker icing, flower pot chocolate pots, monogram molds, Toonerville house treats, circus banana parade, and spinach served in pretzel baskets for a festive, kid friendly menu.
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John
Mary Frances
Toonerville
Central Railway of Peru: Andes Construction Feat and Toll
The world’s hardest engineering job was the Central railway of Peru built in the Andes from 1871 to 1891. It climbed from sea level to 15,665 feet with 182 tunnels and bridges along the first 138 miles and cost seven of eight workers their lives over seven years, Collier’s Weekly reports.
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Central Railway of
Peru
Andes
Collier's Weekly
Babylonians once lived in stone houses with baths
Collier's Weekly notes that about 4.9 years ago Babylonians enjoyed stone houses and amenities while today over half a billion people, about 25 percent of the world’s population, live in huts caves and tents.
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Collier's Weekly
Early Electric Arc Invention Notes
The passage credits Sir Humphrey Davy with producing the electric arc around 1809. It mentions Wei presenting before the Royal Society and Leoneon Thomas Wright as early contributors, noting a claim about the first arc lamp in 1845.
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Humphrey Davy
Wei
Royal Society
Thomas Wright
Diamond legends showcased at Philadelphia natural science hall
An exhibition runs at the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia featuring famous diamonds and the roles they played in the rise and fall of kingdoms and empires. The display highlights their historical significance and mystique to visitors.
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Academy of Natural Science
Phiadelphia
Incomplete Note From Pusnadena Post Cited
Fragmentary excerpt from the Pusnadena Post discusses relief and a snatched pocket while implying a dental procedure or loss. The passage lacks clear context, named individuals, dates, or concrete actions, making precise summary impossible.
Stationery Origin Story From Market Sells
The term stationery derives from stationer a middle English word from stacyonere meaning book seller. The book seller or publisher was so named because he occupied a station in the market or elsewhere reflecting historical trade locations.
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Sationarius
Household trick to remove duck down with melted paraffin
A dated exchange describes a method to remove duck down by spreading melted paraffin over the duck, cooling, then pulling off the paraffin to lift feathers. It notes paraffin from jelly making can be reused for the process and says the technique is simple and effective.
Properly Prepared Sunday School Reading Quip
A Sunday school scene notes a reading about swine possessed by evil spirits. A child jokes that today the swine would be made into deviled ham. The quip reflects playful wartime style humor in a religious education setting.
Tribute to Mike Langello From Guiteras Pupils
Pupils and faculty at Guiteras Memorial Junior High School observed one minute of silence in memory of Ignazio Mike Langello a 15 year old ninth grader who died after suffering a heart attack following a school play. A physician was called but he died the next morning.
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Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Ignazio
Mike” Langello
Cocoanuts Hold Off Peanuts In Tight Nut League Win
The Cocoanuts edged the Peanuts 22 to 21 after a strong finish in the final minutes at M.C. A second game saw the Walnuts beat the Beechnuts 31-21 as the winners controlled the action throughout the contest.
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Cocoanuts
Peanuts
M.C
Beechnuts
Walnuts
Newly Elected Town Council Members Organize
Newly elected council members swept into office in a Democrat landslide assumed office Friday at four o clock. Town Clerk John W Church swore them in and First Councilman Wm H Angevine was elected president while Mr Church was named council clerk. Regular meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays each month. The oath and organizational ceremony lasted about 20 minutes.
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Councl
John W Church
Wm H Angevine
Mr Church
Origin of the holy face phrase tied to Treen Volto Santo
The phrase “By the face of God” traces to the Volto Santo or Holy Face of Treen, a crucifix linked to an early Byzantine crucifix brought to Eneet Croso Palestine in 782.
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God
Treen
Eneet Croso Palestine
Panama Canal Tourists Value Tides Difference
The Panama Canal exists to span oceans with a tide contrast. On the Pacific side the rise reaches about 14 feet while on the Atlantic side the rise is roughly 14 inches, illustrating the dramatic tidal effects near the canal.
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Panama
Marble Composition and Uses in Ornament
Marble is a crystalline granular lime stone or dolomite highly polishable. It is used primarily as an ornament for monuments statuary and building stone.
Bowlers poised to clinch Merchants League title
Bristol Train of Artillery bowling squad seems near assured of the 1933 Merchants League crown with two big wins over the Senators totaling 7 points to 1. Night Hawks led by Buster Darling split a Friday leg with Pozzi Drug Store in a legiate match.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Senators
Night Hawks
Buster” Darling
Pozzi Drug Store
Armorial Distinction and Blazon of Hatchment Definition
A hatchment is described as the armorial bearings of a deceased person displayed on a lozenge panel on a house hearse tomb or in church. It indicates rank sex and condition and is usually defined or blazoned for heraldic display.
Colonial Dames Membership Requirements
The Colonial Dames require an ancestor with colonial public life status for applicants. Must be invited by a member in good standing and affiliate with the branch in the applicant’s resident state.
New Venetian Museum Opens in Lezzonico Palace
The Lezzonico Palace in Venice, famed for its beauty along the canal, has been converted into a public museum showcasing its historic rooms and art collection. The transformation preserves the palace’s elegance while opening access to visitors.
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Lezzonico Palace
Venice
Spanish Diminutive Nita Follows Juanita Origin
The article explains the diminutive Nita as a contraction of Juanita, the feminine form of Juan. It notes that Juanita is the Spanish version of John and that Nita derives from it as a nickname.
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Nita
Juanita
Juan
John
Lark Ascending Leads a Literary Vacation Across Countries
A reviewer discusses Maze de la Roche’s Lark Ascending alongside The Belated Reckoning and The Enchanted April. The piece praises wit and description, notes improbable plots, and observes the author’s departure from her Whiteoaks world as she embarks on a literary vacation with a forthcoming Finch's Fortune sequel.
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Maze de la Roche
Phyllis Bottome
Elizabeth
Herelind
Italy
Aden Beg Ayer
Mazo de la Roche
Miss de la Roche
Whiteoaks
Finch
Dear little waste can in the corner poem
A short poem addressed to a green waste can between the cliff and the wall. The speaker photos a casual glance and sees Salome silhouettes in its hue calling it a treasure that fills a daily need and remains a friend in need. Eureka.
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Sodini & Gquisti
State Street
Blue Bird Shop
Nan Cabot
JAMES _F. DUFFY
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Children’s Oxford
Oxford
Charles J. Sartini
Wood Street
E. A. Skinner
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Bristol
R. I
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Roheses
Guiteras
Panama Canal
B. T.A. Bowlers
Merchants
A. Burke
Ryone
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Bullock
Middleton Sean Se
Kenney
Hawes
Sousa
Langello
BT A
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Middleton
Dummy Souza
Getchell
Kenney Ee Ee
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Burke Darting
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Habels Ompan
Gas & Electric Shopitt
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