Mind and senses explored in a Puritan era reflection
A fragment discusses deafness and blindness, arguing blindness disables more than deafness and people can manage with limited hearing. It notes Puritan pride in lineage and cites Yale’s Prof. Ellsworth Hunt on comparing colonial families and the enduring virtues of Hookers, Lymans, Trumbulls, and Huntingtons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Huntm
Yale
Hookers
Lidges
Lymans
Trumbulls
Tingtons
Descendants Show Bias In Abundant Traits Across Stocks
The article discusses Adamses and other families as pure-blooded stock, noting Puritan descendants and showing claimed disparities in profession and recognition. It cites psychologists and anthropologists on gender differences, suggesting women more emotion driven and men more calculated, with broad claims about behavior and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamses
Edes
Stones
Williams
Physica
Cyclopedia Britannica
Jewemen
Leg
Breach of Promise Suit Targets Prominent Former Aide
Miss Kathleen Leary Bond seeks 500000 from Paul Spencer Clapp of Indianola Iowa alleging repeated marriage proposals between 1927 and 1932. She says they planned a Catholic wedding and possible children, but Clapp reportedly postponed and canceled plans including a scheduled April 16 1932 marriage. He later married Rosalind Wainwright Deutsch and lives in Boxley Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kathine Leary Bond
Paul Spencer Clapp
Indianola
A Clapp
Hooverig
Teommerce
Rosalind Wainwright Deutsch
Boxley
Open Letter Urges Help For Camp Good Health Fund
An appeal urges continued support from women and individuals for Camp Good Health. It notes slow male response this spring and cites Adolph the undernourished boy needing summer care. Donors are asked to mail checks to The Gazette Camp Good Health Fund Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
Adolph
Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dust Storm From Africa Hits Rome
A heavy dust storm from the African deserts hit Rome causing two deaths and property damage. A school cornice collapsed while mothers waited for children’s dismissal at Porta Maggiore injuring several people. The dust hid St Peter's dome at midday.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Porta Maggiore
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Morning in May Inspires Edgar A. Guest Poem
The speaker rebels against labor and duty to enjoy a May morning. He longs for the blossoms and birdsong, imagining the pleasure beyond work, conceding he will likely delay his duties to savor the blue sky and clover scented breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlepee
Memorial Day Observance at Strawberry Point
A Memorial Day program includes a 9 30 a m line of march, cemetery ceremony with music by a band and a male quartet, the Gettysburg address by Mrs L A Kissart, "Flanders Field" by Mrs Charles Gallentine, a response by Mrs J J Matthews, a speech by Rev James P Gable, and grave decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Kissart
Flanders Field
Charles Gallentine
J. J. Matthews
James P. Gable
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Ernest Lautereford Groves
Louis E. Bisch
Psyat
Ses
Jewan Eee
Africa
Edgar A. Guest
Ana
Standard Oil
Smulekoffs
Fred
Lou Oave
Smulekoff
Sainlaid
Smalekofes
Bigelow-Sanford
Paradise
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