Social events fill Elwood City week with weddings and dances
The last week of June brings numerous social gatherings in Elwood City. Weddings include Miss Louise Williams and Mr Edward Frye, Miss Rose Kearns and Mr John McIntee, Miss Alice Maxwell and Mr John Hanrahan, plus Miss Fern Bowser and Mr Grover Kenworthy. Dances at Cascade Park, Masons events, and numerous picnics and reunions highlight the calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apne
Cascade Park
Richard Bard, Jr
Anetta L. Snell
Crafton
Alice Lowry
Louise Williams
Crawford Avenue
Edward Frye
Pearl Street
Cascade Park Pavilion
Bon Forkensington
Nixon Club
William Reader
West Falls Street
Jolly Friends
Holt
South Beaver Street
Kings Daughters
First Methxiist Church
Bertha Leipheimer
Aaron Kerr
Sharon
the Park
Kensington
Cascace Park
T. J. Garvin
William Evans
Green Street
Alice Maxwell
Franklin Avenue
John Hanrahan
St. Mary's Church
Rose Kearns
Borough Line
John McIntee
Lowellsville
Fern H. Bowser
Neshannock Avenue
Grover C. Kenworthy
Dayton, CO
M. M. Bowser
U S 8 Club Members List and Biweekly Meetings
The U S 8 club gathers Thursday afternoons every two weeks for needlework and dinner. Members include Miss Emma Brown, Mrs Fred Clemens, Miss Marion Fleming, Miss Grace Frethy, Miss Helen Garvin, Miss Marie Garvin, Miss Olive Johnston, Miss Elizabeth McMillin, Miss Harriet Stevenson, and Mrs Marie Wilson.
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U. S
Emma Brown
Fred Clemens
Marion Fleming
Grace Frethy
Helen Garvin
Marie Garvin
Olive Johnston
Elizabeth McMillin
Harriet Stevenson
Marie Wilson
Hotel Darlington Dining Draws Automobilists Weekly
The Darlington hotel, run by E. W. Cole, is famed for Sunday dinners and serves as a popular stop for automobile tourists along a premier local route. Yesterday’s party included Mr. and Mrs. John W. Knox and other local residents enjoying an excellent dinner. many more dined at supper.
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Darlington
E. W. Cole
John W. Knox
Herb D. McGoun
E. E. Hileman
Isabelle
Fred Young
L. S. Hoyt
Frank Hoyt
May Hoyt
Lilian Westlake
Cora Ritchie
C. Ed Brown
George Long
Harry Jameson
W. E. Porter
Fred JL. Rentz
E. S. Michener
Bert Wells and Son
Miss Sara Murdock Hosts Bridge Whist Party Honor guest
Miss Sara Murdock of Sewickley entertained at an informal bridge whist party last week in honor of Mrs George Zahniser and her daughter Beth who were the house guests of Miss Rebecca Taylor, according to the Pittsburg Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Murdock
Sewickley
George Zahniser
Beth
Rebecca Taylor
Pittsburg
Pathfinders to Elect Officers at Evening Hall Meeting
Pathfinders gather this evening in their hall to elect officers with a large turnout anticipated from active members. The meeting is described as important and well attended by members.
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Pathfinders
Lawn fete at First U. P. Church hosts music by local orchestra
The Lawn Fete by Y. P. C. U. of First United Presbyterian Church will be held at the home of Robert McClelland on Youngstown road at Miller avenue stop Tuesday evening. Music by a local orchestra is planned.
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First U. P. Churcnh
Robert McClelland
Youngstown Road
Miller Avenue
Semi annual ribbon sale at McComb’s 39 cents
Card of thanks from Joseph Ward and family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of wife and mother. Sale note mentions June 27 at McComb’s with ribbons priced at 39 cents.
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McComb’s
Joseph Ward
Halyday Family Thanks Friends for Kindness
J. L. R. Halyday and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during illness and death of their daughter Gladys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. R. Halyday
Nighbors
Gladys It
Anniversary Celebration for Mrs Foster Gibson and Mrs Owen Rayl
Mrs Owen Rayl entertained about 40 friends on Waldo Street Saturday evening for her sister Mrs Foster Gibson of Waldo Street and in honor of Gibson's twenty sixth birthday anniversary. John Gordon spoke in Gibson’s behalf. A pretty gift set and a late lunch followed the dancing and cards.
