A Holiday Train Meeting Sparks A New Year Bond
On a New York to Philadelphia Christmas holiday train a young man Jack meets a refined skating girl amid a crowded car. They share stories of coasting, skating, and a holiday house party on the Hudson. Though they part without names, fate hints at a future reunion. The episode foreshadows one of Jack’s happiest New Year’s, 1926.
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Meri
Boston
Thirty-third Street
Jack Delmer
Jack
Philadelphia
New York
Newburg
Brooklyn
BRS
Hudson
Poconos
Western Newspaper Union
San Blas Indians At Edge Of Culture
The article discusses the San Blas Indians of Panama as a fading isolate facing encroachment by alien tribes. Ethnologist Teibert W. Krieger argues isolation is untenable and that resettlement would not yield a distinct culture. notes a turtle calendar as a timekeeping curiosity and describes coastal village life and schooling pressures.
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San Blas
Washington
San Blas In- Anns
Panama
Tieibert W. Krieger
United States National Museum
Mny
Pinamains
Krieger
Mr. Krieger
Ind
Beginnings of an alphabets mnemonic system in Panama
Krieger presents a new publication on the southwestern Panamanian culture cataloging and describing over 1,000 National Museum objects. The work analyzes memory writing as picture writing used to record lore on disease treatment religious practices and tribal history.
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Krieger
Panamas
National Museum
Bar Chinese Narcissus Infested With Insects
San Francisco Chinatown mourns as authorities halt further import of Chinese narcissus bulbs due to hidden destructive insects. The bulb, long valued for New Year decorations and beliefs in forecasting prospects, faces abandonment of a key seasonal plant amid the import ban.
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San Francisco
Temple of Heaven
Chinatown
Student Operated Bank Records Big Lynn High Total
Lynn English high school students run a Say Ings bank and combine study with thrift. The bank set a single day record of 3 140 in deposits. With 1 400 students, the program has 12 years of success and has been copied to 14 states and two foreign countries. Regular banking rooms exist and students fill all positions, handle deposits, and keep accounts. The savings plan has spread to public schools above the third grade, totaling over 200 000 in savings.
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Lynn
Mass
Lynn English High School
Ings
Governor Bans Balloon Pants in San Luis Potosi
The governor of San Luis Potosi state forbids wearing balloon pants in Mexico City style. He deems the fashion unmanly and issued a decree against the garment.
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Mexico City
State of
San Luis Potosi
Navy belle towed Miss Gleaves Engagement to Cohen announced
Miss Evalina Gleaves daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs Albert Gleaves, in the national capital social set, is engaged to Albert Morris Cohen of Philadelphia. She is noted for Girl Scout work and activities.
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Evalina Gleaves
Albert Gleaves
National Capital
Albert Morris Cohen
Philadelphia
Miss Gleaves
Natalie Hammond
John Hays Hammond
Tommy Hammond
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