Henry Ford as Mine Host of Wayside Inn Rediscovery
Henry Ford is described as the new mine host at the Wayside Inn near South Sudbury Massachusetts. The piece recounts the inn’s 200 year history, its Longfellow links, restoration efforts, and Ford’s expansion including land purchases and preservation of furnishings and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside Inn
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Ford
South Sudbury
Mass
Cambridge
Albany
N. Y
Red Horse Tavern
David Howe
Howes
Lyman Howe
Longfellow
Ford
Woman's National Farm and Garden Association
Boston Post
Mary
Sterling
Red Horse Inn
David
Longfellow Room
Ole Bull
Professor Treadwell
Isaac Elrehi
Luigi
Harvard
Thomas W. Parsons
Red Horse
Pigeon of Verdun to Receive Paris Monument
Paris will honor The Pigeon of Verdun, famed carrier pigeon that relayed a critical message during Verdun’s siege. The bird, last messenger for Fort Vaux, received Croix de Guerre and is now slated for a monument in Paris amid a National Federation of Pigeon Fanciers gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdun
National Federation of Colombophile Societies of
France
Fort Vaux
Florent Mater
Viau Lachapelle Bridges in Quebec Bar Tolls
Quebec will grant Montreal funds to build the Viau and Lachapelle bridges with no tolls. The government decision ends toll talks, allowing free bridge traffic from Montreal to the north country toward Mont Laurier and beyond along the provincial road network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viau
Lachapelle
Quebec
Montreal
Mont Laurier
Maniwaki
Hull
Women Eager to Ride Down 600-Foot Shafts
In Monson Maine night watchman Frank Cowan notes women show more eagerness than men to descend the 600 foot shafts at the slate quarries. Three shafts reach 575 675 and 700 feet with tunnels extending from the bottom and all are electrically lighted. Women ride the same platform as miners for their thrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monson
Maine
Frank Cowan
California Fig Syrup Endorsed by Mothers for Digestive Health
Denver mother tells how California Fig Syrup regulates bowels and stomach, builds tone in children, and restores energy for pale underweight kids. Leading physicians endorse it for 50 years and four million bottles sold yearly. A Denver mother cites her child’s rapid recovery from constipation after use. The genuine product bears the word California on the carton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Stewart
Raritan St
Denver
Colorado
Raymond
California
Gun They Thought Loaded Fires in Milford Home
Charles Maull of Milford Delaware hung his gun thinking it unloaded but it discharged when the kitchen fire reached it. The blaze was contained before spreading. The note hints that the rubber tree aided the auto tire plant’s origin amid a broader reflection on life’s monotony.
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Charles Maull
Milford
Del
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Elmo Scott Watson
Boston
New England
Michigan
Grace Fair Princess Mary
Molineaux
Hawthorne
Kdward Faulkner
London
Sudbury
Raynal
Sengen MA CO
Lowman Bldg
Seattle
Wash
Stoerkel
Ravenna
Tommorrow
Truggists
Automobile Tire
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Condon
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