Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Journal Archives October 16 1923
A jumble of clippings recount local road safety concerns on Pindley Lake highway and a sweeping Ku Klux Klan probe near Cleveland. It notes a Cleveland Press staffer’s beating related to an initiation and a literacy contest won by Miss Morrell. Also recalls Youngsville High’s 72 0 loss turned into a 24 13 victory in Jamestown, and two marriages in Jamestown and Tylha. Oakland car dealership expansion and a new sport model attract local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klos
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
A. Evans
Lee B. Wood
A. Corryite
Journal
Football Warriors
Youngsville High
Sheen
Depar Ive
High Eleven
Franklin Motor Sales Company
Oakland
Canada and Her Story and Other New Books Review
A column reviews William Henry Chamberlains Canada Today and Tomorrow and Mary Graham Bonners Canada and Her Story, praising its concise Canadian history for youth. It also surveys Boswellian Shaw biography by Hesketh Pearson, Victor Hugo by Matthew Josephson, and regional works Mormon Country by Wallace Stegner and Virginia themed titles by Virginia Moore and Rebecca Yancey Williams, noting strengths in personality, place, and period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Seley
William Henry Chamberlain
Lille, Brown
Canada
Mary Grahas
Bonner
Knopty
Dominion
Champ Benin
United States
Mary Graham Bonner
Lief
Min Aw
Hesketh Pearson
Harpers
Hiogketh Pearson
Boswell
Johnson
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Pearson
Victor Hugo
Matthew Josephson
Doubleday
Doran
Hugo
Josephson
Mr. Josepheon
Morman Country
Wallace Stegner
Duell, Sloan & Pearce
Wallace Stegmers
Mir
Stegner
Virginia
Virginia Moore
Rebecca Yancey Williams
Dutton
Duttons
Toughness grows in U S stance toward Axis and Allies
The piece cites stronger U S resolve in foreign policy and domestic conduct, highlighting Churchill’s hard line, Jeffers clashing with Senators, and a rising American war effort. It emphasizes Pacific momentum, air and sea superiority, and a revived sense of American strength. It also honors John Adams on his 207th birthday, noting his independent contributions and neglected fame alongside his descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
State Department
Argentina
Axis
Britain
Churchill
Washington
Bill Jeffers
United States
Fie Weir
Ufe H
Wis
Perl
Pacific
Atlantic
Europe
Tiebt
North Africa
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Adams
England
Ander Washington
Ant
Jefferson
Fais
Y Giiis
Former Magazine Writer Finds Fame as Insect Photographer
Robert Cool profiles Edwin Way Teale, a former magazine writer turned entomology pioneer. Teale, dubbed the American Fabre, catalogs about 1800 insect varieties in a five acre field, photographing them for six years and authoring four books. His book Near Horizons explores life in the tiny world beneath leaves, as Teale argues exploring insects offers travel and adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cool
Tiwin Teale
Mosquiilo
Teale
Edwin Teale
New York Magazine
Fabre
Tealer
Praying Mantis
Dina
Dinah
New York City
Broadway
Bug
Retired Twice From Opera To Improve Her Voice
Helen Traubel, famed Wagnerian soprano, twice shelved major operatic careers to study and improve her voice. After years away from performance, she returned to sing Sieglinde and now prepares Isolde for a return to the Met, with a long history at the Metropolitan and working with conductors like Rudolph Ganz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Selby
Wide World
New York
Helen Traubel
Kirsten Flagsted
s @uecessor
Pat Traubel
Bruma—hilde
Rudolph Gali
St. Louis
Nedul Vrecital
Metropolitan
Sieglinde
Isolde
Fragmentary note on women messengers at Keesler Field Miss
A garbled 1940s item mentions girls replacing soldiers as couriers at Keesler Field Mississippi under Army Air Force Technical Training Command to free troops for combat. It references places and terms like Idaho and Suez in a confused way, noting “sleepy ones” as a self-designation and vague weather observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Pield
Misslestops
Army Air Force Technical Training Command
Tomato Yields Light On Sulfa Findings
World Science Editor TH W Blakeslee reports NAS findings showing sulfanilamide inhibits tomato root growth in test tubes. The work by James Bonar at Cowgate Institute of Technology suggests sulfa drugs disrupt root nourishment, an effect reversible by tiny amounts of para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TH. W. Blakeslee
New York
National Academy of Sciences
James Bonar
Daily Quiz and Classified Gaffe Puzzles
Daily quiz prompts readers with ten imperfect questions on military ranks, labor law, and political history. The item mixes trivia, mis-spellings, and garbled phrases reflecting a damaged page. It resembles a light classroom contest feature from a mid-century Midwest paper.
Daily Dozen medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Mary, once a star pupil, is now unhappy as acne pimples and blackheads mar her appearance. The text explains acne as an adolescence issue caused by endocrine imbalance, with clogged skin glands and swelling. It notes cleanliness, sunshine, and diet as helpful, though details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Gulgeris
Turquoise birthstone lore and a 17th century misfit
Turquoise was linked to November birth and once seen as a man’s prerogative. An odd 17th century belief is noted. A 20th century slang line from Army slang describes a Technical Training Command student who fins the engirle 160 ast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAP
Technical Training Command
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pindley Lake
Prom Journal
Hine
Morrell
West Pleas
Streeh
Harold Mooray
Mueller Connector
Matréll
Jamestown
N. Y
Ocberith
Archie Allen Arnold
Corry
Prances Walker Proper
Tylha
Oklo
Emil Hemmergren
Jamestown, N.Y
Brigham Young
J. Golden Elmiball
Moore
Thomas Teffereon
States
Joh Sinttle
Hien
Glasgow
Wilma
Lynchburg
Willams
Angle
Beatles
Tnt
Oia Palenil
Fesidtat
Elate
Towa
Sieduez
Alamos
Pehaja
Etay
Thak
Daily Quiz
William M. Jeffers
United States Army
Puerto
Rio
Daily Dozen Tomedical Society of the
State of
Pennsylvania
Agen't OF
BIRGY
Beautipu
Patterns Ix Stock
Lanston
Canter Street
Dial
Pharoutsy
Tweed Cologne
Blue Grass
Iron & Yeast
Mennen
Prarmae
Hin Park
VICKS
Dr. West
Rex
FriSc
Chester Jean
Ld Paransie
Bud Dy
PR TT
Rie Watson
Uae
Owita
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