From lamp to light switch the march of home illumination
The piece traces electricity and kerosene lamps in homes, noting lamplighters of the past and the shift from gas and coal oil to electric light. It recalls parlor lamps, wall lamps, and camphor—safeguards, while highlighting how households kept aging lamps in use for decades and the rise of acetylene and automobile lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alladin
Leerie
Robert Louis Stevenson
Laider
Rodo Darniba
Dad
Mom
Quiet Valley Visit and New York Catskills Travel Tale
Mrs. Arthur R. Jewell writes of an American Northeast and Midwest trip. She visits Quiet Valley in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania Dutch farm life, Beaver House inn, Pocono Manor Preserve, and Rosters of small towns like Cobleskill Roxbury and Binghamton. She meets Doris Guttinger and Walter in Cobleskill, notes Ameripass travel, and observes wildlife including a raccoon at dusk amidst Catskills scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Jewell
Mount Dora
United States
Northeast
Midwest
Ibby Seeberg
Pocono Manor
Quiet Valley
Stroudsburg
Beaver House
England
Poconos
Binghamton
Albany
Cobleskill
Catskills
Doris Guttinger
Garden Club
Woman's Club
Walter
Greyhoung
Doris
Schoharie
Partridge Acres
Roxbury
N. Y
Marjorie R
Jewell
East Town By Joe Boles Seeks Quiet Civic Update
Sunday was a good day with services at Bethel Free Methodist Church and Mt. Carmel Baptist in Tangerine. Town growth continues as street work from Donnelly to 441 nears completion, urging drivers to slow for homes and children at play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Free Methodist Church
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Tangerine
Donnelly
441
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B.E.C
Ibby
Pocono Mountain
Scranton
Jackie Callero
WGTW
John Alden Murray
All Insurance Lines
N. Donnelly St
Demk Ouinnen Cenrss
Altoona
ST. RD
Dombe
Co-Owser
East Town
Joe Boles
Dora
Bob Schappacher
MT. Dora
Donnelly St
Central
Florida
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