Grandma Decides To Become A Bride
A quirky society column notes Grandma’s bold decision to pursue marriage, highlighting family reactions and the lighthearted tone of the piece. D. J. Walsh is credited as the writer.
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05 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1930
Page
1
Grandma Perkins Chooses Independence and Europe Trip
Amanda Perkins faces a choice between living with her daughters or staying independent after her husband’s death. When her grandchildren fall ill, she demonstrates calm leadership, nurses the family through scarlet fever, and, after making sure the children are cared for, accepts Dr Winter’s marriage proposal and plans a six month European tour. Her daughters finally admire her vitality and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MANDA PERKINS
Anne
Julia
Nellie
Europe
grandma
chidren
Helen
Ed, Jr
Mrs. Perkins
New York
Nancy
Tracy
Nelle
Doctor Winters
Lucy
Neilie
Xellie
Doctor Winter
Opened eyes and a wedding plan at Nellie’s house
Nellie notes her mother’s awakening and offers to host a wedding at her home with a practical trousseau. Mrs. Perkins smiles, having found a way to satisfy everyone, including Doctor Winters, with a sensible solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Mrs. Perkins
Doctor Winters
Numismatic Frisia Collection Shows Ecclesiastical Medals
The De Young Memorials museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco hosts a numismatic gallery with ancient Greek coins and a notable ecclesiastical medal group. It features popes from Peter era to Pius X, Cardinal Mercier, Richelieu, Mazarin, and Archbishop Riordan with Jo Mora designed pieces marking their eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. de Young
Golden Gate park
San Francisco
De Young museum
Rome
St. Peter
Cletus
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
lfe
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Mazarin
France
mauseu
Patrick W. Riordan
California
Jo Mora
Riordan
Magnificent Pagoda of Shwe Dagon in Rangoon Burma
The Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon Burma is described as one of the most magnificent Buddhist pagodas on earth. It sits as a gilded brick mass with a brick relic chamber, its long stupa roofed by teak and masonry pillars. Carpenter calls it a gilded mountain with a spire nearly 400 feet high, crowned by a great umbrella and bells, including over 1,500 gold and silver bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shewe Dagon
Rangoon
Burma
Asia
Carpenter
gould
Mystery Murder Man Linked to Abbey Grounds
A man once sentenced to hang for the John Fletcher murder in Manchester now works at Downside Abbey near Bath. The sentence was commuted and the case dropped, leaving the mystery unsolved. At sixty he maintains innocence, says he has found peace, and the monks, aware of his past, befriended him when others shunned him due to prison stigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fletcher
Manchester
England
Downside
Bath
Welshman Proves One Language Welsh Only in Court
David Jones of Triael Blaenpen nal Cardiganshire testified in Welsh before the king's bench division in London. He could not understand the judge's questions, requiring a Welsh interpreter. The episode highlights a revived Welsh language and Londoners' disbelief that some Welshmen know only their ancestral tongue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jones
Triael Blaenpennal
ThAanilur
Cardiganshire
Jones
king's bench
London
Wales
Brutus Lines Counts Noted in Julius Caesar Roles
Critics and actors tally Brutus lines at 727 in Julius Caesar with Antony on 827 and Cassius on 507 lines, Caesar on 4 lines. Richard Burbage originated Brutus in stage history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brutus
Julius Caesar
ines
Antony
Cassius
Caesar
Richard Burbage
Susceptibility to Mumps by Age Ranges
The text notes mumps mainly affects five to fifteen year olds with less susceptibility under five and over fifteen. It adds that mumps in adults up to thirty is not rare, indicating notable adult cases beyond adolescence.
Making Our World It 18 Greatest to Believe and Hope
A reflective note on belief and hope encouraging engagement with the world. Quoting Emerson, the piece argues that faith sustains activity while doubt withdraws from experience and life. The author suggests sustaining optimism as a means to engage meaningfully with reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Walde Emerson
Marjory Trains Mother For Domestic Science Bond
Marjory, a quiet girl shunned by peers, resolves to reform her mother’s neglected home. She learns to cook and clean, inspires a shopworn apartment to shine, and persuades Mrs Vane to join her in a domestic science course, transforming their life and bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARJORY VANE
Genevieve
Marjory
Lucia
Mrs. Vane
Miss Barker
Julia
Frances
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Craswen
Litet
Lilile
Maggie
Misa Barker
Alles Marjory
Mother
Mrs. Craven
World's Fairs Stimulate Industry History Card
Pathfinder Magazine traces the origin of the world's fair term to mid 19th century exhibitions. It notes London 1851 Crystal Palace as the first use, with Britain and France advancing universal industrial expositions, leading to Chicago's 1893 Columbian exposition as America's landmark fair.
Ancient finds near Hastings unveil Harold era relics
A copper drum with a leather bag holding 2000 silver pennies from Edward the Confessor’s reign was found near the spot Harold planted his standard at Hastings. Nearby Battle road excavations uncovered an ancient battle-ax, patterned horseshoes, and a few bones, close to the historic standard location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Sentac
Hastings
England
Edward the Confessor
Battle road
First Indian language newspaper by Shawnee mission editor
The Shawnee mission in Kansas published the first Indian language newspaper on March 2, 1835. Edited and published by Dr. Johnson Lykins, Shau-wau-nowe Kesauthwau appeared semimonthly at the Shawnee Indian mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Lykins
Kansas
Portuguese Colony in Macao Established in China
The first European colony established in China was a Portuguese settlement at Macao. In 1657 it received two and a half square miles of territory. Portugal’s permanent occupation of Macao and nearby Verde Taipa and Coloane was confirmed by treaty in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Macao
Verde
Taipa
Coloane
Portugal
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