Paktishers Highlight County Attractions in Puclind Era
Melvin and Johnson present a Saturday feature praising Puclind County’s countryside. The piece notes Roman sites at Chebimts ford Colchester oyster feasts and Epping forest legends, plus historic churches and abbeys at Chigwell Thaxted and Waltham, invoking Dickens and Norman-era remnants.
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Tissex
London
Chebimtsford
Jrst
Chigwell
Baroaby Rudge
Colchester
Epping Forest
Creanstead
Hallowed Memories At Beaver Oil Homestead In Cummington
The oil homestead in Cummington Massachusetts recalls Willian Cullen Beaver with local history notes. The fragment hints at a commemorative or biographical reference tied to the Beaver name and a Massachusetts site.
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Oil
Cummington, Mass
Willian Cullen Beaver
From Hampshire Hills to Public Use in Old Age
A life begun in a farming Hampshire village saw a boy grow to observe nature, write poetry, and translate classics, before returning at seventy two to enjoy his final summers and place his legacy for public use.
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Hampshire
Harvest Moon name and timing in harvest lore
The harvest moon is defined as the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. When the moon rises near sunset for several nights, twilight is prolonged aiding harvesters. If the full moon occurs after September 23, it is called the hunter's moon.
Be Philosophical The chief secret of comfort
Quote from Aughey notes that comfort lies not in evading suffering but in not letting truths vex the mind. A concise reflection on enduring hardship through perspective.
Refinishing the Wood in the Heritage American Room
Carl Heck explains refinishing old furniture by removing varnish to reveal grain, then staining and sealing with clear varnish or lacquer. He cites a walnut center table and a favorite rocker, notes some pieces need colored lacquer, and gives a case of a French Provincial sideboard harmonized with a dining set using black lacquer and decalcomania designs.
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Carl Heck
Golden Peak
New Highway Opens Access to Acadia National Park
The U S Department of the Interior will open a new highway on July 4 to Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park on Mt Desert Island Maine. The road provides non-skid, guard stone lined access with observation stages and scenic coastal views. Construction uses penetration macadam with granite quarried on site. maintenance costs favor macadam over cement and detailed figures are cited.
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U. S. Department of the Interior
Mississippi
Acadia National Park
Mt. Desert Island
Maine
Cadillac Mountain
Atlantic Seaboard
Acadian National Park
National Park
Champlain
Rockefellers
Rock Bound
Bureau of Public Roads
Massachusetts
Fruit Debutante Party Inspires Seasonal Fruit Romance
A playful society column imagines an early season fruit debutante party where canned and fresh fruits mingle as romance sparks marriages and weddings. It catalogs attendees like Apples Apricots Blackberries Cherries Grapes Peaches Pears Pineapples and more, then presents fruit based cream fillings and cocktails as wedding lore.
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Society
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Paktishers
Harvest Moon
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Miss Peach
Mr.Apricot
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Tch
Kent & Sussex Fair
Harrington
Delaware
U. S
Kent and Sussex
Empire City
Barney Oldfield
Fred Frame
Billy Winn
May Others
America
Shoothress
Chevrolet
Flint, Mich
G. M. AC
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
General Motors
F. C. B. Fliat
Mich
Niewspaprran Lyr
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