Whole Towns Deserted for Annual Vacations in England and Scotland
Americans visiting Britain notice widespread shutdowns as towns from Lancashire to Scotland pause for extended holidays nicknamed wakes. Millions save yearly holiday funds, with workers from Blackburn, Swindon, and seaside towns centralized in vacations to Switzerland, France, and various English resorts.
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Piaces
England
Scotland
Lancashire
Liverpool
Manchester
Olha
Blackburn
Hince
Isle of Man
Blakpool
Switzerland
France
Burnley
Paris
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Swindon
Wiltshire
Great Western Railway
Weymouth
Weston-auper- Mare
St. Louis Pont-Dispatch
Boy Learns Stones Grow After Five Years
A scientist tests a newspaper boy by asking how paving stones are made. The lad explains stones come from the ground and “grow” like potatoes, leaving the scientist impressed by his simple insight.
Feminine Curiosity Sparks Bookish Banter at Store
A downtown visit reveals a merchant husband explaining daybooks and night books kept atop safes. The wife asks about the night books and jokes about staying late to work, reflecting a humorous exchange from city life.
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Omea
Chitage News
Origin of Dog Days and Their Heat Source
The dog days stem from Sirius rising with the sun in the Mediterranean region, but their heat is from the earth’s surface warming from groundhog time to late summer. Ptolemy notes Sirius as fiery, yet now appears white. cooling begins after the dog day season, with February often the coldest period and June the longest day not yielding peak heat. Baltimore American.
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Mediterranean
Crain Major
Mars
Tenson
Ean
Baltimore Americar
Why Man Wear Trousers
A Benton Missouri Democrat column argues men were never free to choose trousers, recounting women guiding dress from infancy to adulthood. It claims men are compelled into pants by women and fear sensational reaction if they vary.
Too Naive Politician Excuse Cited by New York Official
A New York official dismisses a politician's explanation as ingenuous and naive. The remark recalls a jest about a butler applicant who claimed many references, answering that they came from the reference library. The exchange illustrates skepticism toward the politician's stated defenses.
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New York
Ailman
Sin
New York Presa
Free List Tollgate Joke From Elmwood Cemetery Visit
A Detroit plank road tollgate near Elmwood cemetery exempted funerals. Dr. Pierce paid his toll and joked the gatekeeper should let him pass free due to the benevolent profession. The gatekeeper replied that many deadheads already pass and they cannot afford it.
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Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit
Pierce
Open at night to aid holiday shoppers at Dothan Hardware
Dothan Hardware Company announces evening hours during the holidays to serve shoppers. The store promises a selection of items suitable for children and families.
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Dothan Hardware Company
Social Happenings Bride Adah Brown Weds Mp Lumpkin
Social Happenings reports the wedding of Mp Troy B Lewis of Lumpkin Georgia to Miss Adah Brown of this city at Headland Avenue Baptist church with Rev Lamar Jones officiating. The couple, a traveling salesman and a beloved local bride, plan a honeymoon at the groom’s Lumpkin home soon after the ceremony.
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Troy B. Lewis
Lumpkin
Adah Brown
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
Lamar Jones
Dothan
J. M. Brown
Parson recalls choir zeal in The Parson's Pleasance
In The Parson's Pleasance Rev P H Ditchfield notes the Low G Lancestrians love of singing. A doctor driving over a bridge sees a man waist-deep in a brook who explains he is catching a cold to hit the bass part in Handel's Messiah and stay on the lower C.
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P. H. Ditchfield
Pleasance
Duchy
John
Andel
Is the editor in as office boy notes delays
A visitor questions repeated refusals to see the editor. The office boy offers a wry reply that the editor is out and jokes the man may be under a lucky star. The exchange reflects newsroom pacing and terse responses in a Chicago News vignette.
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O. B
Chicago News
Singer Darner for lock-stitch machines at Singer Store
Darning tool for any lock-stitch sewing machine advertised for sale at the Singer Store on B. Main Street in Dothan. Also promoting diamond brooches from Do than Jewelry Company at low prices.
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Singer Store
B. Main Street
Dothan
Dothan Jewelry Company
Phone 129 Duty Dray Line A. J. Kooten Prop
A brief city notice identifies A. J. Kooten as proprietor of the Duty Dray Line listed under Phone 129. The item provides scant context beyond ownership and contact.
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Duty Dray
A. J. Kooten
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Lewis Brown
Leila Dowling
Ozark
Eloise Lisenby
Gainesville, Ga
J. H. Crawford
University
Jona Peterman
Gainesville
Georgia Brenau
Florrie Malone
Hollins
Lilly Dell
Marion
Atlanta
ST. Andrews Bay
Northbo
Cottondale
Liv
Panams City
Atlantic Coast Line
Geeorg
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Panama City
Mobile and Gulf Steamship Company
H. Purvis
B. W. Steeds
W. H. Whaley
Jack’s
Fries
Eagle Library
Institution
Bonham & Son
Pavey & Family Groceries
Mallone Furniture Company
Nix Drug Company
Strickland Brothers, Jewelers
Racrive
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