Valentines and Jealous Postmistress in Littleford
Myra Watts the postmistress in Littleford on St Valentine’s Day anxiously sorts mail and scans for a valentine. She has never received one in 40 years and covets a note from Will Chandler, who sends a valentine to Ella Flagg in town, while Myra keeps his letter for herself. The crowded window watches, and Ella, once close to Myra, remains wistful amid gossip and unspoken feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yra Watts
Myra
Littleford
Myra Watts
Timpkins
Lissy Edwards
Ella
Mara
Hila Flege
Ella Flage
Will Chandler
California
Vila
Will
Ella Flagg
Hilla
Valentine
Ea Flagg
Klin I Plege
Ea Mlageg
Hila Flagg
Lla
Myra Watts Keeps Letters From Uncle Benny’s Funeral
Myra hides letters at home and passes a neighbor’s bonnet request on to Ella Flagg. She watches Ella through the door once at the Flagg gate and sees Ella alone in distress with a crumpled envelope in her hand, hinting at a secret. The scene hints at a tense domestic moment and potential gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Watts
Myra
Ella Flagg
Jacob Hill
Ella Flage
Uncle Benny
Flagg
Mrs. Flage
Ella
Hidden Letters Heal a Tangled Valentine Tale
Myra Watts endures a web of jealousy and guilt over old letters and lost loves. She confesses to Hila Plage, sparking a resolution that restores friendship and joy for Myra, Ella Flagg, and Will Chandler as a Valentine day saga concludes with a hopeful California invitation.
Valentine Echoes Hint at Lost Romance at Castle Might Have Been
A fragmentary verse scene recalls a faded romance shaded by memory. Cupid’s arrows loom over a castle of what might have been as a couplet and violets evoke muted affection and quiet laughter, lingering in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Mighty Gulf Stream Fish of Florida Attracts Anglers
John Oliver LaGore cites National Geographic Society notes on the Atlantic coast from Miami to Key West, praising the nearly 600 fish varieties and the sport of big-game saltwater angling. He envisions tarpon, sailfish, bonefish, and a giant jewfish weighing up to 590 pounds thrilling inland fishermen turned sea anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Miami
Key West
Panama
John Oliver LaGores
National Geographical Society
Far West
Florida
Lars
North Atlantic
Gulf Stream
Gulf
Scientific Management and a Wartime Lunch Tale
Senator Cummins recalls a casual Atlantic City luncheon anecdote about scientific management. A confidential chat reveals a quip about marriage proposals and a corrected tale where Brown jokes he pursued wealth first, then the partner.
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Cummins
Atlantic City
Brown
East Africa hunt deal eyed for film venture
A young man with ambition and limited funds has arranged a contract with a film company to undertake a big game shooting expedition in East Africa. He will bring along operators and camera crew to capture the expedition while both he and the film firm expect substantial profits from shooting and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
Manchester Guardian
Favorite Prescription praised as health tonic by reader
Mrs Mary Meloney of Pittsburgh Nova Scotia reports relief from tonsillitis and nervous weakness after using Dr Pieres Favorite Prescription. She endorses the non alcoholic herbal remedy as safe for ailing women and notes its ingredients are printed on the wrapper. Available in liquid or tablet form or by mail from Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Dr. Pierce
Charles Derp
E. Water St
Pittsburgh
N. S
Mary Meloney
Carrington St
Pierce
Invenors
Buffalo, N. Y
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lititz Woman's Health
A Lititz Paa woman reports backache and kidney ailments eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs B Oehme of 118 N Cedar St credits the remedy with relief from chills headaches and dizziness after starting treatment in 1907 and again in 1939 she notes continued benefit. 60 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufactured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Lititz
Doan
Keys Their Use and Abuse in Public Life
A reflection on keys as symbols of trust and property in daily life. The author notes how keys multiply with wealth, the burden of mislaid keys, and the idea that wearing a bath-house key on a rubber neck ring prevents loss, citing Esther G. Babson in the Boston Transcript.
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Diogenes
Esther G. Babson
Boston Transcript
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Timpking
Wila
Hila Plage
Filla
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
BY Nettie K. Nehan
New York City
Rey
Holland
THE
Egyptian Drug CO
W. 31St St
New York
Henry H. Stauffer
Lancaster County
Susan
B. Stauffer
Atelman H. Stauffer
Litiz
RFD
B. Frank Kready
George Irwin
Warwick Township
Prince Street
Lancaster
Harry L. Irvin
Wissler
Quakor
Quakor Oil CO
31St St
J. Fred Essig
Real Estatf
Essig
Alr
D. A. Long
D.D.S. Livits, PA
E. & Beck
Broap Sr
Lititz Bell
H. K. Cooper
Main and Cedar Sts
Joseph
Duke Street
Lititz PA
Hershey & Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate and Insurance
Ind
Lititz, PA
J. B. Herr
Notary Public
Ofice of
Keystone Under~wear Co
Maple St
Geo. L. Keith
Lincoln Ave
Eitiyy, PA
Spruce Villa Farm
J. Clayton Brubaker
W. M. Grube
Main Street
Long & CO
SLATE
Columbian
P[rizer Royal
Hood Tire
Agate
Aluminum
Wo. M. Amer
S. Broad Street
Sutherland Sisters
Bradhurst Ave
Howards. Young
Eas
Orange St. Lititz, Pa
Hassler
Penna
Lawrence
Life Insurance
P.O
Frank E. Schnerer
Spruce
Bell
Agency For
Ford Truck
Oxford
Zartman Bros
Bear’s Carriage Shop
LEMON
Hershey, Leaman & Co
W.H. Muth & CO
L. N. Moyer
E. Main St
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