Mothers Day tribute traced to Miss Anna Jarvis and history
The piece reflects on Mother's Day origins by Anna Jarvis in Philadelphia, noting Congress formalized the day in 1913. It praises the mother as home manager, cites Proverbs and Solomon on a virtuous wife, and honors mothers for steadfast love and sacrifice amid changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother’s International Association
Miss Jarvis
Mother
Solomon
Montana Moon to Feature Crawford at Capital Theatre
Editorial notes discuss Joan Crawford in Montana Moon a Western musical romance. Production by Metro Goldwyn Mayer stars John Mack Brown Dorothy Sebastian Ricardo Cortez Benny Rubin and more. Exterior scenes filmed on a San Jacinto Range cattle ranch near Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Joan Crawford
Capital Theatre
Montana Moon
Sylvia Thalberg
Frank Butler
Malcolm St. Clair
Miss Crawford
John Mack Brown
Dorothy Sebastian
Ricardo Cortez
Benny Rubin
Cliff Edwards
Karl Dane
Lloyd Ingraham
San Jacinto Mountains
Los Angles
Farm Bureau Mutual
G. A. Tanner
Desigis
New York
Butante
Montana
China’s rebirth and India salt tax rebellion linked in era view
The piece discusses China's unification and modernization pace and India's salt tax disobedience, drawing contrasts with colonial history. It notes India’s push for self-government under Gandhi, British Simon Commission concerns, and civil disobedience. It also covers a 1940 goodwill tour by five Japanese women to the U S and details highway spending plans for 1930, plus the need for feeder farm-to-market roads and a robust good roads movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
France
America
England
Gandhi
Japan
United States
Washington
White House
Madame Debuchi
Suniko Tokuda
Tokyo
Kimi Ashino
Tokyo Women’s College
Keiko Nakamua
Yoshiko Matsudaira
Chichibu
Matsudaira
Yosihiko Sato
Baron Sato
San Francisco
Jiji Shimpo
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
Portland
Department of Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation
Twenty-Five Years Ago A Centennial Snapshot
A retrospective from the Journal of 25 Years Ago This Week notes local business changes. John T. Carter begins building foundations, the M D W steamers abolish bars, and W Carroll Pastorfield buys West Denton store. Local sports tell of Centreville’s High School losing to Caroline High School 10 to 2. The Diamond State lines near Den ton, Hobbs, and Andersontown loom forthcoming. The Brick Hotel changes hands to Harvey L. Cooper and James H. Nichols with renovations planned. The Queen Anne Baseball Club forms for 1905 with Knotts as secretary treasurer and Sparks as manager. Two obituaries, Mrs. Martha Jones and Mrs. Sadie Mitchell, mark the week, detailing service times and survivors.
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John T. Carter
W. Carroll Pastorfield
Walter Swinney
West Denton
I. T. Saulsbury
Ridgely
Centreville
Caroline High
Desakyne
Denton
Perry
Hobbs
Andersontown
Messrs
T. F. Chaffinch
H. C. Hobbs
Blanche Hobbs
Easton
Sue Harrington
Caroline Short
Harrington
Wm. H. Wix
Laura Wix
Harry Whitby
Armour & Company
John H. VanGesel
Delaware
Wm. A. Stewart
Talbot
Harvey L. Cooper
James H. Nichols
Queen Anne
J. Paul Knotts
W. B. Sparks
Paul Knotts
Howard Flowers
Elwood Fleming
Joseph Taylor
Bryan Barton
S.s
Allen Pennington
James Moore
Henry Morgan
C. F
Howell Hanley
R. F
H. Pritchett
Harry Hobby
Martha Jones
Tuckahoe Neck
Mr. Jones
Thomas W. Jones
Jessie
Aimee Jones
Sadie Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Miss Morris
William Mitchell
Greensboro
Turpin Mitchell
Harry Mitchell
Baltimore
Butler
Porter
D. J. Givan
Slats Diary Notes From A Busy Week In Town
Slats records a week of small town events with family, school and radio notes. He jokes about a disappointments and describes a trip to town, a library visit, a sense man interview, a report card, a murder verdict and a big Atwater Kent radio hour featuring opera stars and the Kent Quartet conducted by Josef Pasternack.
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Jake
Prinsvnleorn
United States
Canada
Frances Alda
Metropolitan Opera Company
Louise Homer
America
Martha Attwood
Metropolitan Opera
Marie Kurenko
Atwater Kent
Kathryn Meisle
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Reinald Werrenrath
Frederick Jagel
Richard Bonelli
Toscha Seidel
Atwater Kent Quartet
Victor Edmunds
George Rosely
Erwyn Mutch
James Davies
Royal
Pasternack
Europe
A. Atwater Kent
Malaguena
Boabdil
Moszkowski
Chrysler reports April U S shipments rise 11 percent
Chrysler built vehicles show a total of 37 527 shipments in April up 3 711 from March with Dodge Plymouth De Soto and Chrysler nameplates listed by volume. Plymouth gains 70 percent from March aided by a price cut and commercial Dodge and Fargo totals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler Motors
Chrysler
Dodge
Plymouth
de Soto
Fargo
County Camp plans and 4-H rally wrap in Caroline County
Announcement from the Home Demonstration Agent details Camp Tinka Tonga to run July 22-26 near Cambridge on the old Woolford property, enrollment by May 17, and a few spaces for girls able to do summer work. The 13th semi annual 4-H rally in Williston Pavilion drew over 100 girls, mothers, and leaders with judged fashion and stunts, and a plan to enter top dresses in the State Style Show at College Park during August Boys' and Girls' Club Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Day
Charles Herzog
Hattie Hagadone
Pennsylvania
I. E. Mason
Kate Johnson
Harrington
I. T. Saulsbury
Ther Hospital
Haretz
Baltimore
John Applebaum
James Swing
Cambridge
Beatrice Bower
Fire House
Mary Rebecca Saulsbury
Annapolis
Thompson Swing
L. M. Goodwin
Salisbury
Hiram Kenton
Bowers Beach
Herbert Hammond
William Binebrink, Jr
Oscar Simons
Easton
John Hoffman
Philadelphia
Vergie Sparks
California
Tinka-Tonga
Dorchester
Woolford
Caroline County
Williston Pavilion
Dorothy Emerson
University of Maryland
Virginian Covey
Federalsburg
Eloise Thawley
Denton
Glayds Rush
Ridgely
Miriam Holsinger
Mildred Woodrow
Ruth Cooper
Freda Schmick
Preston
Marie Willoughby
Smithson
Thelmas Hunter
Bridgetown
Helen Quidas
Marie Quidas
College Parks
American Corner
Greensboro
Preston, Jr
Miss Emerson
Ruth Voshell
Caroline Ebling
Anna Frances Seward
Bessie. M. Spafford
Maryland
In Loving Remembrance of Mary Henry
A husband, Oram H. Henry, writes of his loss eleven years after Mary Henry's death on May 7. He laments his loneliness, recalls her voice and smile, and asks what he would give to hold her hand again. The note ends with a school pupil list from Smithson and a subscription line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Elrick
Sister Elrick
Mary Henry
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