The Ring on Mary's Finger
Mary plans a summer with the Wilson Smits while Peter presses Mitzi to marry. Peters jealousy grows as he learns Mary is engaged to Tack and questions his own choices, while his mother worries about the match and Mitzi's ambitions as a dancer. The tangled affections pull Peter between Mary Mitzi and control of his future.
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Mary
Peter
Margy
Mrs. Cary
Mother
Mitzi
Wilson-Smitths
Jack Willams
Jack
George
Hest
Wfe
Tack
Mitzl
Diamond and Engagements Entangle Camp Romance
Mary returns from a long Sunday with mischievous plans as Peter confronts love, jealousy, and a broken engagement with Jack. Accusations fade in a moonlit garden where truth surfaces and Mitzi's stake in the trio shifts. Peter removes Jack's ring, Mary receives a new diamond as trust wavers and hearts realign.
Unsteady Man Mistakes Stranger for Wife in Witty Exchange
A man leaving a club, in a daze, mistook a total stranger for his wife. He apologized with a "Scuse me" as the woman yelled, and the stranger quipped that he talks just like his wife. The amused moment ends with a quip about his wife.
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Tie
London
Dearest says a new dramatic smile to Jack
In a clipped exchange the man pleads that the old smile is missing. She counters that the smile is new and says she has been studying at a school of dramatic art.
Bible and firearms guide 1858 western freight venture
In 1858 Russel Majors and Waddell chose Nebraska City as the hub for military freight to western points. The firm fielded 30,000 oxen, 3,000 wagons, and 4,000 teamsters. Alexander Majors told his drivers he was moral and religious, giving each employee a Bible and Colt revolver, plus a contract prohibiting profanity drinking gambling cruelty and interference with citizens or Indians, with discharge and wage forfeiture for violations.
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Russel, Majors & Waddell
Nebraska City
Xeb
Western Points
Alexander Majors
Kansas City Star
Arbor Day origins traced to 19th century Nebraska
Arbor Day originated and was first observed in Nebraska in 1872 amid the Western plains’ tree scarcity and strong agricultural expansion. The practice grew from American conditions creating a nationwide tradition of tree planting and remembrance.
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America
West
Negrosko
Chinese Show Little Regard for Shrines
Senator Irnam Bingham quotes Warld's Work noting public religion in Japan appears healthier than in China. He describes well kept Shinto temples in Japan and a grand shrine near Seoul, contrasting with Chinese temples in disrepair often used by soldiers and lacking sacred atmosphere. He says ancestor worship dominates in homes and lacks sanctity of public worship.
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Japan
China
Seoul
Korea
Chosen
Great French Writer Had Odd Superstition
Emile Zola, the French writer, was plagued by restless nerves and constant counting. He measured steps, trees, dogs, carriages, windows, lamps, and people on walks, then performed divisions and multiplications to seek a lucky number. A lucky figure brought joy. a failed result left him morose and unable to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Zola
Pierre van Paassen
New York Evening World
Zola
Paris
Little Mildred’s Fire Scare at Barber Shop
Mildred rushed home shouting that her father was on fire after seeing a barber lighting matches to his hair. The mother calmed her and later father returned safely, surprised by the affectionate greeting from his daughter, who believed he had burned.
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Mildred
Mother Credt
Daddy
Httle
Villadelphia Beroerd
Funny Man Exhibit Samples Draws Social Pressure
A critic notes the burden on clever professionals to perform at social events. The piece argues witty hosts expect entertaining remarks from entertainers, painters, architects, and even firefighters, rather than plain presence.
All Hallows Eve Through the Ages in Child Life
A magazine excerpt traces Halloween from Roman origins to its Christian observance. It notes the thirty first of October as the date first set by Romans, its evolving rites, and how early ancestors viewed the festival as a sacred heathen practice now celebrated in varied forms through the ages.
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Magazine
Order ratifying sale of property in Caroline county
Court orders the sale ratified and confirmed unless opposed by July 12. A copy of the order must be published in a Caroline county newspaper once weekly for four consecutive weeks before June 12. The report lists sales proceeds at $1800.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Estate sale of Otis V Handy ratified in Caroline County
In the Orphans Court for Caroline County the May 29 1928 order confirms the sale of Otis V Handy estate property reported by executors Charles F Handy and Clarence T Handy. Parties must show cause by July 2 next. copy of order to be published in Caroline County newspapers four consecutive weeks before June 2. Amount stated as 2500.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Handy
Clarence T. Handy
Otis V. Handy
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Caroline County
Notice to Harbor Wife by Clarence Rust
Maryland reader warning against harboring Mrs. Clarence Rust issued by Clarence Rust on June 2 1928 from Farmington Delaware. The message claims forthcoming action against violators while asserting ongoing financial support for his wife.
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Maryland
Clarence Rust
Farmington
Del
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Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
D. J. Walsh
Col
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Daddy On Fire
H. I. Phillips
Fithelbert
W. J. Evans
Denton
Nisi
J. Jerome Framptem
Edward E. Nuttle
Joshua Holland
Orphans’ Court
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harper
William J. Shawn
J. Irwin Harwood
Register of Wills
State of
J. Inwin Harwood
Auditor’s Order
Wesley E. Thawley
Josiah Holland
Circuit Court
Equity
Chy
T. Clayton Horsey
True Cop Glayton Horsey
T. Pliny Fisher
Francis E. Lynch
Breeding’s Drug Store
Denton, Md
Palace Theatre
Denton, Maryland
Tee
Ram
Minstrels
Kentucky
Lee
Carl Savage
Lee Him
Savage & Lee
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Nettie S. Mason
Harry B. Mason
J. Vie
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Geiser
A. B. Frquhar
H. P
Walter A. Wilstelm
Burrsville
Ford
J. Virgil Moore
J. E. Stewart
New Dover
Opera House
Diamond State Theatre Corporation
Lola Moran
Neil Hamilton
William Fox
John Gilbert
Kirby
Gertrude Olmstead
Alan Hale
Richard Tucker
Booth Tarkington
Itarry Leon Wilson
John Ford
Lew Cody
Aileen Pringle
Denton National Bank
Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Math
Jeans
Jesus
Galilean
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Preston, Maryland
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