What the Dam Meant O by Moe Lara
Paul Bassett toiled on the Nesbit Construction dam as a devastating rainstorm nears completion. He notices Abbott Wayne’s sister Dorothy, eighteen, at the site and realizes she could be a worthy wife who understands the bond between a man and his work. Claire Hendrix, the party hostess, is engaged to Paul’s rival, Abbott Wayne, shadowing Paul’s heart as the storm clears and a new future looms for Dorothy.
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NM Onde
Nesbit Construction
Paul Bassett
Claire Hendricks
Weather Bureau
Claire
Clirire
Abbott Wayne
Wayne
Paul
Dot
Dorothy
L'L Tuther
Faul
Jnst
Abbott
Lafre
Vale
Conies Cited In Scripture As Wise Yet Feeble
The Cony or coney is described as one of the most defenseless wild creatures and is cited in Scripture for its wisdom in choosing a safe home among rocks. The passage explains its elusiveness and the contrast with ants, locusts, and spiders, as noted by the Nonetreat Herald.
Ear coloring as health index guides child welfare advice
The piece explains that ear color reflects a child's health, with pink ears signaling high hemoglobin and pale ears indicating possible deficiency. It cites Nell B. Nichols of the Woman's Home Companion and urges doctors' opinions, planned meals rich in greens, egg yolk, red meats, dark poultry meat, and milk as easily absorbed nutrition.
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Nell B. Nichols
Woman's Home Companion
Bread Gifted for Medieval Robber Capture Anniversary
In Kyritz Germany a centuries old custom survives where hot rolls are distributed on the anniversary of a notorious robber's capture. The bandit terrorized travelers and towns, looting and taking hostages before being run down. The local lord rewarded serfs with bread in celebration, a tradition that endures.
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Kyritz
Germany
Puzzler in Manchester Diary Reveals Second Marriage Word
The Manchester Guardian asks pupils to use the word yell and a boy’s sentence "The lady wore a yeil on her deuterogamy" shocks the class. The teacher checks the dictionary and confirms deuterogamy means a second marriage, a fact Johnny knew from a puzzles source.
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Manchester
Eng
Guardian Grove
Johnny
Old Rubaiyat Manuscript Found in Lucknow
The oldest known Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam manuscript was found in Lucknow, India. Lying with an old family, it was seen by a city art collector. Copied in 1428, it is 37 years older than the Bodleian Ouseley manuscript and contains 20 percent quatrains with 45 untraceable lines.
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Omar Khayyam
Lucknow
India
Oxford
Opening Up Waste Places Across The World
The American engineer probes ore and oil in every region uncovering treasure beneath Earth. His modern motor trucks traverse roads once used by Caesar and jungle trails, yielding new mineral wealth and priceless stones to fuel global trade and industry.
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Asia Minor
Russia
Mosul
Caesar
Wide Range of Diaries Pepys and Amiel Compared
The piece contrasts Pepys and Amiel as diarists at opposite ends of subject matter. Pepys offers quaint, often amusing daily events while Amiel presents moralistic soul searching. The average diary remains innocuous, and thus not especially interesting.
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Pepys
Amiel
New Florence Hood family reunion at park near Hendricks Creek
The Hood family of Tub Mill gathered for a reunion and picnic dinner at a park by the R. A. Roga place near Hendricks Creek. Attendees included Mrs Bila Hood, J J Snodgrass of Johnstown, Mary Hood Love and Curry from Casa Grande Arizona, Mabion Hood and children, Wallace and family, Prof J M Hood teaching in Brackenridge, and many others. Additional notes mention church events, travel, weddings, and local visits.
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New Florence
Hood
Tub Mill
R. A. Roga Place
Hendricks Creek
Bila Hood
J. J. Snodgrass
Johnstown
Mary Hood Love
Curry
Casa Grande
Arizona
Mabion Hood
Robert
Helen
Thomas
Sam Wallace
Samuel, Dale
Pearl Liggett
Indiana
Lyman Mahon
Harry Henderson
Gene Ashcom
J. M. Mack
Rey, McClung
Paul Wallace
Conemaugh Presbytery
Second United Presbyterian Church
Kirschner
Ross Mountain Park
Walter Hummiell
Chicago
Woodrow Kinsey
Sam Mabon
Purchase Line
Marion Center
West Fairfield Presbyterian Church
H. M. Mabon
Chester Shiffler
Ursula Wilson
James Tomb
Margaret Hensel
United Presbyterian Church
Campbell Wagner
Rence ‘Wagner Familly
Andersons
Greensburg
Charles
Tom McKelvey
Ligonier
Isaa¢d Mabon
John Eisele
Beverly Johns
Rev. Beggs
West Newton
Elderton
James Dick
E. E. Dick
John W. McBurney
Community Notes From Lewisville and Nearby Areas
Local residents from Lewisville and Indiana report visits, moves, and social visits. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Lee Graham, Mrs. Chas Neal, Miss Alice Lowman, Melisa Kennedy, Alex Neal, Mrs. W. B. McGinley, Miss Ann Douds, Dr. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Edwards, Huey apartments, a Tarentum native Miss Black, Velma Barkley and family, Blanour Ruth McGinley, Val Jean Kennedy, Mrs. Margaret McJunkin, Mrs. J. A. Dixon, Mrs. Irwin Speedy, Pearl Wiggins, Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Robert Warner, plus assorted movements and social calls. A humor item notes a phrenology cue and a joke about elevator shaft curiosity.
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Lee Graham
Enterprise
D. L. Marshall
W. B. McGinley
Chas, Neal
Hamilton
Alice Lowman
Indiana
Melisa Kennedy
Alex Neal and Sons
Ann Douds
Dr. Snyder
New Kensington
Douds
Lee Edwards
Huey
Philadelphia Street
Miss Black
Tarentum
Velma Barkley
Jas
Barkley
Akron
Middletown
O. Blanour
Ruth McGinley
Smidsburg
Val Jean Kennedy
Margaret McJunkin
J. A. Dixon
Irwin Speedy
Pearl Wiggins
Crete
Wolf
Robert Warner
Vandergrift
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Pictorial Review
Country Home
Household Magazine
Poultry Tribune
Woman’s Home Companion
Pennsylvania
Farmer
McCall’s Magazine
Indiana Progress Country Home Breeder’s Gazette
Indiana Progress Pathfinder
Poultry Tribune Country Home
Scidnce & Mechanics
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Progress
Good Stories Pathfinder
Country Home Delineator Magazine
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Better Homes & Gardens
Science & Mechanics
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