Mystery and Mansion Plans Unfold in Whimsical Tale
Irene Barnes and Ward Read confront fading fortune as Uncle Bartelle’s will clues surface. Ward and Victor Read face chores and maturing duty after a sealed envelope in the bank safe reveals an odd set of instructions. The duo must reconcile romantic hopes with practical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Barnes
Victor Read
Irene
Uncle Bartelle
Ward
Victor
Bert Bortelle
Cehildren
Jehdtreh
Madge Steele
Eco
Bor
Tan Ghee
Pioongen
Marsh Se
Bortelle
Ufe
Madge
Busi
Ypres and Belgian Countryside After Battle Scarred Drive
A writer surveys the Ypres sector and Belgian hinterland after the fighting, noting battered tanks along roads, the Cloth Hall area, Hooge and St Julien, Passchendaele views, mangled forests at Houthulst, and the quick return of rural life as Belgian peasants and French villagers rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeebrugge
Ypres
Kemmel
Passchendaele
Manchester Guardian
Cloth Hall
No Man's Land
Menin Gate
Poelcapelle
Hooge
St. Julien
Passchendaoele
Houthulst
Ypresbrugge
Belgium
Embargo on Japanese Lily Stock Sparks Vancouver Trade
Vancouver nurserymen predict a new industry as US embargo on Japanese nursery stock shifts lily bulb trade to Canada. Bulbs will be lifted from soil at the border, repacked in Canadian loam, and deemed free of Japanese soil to enter the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Formosa
Pacific
United States
Popular Mechanics Magazine
High Altitude Flight Lab Equipment and Conditions
The report discusses equipment used in the laboratory and outlines all the conditions affecting high altitude flights. It notes tests, safety considerations, and performance factors critical for research at elevation.
Walter Dale Marries Hetty Perkins In Civic Garden Plan
Walter Dale marries Hetty Perkins after debts forced a move to a frugal life. Hetty, optimistic and practical, envisions a city garden cafeteria on the flat iron tract, directing a crew to cultivate vegetables and berries for a shared venture, turning fundraising into daily business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
Walter
Hetty Perkins
Maud
Greenville
Flora
Hetty
Perkins
Mrs. Dale
John Dale
Tron
Walter Dale
Doctor Shelton Captured by Bandits in China and Escapes
Dr. A L Shelton a medical missionary stationed seventeen years at Batang on the Tibetan border was captured by Yang Tien Fu and held for ransom for seventy one days. He endured trekking and a growing neck tumor before escape aided by villagers and missionaries. He underwent surgery in Rochester and was brought home with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
China
A. L. Shelton
Batang
New York
Mayo Hogital
Rochester
Minn
Yang Tien Fu
Dr. Shelton
R Chief
Father Bailly
Yunnan
Mrs. Shelton
Yunnanfu
B. P. Osgood
Chuchow
J. P. Thornton
Standard Oil Company
United States
Yamantu
America
Memorial for Officers Club Planned in New York City
The Army and Navy Club of America plans an eight million dollar service clubhouse in New York to memorialize over eight thousand American officers who died in World War I. The project aims to preserve each officer’s military record and make the building a national landmark akin to Grant's Tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Army and Navy Club of America
Grant
Hudson
Prefers Electric Chair to Life Term
John Egan, condemned for the murder of Louis Klein, requests execution by electric chair rather than a life term. He cites torture from imprisonment and notes his wooden leg as part of his claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Egan
Louis Klein
Egan
Theda Roscoe in Woodland Bride Fantasy
Theda Roscoe enters the film world as a naïve woodland beauty and becomes enveloped by a staged wedding and film crew. She rises from hard city work to inherit about twenty thousand dollars after her stepfather’s death, then seeks out Vic tor Brocton in the hospital, whose misfortune mirrors her own dawning romance and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Roscoe
Calla
Theda
Martin Druse
Druse
Mr. Brocton
Maynard and others tour New England and Europe notes
Dr John Bellows and son John tour Vermont and Maine by auto. James McGuire returns after two weeks with relatives in Nantasket Beach. John Donahue of Beacon Motor Car Co Boston on two weeks vacation. Frank Taylor home after extended England trip. M Grange to hold Leap Year party August 17 with committee Mabel Bishop Hannah Clowry Helen Gault. Robert Bain returns to Uxbridge after visiting brother Mungo. Bain oversees a spinning room at Ameriti Woolen Co in Uxbridge resuming work this week. Mrs Samuel Parker and daughter Martha return from England after visiting relatives since spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bellows
John
Vermont
Maine
James McGuire
Nantasket Beach
John* Donahue
Beacon Motor Car Co
Boston
Frank Taylor
England
M Grange
Mabel Bishop
Hannah Clowry
Helen Gault
Robert Bain
Mungo
Uxbridge
Ameriti Woolen Co
Samuel Parker
Martha
Marlboro to Attend Midland A C Field Day at Waushakum Park
