Arbor Day Romance Reunites Lovers After Trial
In a small town Elaine and Eustace Lee pledge love beneath two elm trees as a wealthy father opposes their union. Years pass, Eustace gains fame as an architect while Elaine’s fate remains uncertain. A town project revives the memory and may reunite the couple beneath the beloved trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marsh
Eustace Lee
Eustace
Elaine
Lee
Guerdon
Marsh
Uke
Str
Lea
Elaine Returns to Claim Beloved Home in Moonlit Meeting
In a moonlit scene at the new villa, Elaine appears beneath two trees to reunite with Eustace after years apart. Elaine reveals her father’s death and that she is his only remaining love. He declares lifelong memory and devotion as she proclaims the home is theirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustace Lee
Elaine
Marsh
Flaeves
Mr. Lee
Eustace
Joyner
Marking Anniversary of William the Conqueror
Normandy prepares a series of fetes to mark the 900th birth anniversary of William the Conqueror born in Caen. A Caen committee teams with Falaise to plan ceremonies tied to his origins, with a June pageant at Dives-sur-Mer depicting the Norman army’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
William the Conqueror
England
Caen
Falaise
The
Pevensey
Havre
Seine
Rouen
Pierre van Passen
Relic of Czar Signatures Recalled for Rail Service
A dining car associated with Nicholas II and his abdication in March 1917, once preserved by the Glavnaouka, has been returned to the railway commissariat for general service to save rolling stock. Only the small table remains as a souvenir of the imperial debacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas II
Novy- Peterhof
Commissariat of Railways
Interzor
L’europe Nouvelle
Paris
Kansas City Star
Aviation Triumph on Mount Helvellyn Peak Flight
A Manchester airman and his mechanic landed a plane on Mount Helvellyn in Cumberland England. The 8 100 foot peak summit proved challenging as several attempts failed before a precise landing within 50 feet of the cliff edge. The craft dropped 500 feet in an air pocket and the mechanic was briefly lifted from his seat while the cushion flew away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helvellyn
Cumberland
England
Manchester
Get What They Look For In Life Says Sheffield Standard
A proverb from the Sheffield Oklahoma Standard notes that people reap what they seek. Those who chase hard knocks find them, while the optimistic seek joys and bright things, and a clouded head may miss the silver lining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Standard
Gas replaces acetylene in welding and cutting methods
Gas displaces acetylene as hydrogen and other gases are developed for electric welding. A method allows ordinary illuminating gas to substitute for acetylene in plate cutting and riser cutting on steel foundries and scrap work. Though not electrical, this achievement aids the electric manufacturing industry.
Royal Academy Founded At Burlington House London
The Royal Academy established in 1708 under King George II with Sir Joshua Reynolds as first president. It hosts annual exhibitions and offers free instruction to poor talented students, granting scholarships to pursue painting sculpture and architecture.
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Famous Academy
Royal Academy
Burlington House
Picadilly
London
England
George II
Joshua Steynolds
Octagonal California $50 Gold Piece Noted by Dealers
The 1851 California $50 gold piece comes in three octagonal designs and Colin dealers offer $100 to 210K for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Colin
Graveyard Reason Stated By A Farm Hand
John James, a longtime farm hand in Cornwall, spent his annual vacation visiting graveyards. When confronted by a busybody neighbor about why he venturing into cemeteries, he replied that graveyards are the only places where folks mind their own business, dressed in his Sunday best and resting from labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John James
Cornwall
W. D. Moffatt
Mentor Magazine
Easy to Be Punctual in Washington's Time
The piece extols George Washington's punctuality, noting his insistence that the hour matters more than guests. It recalls his dining on time regardless of guests and imagines how modern delays would affect him, concluding punctuality is great unless living in a crowded city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mr. Washington
Tie
Not to Be Despised Fighter in School Records
It is report card day in a family scene. Marjory eighth grade and Evelyn sixth grade bring home commendable marks. Junior, eight, deflates, yet proclaims he is the second best fighter in the whole school.
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Marjory
Evelyn
Tlas
Junior
Father
Jokers in Old Laws Raise Amusing Legal Quirks
A Massachusetts statute lets authorities decide if a driver on a public highway acts recklessly or under liquor. Pathfinder Magazine notes a railroad traffic rule could halt indefinitely as trains at crossings must both stop until the other clears. A proposed state amendment would deem all Chinese as girls under eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Kmens
Pathfinder Magazine
Early American and Cambridge Springs Chess Tournaments
The first major American international tournament occurred in New York in 1889 with Ischigorin sharing first prize with Max Weiss after a grueling contest. Fifteen years later the 1894 Cambridge Springs congress in Pennsylvania saw Fran Marshall win the first prize of $1,000 without a loss in 15 games.
