Jefferson County Historical Society Meeting Next Wednesday
The Jefferson County Historical Society plans a meeting next Wednesday at 2 PM in the library. The item notes community notices including family visits, weddings, and local job moves across nearby towns and stores with several residents traveling to Mackinac Island and Bloomfield events.
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Jefferson County Historical Society
F. E. Butler
Bert Stubbs
Billings, Mont
Carrie
Bloomfield
Family quarrels over names test a couple’s patience
Abel and Dorcas Ward clash over Serena or Selina Bartlett with their daughter Leila. They seek counsel from a friend, hear a warning about petty disputes, and reflect on whether Eyre or Ayres will suit Leila’s marriage.
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Serena Bartlett
Wil
Ward
Abel Ward
Abel
Dorcas
Leila
Gerald Eyre
Eyre
Serena
Selina
Mrs. Parsons
Cyrathea
Promise of Opportunity in American Citizenship
A patriotic, slogan filled passage urges citizens to contribute talents to national greatness. It emphasizes government by consent, hard work, personal responsibility, and belief in America as the path to happiness and success.
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Viscountess Astor
England
America
Lady Astor
Sumatra Aims at Wealth as War Drags On
The article reports Sumatra with a population under 3.2 million, largely unavailable for labor, and vast unexplored areas. Achin remains in ongoing warfare since 1599 with 200000 lives lost in the last four decades, while Dutch forces occupy towns and strategic positions amid guerrilla resistance.
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Sumatra
Achin
How Vamps Mask Ears With False Hair in Bay Windows
In a brassy quip from the Slangster, a Social Scamp explains a new craze among young women who tuck false hair into bay windows to cover their ears. A department store cleaner reports the hair gobs drop and clog vacuum cleaners. The remark is attributed to the Youngstown Telegram.
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Youngstown Telegram
Baby's New Papa On Train Telegram Reveals Family Reunion
A passenger tells how a woman left a baby with him on a train after sending a telegram. The train departed with the child in his arms, and ten miles later the conductor delivered a telegram from the baby's mother. At the next stop relatives awaited to meet the new papa and baby.
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Mamma
Baby
Papa
Chicago Tribune
Spreading Joy and the Return of Kindness
The piece extols giving joy to others without expecting returns. It warns mercenary motives ruin generosity, leading to loneliness. True joy comes from helping others and receiving their grateful responses as a fulfillment of an old law.
What Did He Mean In Mrs Opinion Column
A quip from London Opinion about marriage and in law influence. The couple discuss living near the mother so she can visit easily and reference a cliff edge house as a playful suggestion about slipping over. The exchange mixes humor with domestic planning.
The Wren That Wasn’t: Clyde’s Narrow Escape and Engagement
Richard Clyde, a prosperous businessman, battles a phantom illness he dreads as a wen. A chemical plant explosion forces his rescue by Ronald Weston, who saves his life and reveals his engagement to Wanda Clyde. Clyde grants consent, grateful for the lifesaving act and the couple’s future union.
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Richard Clyde
Clyde
Wen
England
Ronald Weston
Wanda Clyde
Clyd
Wanda
Central
East Seventh Avenue
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