Queen Victoria Narrowly Escapes on Highgate Hill Inn Tale
A London Times writer recalls the Fox and Crown inn on Highgate hill where Queen Victoria’s Royal Cipher and arms were granted after a driver’s mishap. The innkeeper saved the queen, earned the display rights, but died of a “broken heart” amid reproaches for not seeking a larger reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highgate Hill
London
Fox and Crown
London Times
Queen Victori
Boniface
Philadelphia Public Ledger
British Medals Awarded for Arctic Discoveries
The Polar medal is granted to 14 members of the British Arctic Air Route expedition of 1930-31. Instituted in 1904, it honors Scott Shackleton Mawson and earlier Arctic expeditions. The award features an octagonal design with a polar scene and ship. Two listed explorers, Watkins and Captain Lemon, have died since the expedition. The medals were presented to their relatives.
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King Edward
Captain Scott
Shackleton
Scott
Mawson
Watkins
Lemon
Glass as a Liquid Myth Puzzles Households in Leipzig
A Leipzig professorial claim that glass is a very sticky liquid shocks readers. The idea appeals to maids and husbands helping at home, but housewives and tortoise-shell spectacle wearers doubt the theory, noting that glasses break while frames may not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
One on the Customs Men and a Goose Smuggling Tale
A Prague merchant’s wife and an apprentice attempt to smuggle money out of Czechoslovakia sewn inside a goose. The plan fails but the merchant reconciles with forgiveness, while authorities recover the funds and the pair continue unpenalized, per the Montreal Herald. Broadly the term snake racer refers to swift tropical non poisonous serpents including the common black racer noted for non aggression and quick retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Montreal Herald
Tropics
United States
The Writing Horse Germinal Trained by Doctor Rouhe
The writing stallion Germinal was trained by Doctor Rouhe of France. He could write legibly with a brush in his mouth and reproduce any of the twelve words taught to him by his master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germinal
Doctor Rouhe
France
Mounta'n National Forest Reevaluated in Vermont
The Mounta'n National Forest in Vermont areas around Stratton Bennington and Manchester is described as part of the White National forest system. The text notes geographic scope and organizational labeling of the forest region in early records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Forest
Vermont
Stratton, Bennington
Manchester
Mounta’n National Forest
Anc
White National Forest
New
Local Patoka Notes and Delinquent Subscriptions
A potpourri of Patoka area happenings includes notices about delinquent subscriptions at The Register, local visitors from several towns, and shop and plant offers at Smiths and Altoms. Readers are urged to renew, with various residents visiting relatives, consulting doctors, or shopping in nearby towns. A few ads promote slug shot products and onion sets, while community members travel to Decatur, Springfield, Vandalia, and Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Blanch Pugh
State
Patoka
Smith’s
Walter Diveley
Decatur
Altom’s
Bob Eagan
Sterling
Bill
Cubs
Ven Gray
George Holland
Centralia
Roy Jones
Darvin
Kinmundy
Emmet Jones
L. W. Ballance
Sonny Talbott
P. B. Simcox
C. A. Nattier
Taylorville
Angeline Alladonna
Maxine Hawley
Edith Gray
Frank Koons
Roy Thompson
Maron
Luther Caldwell
Darrel Caldwell
Brooks Chevrolet Co
Flora
Stombaugh
Vandalia
Mr. Stasick
Altom
Alberta Lee Beckmeyer
Salem
Archie W. Thalman
A. A. Griffin
John Gehrkin
Vernon
A. L. Vallow
Clinton
O’dessa Walker
Poo Walker
Merritt Caldwel
Louie Davidson
Misses Mae
Ruby Eagan
Burl Linton
Harriett Quayle
Sandoval
Billy Bruening
East
Helen Hill
Sidney Lutz
Fairman
Charles Adams
Bob Quayle
Tom @Quayle
Louise Betts
Marian Epps
Marl Anderson
Mary Anderson
Mary
Donald Wilson
Clyde Dees
Chas. J. Metzger
Shobonier
Eli Logan
Chas. Woods Jr
Mt. Ze
Local residents and visitors noted in Patoka area column
The column lists various names and movements including Lisle Gray in Milwaukee, Don Crawford and wife purchasing James Griffin property, Clowes of Centralia visiting, and many church and conference attendees. It mentions hospital transfer for Mrs Carruthers, pneumonia recovery of John W Thompson, and local fishing activity as busy season nears.
