Telephone Repairman Saves School House from Fire
Jesse E. Jones, a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. repairman of Clarksburg West Virginia, spotted a fire at Oval School in Harrison County. He entered with a built in extinguisher and, with neighbors supplying water, prevented total loss saving a $3,000 building. damage totaled several hundred dollars due to a stove overheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse E. Jones
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Simpeon
Harrison County
Jones
January Milestones in Telephone History Highlighted
The piece notes January as a pivotal month in telephone history. It recalls key events: the 1915 opening of the first transcontinental line on January 25, the January 14, 1923 demonstration of transoceanic radio telephony by Bell System engineers, and the January 28, 1878 start of the world’s first commercial exchange in New Haven Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell System
England
New Haven
Conn
Telephone Bark Beats Barking Tone at Southern Store
A Southern store known for heavy advertising refrains from telephone bark in favor of a courteous inviting voice. It trains staff to use polite tones and has achieved success by banning the barking style in its customer calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Telephone growth across cities in the 1920s
The piece notes that New York City now has many telephones, surpassing the entire United States count in 1900. It cites London about 500,000 and Chicago over 800,000 at start of 1927, with plans for Copenhagen to New York calls. Switzerland’s links to Cologne Hamburg and London could elevate it as a center. By early 1927 Britain and Northern Ireland had about 1.5 million telephones, while the five biggest U.S. cities together owned more than twice that amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United States
London
England
Chicago
Copenhagen
New York
Switzerland
Europe
Cologne
Hamburg
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Marriage Entry Describes Charity Morrell's Foot Ring Note
In the St James church register at Bury St Edmunds England an entry records Christopher Newsam marrying Charity Morrell. It notes Charity Morrell being without arms and the ring placed on the fourth toe of her left foot while she signed the register with her right foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Bury St. Edmunds
England
Christopher Newsam
Charity Morrell
Apology Note From Child Prompted by Neighboring Incident
A New Haven Register item recounts a small girl who was told to apologize to Alice after calling her homely. The daughter recited a remorseful, humorous apology explaining she meant the comment about appearance, not the person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
New Haven Register
Ancient Chinese War Chariot Models on Display
Bronze fragments dating to about 500 BC form two models of Chinese war chariots shown at the National Museum in Washington. The wheels feature long hubs and flanged spokes to keep wheels from sinking in mud, reflecting advanced civilization. Fragments found near Cheng Chow in Honan, excavations with Carl W. Bishop of the Freer Gallery, and presented through the Freer gallery. The chariots likely date from the Chow dynasty and depict an ostentatious warrior with a paper or silk umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
Peking
National Museum
Washington
Cheng Chow
Honan
Carl W. Bishop
Elmville mass meeting stalls con artist with sharp reader
A large Elmville gathering confronts a slick speaker as a small sandy whiskered man pulls a Webster's dictionary to challenge a sales pitch. The man insists on verifying terms and recalls buying a unicycle advertised as a conveyance, only to realize it was a wheelbarrow, warning others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmville
Chicago
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Farmer’s Lamb Keeps $9.72 Check Safe At Gorneil Mont
A farmer’s son delivers a check for 9.72 to his father in Montana. The father drops the letter and a pet lamb, and only the envelope is recovered. He asks the express company to stop payment and issue a new check, noting the lamb is alive and has the money on deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorneil
Mont
Express Company
What Is Life In A Sunday School Class
A substitute teacher, untrained in primary methods, faced a bright reply from a child after asking What is life The pupil Bobby answered I don’t know what t is but when you haven't got no more of It you're dead The anecdote reveals the teacher's error and the sharpness of the young student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Learned the Truth About a Lake Summer Visit
A grandmother describes time spent with grandsons at a lakeside. She recalls her initial belief she was popular with the children, then learns their mother required an adult be present for rowing. The realization tempers her vanity and highlights family rules.
