New Office Is Established In Sumter City Manager Job Offered
Sumter, D C, proclaims a new profession as it opens applications for city manager. The role oversees paving, lighting, water supply and more with an engineer preferred, prior municipal experience required, and full administrative control subject to a three member elected commissioners board. This marks the first permanent charter position of its kind in the United States.
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Sumter
D. C
Scientific American
Chamber of Commerce
United States
The Soul That Bars Its Own Door
A reflective musing on resisting divine ordinance and the call to serve God through fellow humans and all creatures. The piece cites crowded urban dwellers who seclude themselves and Seneca's self among others, urging active compassion in this world.
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Seneca
Michael Fairless
Silk gloves from B and B True Values sale listing
Trade card lists women's silk gloves in Milanese and Paris point styles. Prices $2.50 for 16 button length gloves, $1.50 for 20 button length, $1.50 for 16 button plain or back embroidery, and $1.00 for 16 button chamoisette in White Natural and Pongee.
Misses Dresses Parade in Classy One Piece Styles
Ladies feature Filet Eponge dresses priced from 12.50 to 22.50 with tan rose and white lace touches. Linen dresses in tan copper blue and navy noted at 10.00 to 15.00. Balkan dresses for girls in white Pereale or blue chambray with P.K. collar at 1.50 and 3.25 for two piece options.
Photographs Made Under Sea in Submarine Tube
The article describes Ernest L. Williamson's submarine tube enabling underwater photographs at Hampton Roads Virginia. A photograph shows a newspaper and two fish 30 feet deep, with operatives at the surface guiding the tube while photographers film from a bottom chamber. The inventor plans West Indies trips to capture tropical marine life.
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Ernest L. Williamson
Hampton Roads
West Indies
Local Notes From Beaver Area Include Visits and Picnics
North Beaver files report on Miss Katie Gwin improving while Lou Gwin visits New Castle. Mrs Martha McCreary visits Beaver Falls friends. Sam and Mrs Hayes visit New Castle. Bethel church observes Children’s Day on Sunday July 6. Presley Leslie of Pittsburgh spends weekend with Frank Paterson. Arthur Paden of New Castle visits J P Robinson family. Clifford Patterson of New Castle vacationing at M G Paden’s. Renfrew Dice and Mrs Dice visit at Rev Dice’s home. Willis Hayes attend commencement at Slippery Rock. Katherine Paden of Petersburg visits uncle Presley Robison. Laura Robison John Kyle and daughter Mary visit James Dixon. Westfield church Sunday school picnic in the grove Friday July 4, bring a full basket.
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Lou Gwin
New Castle
Martha McCreary
Beaver Falls
Sam Hayes
Bethel Church
Presley Leslie
Pittsburg
Frank Paterson
Arthur Paden
J. P. Robinson
Willis Hayes
Slippery Rock
Katherine Paden
Petersburg
Presley Robison
Laura Robison
John Kyle
Mary
James Dixon
Westfield Church
The
Grove
Perfumed Food Delights Chicago Diners With Odd Tastes
June 27 reports an amusing scene where a stylish patron requests crystallized rose leaves and cream cheese, overheard by others. The waiter serves this odd order as epicures consider more refined menus like clams with lemon marmalade and filet of mutton with shrimp sauce.
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Chicago
Epicures
Bangkok
Realty transfers list with multiple city deeds
William Hill sells to Caroline H Ellsworth of Union for 1. Thomas Liggett Jr transfers to Shelby Steel Tube Co of Wayne for 930. Wm Lash acquires from Liggett of Wayne for 3200. R C Steifel sells to Wm Lash of Wayne for 1. Adolphus Welsh to William Lash of Wayne for 16.66. Liggett to Shelby Steel Tube Co of Wayne for 1. J W Stritmater to Henry McCreary Second ward for 1. Fannie Lurie to Harry Rosenblum Sixth ward for 1. J Clyde Gilfillan to Henry McCreary Third ward for 2100. John J Liebendorfer to Thomas C Boston Third ward for 740. Sarah Hagen to Albert J Rogers of Wurtemburg for 1. Philomena Fleckenstein to Vito De Simone Fifth ward for 1950. Margaret L Stomer to George L Smith Third ward for 60.
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William Hill
Caroline H. Ellsworth
Union
Thomas Liggett, Jr
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Wayne
Wm. Lash
Thomas Liggett
R. C. Steifel
Adolphus Welsh
William Lash
J. W. Stritmater
Henry McCreary
Fannie Lurie
Harry Rosenblum
Sixth Ward
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Third Ward
John J. Liebendorfer
Thomas C. Boston
Sarah Hagen
Albert J. Rogers
Wurtemburg
Philomena Fleckenstein
Vito de Simone
Fifth Ward
Margaret L. Stomer
George L. Smith
Public Sale of real estate in Union township
Public sale of real estate scheduled for Monday June 30 1918 at 11 o clock a m. Property fronting 120 feet on Moore avenue Union township. Executor George H Medard under the will of Thos Harris deceased. Attorney L M Uber. Advertisement. 26913.
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Moore Avenue
Union Township
George H. Medard
Thos. Harris
L. M. Uber
When Daughter Becomes Wife
A midsection excerpt offers wedding wisdom from mothers to daughters. It urges honest preparation for marriage through home skills, practical life view, and respectful independence while promising support in real troubles. The author concludes with a motherly blessing for the bride’s future.
Exchange on age of wife sparks a sharp chat
A brief Houston Post exchange shows a man asking the age of another man's wife and receiving a curt invitation to ask her directly. The vignette captures social awkwardness and confrontational humor in a single, pointed dialogue.
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Houston Post
Deserted husband craved death in Newark suit
Peter Z. K. Hicks testified in Paterson chancery that his wife’s desertion drove him to seek death by a powder factory explosion. He hoped the plant would blow up, was injured in the blast, and recovered to decide life was worth living, with the master recommending a divorce.
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Tal
Cats Home Project Starts in Greenwich
Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon began work on a $15,000 home for cats at her father E. C. Benedict's Sand Harbor property near Greenwich. The eight room house will feature electric lights steam heat a kitten nursery and other improvements.
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Greenwich
Conn
Clifford B. Harmon
E. C. Benedict
Sand Harbor
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