Two Dresses and a Middy Blouse Change Ruth Eldredge
Ruth Eldredge joins a mountain camp with 26 girls adopting a middy blouse look. She helps a wounded rider Weyman and the pair confess love, ending with Ruth signaling a downsized wardrobe and a plan to marry on a limited income.
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McClure
Ruch Donnéy
Weyman
Rex
Ruth Eldredge
Ruth
Chloris Hunter
Chloris
Beauty
Rath
Saan
Jack
Heavis
Micker
Hedged in by superstition among African natives
A British traveler recalls rigid native laws and prohibitions guiding daily life. He notes fear of death for breaches and details journeys shaped by omens such as hyenas, woodpeckers, and river crossings, including ritual bow dipping and spitting to mark a crossing.
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Bwanal
Half Hour Reading Challenge from Lord Morley
Morley urges every reader to carve out at least half an hour daily for reading. He argues even a quarter hour can yield 15 to 20 pages, or a masterwork in progress, if pursued consistently. He invites experimentation and promises cumulative yearly gains in knowledge and treasure.
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Wordsworth
Tintern
Loard Morley
Halcyon Days and the Kingfisher Myth
The halcyon days refer to the 14 days around the winter solstice when the kingfisher supposedly nests and calms the sea. Ancient belief linked the bird to peaceful seas and halted storms, despite harsh winter weather and reefed seas.
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Haleson
Zebrale Creatures To Replace Mules In Modlothian
A Mod lothian county experiment describes cross breeding a zebra from Africa with a pony mare by Professor Ewart. The zebrale stands about fourteen hands high and can carry twelve stone. They are strong hardy and intelligent, good trotters, some already sent to India for government use.
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Modlothian
Ewart
Africa
India
Journey Cake and Johnny Cake Names Compared
In Literary Digest the journey cake is described as a quick bread made from Tudian coinmeal mixed with milk or water and salt, baked on a guddle or toasted, and placed before coals. It notes the term journey cake was later corrupted to Johnny cake in modern times.
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Johnny
Not Quite the Same in Robart Letter to His Father
A New York Evening Post excerpt quotes Robert writing to his father from school. He admits a misstatement about a professor’s praise and corrects himself by saying his abilities were problematical.
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Robert
Mathers
Rob
New York Evening Post
Local and Personal Notes from Carey Area
Mrs Wallace Wye is quite ill Alonzo Coppier of North street is ill with typhoid fever Miss Bessie Todd of Bluffton visited Halcyon Hall last week Mr and Mrs Wills Wonder moved back to Carey Ervin Wonder took their place on the farm Louise Eysenbach and daughter Louise of Lima visit Mrs C E Kessler Nellie K Shriber and daughters left for Morgantown W Va to visit relatives Maud Wade and children visit Miss Bertha Van Heyda Mart McKinnon and sons and Whetstone and daughters visited Laird family Lakeside outing planned for Elsie Garman Margie Sutphen Irene Gillet Maude Snyder Herman Gibbs Carolyn Newhard Alma Bish Helen Lantz of Toledo visited F H Frederick and joined a Lakeside picnic with Upper Sanduskies Junior Frederick returned home from the trip Western Newspaper-Herald item notes necklace gift is mentioned as a novel necklace from the Boston Transcript.
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Wallace Wye
Alonzo Coppier
North Street
Maud Wade
Margaret
Joe
Herman Gibbs
Carolyn Newhard
Alma Bish
Lakeside
Wm. Gaibroner
Homer
Middleport
Carey
E. B. Kurtz
Cleveland
Will Hiles
Practical lesson: boy runs attic grocery store boosts arithmetic
A ten year old poor in arithmetic learns by running a home attic grocery. He buys, prices, sells, and keeps profits with his mother buying supplies at regular price. His father enforces accurate ledgers and rewards responsibility. The method raises school marks and builds business skills.
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Halls Futher
Jedgex
Aehebday
Coral Reefs and Their Depths in Ocean Waters
Coral reefs form best in Pacific and Indian oceans and near the West Indies where volcanic upheavals are rare. Reefs thrive between twenty and thirty fathoms deep with water temperatures not dropping below G degrees F in coldest weather. The living base sinks as the sea bed declines, while the reef grows outward to widen its area.
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Pacific
Ingilan
West Indies
Famous Singing Band at Chautauqua Impresses Audiences
The unique musical organization meets the triple demand for splendor action and merit. It is brilliantly costumed with lively descriptive numbers and music that is praised in print. Hussars blend up to date singing with brass band effects surprising listeners. The program is continuous weaving song and story with a wide vocal range from popular tunes to grand opera.
Forest Miller Injured in Crank Incident
Forest Miller travels on crutches after a Home Telephone Co. crank kicks his shin during a faultless misfire. Liz ette involved in the event is noted in the encounter.
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Forest Miller
Home Telephone Co
Lizette
Medal Awarded to Worker for War Service
Herschel Updegraff received a bronze medal from the Pennsylvania Railroad for World War II service while he was a fireman with the railroad. The company deployed 27,000 men in the war effort.
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Herschel Updegraff
Pennsylvania Railroad
Theiemloy
Pennsylvania
Hand Injury Counts Third Accident for Worker at Federal Porcelain
Wednesday afternoon Jacob Wonderer, employed in a grinder in the day room at the Federal porcelain works, caught his left hand resulting in the loss of the third finger and part of the little finger. He began life with ten fingers and now has only two fingers and one thumb on the left hand.
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Jacob Wonder
the Federal Porcelain
Stork Brings 7% Pound Son to Kesslers Saturday Morning
A seven pound baby boy arrived Saturday morning to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kessler. The family welcomed the newborn with joy as relatives visited to share in the happy event.
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C. E. Kessler
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Nellie K. Shriber
Vivian
Vera
Morgantown
W. Va
Helen Lantz
Toledo
F. H. Frederick
Indian Lake
Junior Frederick
Boston Transcript
Chautauqua
Dunbar’s White Hussars
The
Carey Chautauqua
Edgemont
Graham Waters
Imperial
Green & Green Co
the Grees and Green Company
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