May social at Mrs Weber's hosts twenty friends
Mrs Engel and Mrs Weber welcomed twenty guests at Mrs Weber's Grover Street home on a May Thursday afternoon. The decorations featured yellow and white roses and tulips with harcissus. Music readings by Mrs Wright, Mrs Loring and Mrs Hammond preceded a musical contest and art gallery visit. Guests received yellow white May baskets and new library books were noted after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Mollie Stark Williams
B. W. Loring
Beckes
DeLong
H. Jamieson
Waples
P. M. Serrurier
Theodore Serrurer
Beach
Mounter
McLeod
P. A. Wright
L. C. Wright
Baked Cigar Tips to Improve Smoke and Health
An Ohio newspaper advises smokers to dry and wash store cigars to remove added spirits and nicotine. It explains airing in ovens, dampening wrappers, and wiping tips to revive flavor, arguing drying improves smoke quality and health, while noting misused sprays affect clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Submarine Cables Reach Halfway to the Moon in Length
A compact survey shows world governments own 880 cables totaling 14 480 miles with 21 560 miles of conductors. France leads in cable length with 3 400 miles across 54 cables while England tops conductors at 5 468 miles across 115 cables. Private firms run 288 cables totaling 126 864 miles with 127 632 miles of conductors. The world totals 1 168 cables, 140 847 miles of cable and 149 193 miles of conductors, not enough to reach the moon but beyond halfway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compagnie Francaise du Telegraphe de Paris
New York
Societe Francaise Des Telegraphes Sous-Marins
Eastern Telegraph Company
London
Maxwell proves rugged value in acid test of 38000 owners
The Maxwell car is hailed as a rare auto mobile success after enduring harsh road wear and real owner testing. It is billed as one of the world’s great automotive achievements with noted hill climbing triumphs, speed, endurance records, and new features to be shown to potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vishnu
New York American
Maxwell
Maxwell Company
Maxwell Car Features Superior Spring Steel Cushions
The Maxwell promises a smooth ride with springs of top spring steel and double shells and radiator suspension. It touts a powerful Maxwell motor, high economy, accessible parts, and troubleproof construction with a copper shell and shock absorbers. Steering is via irreversible worm and gear, brakes provide strong, dust protected stopping power.
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Logal
Manners
Stover
Yale
Owen Johnson
Vane
the Timberlands
Harold Bundes
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Wiggin
Peter Grimm
Lonesome
John Fox, Jr
Submarine
Lynden
Wonder Car
A. A. Bauman
Goa
Denby
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