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Owen Rayl
Foster Gibsons
Waldo Street
John Gordon
Shoemaker Welhousen Wedding at Mr Hope Home
Lillian Zuella Shoemaker and Charles Welhousen of Energy wed at the Shoemaker home with a small gathering. After a wedding trip to Pittsburg Niagara Falls Cleveland and Warren they will reside in Energy. Out of town guests included the Kocher Shoemaker families and E A Shoemaker.
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R. C. Shoemaker
Warren
John Kocher
John Shoemaker
City
E. A. Shoemaker
Croton Avenue church Queen Esther circle meets at Miss McCoy’s home
The Queen Esther circle of Croton Avenue Church held a Saturday evening meeting at Miss Gladys McCoy’s Martin Street home. The program on Immigrants in Their New Homes featured readings and papers, with officers elected for the coming year: President Anna Rhoades, Vice Presidents May Bennett and Flora Shields, Secretary Pearl Hilliard, Corresponding Secretary Gladys McCoy, Treasurer Lois Allen, Pianist Ruth Burtlett, and Chorister Eva Burtlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Circle
Croton Avenue
Gladys McCoy
Martin Street
Anna Rhoades
May Bennett
Flora Shields
Pearl Hilliard
Revered H Erwin Stafford to Wed in Hiram Ohio
The Rev H Erwin Stafford former Third Christian pastor now leading Ft Wayne Indiana church will marry Miss Harriet E Brown daughter of in a midweek ceremony at high noon in Hiram Ohio on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Erwin Stafford
Third Christian Church
Third Church
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Hiram
Wedding Ceremony Details Mention Hiram College
Mrs B G Woodward of Hiram will marry with the ceremony performed by Rev Dr Wakefield former acting president of Hiram college. Rev Stafford expresses indignation at stories published in another paper about the wedding.
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B. G. Woodward
Hiram
Dr. Wakefield
Hiram College
Stafford
West Side W C T U Honors Flower Mission Day
The West Side W C T U enjoyed a Saturday meeting honoring flower mission day with Mrs. Jennie Hanna of Lee avenue. The origin of the day was explained and 144 bouquets were distributed to hospitals and sick residents citywide.
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West Side
W. C
Sutton sisters set voyage from Lake Champlain to Atlantic City
Misses Mary and Margaret Sutton of Court street announce a long water trip. They will depart from the extreme end of Lake Champlain, travel down the lake to Lake George and the Hudson to New York. From there they plan to Atlantic City by boat, then Washington and brief visits to Philadelphia and Reading.
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Mary
Margaret Sutton
Court Street
Saranac Lake
Lake Champlain
Lake
Lake George
Hudson River
New York
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Reading
Watteau Fete at Linganore Promises Charity Event
The Watteau Fete at Linganore the Sewickley country seat of Mr and Mrs Alexander Laughlin next Thursday and Friday promises a brilliant event. Miss Helen Donnan is on the French Tea Garden committee and the affair is expected to be one of the valley’s most successful charitable fairs.
Miss Frances Allen Hosts Fountain Inn Party for Josephine Porter
Miss Frances Allen entertained a group of girls at her home Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Josephine Porter of Connellsville. The popularity contest drew 500 entries with prizes awarded to Miss Margaret Ryan and Miss Dorothy Morehead. A choice collation was served at a suitable hour.
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Frances Allen
Fountain Inn
Josephine Porter
Connellsuil
Margaret Ryan
Dorothy Morehead
Business figures return from pleasant southern trip
H. A sp oder, a freight agent for the Pennsylvania, and his wife Miss Lillian Perry, a stenographer, with Miss Gertrude Falls, chief telephone operator, and J. D. Trefall, an agent for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie with his wife, have returned after a weeklong trip to New Orleans and other southern points.
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H. A Sp Oder
Pennsylvaia
West Side
Lillian Perry
Gertrude Falls
J. D. Trefall
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New Orleans
Aid Society Postponed at First Presbyterian Church
The Ladies Aid Society meeting was moved from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday due to the Almira Home supper.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs Patterson Returns Home From California Trip
Mrs George Patterson of North Mer cer street has been staying with friends in Pasadena and other California points for several months and returned home Saturday.
