Twenty Years Ago Journal Clippings From Erie News
A collage of 1913 locally reported items includes a football scrimmage between the Company A eleven and the High School team ahead of a St Bonaventure clash, school board worries over Concord school progress, a pickpocket in First Ward, the death of Helen Bliss Patterson matron at Erie Detention Home from peritonitis after abdominal surgery, and a social calendar noting fund drives, club meetings, a masquerade Halloween party, and bridge award winners Inez Fitch and Lillian Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bonaventure College
BRI
Helen Bliss Patterson
Erie
St. Vincent's Hospital
Patterson
Associated Charities
Hudson, C
Sam S. Bliss
Ella Bliss
Hudson
Convalescent Impatience and Russia Trade Talks
The piece argues convalescents face impatience yet advise calm and brisk walks in October air. It cites William Allen White on recognition of Russia for trade, noting half a billion dollars of Russian orders could boost American industry and shift the economic mood without government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara
Russia
William Allen ‘White
Moscow
Alliance
United States
Rilesia Oa
America
Soviet Russia
College president urges freshmen to value tolerant skeptical spirit
Harvard College's new president tells first year students that choosing enjoyable study subjects fosters a tolerant skeptical mindset and genuine intellectual passion. He notes college may be the only time to indulge pure intellectual activity and argues the experience shapes the best of university life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard College
Clarkinga
The Call of the Slum Reformers and City Life
Fragmented OCR reads about reformers and urban challenges in Cincinnati. It notes large slum areas and crowded housing, with many residents in blighted blocks and a push for improvement. Names and precise figures are unclear due to damaged text.
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Reformera API
Ahmik
Toy Coun
Wittzn
Dr. Space and
Wit
Tagiers
Cincinnati
Slums and human nature in urban life
The author muses on how people and animals resist moving from cramped, uncomfortable settings to better living conditions. Perverse attachment to urban life is noted, with a claim that tearing down shacks and creating decent quarters may still fail without community effort to improve living conditions for all.
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Fell Bach
Winter forecast from engineers portends colder winters
Engineers from two Chicago gas companies predict a colder winter ahead, based on cycle theory, though details are not revealed. They see a continuation of the last three mild winters and forecast colder weather into 1937. The notice urges timely furnace cleaning and stocking of coal or fuel oil to beat rising prices.
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Chicago Gas Company
Forthcoming Fashions In Paris Fur Coats
Paris fashion notes describe luxurious fur garments with auburn tones and velvet trims for the season. A shift away from full length goats and toward smarter three quarter coats frames a trend toward structured silhouettes and front emphasis.
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Paris
Auburn
Arizona's Greenway Set To Join Capitol Circle
United Press reports Isabella Greenway of Arizona, a Democratic congresswoman at large, will arrive in Washington to align with longtime ally Eleanor Roosevelt. The pair, lifelong friends since debutantes days, shared influence in furniture making, public service, and political circles.
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United Press
Washington
Isabella Greenway
Arizona
Manhattan
Kentucky
Greenway
Isabella Selmes
Roosevelt
Selmes
Baseball Weed and Local Park Outline
A fragmentary note describes a baseball scene involving local players and a recent park participation. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates a community sport event with unfamiliar participants and a focus on local teams. Further readable lines mention a nearby hospital and a small gathering of spectators.
Hollywood film shop color superstition and mood
Hollywood gossip notes how stars choose outfits by color. Joan Crawford favors blue since her rise to stardom, while Alice Brady favors green and Diana Wynyard often wears brown tones. Madge Evans and Myrna Loy also prefer blues, with others choosing neutral or pale hues to complement hair and mood.
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Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Sally
Irena and
Mary
Joan Crawford
Alice Brady
Breen
Dean Harlow
Myrna Loy
Madge Evans
Madge
Diana Wynyard
Malr Teen O'Sullivan
Ennie
NuBone Corset Girls Organize Basketball Team
The NuBone Corset Company workers organize a basketball team while plans for an athletic association form. Several local notes include Perry Mahaffey moving to open a fish and poultry market at North Corry and George Jones selling his Hamiltonian driving mare to Frank Whiteley.
