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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1931
Page
4
Annie A. Evans died Sunday December 20. Funeral from sister Mrs Philip Mc Mahon’s home at 251 Weston Road Wellesley. A requiem High Mass was held Wednesday at St Pauls Church.
Timothy McCarthy of Cambridge died Thursday. The funeral was from his sister Miss Mary McCarthy’s home at 8 Cleary Street. Services were held Sunday at St. Mary's Church.
Mrs Elizabeth Long Kerrigan died Thursday funeral held Monday from her home at Highland Avenue A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St Marys Church with many attending to pay tribute to the departed.
Anna Frances Casey died Saturday December 19. Funeral services were held from the home of her brother James JJ Casey at 36 Lexington Avenue. A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Church. Miss Casey was remembered for a delightful personality.
The neighborhood mourns the death of Mrs Mary M Burns who passed away Thursday. Her funeral was held Monday from 349 Columbia Street with many friends and relatives in attendance. A Requiem High Mass was celebrated at St Marys Church.
Charles E Bramhall, longtime Cambridge resident, died Friday. Funeral services were conducted at his home 125 Fresh Pond Parkway on Sunday.
Admired for true womanhood, Mrs Mary J Bedard died last Saturday at 8 Vandine Street. Many friends and relatives attended the Requiem High Mass at St Patrick's Church Monday.
A humorous anecdote recalls J P Morgan avoiding reporters at first then answering a list of questions slid under his door. He later offers extra information of interest to finance. The punch line notes his wish to avoid backache from picking up letters.
A kaleidoscope of Cambridge life with snippets on local politicians, City Hall, and society figures. References include Governor and Governor-elect chatter, the Unemployment Committee, Library Trustees, and a Fire Department rescue squad, all noted amid social columns and campus mentions.
The J. B. Johnson Co. at 361 Rindge Avenue North Cambridge offers a dry ice packed ice cream cake for Christmas dinners. Johnson, a New Hampshire Yankee transplanted to Cambridge, promotes the cake with Johnson ice cream whipped cream and fresh fruits. Call Per. 0332 to have it delivered in time for the holiday feast.
The committee passed a vote of confidence for Christina R. Denyven, a Morse School teacher with nearly 50 years’ experience. The meeting also discussed legalities of intra department car use and referred music director appointment and curriculum matters to the new panel.
A concise aphorism notes that prosperity carries fears and distastes while adversity brings comfort and hope, echoing a balanced view from Ba con.
Gossip notes Tuesday night emphasis on seriousness of city government. Councillor Leahy rumored to plan a surprise at the next council meeting. State Treasurer Charlie Hurley has moved from Harvard Square, his stout presence missed nearby.
From the seventeenth century the table knife grew in use and silver service arrived in the eighteenth century. Early knives were carried as general tools, later becoming popular in England and aiding the rise of table etiquette. Sheffield emerged as a leading cutlery center, shaping the craft to the present day.
The article traces early road traction attempts from steam powered models in 1770 to 1865 Britain under a red flag law, then highlights Daimler in 1885, Butler motorcycle, and Panhard Lecassor adopting the Daimler engine in 1887, noting sliding gears for speed change and the founding of the modern automobile.
A club replaces veteran black-coated servers with younger waitresses. One old member opposed the change and confronted a waitress at lunch asking about the duck, then grumbled about the “old pell can.”
In Mexico City the campaign for compulsory baths faced strong opposition from Jose Maria Velasquez who yielded to cleansing only when pressed by sanitary police. He produced a soiled certificate claiming an official bath last December and warned he would sue if two baths in nine months harmed his health.
A mother notices her three year old Ruth playing near an open tradesmen gate in the yard. Ruth whispers that her mother should close the gate so a dog named Rofle cannot get out.
A fragment from Wonmon's Home Com Inhean notes that nature chooses only sunshine, with unclear meaning and stray spelling.
The text notes the first floral games in Toulouse in May 1924 summoned by a guild of troubadours in the garden of "Gay Science." It states the Academie des Jeux Floraux was constituted in 1004 by letters patent and now focuses on Provencal poetry.
At a Little Rock dinner Senator Thiddens H Caraway mocked the hog theft defenses amid a farmer scandal. He cited Lawyer Isaacs and a hog possession tale as an example of multiple stories used to justify a suspect.
The article explains a mental math trick: the square of a number equals the sum of the first n odd numbers, where n is the number’s value. For example, 6^2 equals 1+3+5+7+9+11 = 30, and similarly 7^2 equals the sum of the first seven odd numbers.
An ancient astronomical observatory near Buetzow Germany has been rebuilt. The structure features circular stone domes used to observe celestial events and determine calendars.
A fragment notes that male parrots respond to teaching more readily than females, suggesting gender differences in trainability among parrots. The statement emphasizes ease of training rather than broader behavioral traits.
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