Duke of Argyle in bitter row with minister
In Scotland the Duke of Argyle and Rev. J S Thomson spar over a missing font from Cairndow church now said to be in Inverary Episcopal church. The duke denies the theft claims and accuses Presbyterians of meddling. Thomson counters with references to past clan feuds and Easter penances.
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Duke of Argyle
Cairndow
Scotland
Gdasgow
J. S. Thomson
Inverchaplain
Episcopal Church of Inverary
Inverary
Kilmalow
Os Caustic
France
Kilmallow
Cowal
Thomson
Tamont
Campbell
Lonafina
Campbell era recall in royal discourse and legal wrath
A satirical exchange laments penance for misdemeanors and recalls a past era of Campbell influence in legal and royal matters. The speaker mocks deference to nobility and condemns harsh treatment by Campbell figures while invoking historical names and a Campbell chieftain’s policy.
Beaver Colony Found in New Jersey Town
A thriving beaver colony has been found within ten miles of the 125th street ferry at Oradell in Bergen county New Jersey. The beavers built a dam at least 100 feet long across a brook, flooding about 50 acres in a swampy area. This is said to be the first NJ beaver colony reported in years, likely migrants from the Adirondacks.
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125Th Street
Oradell
Bergen County
N. J
New Jersey
Adirondack Mountains
New Castle Citizens Debate School Needs and Hotel Plans
A Letter to the New Castle News argues for a new city hotel and, more crucially, modernizing and funding better schools. The writer urges public cooperation to locate a school, improve heating and lighting, and ensure facilities match rising city growth, urging practical investment over costly vanity.
Scientific Basis for Chances of Greatness
An authority on heredity argues that older parental age increases a child’s probability of greatness. First and last births show higher eminence, and larger families correlate with longer maternal life and thus longer child lifespans. Children of professional parents have better odds for fame than those born to wealth or uneducated households.
Slippery Rock News Notes Gather Local Travels
Slippery Rock residents head to Washington, D C and New York for holidays and visits. Elizabeth Whitcraft leaves for the capital. J Leslie Vandegrift hosts her. Mrs. I C Williams hosts grandchild Betty and Bob. Bowden brothers return from college for Christmas. Hockenberry and Sager visit Butler. Dr and Mrs Hamm report good health in Palm Beach. Curtis Ruff travels to Washington. Pierce McCullough returns from State College. Iris McClymonds returns from Syracuse to vacation at home. William Baker visits New Castle. Dr J Linwood Eisenberg returns.
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Elizabeth A. Whitcraft
South Main Street
Washington, D. C
J. Leslie Vandegrift
George Replogle
Betty
Bob
Roaring Springs
I. C. Williams
Paul and
Bruce Bowden
Washington and Jefferson College
George 8
J. C. Defenbaugh
Pierce McCullough
State College
L. L. McCullough
Iris McClymonds
The
Normal School
Syracuse
New York
Slippery Rock
William Baker
New Castle
J. Linwood Eisenberg
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Elizabeth
United Press
Tubrite
Abre
Florida
Philippine
OU Rommel Cele
USA of
E. Washington
Iyi
Reno
Fred Rentz
New Castle News Co
Mr. Rentz
Jefferson Street
Martin Gantz
J. Herb M’ilvenny
Confucius
Bacon
Franklin
Harrisburg
Dick Bowers
Pittsburgh
Charles Agustus Bowers
Normal Avenue
Ian
Ls.mail
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
M. J. Donnelly
North Mercer
Cinas
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