Marlboro plans to send a strong contingent to the Midland A C field day at Waushakum Park Framingham this afternoon. The R H Long and Dennison nine teams clash to decide supremacy. Spates will pitch for Long boosting Marlboro interest. A hose coupling contest and several athletic events including relay races and 100 yard dash are on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland A. C
Waushakum Park
Framingham
R H. Long
Dennison
Marlboro
Westboro
Natick
Walpole
Ashland
Saxonville
Denn! — ‘Manufacturing Cound Framing
Funeral for Joseph Veni Held at St Marys Worcester
The funeral of Joseph Veni proprietor of Junest pharmacy Worcester took place Tuesday morning at St Marys church. Rev Narcisse Denis of Richmond Va aided by Rev F X Lariviere deacon and Rev J L Levesque sub deacon led the high requiem mass with St Marys church quartet providing music. Burial in parish cemetery under Buisson Morin undertakers with pallbearers Joseph Lapierre Alfred Robert Joseph Precourt Henry Thibeault Eugene Lapierre Leopold Cloutier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Veni
Worcester
St Mary's Church
Narcisse Denis
Richmond
F. X. Lariviere
J. L. Levesque
St Mary’s Church
P. H. Grenier
Salem
Libera
Buisson & Morin
Joseph ©. Lapierre
Alfred Robert
Joseph Precourt
Woburn
Henry Thibeault
Eugene Lapierre
Leopold Cloutier
Carr returns from Belgrade Lakes vacation with plans to resume work
P Carr superintendent of Schooler and family return from a five week Belgrade Lakes Maine vacation. He plans to resume duties soon focusing on the continuation school. Aubrey Porter has been elected as a teacher and is currently at Hyannis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Carr
Belgrade Lakes
Carr
Aubrey Porter
Russell House Care While Kenney Is Away
John Fanning is in charge of the Russell House while Clarence Kenney travels to Canada. Miss Bertha Fee is spending a vacation at Hampton Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fanning
Russell House
Clarence Kenney
Canada
Bertha Fee
Hampton Beach
Maynard News Highlights Local Personalities and Outing
Howard King of Sexton cafe on vacation visiting William Driscoll in Clayville NY. Patrick McGrath and William Ma ley touring Maine by auto visiting seaside resorts. Miss Marguerite Conway of Wo burn visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeney. Springfield major league player at Wilder home. Lake Walden drawing Maynard youths for night gatherings. Thomas King of Powder Milled at Mass Gen hospital for hand injuries from a powder blast years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Howard King
Ty Sexton Cafe
Nascn St
Albert Hendrickson
New Idea
William Driscoll
Clayvills NY
Patrick McGrath
William Maley
Maine
Marguerite Conway
Woburn
Charles Sweeney
Brick
Springfield
Frank ‘Wilder
Lake Walden
Thomas King
Mass Gen
My. King
Mills Reopen Asrabet Mills After Shutdown
The Asrabet mills begin reopening after a shutdown dating from July 8. Weaving and dressing departments start Monday. drawing and other processes resume in the following days. 428 looms operate as parts restart. no new orders yet and buyers await display of samples around Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asrabet
Foom
Thesday
Menders
Martoof
Roos
Soma
Enone
Alan
Trie
Maynard Canning Club Meets At Peterson Home
The Maynard Canning Club held a Tuesday meeting with host Mists Oda Peterson. Members reported canning more than 24 jars each, meeting the required quota. They discussed displaying canned goods at the Middlesex Farm Bureau exhibit in Waitham on September 9 to 11, and enjoyed a donor hour with games after business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Canning Club
Oda Peterson
Middlesex Farm ‘Bureau
Waitham
Sympathy Expressed for Marlboro Man Patrick Wall
Expressions of sympathy were offered after the death of Patrick Wall at his Marlboro home Tuesday morning. He was 76 years old, a 72 year resident, and funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 o'clock at Immaculate Conception Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fearns
Patrick Wall
Marlbor
Wall
Marlboro
Immaculate Conception Church
Hen Thieves Strike Coop During Night Raid
Thieves raided the Sudbury farm coop of S. D. Ala during the night and stole several setting hens and eggs. A tractor plow demonstration drew about 400 farmers nearby, and five trades were reportedly made after the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Ala
Sudbury
Liang
Marlboro Outing Planned by Etke Lodge in September
The Etke lodge organizes a September outing. several locals are reported on vacation at Revere Beach and Salem Willows. Charles White caught a seven pound perch at Fat Meadow. Cooper Tiberty Thompson factory ships 45 to 50 cases daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Etke
Rai Arnold Crowther
Clara
Mise
Bertha Gould
Revere Beach
John.j. Riley
Lincoln St. ‘S
Salem Willows
Lyman Wheeler
Boston
Joseph Lon Kag
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Evelyn Ler
Western Newspaper Union
Genevieve
Ulmar
Outlaw Gang
By Alvah J. Garth
Maynard
Maynardee
New Goode
Canning Club
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