Wadsworth Named Assistant Secretary and Boston Ties
Huot Wadsworth of Boston resigns as assistant secretary in charge of foreign loans and railroa dances to return to private life. Appointed March 1921 by President Harding, he held varied roles including cost of occupation on the Rhine, Red Cross work, and Harvard affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huot Wadsworth
Boston
Vate Ife
Inirch
Herding
Rge
Foreign Loane
Railroa D'Ances
Rhine
K. Wadsworth
Rochester
Harvard
Amera National Red Cross
Media
Tae
Garry Sargent Vermont's Eccentric New Attorney General
Garry Sargent, born 1880 in Ludlow Vermont, rises from Vermont attorney to United States attorney general as a colorful figure in the Coolidge cabinet. A Tufts graduate with a broad practice, he is described as a tall physical presence who amuses with pipe collection clocks and tinkering. Known for early rising and camping, he remains plain in appearance yet ambitious, fluent in French and Italian, and fond of vehicles, cooking, and antiquarian pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garibaldi Sargent
Coolidge
Ludlow
Tufts College
Vermont
Prestooridge
President
Senate
Charles B. Warren
Garry" Sargent
Sala
Portrait of Sanders and Wife in National Spotlight
An up to date portrait of Everett Sanders and his wife Ela Neal of Jasonville Indiana outlines their courtship at Terre Haute Indiana State Normal School their marriage in 1904 and Sanders rise from law practice to Congress. The piece notes his near nomination for vice president at the Cleveland National Republican Convention and his role with the national speakers bureau. Terre Haute residents see him as natural to political leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Sanders
Coolidge
Indiana State Normal
Congress
National Republican
Cleveland
Sanders
National Speakers’ Bureau
O. Basco Fae Hilavery
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Insists ¢ Does Slemp
John Fritz Medal Given to Frank Stevens for Panamanian Work
Frank Stevens, long time chief engineer of the Panama Canal project, receives the John Fritz Medal for achievements in civil engineering and major planning of the canal and railway construction. He has also led railway and engineering efforts in Russia and Siberia and has lived in North Carolina in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stevens
Panama Canal
John Fritz
Edison
George Wesating
Alexander Graham Bell
Alfred General Goethals
Orville ‘de
Great Northern
Murder and the cobbler in a mountain feud tale
A special judge and his chatty Louisville stenographer arrive in a Kentucky hollow scarred by a bloody feud. On his first Sunday the judge seeks a shave from a local cobbler, who calmly recalls killings as kilin’s and hints at truth while sharpening his ancient razor. The encounter sets a wary, lawless mood.
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Wilkins
Kentucky
Louisville
Wilks
Wilkina
Lead Pencil Gone as Storekeeper Snoozes
A Northern traveler seeking a lead pencil in a sultry Southern town finds a sleepy proprietor who, after wakeful protest, declares the pencils not for sale and drifts back to sleep despite the showcase full of them.
New York Sider’s Art Business Tale on Third Avenue
A East Sider recites a humorous fable about buying cheap pictures and selling them for profit. He claims a simple rule defines art a picture and insists the selling seller cannot name the subject. The tale centers on a painting of three men with a fife drum and a head ache by a flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
Weather Prophet Cat Weathervane Gains Fame
The Boston Trangerlot reports on Weathervane, a weather predicting cat in East Hampton near Middletown Connecticut. The cat allegedly forecast fair weather during the total eclipse, drawing crowds to learn its forecasts through purrs and quirks. Louis James once owned it and later it was housed with blankets in a warehouse before returning home. The piece notes other weather lore surrounding the cat and its reputation. In Newark New Jersey, a radium loss occurs when $1000 worth goes missing from St Michael's hospital. A needle-like radium source is later found in the incinerator ashes after a search by police and hospital staff.
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Cat
Iver
Middletown
Conn
Joss
Weathervane
Horace Johnson
Middle Haddam
Elis Hughes
East Hampton
Hughes
Richard Gitlon
Louis James
United States Weather Bureau
James House
St. Michael's Hospital
Newark
N. J
Radium Company of Orange
Dinner party tale among bishops sparks ribbing
In a story recounted by Mrs. Stirling, the bishop of London hosted a dinner with the bishop of Winchester present. Drinks were offered but declined by the two bishops, while Dean Inge helped himself to champagne and cigars. He quipped to Sir Lewis Coward that others had “other vices.”
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London
Stirling
Dean Inge
Winchester
Lewis Coward
K. C
Asparagus Eating Etiquette Stirs Dinner Debate
A Hazelwood Avenue resident quotes conflicting advice on how to eat asparagus. One says to impale stalks from top to base, another prefers slicing the tip with a knife, and a third ties the fork in separating the tip. The speaker favors eating with fingers and seeks a set rule to satisfy all. Detroit News notes the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelwood Avenue
Detroit News
Honored Anatole France Funeral Observed in Paris
William Lyon Phelps notes in Scribner’s Magazine that Anatole France, a man of letters and aristocrat in style yet a Communist in policy, drew a universal crowd of mourners. He recalls an announced Comedie Francaise play canceled after the funeral, with tickets refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anatale France
Paris
Williiam Lyon Phelps
Scribners Magazine
Anatole France
Comedie Francaise
Puppies in pairing for Amer ican Legion Weekly ad
Two fox terrier puppies, one male and one female, are described as beautifully matched in a guaranteed singing role for the American Legion Weekly, with details indicating a pet feature and promotion for the publication.
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Birmingham
Ala
American Legion Weekly
Fairy Tale News Read by Billie Brownie Club
In a read aloud session of Natureland News Billie Brownie shares cheerful items about children and pets. Six children and a toy rabbit appear in a veranda photo with Bill, baby Bill’s cousin, and the toy rabbit sometimes named Mr Pussy Cat. Mahalia loves her new broom, calling it sweet and good. Elaine has a carriage for two dolls, and Buddy, Lucy, and others feature in playful routines and prizes including Natalie winning an arithmetic challenge.
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Natureland News
Bille Brownie
Ike
Fairrles
Oat Familly
Bogey
Witty Witch
Mr. Giant
Billie Brownie
Bill
Bil
Pussy Cat
Mr. Way-Rabbit-Pussy-Cat
Mahalia
Maggie
Mag
Dupps
Blane
Elaine
Buddy
Milk
Lucy
Hlsie-Jack-Marion- Wreddy-Joe
Natalie
Gold Quick Release Riddle in Chemistry Class
A professor asks how gold can be released most quickly under a chemical combination. The student responds with a witty answer, saying marriage as the clever metaphor.
Mrs Winterary Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Recovery
In St Paul Minnesota Mrs Mary Winterary says overwork and worry left her faint and weak until a friend urged Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After months and bottles she reports improved strength better sleep and regained health. She invites other women to write for guidance.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Lydi
Pinkham
Mary Winterary
Duke Street
Rice Griddle Cakes and Braking Test Equipment
A Weathered recipe notes rice griddle cakes with rice and Calumet baking powder, sugar and milk, stirred to a medium batter. A stray line mentions an apparatus for measuring car braking ability developed by the U S Bureau of Standards.
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United States Bureau of Standards
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Erset and Country
Ington
Metropolitan
Cospas
Garry” Sargent
Avery
Irs
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F Stevens
Anatole
France
Europe
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Mrs. Wilhelmy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spohn
Pd & A
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Racine, Wis
Dr. Pierce
P.H. Roche
Bey Asa Ave
Thauid
Haarlem
Thethera
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