Christmas Notes on Courtesy and Aging in 1903
A reader reflects on curt and courteous utility bills, Christmas letters, and the value of aging with hope. The piece weaves a suggested municipal notice with quotes on love and nostalgia from Thomas a Kempis and Oliver Goldsmith, ending with a train-side conversation about Christmas memories and renewing hope in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Christas
Oliver Goldsmith
Francis Bacon
Alonso of Aragon
Norfolk
Danville
Night clubs lure gamblers across the river in illegal boom
Across the river from Cincinnati illegal gambling dens draw moneyed crowds from four states Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois. Women and families mingle with mobsters from Detroit Chicago and Kansas City as the multi million dollar easy money racket expands into crime backed operations with clubs meals shows bars and gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Detriot
Chicago
Kansas City
Big money bingo and gambling den puzzle wives in a department store
In a department store gambling room, slot machines and games operated openly while wives watched. A little old lady in a black hat bought a bingo board, nearly won a $300 prize, and left smiling with her husband. A friend noted the setup keeps wives occupied as husbands gamble elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Three Die in Anderson Car Bus Crash
Three Anderson residents were killed when an automobile collided with a Carolina Stages bus outside Anderson. Driver Ernest W. McGill, 48, his 14 year old son Ern est, Jr., and his sister in law Ada Parks died. Several others were injured, the bus carried 33 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderrson
S. C
Anderson
Carolina Stages
Ernest W. McGill
Ernest, Jr
Ada Parks
Local Woman Receives Word of Brother's Death in Tampa
Mrs. M. B. Stroupe of 509 West Bay street learned of the death of her brother Clyde Smith in Tampa Florida. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Tampa after a heart attack at his home. Surviving are two sisters and a brother in Mount Holly and his widow in Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Stroupe
West Bay Street
Clyde Smith
Tampa
Fla
Smith
Kale’s Carotene Converts To Vitamin A On Cooking
The body converts about two thirds of kale’s cooked carotene into vitamin A. This metabolic conversion highlights kale as a source of preformed vitamin A after heat exposure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. Bivins
George Eliot
Heaven
Earth
Thomas A’ Kempis
Tom
Henry
Lynchburg
Ellen
Roanoke
Mary
Florida
the High Point
N. C
Enterprise
Drafstile
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!