Through a Woman's Eyes on a Free Railroad Gift
Jean Neinson argues that people rush to accept gifts without considering responsibilities. A Western railroad offers a well equipped 158 mile branch for free to any operator but the public soon realizes gifts bring duties and costs. The piece notes widespread interest from diverse applicants who overlook what ownership entails. The author declines to apply for the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Pennsylvania
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Chicago
Lfe
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Green popular color for plumbing fixtures
The public now favors colored fixtures, with green, lavender, orchid, ivory and brown leading sales in 1929 after a 200 percent rise since 1928. Variations in firing temperatures and processes make exact color matching across vitreous china and enamel difficult, so homeowners should prefer fixtures from the same manufacturer.
Fireplace Adds to Living Room Comfort
A generous open fireplace enhances living room comfort and attractiveness. It should be deep enough for a good-sized fire that lasts hours with dampers regulated. To enjoy the fire, lights should be low or extinguished, allowing only the flames to illuminate the room.
Home Entrance Harmony Shapes Welcoming Facade
The entrance of a home should feel hospitable and harmonize with the building. Placement need not be centered but must align with other architectural features to create a balanced front.
Random Ashlar Construction Described in Brief
Random ashlar describes stone pieces laid without a precise plan. Workers use a rough joining scheme to decide when to use large versus small pieces.
Favorite bible Passages or Dr Richard C Cabot Note
A compact note compiling favorite Bible passages linked to Dr Richard C Cabot a physician writer and Harvard professor. It cites Johann 4:84 Matthew 11 28 29 Ephesians 4 16 and notes compiled by the Bible Guild.
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Richard C. Cabot
Harvard University
Wim
The
Bible Guild
Magpie disrupts Melbourne Albury line by clipping wires
A Melbourne to Albury telephone line was cut by a magpie nesting on a pole. The bird chewed wire ends left by repair crews, creating a short circuit as one clipped piece touched two live conductors. The outage ended once the fault was found and repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Albury
Australia
Oysters Deemed Best Influenza Cure by DH Maurice
The British ministry of agriculture and fisheries official, DH Maurice, claims oysters are the optimal treatment for influenza. He recounts that both he and his wife avoided a doctor and used the saved money on oysters, which he says cured them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DH. G. Maurice
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Liberty of Thinking and Sleep Psychology
A collection of notes cites E. W. Howe on liberty of thought and social restraint. It discusses how silence can spare trouble and usefulness and notes sleep biology: eight hours yields best rest, the body relaxes in recumbent position, and lighter sleep from hour four as the brain tires of inaction.
Wire saw revolutionizes Pennsylvania quarrying scene
The wire saw has transformed state quarrying in Pennsylvania. Cutting averages about twenty to twenty five square feet per hour while the wire travels at roughly fifteen feet per second.
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Pennsylvania
Nine telephone workers honored for courage in disasters
Nine employees from Bell System companies received Vail medals for courage and devotion to duty shown during public disasters, including posthumous gold to Gladys J. Gibson of Cleveland Clinic disaster and gold to Gerald T. Mahaffey of Ohio Bell for saving lives and maintaining service. Silver medals and $250 checks went to several others for bravery in rescuing victims, warning of floods, and aiding injured individuals across multiple states and events dating to 1929.
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Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Gladys J. Gibson
Cleveland
Ohio
Gerald T. Mahaffey
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Miss Gibson
Gibson
Cleveland Clinic
Benjamin G. Spaeth
James J Roonan
Warren A. Turner
Jola’ D. Gibbons
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
Woodbridge
N. J
Myrtle D. Dull
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Elmdale
Kan
Vivian Harper
Elba Telephone Company
Elba
Ala
Ephraim W Decker
New York Telephone Company
Rosebank
N. Y
Hoe
Backward Stair Greeting Meant to Seal a Promise
A quirky note advises brides who vowed a single life to marry to walk downstairs backward on the first morning after courting ends to signal turning away from former suitors while exposing a playful superstition about courtship rituals.
Fe Ss Safe Now in Camtonit Spain
Detroit News reports a brief item noting a person nicknamed Fe Ss is safe in Camtonit Spain with five arms, and the group plans to meet the chap once at a boarding house.
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Camtonit
Spain
Detroit
Women and donkeys in the way amid car chase
A Providence Journal item describes a chaotic roadway incident where a car races ahead and a pretty girl dashes for an island in the road. The driver curses at her, then she retorts that men and women differ in genius, noting that more geniuses and dummies exist among men.
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Down
Providence Journal
For Sale and Wanted Seed Beans in Multiple Listings
Multiple small ads list farmers and towns offering brown and black beans for sale or seed, including J H Pollard in Denton Maryland, Walton Owens in Bridgeville Delaware, and Walter Everngam in Federalsburg Maryland. Prices show $3.00 per bushel in one entry, with dates 6-14-21 and 6-14-3t.
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Walton Owens
Bridgeville
Del
Sale Order in Good v Rickards Circuit Court Equity
In Caroline County Circuit Court Equity No 2847 Chy the report of sale in these proceedings is ordered to proceed. Judge orders the sale of the property mentioned in the equity case with assignee William J Rickards confirming the sale on June 11 1990.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Clayton Horsey
T. Clayton Horsey
Tribbett and Simpson lands in Caroline County sale details
The property known as the Tribbett place near Baltimore Corner on Stone Road and the Simpson farm in Caroline County are offered in parcels. Tract No 1 includes Fifteen to Twenty Seven acres with exceptions. Tract No 2 covers a described wooded lot with access from Hollingsworth Corner. Parcel No 7 defines a further undeveloped lot along roads and property lines. All interests seek sale without reserve.
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Goldsboro Bank
Goldsboro
Maryland
Caroline County
Ingleside
Ella F. Smith
George E. Smith
Walter Sapp
Baltimore
A. G. Dennison and Brother
Willard S. Booth
Ceroline
Long Marsh Ridge
Baltimore Corner
Union Church
James Seals
Henry R. Lewis
Liber T. C. H
Tribbett Place
Stone Road
Simpson
Greensboro
William West
Henry Hughes
Albert G. Towers
Lawrence B. Towers
Caroling County
State of
Hollingsworth Corner
Castle Hall
J. Owen ‘Knotts
Liber L. B. T
Eli Kenton
Sapp
Cart Road
George C. Johnson
Matthew Ross
Smith and Scotton
Jacob Colledge
George Johnson
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
By Jean Neinson
E. W. Howe
Aglee
Gerald Taylor Mahaffey
Myrtle Dorothy Dull
Ephraim W. Decker
James J. Roonan
Iola Delett Gibbons
Gth
Lincoln Sts
Denton
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co
J. HW. Pollard
Denton, Md
Walter Everngam
Federalsburg, Md
Pe C. Brown, JR
Phillip W. Downes
Nisi
William J. Rickards
James Good
Janie Good
William J. Rickards, Assighee
Third St
Marion Downes
Frank Flowers
John T. Carter
M. K. Newnam
Long & Short, Inc
Laurel
Federalsburg
Daddy Wrence
Daddy
Am. K. Newnam
Wesley E. Thawley
A. J. Dhue
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