Millionaire Father's Ultimatum Drives Nevada Encounter
Lawrence Greer travels to Virginia City following tales of Playnter Pratt's wealth from the Comstock lode. In a barber shop he learns of the Sell Out Quicks and Millicent's father bluntly demands marriage to a millionaire. A photo of the old register reaches Pratt, who then reevaluates his stance and Millicent urges Lawrence to hurry home.
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Comstock Lode
Nevada
Massachusetts
Playnter
Millicent
Meni
Lawrence Greer
Lawrence
Playnter Pratt
Virginia City
Reno
Enterprise
Mark Twain
Chronicle
Con Ahern
William T. Sherman
Henry George
Thomas A. Edison
Phil Sherman
Air Mail
San Francisco
Father
Book Borrowing and Memory Anecdote by Dr Rosenbach
The Philadelphia book collector Dr Rosenbach recalls a luncheon tale about lending a valuable volume. A minister writes his name in the book to identify ownership while a guest jokes about honesty. The anecdote touches memory and responsibility in borrowing books.
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Doctor Rosenbach
Philadelphia
Local Society Notes From Martinsville And Nearby
Roy Goodwin returns home after weeks in Terre Haute hospital following an appendicitis operation and walks the streets daily. Mrs. R B Boyd and daughter Winifred visit Toledo to see her son. Mrs. Peters visits Muskogee and Ada, Oklahoma, while Phillip Peters stays in Ada. Chas E Price travels to Tolano to visit relatives and attend a basketball tourney. Mr. and Mrs. James Shaffner celebrate 53rd anniversary with a goose dinner. Shaffner, age 88, remains active. Various hosts entertain guests at dinners in Martinsville area, including Cooper, Brydon, and Hutchinson households.
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Roy M. Goodwin
Terre Haute
R. B. Boyd
Winifred
James Teagardih
Spencer, Ind
Toledo
Ohio
R. T. Boyd
P. T. Peters
J. R. Brooks
Muskogee
Okla
Phillip Peters
Ada
Chas E. Price
Tolano
Ill
Price
Mabel
Howard Burnham
Paul G. Burnham
Macomb
Mass Weir 18
Martinsville High School
Martinsville
John Shaffner
Jesse Shaffner
Shaffner
Chas. Cooper
James Porter
George Hammond
O. HB. Tarman
Harrison Porter
Ralph Cooper
Warren Tarman
Jane
J. G. Brydon
Clancy McNary
Detroit
J. W. Hutchinson
C. Loudon Ricker
Weir Engagement Announced in Illinois Couple Plans
Mr and Mrs George L Weir of Beryn Illinois announce the engagement of their daughter to a local suitor from Martinsville area The notice lists the families and locates the couple in Illinois and Indiana.
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George L. Weir
Beryn, Ill
Billy Sunday Revival Comes to St Louis This January
Billy Sunday the renowned evangelist arrives in St Louis for an eight week revival beginning Sunday January 8. Ma Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver lead singing with a large choir as Gospel workers accompany him. The Globe-Democrat will provide extensive coverage and offer special mail subscriptions during the eight week event.
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Billy Sunday
St. Louis
Homer Rodehaver
All Gospel Singers
Rodehaver
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Special Mail
Daily Globe-Democrat
Mail
Daily and Sunday Globe- Democrat
Chicago
Globe- Democrat
Secdot
Associated Press
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Monster Whale in Panama Sees Gunfire and Cranes
In 1922 a colossal aquatic creature allegedly swam into Cristobal near Panama. It was fought with machine gun fire and hauled by seventy ton cranes and a railway engine, but attempts to raise the beast failed after it was killed and towed to the dock.
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Cristobal Nerbor
Panama
Whale
History of Celluloid Inventions by Parkes and Brothers Byatt
The text notes that celluloid originated in England with Alexander Parkes who named it parkesine in 1855. It states the modern celluloid was invented and patented in 1860 in the United States by the Byatt brothers of Newark, tied to their manufacturing work.
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England
Alexander Parkes
Parkesine
United States
Byatt
Newark N of
Velvet's Origin Uncertain in Silk History
The origin of velvet is debated with China or India as possibilities, most likely China as the cradle of silk. The native city remains unknown due to imperial rulers in ancient dynasties destroying past records.
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China
India
Father of Mexican Independence Honored as Saint
Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, a Mexican priest who sparked the independence movement, lived 1748 to 1811. His leadership cost him his life and years later he was exalted as a saint as the newborn republic showed reverence with a grand statue.
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Miguel Hidalgo Y Castilla
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Martinsville Planet
AutoStrop Safety Razor Co
Firse Ave
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Mitchell Bldg
West Side Square
the Herald
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Wrath
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Washington, D. C
Better Business Bureau
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Marshall Herald
Madison Avenue
New York City
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