Social whirl and visiting notes from East Petersburgh society
Miss Ethel Groff hosted her card club on Tuesday evenings with town attendees including Misses Marie Zeller Mary Sturgis Millie Wagner and Mrs. Lloyd Weil among others. Sylvia George nursing student at Reading General Hospital visited her parents on Locust Street Sunday. John G. Hershey and J Madison Dietrich attended Roosevelt's inauguration in Washington with a Lancaster special train.
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Ethel Groff
East Petersburs
Card Club
Marie Zeller
Mary Sturgis
Millie Wagner
Lloyd Weil
Walter Fryberger
Victor Wagner
Sylvia George
Reading General Hospital
Warren George
Locust St
Roy Price and Son
Reading
Ray Fry
East Main Street
Carda and Monandy
Benj. Habecker
Phares Hollinger
Elmer Harding
Munt Miley
John G. Hershey
J. Madison Dietrich
President Roosevelt
Washington
Lancaster
Father and son of a President: John Scott Harrison
The son and father of a U.S. president are described, John Scott Harrison born in Vincennes Indiana in 1804, who studied medicine then became a farmer, served as a Whig congressman from Ohio from 1858 to 1857, and died in 1878 at Boeint farm near North Bend where Benjamin Harrison grew up.
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John Scott Harrison
William Henry Harrison
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Vinccones
Ind
Cotgress
Ohio
North Bend
Hin
Washington’s lone foreign trip to Barbady in 1754
The article notes George Washington visited Barbady in 1754 with his ill brother Lawrence. It describes Barbady as an eastern Caribbean landmass with Bridgetown as the port. It mentions Lord Nelson’s headquarters once located in Bridgetown and the Washington house still standing.
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Washington
Barby
George Washington
Lawrence
Staten of Health
Bridgetown
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Washingtin
Artistic Weapons in France Through Napoleonic Era
Early nineteenth century French arms making thrived under Napoleon who granted rewards to marshals. The decline of empire ended the luxury trade as Hag Mishganmakers undercut French superiority. Then gunsmiths shifted from artistry to practical mechanics, a trend continuing into modern, plain but effective firearms.
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France
Napoleon
Armen de
Color of the Stratosphere and Sky Color Theory
A historical note argues the stratosphere appears black rather than blue due to the absence of dust at high altitudes. It suggests the sky’s blue tint arises from sunlight scattering by dust and air particles, and posits no atmosphere would yield no blue sky.
Panama Canal Zone Citizenship Question Stirs Debate
Citizens argue whether Panama Canal Zone born children are citizens of Panama or the United States, amid policy questions on nationality status and rights for those born in the Canal Zone.
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Panama Canal Zone
de Ere
Panna
Boots Reversed Flag Old Military Funeral Custom
A historic custom shows boots reversed in a funeral procession indicating the soldier's last march and the end of earthly journey. The practice is noted as an old tradition linked to military burials.
Papeete Beauty Spot Among South Sea Islands
Papeete in Tahiti is noted as a beauty spot that attracted old-time travelers. Women there are declared to be the most beautiful in the South Sea Islands.
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Papeete
Tahiti
South Sea Islands
Mardi Gras Origins Recall a Century Back in New Orleans
A brief look back at how Mardi Gras began in New Orleans with a group of young Creoles returning from Paris. Their Shrove Tuesday parade inspired a street procession that evolved into the city’s famed festival, a landmark celebration in the Western world.
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New Orleans
Paris
Colonial Guard
Uncle Eben Offers Candid Take on Listening Pace
A dialect anecdote features Uncle Eben advising politeness while listening so as not to keep someone waiting long for a chance to speak. The humor hinges on careful ears and timing in conversation.
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Eben
Waltin
Global gold rush notes and production rankings
The text outlines historical gold discoveries in 1881 Australia and South Africa and notes early American leadership in gold production. It compares national rankings, stating South Africa led mining while the U S eventually fell to third, with Canada also mentioned in the mix.
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Australia
South Africa
America
Canada
Bearton Notable Paper Edge Terms Describe Deckle Work
Fragmentary OCR describes paper edges and deckle terms from early papermaking. It notes the trimmed edge left by deckles on apron edges of a piper machine affecting jawing pulp and the overall paren.
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Piper
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New York
New Jersey Meadows
Shawn
Madson
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Brooklyn
Long Island
East River
Triborough
Flushing Bay
Spacht Funeral Home
E. Main St
Lititz, Pa
Home Service
Foster
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
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