Birthday, quilting, and social events in Utica area
A social week features a large Utica Mills gathering with a February 20 Pound Party at Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Fisher’s home in Utica Mills. Attendees include Stella Fisher, Nellie Fisher, Iona Hanv, Ruth Hann, plus many others from nearby towns. The celebration follows with a Birthday Social for Annie Baxson and multiple smaller gatherings such as a quilting party and a March 2 dance. A concluding essay discusses machinery’s impact on craftsmanship and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fisher
Utica Mila
Stella Fisher
Carrie Valentine
Nellie Fisher
Iona Hanv
Ruth Hann
Mary Bacn
Mears
Howard Long
Roy Jankay
Ernest Long
Gac
D. Speak
J. M Havner
Rameborg James Null
Lisifa Liday
Millard Stall
Oreagerstown
Guy Freshour
Loyr
Cora Smith
Thurmons
Osra Thaoratan
Hagerarowo
Mare Humericr
Bélya Hometfok
Lizzie Hessong
Bertha Hessong
Messrs
P. B Leatherman
Willem Baer
Reymond Hoenok
Lawietown
Lillie Messall
Percy Potman
Garrie Usterback
Ernest Usterback
Raymond Lenhart
Clarevas Lenhart
Garlach Taylor
Luther Wachter
Harvey Lente
Lewis Heard
Norman Datton
Utes Milla
Zoah Warrenfaltz
Tina Ramsberg
Norman Harper
Rows Warrenfeltz
Gay McDavise
Hanconville
Annie Beuler
Mr. Pleasant
Mattie Holtz
Harry Clem
Walkerehije
Raymond Shank
F. Stoner
Woolstoro
J. E Stoner
Gracabam
William Dover
Bruceville
Margaret Shipley
Charrys Shipley
Frank Shipley
Tolbart Hono
Fredsites
G. W. Taylor
Utica Mills
Basil ¥. Boxton
Sear Kemptawn
Mise Annie
Taoze
Jesss Barton
Basil F. Baxson
Garrison Moxley
Windsor
Emily Partlam
Silvester Watkins
Rudy
Norman
Addie Watkins
Bradzy Brandenbarg
James D. Boyer
Mizeea Algice Soyer
Mira Watkins
Mame Baker
Belinds Pool
Anta Weir
Georgis Pardan
Fay Srandenbdare
Elhi! Balitsog
Janpie Moxley
Hilda Bennetts
Lottie Burdett
Eua Sorde Ts
Ossy Watkins
Mre
Namnie Morley
Pane
Misasa Sadie
Annis Goxier
Mary Baxtoo
Misece Sal
Heroic Escape in Crimean Shell Attack
In a Crimean War account Sir Evelyn Wood recounts a near-fatal shelling incident. A huge thirteen inch mortar fire forced soldiers to dive for trenches as Welch hurled himself forward to cover a fallen comrade, both men surviving the blast with no fragments found.
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Crimean
Evelyn Wood
Crimea
Kiewit
M.S. Quees
Stephen
Welch
Cato
Hogan
Ines
Stenacain
Feeling Heat and Cold in the Skin Response
A garbled discussion explains how objects feel hotter or colder when touching the skin. Heat transfer from warm items to the skin occurs quickly, creating a sensation of warmth, while cooler objects draw heat away, producing a rapid cold feeling.
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Esid
Loree
Wartoy
Bert
Peter Rons
Friend In Need After 1905 California Earthquake Relief
After the 1905 California earthquake relief stations opened in San Francisco and Oakland. Supplies arrived from nearby ranches and other states but most required cooking. A wagon halted at a station as a man claimed to have boiled eggs since predawn and offered 300 dozen already cooked eggs for feeding the hungry.
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Friend
California
San Francisco
Oakland
Viber Lawns
Earthquake Pranks In Hindustan Across Centuries
An OCR fragment recalls feolozical changes caused by earthquakes in 1762 at Chittagong with water and sulphurous smells, coast subsidence, and mountains vanishing or sinking. It notes Itimree near coast and 1819 Cutch events with Siudree fort submerged and a raised elevated mound spanning fifty by sixteen miles.
