Phone Girl Quits Post After 21 Years at Switchboard
An elderly Bell System operator, Mrs Elizabeth Andrews of fedtull Maeland, resigns after twenty one years on the telephone exchange. She recounts wartime low wages, the burden of night calls and alarms, and her decision to leave when pay was cut further. Her coworkers plan to award a pension. The article also notes local society notices and various town events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Fedtull
Maeland
Magians Ae
Elizabeth Ayndrews
Andrews
Sinful Sensations and Ailments From Imperfect Digestion
A historical note explains that many symptoms such as neuralgia backache pimples boils rashes and other eruptions stem from self-poisoning by poorly digested or inadequately eliminated food. The piece links these conditions to digestive failure and possible toxin buildup.
Miss Florence Craeby Returns From Chicago Visit
Maple Park reports Miss Florence Craeby has returned home after a visit to Chicago. Mr and Mrs Peter Klemm and family drove to Janceville. Miss Margarite O'Brien and Mrs Ernest Green welcomed the arrival of a son, Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Stein
Chicago
U. of C
Mareia Middleton
Points
Canada
B.J. Brewer
Ashton
Esther Heex
William Hart
Giedys Burke
Beloit
Harvey Zellers
Winemac
Fred
Ella Quilhet
Thomas Turney
Rock Falls
Ine
Manso
Florence Craeby
Peter Klemm
Janceville
Sun Flow
Nouice Ernest
Margarite O'Brien
Ernest Green
Robert
Mysterious Descriptions Surface From Anecdotal Source
Vague lines describe objects like a horse shoe about one and a half to three inches long, mentions magnates with wealth worn on the wrist like bangles, and a note on arterial walls having three thick ess. The fragmentary text reads as observational whimsy rather than concrete report.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U i
Shabbona
J. MM Olsen
Reckford Fridey
Margaret Nichowson
Chierenge
Marcon Nicholson
Wesley
Pronk Wiley
Miss Chariots
Joe Ofesim
Con Ralph
Lena
Pelariver
Citi
William Stenehsby
Mrs. Earl Mohr
Earlville
St. Joseph's Hospital
Aurora
Many Keefe
Joseph Stewart
Crosby
St. Mary's Church
S. E. Cafey
West Africa
Seventh Street Crossing
J.B. Lindstrom & Co
Maple Park
W. W. Armstrong Company Investment Bonds
Arora, Ill
Shetter
R. Wallace
J. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, Winnston-Selew
N.C
Ttt Eee Wee
Kraft Nelson Swanson Co
Anderson Brothers
Palm Beach
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