Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files June 12 1913
A run of local incidents is recalled: a party of Union City men escape serious injuries when their auto hits a barricade on South Street. Clarence J. Smith of Corry National Bank is seriously ill at home after a bank day. Buffalo businessmen arrive and linger in town. The high school commencement proceeds with student speakers including Loveland Love Bosworth Naylor McCullowey and Ewer. Heath Grist Mill fire on Franklin and Center streets flames threaten nearby homes. Teachers honor retiring superintendent L B Cross with a garnet ring. Chief Stevens rests at Pindy Lake with James Stevens acting chief. Miss Margaret St Clair visits from Los Angeles. L W Olds and family plan auto tour to New England. Prof Davy departs for Deerfield for summer. Keppel family leaves for Champlain Institute commencement in Randolph. Weaver family moves to a farm east of town. Lena Mather of Corry Women’s Civic League addresses Washington Street pupils. Eighth graders at Hatch building show perfect attendance. A PRR worker dies after a collision near H A Frank farm.
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IONE QUINBY GREGs reports on Mrs Roosevelt reshaping White House social life with simple, economical entertaining. She bans lavish formalities, invites cabinet wives to at home days, and hosts seven cent economy dinners. The era emphasizes homey, informal gatherings and practical domestic focus.
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Ione Quinby Gregs
General Press
Washington
National Society
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ladies Aid Society
Inirs
William Jones
Sistie Dall
Genevieve Garner
Mirs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt weather heats up Capitol as Congress eyes adjournment
Washington reports a heat wave dubbed Roosevelt weather as Congress rushes to adjourn its special session. Officials note hot conditions affect lawmakers, with the House cooling system finally bringing relief after an overheated evening in the chamber.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry
Congress
Capitol
Senate
House
Bonus Army
Hollywood Film Habits and Peculiar Celebrity Tics
Hollywood column catalogs quirky habits of stars such as Will Rogers Ruth Chatterton Sylvia Sidney and Greta Garbo. It notes Cary Grant Wynne Gibson George Arliss and others with playful backstage quirks and ritual tells in a mood of light entertainment.
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Alanson Edwads
United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Tumsn
Will Rogers
Ruth Chatterton
Sylvia Sidney
Hing Crosby
Greta Garbo
Claudette Colbert
Mae West
Jimmy Cagney
Glenda Farrell
Charlie Ruggles
Frederic March
Cary Grant
Wynne Gisom
George Arliss
Mrs. Arliss
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Miriam Hopkins
John Barrymore
Marlene Dietrick
Chevalier
Cecil B. DeMille
Questions on historical names and places from the article
The reader asks about specific details: when Frank Tmery held the Empire Freight Line agent role, when Ira Murray handled coal shipments along the right of way of the P&W RR at 1st Avenue, the McGrew sisters running the China and Glass store on WPirst Ave, and when Miss Jennie Lafferty taught at Pairview school.
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Frank Tmery
Smpire
Ira Murray
P& WW
1St Avenue
McGrew
China & Glass
Wpirst Ave
Jennie Lafferty
Pairview School
New Industrial Control Measure Adopted by Roosevelt Era
The final adoption of the industrial control measure with licensing provisions marks a Roosevelt era victory and a unique peace time government move. It aims to curb cutthroat competition, relieve labor exploitation, and address the low mood from postwar economic strains. The act lasts one year with possible extension if successful, and it seeks broad industry cooperation.
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Roosevelt
Republic
Neely denounces bankers stock jobbery in Senate inquiry
Senator Neely of West Virginia blasted the Morgan inquiry findings during a Senate speech. He cited lists of Morgan stock allocations at below market prices and denounced alleged wholesale bribery among industrial and financial leaders. He warned that any obstruction to the investigation would end a public career. The Senate investigation panel planned to decide on continuing hearings, with new members Steiner and Goldsborough joining future sessions. In Dallas, 13 year old Jean Carlson found a perfect pink pearl worth $10 at a dam site in Oregon.
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Senate
Morgan
West Virginia
House of Morgan
Morgan Partners
Way
Mie
Couzens
London
Norbeck
Steiner
Oregon
Goldsborough
Maryland
Mello-Glo Face Powder Promises Youthful Glow
An advertisement for MELLO-GLO face powder touts a healthy bloom and smooth wear. It claims to hide tiny lines pores and shine with a fragrance and long lasting finish. Available in 50c and 1.00 at Kelster's Drug Store.
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Kelster
Lafayette Leader Honored by French Legion of Honor
Dr. William Mather Lewis president of Lafayette College receives Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from the French government in a surprise ceremony conducted by General Pillon, military attaché at the French Embassy.
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Easton
William Mather Lewis
Lafayette College
Legion of Honor
General Pillon
Hmnassy
Lens Used in Death by Own Action at State Hospital
A 50 year old inmate Harry Miller at the state hospital for the criminally insane attempted suicide using a lens from his eyeglasses. He slashed his wrists in Michigan City, according to reportfrom the facility.
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Michigan City
Harry Miller
State Hospital
Constipated 30 Years Aided by Old Remedy
An elderly woman named Alice Burns claims thirty years of chronic constipation were relieved after trial of Adherna from Sheister's Cut Rate Drug Store. The ad-note cites souring food and stomach discomfort as historic symptoms and credits the remedy with a positive change.
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Alice Burns
Sheister
Early American menus cited in Washington social history
Fragmentary passage notes recipes linked to Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson, with Dolly Madison halting a cake and Mrs. Roosevelt reducing elaborate entertaining. The text says these dishes gained popularity in Washington and that social democracy shaped customs. The tone recalls 19th to mid-20th century political hostess practices and evolving American dining culture.
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Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Dolly Madison
Washington
Roosevelt
Woman killed by electric sweeper in Minerva Ohio
Mrs. Jacob Blevins, 29, formerly of Rouseville, died of electrocution while using an electric sweeper at her Minerva home. She held the cord in one hand and steered with the other when a high voltage surged through the line. Her husband tried to free her as the device clung to her, and the cord was disconnected. Minerva Electric Company investigators called the sweeper defective. Jewelers turn junk dealer Bangor Me jewelers shift to junk dealer ads seeking old gold.
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Srankigin
Jacob Blevins
Rouseville
Minerva
Ohio
Blevins
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