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Hindustan
Chittagong
Mug
Itimree
Cutch
Siudree
Model husband tale sparks Irish wit on definitions
A lecturer cited Wonna praising her husband as a model. An old Irishman retorted this as a dictionary trap, arguing the term masks a harsher reality. He quipped the phrase hides a miniature version of the real thing, underscoring the pointed humor.
Letter to Prof Amon Bargee Helletick Md
A rambling historical letter to professor Amon Bargee Helletick MD discusses a farmer’s arithmetic puzzle about three bags of milk and cornmeal mixed in varying proportions. It touches on weighing, cost, and the profiles of three painters with a cartoonish barter ending in a sales pitch.
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Amon ‘Bargee
Famine in China Leaves Millions Destitute and Cannibal Fear
Hungry refugees crowd nine cities as 15 million endure floods and crop failure. Reports describe 4,000,000 starving, with 30,000 living in camps near major towns, selling children for food while families are torn apart. Aid pours in from abroad but reaches only a fraction of the destitute. officials suggest corruption and bureaucratic delays hinder relief.
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China
Mexico
New York
New York Tribune
Yellow Sea
America
Europe
New York City
Pell Street
Nanking
Tsingkiangpu
Husian
Yangcbow
Ysowan
Msuchou
Suchieo
Hsien
Chinkiang
Wiliam T. Ellin
News Paper
Henan
Hiangsu
Anhui
Yangtse River
Queer Timekeepers and Ancient Time Measuring Devices
The passage describes diverse methods of timekeeping among Indigenous groups and early observers. It notes Apache use of a gourd marked with stars to tell hours, Agsam Hili measuring by betel nut knots, and a Canadian Montaguis practice of marking shadow lines to gauge travel distance. It recalls Washington Irving’s tale of Van Twiller and quotes a primitive pipe story.
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Agsam
Washington Irving
Wouter van Twiller
Canada
Three Siege Deciding Shots Across History
The record cites three famous single shots that decided sieges. First a shot fired by a comrade killed Charles XI at Friedrichstein, triggering Friedrichshall’s fall. Next Lord Cochrane’s mortar at Port Trinidad in 1808 foiled a French surprise. Finally a grapeshot at Haddington in 1548 halted French advance and caused panic and retreat.
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Charles XI
Friedrichstein
Friedrichshall
Lord Cochrane
Port Trinidad
Haddington
The Advantage of an Accident in Propeller Design
A shipbuilder notes that the small propeller size emerged from a historic accident. Large two part blades failed in a storm, halving diameter, and the vessel unexpectedly gained speed. The incident led engineers to favor smaller propellers, reshaping steering and efficiency.
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Ward
Warning against harmful nostrums and quack cures
An advertisement warns against dangerous eye and nasal treatments that could destroy the sense of smell and damage the body, urging prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Core and Hall's Family Pills, touts testimonials, lists Toledo makers Fr. Coenes & Co, and claims cures for constipation and chronic liver and stomach issues with Electric Bitters, including a testimonial from a Mrs. NX. F. Kowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
Fr. Coenes & Co
Toledo
Boyng Hall
Wer & Co
Hall
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Pelletae Avenue
P. S-Sa
Marteuwan
W. J. Lampion
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
F. Kowa
Pearre
Phatwaey Drag Store
Price Soc
Seautyskin
LENS
Peerless Paper Meat Sa Sacks
Great Southern Pty. & Tify. Ce
Frederick, MD
Corycanthemem Dackbar
Holly
James E. Doll
First Nat. Bank BI Ldu Peederick
Wees Wae
Freterice Co
Belant & Exot
Hegel
Wang
Seyhre’ & Lehigh Portland
Anshor Rosendals
Terra Costa
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Maryland Brick and Supply Co
P. RR
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