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George Patterson
North Mercer Street
Pasadena
California
Picnic for families at Cascade Park Thursday evening
A society gathering and their families will enjoy a picnic at Cascade Park on Thursday evening.
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Wimodausis Society
Cascade Park
Haakon Name Roots Tied to Hawkin Hawk Ins
A fragment notes Haakon the Norwegian king shares a root with Hawkin and Hawk ins. It calls Haakon an allied Christian name and labels a hot cross bun as a dysphagitic incubus and a morsel of antiquity, a pious fraud from Pall Mall Gazette commentary.
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W Maakon
Hawkins
Norway
Haakon
Hawkin
Crystal used in counterfeiting in France
Crystal melted and electroplated has been used to counterfeit gold coins in France, highlighting a new method in modern forgeries. Authorities report ongoing investigations and scrutiny of metalwork techniques aiding the crime.
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France
For Better or Worse. Marriage Dawn or Night Quote
A quotation attributed to Puck states that marriage is the dawn of life or its night, depending on how it is approached by the couple. The line emphasizes subjective outcomes shaped by personal choices and attitudes.
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Puck
Will Know It When It Gets Them
A saying about illness hints that people who never experience the grip may misjudge its impact. The remark suggests awareness comes only after firsthand experience.
Pack's School of Crime Exposed as Scam
A dubious advertisement by Puck offers mail based training to become a pickpocket and promises high earnings. It claims graduates reach public offices and legal success, urging immediate enrollment and modernizing with mine promotion and insurance.
Archer critiques American spelling reform aims
William Archer, the English critic, addressed the New York reform spelling board noting American ignorance of reform goals. He dismisses extreme changes and uses a humorously literal natural history analogy about “chop” coming from the jaw bone, not the leg, to illustrate misunderstandings among readers.
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William Archer
Reformed Spelling Board
New York
Pronunciation of Girl and its Rhymes Across Time
A London paper notes changing rhymes for girl with pearl and gairl. It recalls earlier lines from Willkins and his Dinah and Thackeray with Mrs Bungay, highlighting shifting public tastes from gala to gurl style.
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Willkins
Dinah
Gurl
Thackeray
Mrs. Bungay
London
The Art of Skip Reading
A 1910s note extols skip reading as a skill to rapidly extract essential information from a newspaper. It argues an ordinary reader can scan a column in minutes, spotting key words while the brain fills gaps, yielding a concise precis for practical use.
Pussy Willows Spark Childlike Curiosity in Classroom
A teacher and a young girl discuss pussy willows as the girl notes their soft fur and pink tips. The girl then asks for a brown twig to make fur-like adornments, showing simple, imaginative curiosity.
Native tribes numbers and reservations described by Leupp
Indian Commissioner Leupp notes in Youth's Companion that the Dakotas or Sioux total about 30 090 and the Chippewas about 20 000. They reside in the old Northwest near the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi. The Navajos in the Southwest outnumber all other single-named tribes, with over 20 000 on a reservation almost twice Massachusetts in size and about one third of New York.
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Leupp
Northwest
Great Lakes
Upper
Mississippi
Massachusetts
New York
Barmaids Opposed by Paris Paper in Manly Shift Debate
A satirical note recalls a proposal to replace charming barmaids with men, provoking horror among readers of Matin Paris. The reflection of a blue sky in a waitress’s eyes is cited as a remembered image from a winter Thames shore scene.
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Thames
Matin
Paris
Metals and Metaphors in Speech and Irony
A metal lurgist notes how metals shape language with vivid metaphors. He cites examples like silver-tongued or golden-mouthed speakers and iron will, bronzed explorers, leaden feet for the lazy, and brass for deceit.
High Temperature in Rosebridge Mine Reaches 94 Degrees
At the Rosebridge mine bottom the temperature averages 94 degrees Fahrenheit. The mine extends about 2,000 feet deep.
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Rosebridge
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Mrs. Foster Gibson
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Parke Hogan
John O'T. Thomas
Lois Allen
Ruth Burtlett
Eva Burtlett
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