Not Broken Reeds In The Limousine With Evelyn Maynaarde
In a 1930s style scene Evelyn Maynaarde charms her grandmother Mrs Worthen in a limousine. A young man, Valentine Bassells, introduces himself to Grandmother with casual familiarity. Grannie visits a memory book of old courtship notes, noting the shift from formal to slang. The piece contrasts aging propriety with youth and a fading sense of status.
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Evelyn Maynaarde
Abs. Worthen
Granule
Evelyn
Grannie
Mary
Valley
Mrs. Worthen
Prissy
Regina
Worthen
Sarah
Close Pairing Sparks Respect And Affection
In a faded old book scene Grannie and Valley share a tender moment. He notes their era shows chivalry but believes men defend women today as quickly. He emphasizes closeness and trust, calling her sweethearts and chum as their conversation deepens.
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Grannie
Valley
Fragment from Grandmother Worthen reflection
Grandmother Worthen, while dozing, recalls past attempts to connect with her husband and his many male friends. She sighs with relief, pondering that the world may not rely on such fragile bonds, and recognizes she has felt bitterly overlooked.
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Grandmother Worthen
Queer Occupations in India by Irene Burn
From Lucknow Irene Burn profiles three unusual Indian trades monkey deporter corpse fender and shabbash-wala. The monkey deporter captures pests from trees then frees them elsewhere while the corpse fender shifts half burnt bodies from ghats to garden margins. The shabbash-wala, a cheerful foreman, boosts morale with constant shahbash calls.
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Lucknow
Irene Burn
India
England
Fender
Hanuman
Ganges
Salt as a daily necessity in human life
The piece argues salt is essential for life, noting daily loss from perspiration requires intake. It acknowledges occasional saltless diets for certain diseases but asserts life without salt is impossible, while also observing some savage and European groups survive without explicit salt as a separate dietary item by its presence in other foods.
Poem Fragments by Kristine Kerr Davis
A short reflective verse emphasizes life's round of small joys and sudden despairs. The speaker compares daily fretting to the vast splendor of the sky and stars, pondering how to pause and notice greater beauty.
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Kristine Kerr Davis
Coffee Ice Cream and Odd Kitchen Mixtures
A collection of recipe fragments describes coffee flavored ice cream with eggs and milk, then a coffee sauce and a long fruit tea infusion. It includes a fish and potato fritter method and multiple sweet syrups, with notes on everbearing strawberries.
Understanding Newborn Growth and Development Patterns
The article outlines birth weight variability and growth expectations, noting typical weight gain patterns first year, head and chest measurements, sensory development, milestones from smiling to walking, and teething timelines. It emphasizes diet, inheritance, and medical consultation for persistent weight gain issues or developmental delays.
Walter Hiers Actor Biography Snapshot
Walter Hiers born in Georgia on July 18 1893 stands 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown hair blue eyes and a 230 pound frame. He decided to pursue acting while at military school and found success in vaudeville before entering motion pictures.
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Walter Hiers
Georgia
Diamal Prospect Echoes Family Table Talk
A Chicago note recalls a young couple with two children living with their mothers. They left with one child while a three year old stayed home, watched them depart, and sighing he quipped about staying with “a whole bunch of grandmas” in this human interest moment.
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Chicago
Proclamation for Constitutional Amendment in Maryland 1923
Governor Albert C. Ritchie proclaims publication of Chapter 281 of the 1922 Maryland Acts, proposing a new Section 31A to Article 4 and directing statewide publication ahead of the November 6, 1928 election, with votes for and against. The document details submission and publication rules and a three newspaper requirement in most counties and three in Baltimore.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
State of
Baltimore
Supreme Bench
General Assembly
Albert C. Ritchie
Annapolis
Philip B. Perlman
I’ve Prayed for You Poem Excerpt by Dodd Mend
A short religious verse reflects silent prayer for a person’s strength sight prosperity health and inner peace. The speaker emphasizes that no words are needed because God knows every thought. The author asserts all possible gifts are offered through prayer and devotion.
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Dodd, Mend & Company
Short Partners in Trade Name Action in Order Nisi
Order Nisi involving Alpheus W. Short and Leland T. Short trading as A. W. Short & Company. The filing names the partners and associates the business under the original trade name. Proceedings indicate a pending judicial step affecting the partnership or its assets.
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Alpheus W. Short
Leland T. Short
o-Partners
A. W. Short & Company
Refrigeration Aids Mining Deep Shafts And Air
The article notes refrigeration as a modern science aiding mining by freezing surrounding earth to keep water out of porous formations and by supplying cool air to reach deep shaft levels, enabling miners to extend operations into water bearing strata. It cites Youth's Companion as the source.
Acquiring Knowledge Inspired By Queen Elizabeth Quote
A concise meditation on gaining knowledge through reading and reflection. The excerpt urges pruning sentences for nourishment, eating by reading, digesting through contemplation, and storing wisdom in memory as a royal endorsement of learning.
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Queen Elizabeth
Ski Skaters Have Largest Hearts Revealed in Study
A study of 171 sportsmen shows ski skaters possess the largest hearts while boxers have smaller hearts than the average person.
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McClure
Leate
Mottier
Fruit Punch
Western Newspaper Union
BY E. R. Peyser
Tle
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
J. H. Mason Enox, Jr
Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Department of Health
Baltimore Sun
Ile
Tutt
By Grace E. Hall
Nisi
H. Cooper Et al
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court of
Calvert C. Merriken
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harper
William J. Shawn
The
Orphana’ Court
Managarit Pastorfield
Register of Wills
W. Brewster Deen
W. C. Dean
Mary M. Dean
Circuit Court For
Equity
Chy
Geo. A. Deakyne
Oliver No
Market Street
Denton
M. H. Downes
Denton, Md
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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