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New York
Michael Ischigorin
Russia
Max Weiss
Vienna
United States
Cambridge Springs
Fran J. Marshall
Proper Ten-Year-Old Wonders At Language Use
A June scene shows ten year old Jean asking to bathe after being hot and tired. Her mother corrects her word choice and they discuss whether people say cry or perspire and whether weep is used for perspiring.
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Jean
Where Daddy Comes In
Leon, age two, was in a grocery store when a neighbor asked whose sweetheart he is. He replied that he is Immumma’s sweetheart and that Daddy comes in at the doorstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Immumma
Letters to the Dead Letter Office Are Processed
Letters sent to the Dead Letter Office in Washington are opened to find addresses and returned to senders. If a check or money order is found but lacks sufficient address, the item goes back to its origin for inquiry. Mail of value with no address is sold. other undeliverable matter is destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paoreel Post
Post Office Department
Descriptions of the American goshawk as forest’s boldest hunter
Nature Magazine warns the American goshawk is the forest’s most destructive and daring hawk. It has a far north breeding range and, though rarer than the Cooper, causes poultry losses and harms grouse and other game birds. Young birds are blamed on redtails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Sherifes Sale of Real Estate in Caroline County Md
Sheriff William M Jackson advertises public sale of two tracts in Caroline County Maryland under a 1927 writ from the Circuit Court. Tract 1 describes a long chain of boundaries and a fifteen foot right of way. Tract 2 covers a five thousand square foot lot in the town of Choptank. sale set for May 10 1927 in front of the Denton Court House between 2 and 4 pm. The sale is to satisfy a debt to The First National Bank of Federalsburg with costs.
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Caroline County
First National Bank of
Federalsburg
United States
B. FE. Butler
Hattie E. Butler
Martha IE. Butler
B. E. Butler
Martha KE. Butler
Maryland
Walter Sparklin
Wesley Bradley
Webb
Downes
Hardcastle
Wesley Towers
Payne
Frampton
Needles Point
Sparklin
Bradley
Samuel Collins
James L. Payne
Stone
Sycamore
Choptank
Main Street
Perry Messick
Martha E. Butler
William IF. Jackson
L. F. Covey
Circuit Court
Equity
T. Clayton Horsey
Assignee's Sale of Culver Property in Caroline County
Public sale to the highest bidder on May 17 1927 in Denton Maryland of Lot 10 and all of Lot 11 Carter's Subdivision land belonging to George E Culver, secured by a 1924 mortgage to W Brews ter Deen, with improvements a modern dwelling and town water. One half cash day of sale, rest in 6 and 12 months, interest from sale date, title papers at purchaser expense. Auctioneers James Temple and W Brews ter Deen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Culver
Harvey L. Cooper
W. Brewster Deen
Liber G. A. D
John 193
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Greensboro
Austin R. Murphy
Carter
Georgeanns
William C. Culver
Jennie Culver
Liber L. B. T
James Temple
J. ED. Nichols
Winfield T. Nichols
James H. Nichols
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Arbor Day
W. G. Chapman
Czar
Aviation Triumph
Sherife’s Sale
R. F. Flaharty
Union Grove
Smithson
W. Lee Wheatley
Jesse A. Wright
Nisi
J. Owen Knotts
John H. Holland
Aassignee
True Copy
Tes
T. Clayson Horsey
Florida
Chas. M. Walker
Tederalaburg
G. L. Jopp
Hobbs
Journal
Auditor's Order
Calvert C. Merriken
Wilbert L. Merriken
George W. Haynes
Amy V. Haynes
Clayton Hicrsey
T. Clay
Horsisy
Auditor’s Order
George Weber
Georgia Weber
Orphans’ Court
Whitman
Breeding’s Drug Store
Peection Hanley Company of Merical
Wilmington
Peites vii
Eleanor Boardman
William Haines
Carmel Myers
New Dover
Opera House
Kenneth G. Faulkner
Fairbanks
AC Pirale
Douglas Fairbanks
Leena Owen
Joseph Schildkraut
Norma Shearer
Lew Cody
Ilias
John Gilbert
Kelly-Springfield
Kelly and Buckeye
Kelly-Springfield Tire Co
Denton Garage Company
D. W. Davis
A. R. Murphy
Federalsburg, Md
Milford, del
Laurel, del
Ernest G. Cooper Denton, Md
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