Spawns of Bucks County Hunters and Local Oddities
A roundup of small town exploits and curios from Pennsylvania. Charles Plaumiller seeks a record pike in Swatara creek, while Bucks County men net forty pheasants and fifty rabbits on a Wayne county hunting trip. A Beaverdale wild cat near Red Bridge measures three feet three inches. A Reading wife departs, taking furniture, prompting a divorce suit. Christmas charity plans unfold in Wyoming Valley as Elks prepare aid for needy children. Bucks County prison houses forty inmates, all male, busy at sauerkraut making. Latimer threats prompt Salvadore Gulian’s illness. An undertaker faces awkward burial requests for dying twins. Turkey and pheasant hunts yield sizable catches in Centre County. A new hatchery near Pleasant Gap nears completion with numerous troughs. Corsica’s Burgess laments local licensing politics in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Plaumiller
Annville
Swatara
Wayne County
M. Eastburn
Edward Kirk
John Cooper
A. C. Patterson
Morris Worthington
Red Bridge
Joseph Pinamenti
Beaverdale
Irwin F. Schaeffer
Reading
Hdna M
Wilkes-Barre
Latimer
William Truskosky
Moxie Pire
J. H. Rhote
Williamsport
J. H. Moore
Corsica
Jefferson County
Brookville
Clarion
The Siamese Topknot Tradition and Gifts
A Siamese child keeps a topknot until age eleven or twelve, then a ceremonial cutting begins with gifts from relatives. The head is shaved by priests, and presents, often money, are invested for the child. Wealthy youths may receive up to 25,000 dollars, while poorer children may get 10 to 15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Magazine
Difficult Dentistry The Lion's Tooth Operation
A New York Telegram item discusses the perilous dental procedure on a lion. The beast is restrained and a beard shaved beneath its head while the doctor uses Loge forceps to extract the tooth, illustrating a grim veterinary feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
The Secret of Lonesome Gave (Continued)
Kent and Sedgwick pursue a tangled case involving a funeral, a private motive, and a cryptic ally in Gansett Jim. Kent juggles fishing and detective work while the Bloated Blair affair unfolds with relatives, clergy, and a city-connected funeral procession. The pair plan a Boston trip to press ahead, racing to uncover the truth before disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Nent
Annalaka
Gansett Jim
Carrlazen
Hedgerow House
Sedgwick
Carr's Junction
Went
Boston
Grave Robbery Night Ends In Standoff At Hedgerow
Chester Kent and Francis Sedgwick raid the Blair estate to uncover a coffin, confront Sheriff Schlager, and extract a body from a fresh grave. A tense pursuit ends with Kent outmaneuvering authorities and vowing secrecy as Sedgwick lingers for a forbidden encounter with a woman at Hedgerow house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Kent
Annalaka
Bain
vHardly
Sheriffen Seblager
Frank
Schlager
Sehlager
Kxent
Len Schlager
Hedgerow House
Mr. Blair
Blair
Mr Glair
Graves
Andy
Chet
Berit
Alexander Blair
Sheriff
Sedgwick's
Strott
Sherif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keystone Exchanges
Sician
Lewis N. Mover
New York
Gloha
Ven
Wilfrid Blair
Sundayman’s Creek
Adam Bain
Swinac
Captain Hogg
Chester Kent
Sundayman's Creek
Setme
Jim
Tye
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