Golden Wedding Day of Mr and Mrs Orlando McDaniel
The couple celebrated fifty years of marriage on December 1 1913 with a reception at 2210 East Second Street Los Angeles attended by more than two hundred friends including fourteen Jones county families. They renewed vows under a wedding bell with Miss Mary R Ingraham at the piano and the ceremony recalled their Iowa wedding at Anamosa. Gifts of gold linen silver and bric a brac were given as guests enjoyed cake and ice cream amid gold decor and fifty taper lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando McDaniel
Long Beach
California
O. H. L. Mason
East Second Street
Daniel
Venice
Mary R. Ingraham
Cynthia E. Lightfoot
Anamosa
Iowa
Eldredge
Hollywood
Mc Daniel
Los Angeles
Jacka
McCulloch
Elizabeth R. Taylor
Star of Bethlehem at Crane Theatre Christmas Day
Letter from James Cruze of Thanhouser Co praises the Star of Bethlehem showing at Crane Theatre New Rochelle NY on Christmas Day. He notes next Thanhouser feature and extends merry wishes to patrons and theater owner. Century magazine January issue boasts largest print run with May Sinclair story and Brangwyn art. Governor Clarke to call special election for Pepper’s successor in Iowa's 2nd district in late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Theatre
New Rochelle
N.Y
C. B. Crane
Care Crane Theatre
Monticello
Iowa
Thanhouser
Star of Bethlehem
May Sinclair
Shome
Robert Vonnah
Clarke
Pepper
Houseboats on the Thames and the creeping fog of London
Vernon Lee laments the row of Thames houseboats and their flotilla of skiffs as symbols of England’s luxury amid the city’s grime and squalor. The piece contrasts refined leisure with the dirty stations of Waterloo and Bermondsey, labeling civilization’s flower an ugly plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
London
Bermondsey
Lambeth
Waterloo
Civilization
England
Vernon Lee
Scribner's
Christmas Blessings To Patients In Need
A greeting wishing a blessed Christmas to every patient life. The message asks for rest from toil and relief from strife with faith hope and tender love. It encourages words of cheer and sincere friendship to make the season blessed.
The Italian and Hungarian Presepio In New York Homes
Across New York in Italian and Hungarian quarters the presepio or manger scene marks Christmas. Sicily keeps the oldest, grandest custom with cork mountains, grotto, holy family, and shepherds bringing gifts. The centerpiece appears in homes from December first to eleventh, renewed yearly by mothers and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bethlehem
Europe
St. Francis of Assisi
Italy
New York
Naples
Rome
Sicily
Star of Bethlehem
Shipwrecks and Courts Martial Origin in Navy History
The article recounts how shipwrecks prompted naval courts martial in Britain. After the Wager wreck in 1741, mutiny claims arose when pay ceased. Captain Davy Cheap’s shooting of a midshipman led to his deposition. Crown law later allowed mutineers’ view, shaping section 91 of the articles of war, keeping ships in commission after wreck or capture pending court martial inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Anson
Chile
Davy Cheap
Mungo Park and the First White Explorers into Africa
In 1795 Mungo Park, with two servants, began the unprecedented inland expedition from Gambia to probe Africa's interior. He published Travels In the Interior of Africa and later perished in the Niger while pursuing the Nile’s mouth, a tale of courage and peril recounted by Rev. T. B. Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mungo Park
Gambia
Hugo
Africa
Moses
Egypt
Greece
Columbus
New World
Washington
United States of America
England
Niger
Rev
T. B. Gregory
New York American
Bible Names and Their Long Shared History
The Hartford Times notes that many Bible and saint names like Adam Moses Samuel David Daniel Solomon Abraham Isaac Jacob Peter Paul John Stephen Matthew have long been used as English first names. It discusses their early adoption, patronymics, and post Reformation fashion for Old Testament and saintly names with many examples such as Melchizedek Barzillai Abel Levi Jesse Amos Asa Isaiah Ephraim Gideon Malachi Job Abner Hosea Ezekiel Jeremiah Zechariah Asher Eli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Moses
Samuel
David
Daniel
Solomon
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Peter
Paul
John
Stephen
Matthew
Jacobson
Peterson
Stevenson
Mary
Martha
Abel
Levi
Jesse
Amos
Asa
Isaiah
Ephraim
Gideon
Malachi
Job
Abner
Hosea
Hizekiel
Jeremiah
Zechariah
Asher
Eli
Hartford Times
The English Penny Through the Centuries
The piece traces the English penny from Offa of Mercia modeling a silver coin after Charlemagne's father, through a 1357 gold issue, to copper pence under George III and bronze under Victoria, noting centuries of dominance before the florin appeared in 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offa
Mercia
Charlemagne
George III
Victoria
London Chronicle
Old Time Rowing Costumes at Henley Races
English rowing men a century ago wore distinctive outfits. In 1805 green leather catskin caps with nankees jackets and trousers were correct. The 1829 Henley race saw Oxford in blue checks and Cambridge in white with pink waistcoats. Broad straw hats followed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henley
Oxford
Cambridge
Curiosity and Maud Clash Over Kiss Incident
A fragment notes a dramatic exchange where Maud questions self protection after a kiss from Jack. Betty recalls initially being speechless and then choosing to observe how often the impudent fellow might kiss her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Jack
Betty
Open to Conviction in a Family Dispute Over Cards
Mrs Manser claims a pliable disposition yet resists being proved wrong by others as she discusses calling cards with her nephew William's bride. She asserts no one in the family has demonstrated superior knowledge, while professing readiness to be convinced by those who do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Manser
William
How to Avoid Cold Weather Diseases
A Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion advertisement urges building health to resist winter illnesses. It touts a blood and nerve building tonic free of stimulants, claims lasting benefits beyond temporary relief, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold at The Rexall Store in Monticello, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
United States
Canada
Great Britain
W. W. Stickford
Monti- Cello
Iowa
Various Farms and Livestock For Sale in Iowa Listings
A compilation of farm and livestock offers in Iowa including eighty acres of blue grass pasture in Clay township offered by H. Null, DUROC JERSEY stock hogs from N.P. Clark near Montivello, and farms of 180 to 240 acres around Monticello and Anamosa. Advertisements note water access, tiling, and favorable prices, with contact details for L. A. Jacobs and August Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Clay Township
J. B. Moses
H. Null
Monticello
Sand Spring
L. R. Jacobs
Iowa
Duroc Jersey
Montivello
Anamosa
N.P. Clark
North Dakota
August Post
First National Bank
Moulton
Emmetsburg
Trindé Land
L. AK. Jacobs
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MR. and
Mrs
Telegram
James Cruze
Thanhouser Co
the Christ Child
S. Manger
Mungo Park’s
Edwin L. Sabin
American Press Association
C. N. Patrick
L. G. Stabler
da Monticéllo
Laman Bennnett
Center Street
Helen Young
Poland
Brazelton
C. W. Brown
Henry Eileen
Brown
Bath and
F. W. Koop
D.&chase
W. T. Kehoe
South Dakota
J. A. Voorhees
Ryan Exchange
W. F. Drummy
Ryan
Gallege
Coe College Y. M. C. A
M. B. Church
Congregational Church
Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
Variety Store
E. L. Petersen’s
Jeweler and Optical
J. A. McNeal
C. M
St. P. Railroad
the Golden Rule
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