Spirit From the Stars: Courage in Boyle Ireland 1914
Anna Nolan of Long Island City recalls a hair-raising night in Boyle County Roscommon Ireland in August 1914. A drunken warrant officer threatening to kill his wife and baby is stopped by Anna who draws courage from Aquarius and army discipline to drive him out and prevent tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirit
Anna Nolan
Long Island City
N. Y
Anna
Boyle
County Roscommon
Ireland
England
Irish Sea
Nolan
France
WNU
Leo Frobenius
United States
Atlantis
India
Africa
Egypt
Tripoli
Turkey
House of Life
Consolidated News Features
Widow Wright Leads Fight Against Marijuana Narcotics
A long profile honors Elizabeth Washburn Wright widow of Hamilton Wright. It notes her 19 year crusade against narcotics, from 1921 League of Nations work to her Richmond VA appeal for unified action. It recalls her travels to China Turkey and Persia and her collaboration with Ellen La Motte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamilton Wright
Richmond
Wright
National Congress of Parents and Teachers For United
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Opium Advisory Committee
League of Nations
Elizabeth Washburn
William Drew Washburn
France
Paris
China
Turkey
Persia
Yunnan
Shensi
Ellen la Motte
Pilgrims and Puritans Forsook Dress Extravagance for Conscience
The Indiana Polis News notes Puritan and Pilgrim restraint in apparel as a matter of conscience and economy. Records show settlers issued limited clothing and a 1634 Massachusetts ban on silver gold lace silk and ruffs. depictions compare Puritan plain hairstyles to Cavaliers ornate styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Court
Hannah Lyman
Virginia
Wardne
London
Commute Power Emerges for Death Sentences in Ohio
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Governor’s power to commute death sentences to life imprisonment began in the early 1900s after Jacob Lewis of Zanesville faced execution for first degree murder. Influential friends prompted legislative action granting executive clemency authority. Lewis’ sentence was changed to life imprisonment.
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Jacob Lewis
Zanesville
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lewis
Filet Chair Set With Initials Pattern 1399
Pattern 1399 offers a crochet chair back and arm rests with a complete alphabet for initials. Includes charted stitches, material list, and an illustration of stitches. Submit 15 cents plus name pattern number and address to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Live Wire and Observer Dispatch Clash in London
During World War I the New York Sun sent a live wire to London. A Sunday-morning call to the observer reveals the British fleet in the Channel with decks cleared for action. The Observer’s 1814 dispatch is cited in a humorous newsroom misread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
London
Observer
English Channel
Periodic Pains Ad for Cardui Relief
An advertisement urges women to take Cardui for functional menstrual pains. It claims thousands testify to relief and that Cardui builds overall strength from food. The vegetable medicine can be purchased at drug stores for home use. Pronounced Card-u-i.
Faulty Extremes Avoid Extremes in Pope's Quote
A compact reflection on avoiding excess and deficiency, urging balance. It contrasts those pleased too little with those pleased too much, citing Pope's maxim about fault and moderation.
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Spirit From the Stars
Floyd Gibbons
Baby
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
International News Radiophoto
By Lemuel F. Parton
Lady Astor
Nancy Langhorne
Glenwood
New Mexico
State Narcotics Commission
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Texas
Mexico
Mazatlan
Brooklyn
Andrew Huerta
Queens
Westminster Abbey
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Canterbury
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Earl of Strathmore
International
of Canterbury
Jas
Adlerika
Mather
Smith
Ree Leef
Capudine
Dr. Peery
Peery
N.Y
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