Rev Clifford to Leave Sparta for Minot Mission
Sparta Wisconsin special reports Rev Cecil L Clifford pastor of the Methodist church has accepted a call to the First Methodist Episcopal church in Minot North Dakota. He will likely depart around March first with a salary of 2000 plus 500 in perquisites and moving expenses covered. The Clifford family has endeared themselves to Sparta as they prepare to move and begin new work in Minot.
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Sparta
Wis
Cecil L. Clifford
Methodist Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Minot
N. D
Clifford
Forbes
City Hall
Advancement Association of
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Harley Jefferson
A. H. Wright
J. A. James
College of Agriculture
Advancement Associa
Waste Of Powder And A Duck Hunt Tale
Waste of powder features Louie Kraber duck hunting with a friend last fall. A duck is shot midair and falls dead. The friend quips Louie has saved ammunition since the fall would have killed him. A Washington Star comment on fashions mocks youth trends and jokes about wives giving up cars for baby carriages.
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Louie Kraber
Louie
Washington Star
Mrs Richberg Hornsby and the Yacht Petition Parade
Chicago aviatrice and voter Mrs Richberg Hornsby recently courted President Wilson by delivering petitions aboard his yacht to urge passage of the federal suffrage amendment. A lighthearted street scene followed as a puppy chased a bicycle, causing an elderly gentleman to fall while the butcher’s boy quipped and the dog jubilantly barked.
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Richberg Hornsby
Aviatrice
Chicago
Wilson
Japanese Frames in Bowie's On the Laws of Japanese Painting
Bowie notes Japanese paintings rarely framed to save space while frames are typical for Chinese writings. Framed works are signed with the artist’s real name and carry right side Yu In seals and left side signature seals. Japanese and Chinese texts read from right to left and are often the sole ornament of screens.
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H. P. Bowie
Curious regional terms for left handedness in England
The London Telegraph notes how England uses distinct regional words for a left handed person. In Gloucestershire a lefty is called scrammy, in Staffordshire craggy, in Yorkshire gawkrodger or callick handed, and in Durham cuddy paw.
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England
Gloucestershire
Staffordshire
Callick
Durham
London Telegraph
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John Canney
Athena Literary Society
Myrtle Walters
Vera Webb
Virgene French
Hawaiian Islands
Scott-Rose CO
E. M. Perry
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the Jeweler
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South Fifth Street
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