Juliana Favrille Transforms a Domestic Service Tale
Juliana, a writer, stays with Mrs Wentworth to study domestic work. A kitchen romance unfolds with Billy Wentworth returning from England, shocking the household but inspiring Juliana to finish her magazine piece on service.
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Perrey
Julliana
Wentworth
Egsca
de Science
Juliana Favrille
Billy Wentworth
Mrs. Wentworth
Billy
England
Marion
Hilly
Boy to undergo skull surgery to curb thefts
A Nearestown boy of nearly 18 faces brain surgery to relieve skull pressure linked to petty thefts after a six year old head injury. The father consented to the operation citing potential recovery and improved faculties, though worried about death. The case marks a county court's first use of surgery in lieu of jail.
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Norristown
J. Pottstown
Aepital
Bolly
Knipe
University Hospital
Paris Christmas Celebrations Amid City Turmoil
The piece notes Parisian holiday preparations disrupted by upheaval and traffic as the spirit of Christmas alters daily life. It compares holiday bustle to New York scenes and recalls December 25 versus December 26 as the festival date in Rome and broader Christian practice.
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Rome
Christmas lore on beef names and a king’s dinner
A fragment recounts Christmas era word origins with King Charles and the origin of the term sirloin. It describes a great bone and a beef loin, noting a cook’s reply that the cut had no name before its association with royal dining.
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Charlies
Hemas
Christmas Tools Tale Keeps Child Safe
A humorous exchange shows a clerk offering a Christmas tool chest while Mrs. B doubts the tools are suitable. The clerk insists the seemingly flimsy tools are designed to break quickly before the child can misuse them, reflecting a comic parent shop scenario.
A Perennial Present Christmas Neckwear Gag
A light exchange between Mrs. Caller and Mrs. Athome about giving the same necktie each Christmas and the husband’s continued confusion over the gift. The dialogue plays on a familiar domestic joke about repetitive presents.
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Caller
Athome
Local judges urged to stop prize drawing schemes
James M. Hamilton warned judges and social clubs to cease using mail to send material about prize drawings and gift schemes that resemble lotteries, noting the misuse of the mails for promotional books of chance.
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Chester
James M. Hamilton
Hocken Death Drowning Revealed
The report states that Hocken died by drowning. Details indicate the incident occurred under circumstances under investigation and authorities are reviewing evidence related to the death.
Foundry Thieves Loot Central Foundry in Lewinburg
Thieves broke into the Central foundry at Lewinburg and carted away brass stored there. They dismantled the large engine and other machinery, removed valuable tools and belting, and destroyed a jet of moulds.
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Lewinburg
Reading Referendum Motion Threatens Water Board
The Reading city council in its third meeting laid groundwork for a referendum on abolishing the Water Board. The board may appeal to court to preserve its status under 1865 law or present the case to the people if deemed appropriate. The Water Board vows to oppose any abolition attempt.
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Reading
Ordisance
Water Board
New City Council
Ite
Thief Pleads Handicap in Berks County Jail Sentence
Charles Meyers told Judge Solly in Criminal Court that his record followed him wherever he went after erred in a hoe theft case in Norristown. He admitted the crime and was sent to jail in Berks County as he faced penalties.
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Norristown
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