A Little Girl Asks if Prayer Time Is Morning Too
A child visits her aunt and watches her pray then asks if prayers occur in the morning as well as at night. Aunt affirms morning prayer, but the girl quips that her own morning routine is breathing exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntie
Sock Sale Reporter Faces Scramble at Milwaukee Bargain
A chaotic Milwaukee bargain event led to a woman receiving a black eye while attempting to reach the counter. The scene described by Parm and Fireside recalls a chaotic crowd and unexpected injuries during the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
New Guinea Natives Hostile to Visitors
A historical overview notes New Guinea as the world’s largest island outside Australia. It lies in the south Pacific near Australia and southeast of the Philippines, with over six hundred thousand natives described as savage and unfriendly to strangers. Homes are reed or palm leaf structures built to withstand heavy rains and earthquakes, with some villages having straight dirt streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Island
Australia
South Pacific Ocean
Equator
Islands
Believe In Yourself In The Face Of Doubt
A McClure syndicated essay argues belief in oneself is the core for success. It compares lack of confidence to a horse on ice, urging readers to rely on truth and internal resources, test limits, and persevere until the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Golf course grass recommendations from plant bureau
The bureau of plant industry prescribes putting greens with southern German mixed bent Rhode Island bent or Colonial bent. Fairways should use a mix of 80 percent Kentucky blue grass and 20 percent redtop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
Rhode Island
Padded Cell for Machines in Manchester Test Lab
A padded cell for machinery is used in Manchester Fiji land to test high speed electrical devices to their breaking point. Cushioned reinforced concrete walls nine feet thick protect observers who peer through wall holes with telescopes and fast camera lenses to watch the tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Fiyland
Benefit of Sunlight in Therapeutic Use Across Generations
The text asserts sunlight has a life giving principle and therapeutic value across diseases. It notes humans, animals, and vegetation all need sunlight as a growing stimulus and supports its empirical use handed down through generations.
Women own property and pay rules govern marriage
In Assam's Khasi hills the matriarchal system remains. Property belongs to women. pre marriage earnings go to the mother, post marriage to the wife. Men are merry yet dress scantily. a woman’s dress is about twelve inches. Some Assam hillmen served in France, recounting a war with boxes that fired and killed soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assam
India
Basil Allen
Indian Civil Service
Allen
Assam Hills
France
Mikir
Concerning Love and Things of That Kind
Excerpt from Now East Now West by Susan Artz discusses love dynamics and marriage as a cautionary social guide. It argues lovers should recognize women as idealized concepts and warns husbands on how location and prosperity influence a wife’s attachment and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Patagonia
Frrom
Susan Artz
Australia Has Sea Serpent Discovered in Swamp Farmlands
Extraordinary testimony from Australia describes a sea creature like a giant serpent hunting cattle. Farmers observed a wide furrow from paddocks to the beach, then a dark object resembling a huge snake moved at speed with a struggling calf in its jaws before diving into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Alloys of copper aluminum and manganese yield strong metals
In England reports describe copper aluminum manganese alloys with high tensile strength. An 88 percent copper 9.99 aluminum 2.01 manganese alloy shows an ultimate stress of 52.08 tons per square inch and a cold drawn bolt with no yield point at 40.88 tons. Another alloy resists corrosion and can sharpen a pencil edge. The British admiralty tests these alloys for seawater durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Admiralty
Controversy Over Conducting Style At Madrid Theater
The popular composer faced censure in Madrid for beating time with his hands during a revue at the Esclava theater. The Epoca de Madrid recalls the fate of Lul, a famed composer, who previously struck himself with a baton while conducting Deum in Versailles and died from resulting gangrene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Esclava Theater
Epoca de Madrid
Lul
Versailles
Louis XIV
Man with burns survives many hazards in Australia
M Wilson an engineer's clerk, who lost both hands as a child, raised a wife and six children in Woolloomootoo Australia. He paints sketches writes and swims and plays cricket and billiards. He has endured a rubbish fire, near drownings, buggy and bicycle crashes, kicks from horses, and an ax mishap but remains able to write his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Wilson
Woolloomootoo
Australia
Modesty Voice and Candy Consumption Noted
A columnist quips that modesty in girls' thoughts removes worry about appearances, while data show Americans consume about 14 pounds of commercially prepared candy annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Benettman Jones
China
Thomas Meighan
Pittsburgh
Nell
F. A. Walker
Utri
Coats
Long & Short, Inc
Federalsburg
Laurel
Caroline County
Denton ‘ Journal
The
Caroline’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!