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NuBone Corset Company
Perry Mahaffey
Warren
North Corry
George Jones
Frank Whiteley
Third Ward
Youth Kills Father and Then Personal Crisis Reports
BEDFORD Pa Oct 10 A father and son are dead in a double tragedy attributed to a slaying and suicide by a former state hospital patient from Harrisburg. Raymond Lesh 24 shot and killed his father Charles Lush 55 with a shotgun and then killed himself with a neck wound. He had been confined to the hospital years ago but had recently lived with his father.
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United Press
Bedford
Harrisburg
Raymond Lesh
Here
Charles Lush
Iato
Raymond
Man Wins Lottery After Door Delivers Prize
Istanbul report says Ahmed Resit won 10000 dollars in state lottery after pasting his ticket to a kitchen door to prevent loss. He unhinged the door, claimed prize at the lottery office, despite the door sticking. Also notes Texas kidnaping law with death penalty restricted if victim unharmed. Missouri peanut seller retires with about 60000 dollars.
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Evan
Istanbul
Turkey
Ahmed Resit
Resit
Austin
Tex
Texas
Opportunity Club Meeting Recaps October Session
The October meeting of the Opportunity Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Auer drew a large attendance. President Mrs. Harry B. Smith led devotionals with prayers by Mrs. G. L. Boyd. Membership committee included Mrs. H. L. B. MacLees and Mrs. Douglas Rozelle. Next meeting invites pennies to reach around the sole of her shoe, a playful charge. Miss Francis Rowland presented American Folklore, with group singing by Miss Sarah MacInnes. Hostesses served a luncheon and future host is Mrs. A. G. Postlethwait on November 13 at West Parl Place.
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Corry
Florence Lindquist
Spring Street
Suh. Skinner
Lena Méricer
Cambridge Springs
Mac's Inn
Hallowe'en
Inez Fitch
Lillian Mirray
Opportunity Club
Walter Auer
Haat Smith Street
Harry B. Smith
G. L. Boyd
H. L. B. MacLees
Douglas Rozelle
Francis Rowland
Sarah MacInnes
Mra. Auer
C M. Simmons
C. W. Bracken
L. R. Lindsley
Cnlad
Carrot Found With Iron Nail in Garden
In Ors, a full-grown carrot from William Millsworth Lard's garden contained an iron nail. A six penny nail was embedded in the vegetable, startling the grower.
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Wmillsworth
Surgeons push crusade against cancer nationwide
Doctors call for routine physicals every six months to detect cancers early. Burton J. Lee of the College of Surgeons urges mass participation, saying widespread exams could solve much of the cancer problem and save many lives yearly. Dr Joseph Colt Bloodgood notes cervical cancer in mothers. recommends postnatal exams at six months and again six months later to catch precancerous conditions early.
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Burton J. Lee
The
College of Surgeons
Lee
Joseph Colt Blootgood
Baltimore
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Pipe Dream
B.P. W
Helen B. Patterson
Florence
Lindquist
Concord
First Ward
Mary Knight
United Press Staff
Hall of Fame
Gilbert Mr. Hitchtock
Nell
Wilson
Senate
Hitchcock
Thomas W. Lamont
Coramernth Heertury
Honver
EM Waltham
Bayery Walcholin
Partiapuren
Glenn
Davia
Gene
Yas Jorulec
Conley
F. E. Whittlesey
Reading
Philadelphia
Paul Phelps
Rome, N
Mrs
B. Phelps
Ben T- Wilson
Kansas
Johnson's Hall
McHirey
Emerson
Thomas Ward
West Smith Street
Door
Aurora
Billy Job
People's Bank
Daan
Atall Druggists
Frank C.chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Keister
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