Mrs Wyman Wyman’s European intrigue ends in fame
The social leader Mrs. Wyman Wyman plans a European tour to win a title and return triumphant to Bugleville. A chance encounter with Archduke in Vienna leads to embarrassment when she learns he is penniless and a motion-picture courier. She returns home chastened yet unexpectedly celebrated for her dramatic confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman Wyman
Bugleville
Europe
Wentcotle
Society
Prehguire
No, Panama Hat Isn't From Panama at All
The Panama hat name is misleading as the hat is not made in Panama nor from Panama straw. It comes from palm leaf fibers produced mainly in Peru Colombia and other South American countries. Leaves are cut boiled bleached and woven by hand often by women who work damp to prevent shredding. A single hat can take up to three weeks to complete.
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Panama
Elcuador
Peru
Colombia
Europe
E. W. Cleaves
Pennsylvania
Canal Zone Line Test of One's Equilibrium
A dated note describes a street in Datboa Canal Zone known as Fourth of July avenue dividing Panama old town from the zone. A center line marks a test of balance as people walk the narrow border with Sanitation and discipline emphasized by soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Datboa
Canal Zone
Panama
America
A Mother's Love Endures Across All Trials
A Washington Irving quotation on a mother's enduring love through shame, separation, and the world’s condemnation, recalling infant smiles, childhood joy, and the hope that a wayward child may repent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Rural School Teaching Requires Rural Sociology Insight
The training of rural school teachers mirrors general teacher training and reading instruction. The rural school social atmosphere differs from village schools, and teachers should understand and appreciate rural sociology to succeed.
Trial by Stupidity in Historical Animal Prosecutions
A look at historical prosecutions of animals including a cock burned at the stake for laying an egg and pigs hanged for harming children. The text cites records such as an eight months' trial of weevils at St. Jean-de-Maurienne in 1587, as noted by Winthrop D. Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean-de-Maurienne
Winthrop D. Lane
Bookman
Planting Nut Trees Gaining Ground in U S
A Crop From Your Trees notes nut tree planting is a relatively new practice in the United States. The American Tree Association says within the past decade, except where nut farming was established, proposals to plant nut trees were often met with scorn. In parts of Europe, road side nut and fruit trees already provide profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tree Association
Unti
Ornithopolis City of Bids a Sidon Glass Center
The London Times notes Ornithopolis, ancient Birda below Sidon, north of Tyre, meaning city of bids. Birds decorate much of the glass now called Sidonian, including storks and swans, suggesting the city produced glass in the era of Augustus and Tiberius.
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Sidon
Tyre
Ornithopolis
City
Bids
London Times
Augustus
Tiberius
Hooker oak of Chico touted as world’s largest tree
The Hooker oak in Chico California is described as possibly the largest tree in the world by Farm Journal. It stands over 100 feet tall with a branch extending 105 feet from the trunk and a branch spread exceeding 200 feet. Gen Sherman reputedly noted 7,000 men could shade beneath it.
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Chico
Cal
Farm Journal
Christmas callers and social notes in Clearfield area
Local residents and visitors fill the social page with callers and weekend visits. Mrs. Wm. Hoover and others are listed as callers in Clearfield, while out of town trips include Johnstown, Indiana, Altoona, and Pittsburgh visits. Students from State College enjoy Christmas vacation at home. Christmas services at the Presbyterian and Methodist churches are reported as well attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hoover
Clearfield
F. M. Harter
Mahaffey
Johnstown
T. W Munroe
Jean
Alice
Guilford Cameron, Jr
George Madden
Jones
Hope Ogden
9. L. Irwin
K. A. Kroge
Helen Fitzpatrick
Gallitain
John Lemon
Ruth Till
Pittsburgh
John Marshall
Indiana
H. S. Strassler
Rude Sutton
Stitfferstown
W. J. Madden
William Floyd
Richard Hevner
State College
A. T. Helman
Clyde Stufler
Altoona
Jay Stiffler
Clyde Bee
Frances Beck
G. T. Cameron
C. W. Sebring and
Bobby
Jack
Hutchinson
Merle Pittman
George Davis
Garman
C. 3B
Wissinger
W. EB
Cramer
Beatrice
Edna Wissinger
Cresson
J. H. Peterman
Christmas Cheer At Plumville Sab Bath Schools
Plumville news notes a Christmas party for 60 children hosted by the Presbyterian primary department in the church basement with games popcorn carols and candy boxes. The item also lists local visits travels and holiday happenings, including residents at home for Christmas and church events.
Easy Pleasant Life and Grave Fire Warning
A poem line by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts cheerful living with enduring resilience through hardship. It contends the true smile shines despite tears. A Florida Times-Union note adds a wry caution about domestic scenes, implying a female party may be involved as smoke rises from a modern home.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Florida
Nimes-Union
The Passing of the Nee Shed in Bees
E W Cleaves notes on bee sheds once common on farms, their design for sun and wind, and how modern beekeeping moved away from shallow skeps to larger hives. He explains economic reasons for abandoning old bee sheds and keeping bees protected by newer methods.
Oreekside Christmas Entertainment at Presbyterian Church
A Christmas program drew a large crowd at the Presbyterian church Monday evening. Updates include Mrs. Fulton and children moving to Smicksburg, Rev. Boston’s family recovering from flu, and others moving to town. The M E church Bible class gifted Mrs Jessie E H Johnston two Bible story volumes. Local social notes mention visits, school entertainments, and a newborn for Mr. and Mrs. Carnahan.
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Presbyterian Church
Fulton
Smicksbore
Boston
A.evere
Blose
Harry Lingenfelter
Bible
M. E. Church
Jessie E H. Johnston
Philip Fisher
Detroit
Misa Fiva Pfell
Eva Hendricks
Jesse Kunkle
Dorothy Rotherluntle
Wilkinsburg
Martha Neal
Nola Barror
Klein
South Bend Social Notes and Local Illnesses
South Bend society items note Mrs Bara Dunmire entertaining the F. L. M. club at home. Quarantine at the Weaver home for scarlet fever and Say home for chicken pox. Visits by Lon Alshouse and daughter Virgie in Apollo with grandson Carl Knepshield. Others shopping in Diderton and travels to Kittanning and Wandererit. Funeral of Yerservsky, 111, and widow 109 walks from funeral to Hebrew home room amid decline of lift offers.
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Bara. Dunmire
F. L. M. Club
Weaver
Say
Lon Alshouse
Virgie
Apollo
Carl Knepshield
Ira Davis
Belle Stewart
Diderton
J. A. Klingingamith
Gene Siyas
Kittanning
Bruce
Martin Kepple
Wandererit
Royden Fulton
Dale Pulton
Passack Yerservsky
Hebrew Home
Baltimore
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Leone
Mary Pifer
Slippery Rock
Sara Miller
Muskingum College
Louise
Woodlawn
Nan Henderson
H. M. Zimmerman
Clymer
GC. L. McCurdy
A. F. Pifer
Butler
Cora Stewart
Oreekside
Henry Farth
Ana Mr
Mrs
Ben Carnahan I
South Bend
Penn
State Froth
Bells Funeral Home
Wayne Ave
Maple St
F. Pauch
East
Philadelphia
Penna
Moorhead
NH C
Santa Claus
RCA Radiola
J. M. Stewart & Co
Gordon
Court House
Indiana, Pa
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