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Ion
Altoms
Finn
Salem
Vernon
Carruthers
Indg
Anna
Smith & Cox
Price Cafe
Centralia
Patoka
Stanley Ballard
C. A. Adams
A. L. Vallow
Clint
John W. Thompson
Joe Humes
Heyworth
Sandoval
Mr. Hoyt
Oscar Nelson
Eugene Leininger
Bob Walker
Chicago
Lizzie Gray
Nancy Wadkins
Bridgeport
Smith Dalrymple
Smith
al Smith Jr
Miss Dalrymple
Roy Jones
Annabelle Wilson
John Edmond
Waverly
Ill
Woman’s Missionary Conference
M. E. Church
South
Rev
Humphrey
el Dara
Quincy
Elmer Rogier
Chas, Anderson
Carrye Alexander
Flora
Zera Farmer
Oyez Oyez Still Heard as Town Stocks Remain
A London Saturday Review piece recalls a rural English town crier in vivid costume announcing a Market Place auction of Dutch bulbs. The scene recalls the ancient town stocks, once a punishment, now a curious relic with a bystander noting the quainter pride of the man who sat in them sixty years ago.
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England
the King
London Saturday Review
Sea of Galilee Enigma and Sacred Calm
The Sea of Galilee sits 626 feet below sea level and remains sweet yet crystal clear. Fed by the Jordan River and warm springs, its waters stay cool while the shore shows barren cliffs to the north and east and lush growth to the west. Once crowded with fishermen and residents, it is now largely deserted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea of Galilee
Christ
Jordan
Galilee
Washington Star
Understanding a Light Year and Cosmic Distances
The article explains light speed and defines a light year as the distance light travels in one year. It notes the vastness of space, with light taking hundreds or thousands of years to reach Earth from distant stars, so we see stars as they were in ancient times rather than today.
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Earth
Napoleon
Elba
Columbus
America
Patriach Abraham
Galle Lighthouse Reaches Eighty Years Of Service
The Galle Lighthouse, a landmark for seamen along the Ceylon coast, has served eighty years and is expected to continue operation for at least another decade. It predates widespread lighthouse construction in busy channels of the Western Ocean and the Mediterranean, built when Galle was the chief port of Ceylon.
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Galle
Ceylon
North Sea
Mediterranean
Wondering How We Manage To Get Along So Well
A reflective line ponders daily cooperation and harmony. The speaker asks about handling social dynamics and shared spaces with others. The sentiment hints at common challenges and the pursuit of smoother interactions.
Radio Oratory Changes Reading List Obligations
The radio reform positions oratory as equal to reading material and frees listeners from prior obligation to be bor ed, contrasting with audiences still bound to sit in a hall.
Community Notices From Patoka And Salem
Local residents visit relatives in Patoka and Salem. Activities include a sewing club at Carrigan church with Dorothy Meredith as president and Ruth Aalbreath as secretary. The event promotes a 4 H club for girls aged 10 to 20 and invites others to join.
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Carl Lutz
Dorothy Meredith
Ruth Aalbreath
Ted Tickaro
Elsie Hicks
Community Notes From Stombaugh Hill And Vicinity
Stombaugh Hill residents Mrs. John McClary and Mrs. Mary Stombaugh with children visited Patoka on Saturday. Mrs. Amel Gberg and children were in Dalton City visiting grandmother Mrs. Massey. John Merriman moved household goods to the Meier place on Stombaugh Hill. Wayne Barnes of Toad Island shared a Sunday supper with J R Stombaugh family. Howard Daniels and family from Vandalia visited Cecil Collier near Sholconier. Rollie Stombaugh and family visited John McClary’s. John Luster spent Sunday with Ella Hawkins and Amel Oberg families. Mrs. Rosa Laswell and Mrs. Obergs mother Mrs. Marcus called on Rollie Stombaugh Monday night.
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John McClary
Mary Burke
Mary Stombaugh
Patoka
Amel Gberg
Dalton City
Massey
John Merriman
Meier Place
Stombaugh Hill
Wayne Barnes
Toad Island
J. R. Stombaugh
Howard Daniels
Familly
Vandalia
Cecil Collier
Near Sholconier
Rollie Stombaueh
John MecClary
John Luster
Ella Hawkins
Amel Oberg
Rosa Laswell
Kreuger Affair Shows Rise of Global Financial Fraud
A sweeping critique notes that Ivan Kreuger escaped notice by many financiers and authorities until a massive loss of 225 million dollars exposed the scheme. The piece argues the scale and secrecy of his operations reflected systemic failures in global finance and scrutiny.
District 25 Rebekah Assembly Holds Annual Session
The thirty-fifth annual District 25 Rebekah Assembly met at the Mason ic Temple in Centralia. Officers for next year were elected including President Hattie M. Johnson Salem and Vice President Olive Rogers Farina with Salem chosen as next year’s meeting site. Five candidates were initiated and memorial ceremonies honored Bro. J. C. Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Troyer
Helen Troyer
Anna Belcher
Bettie Simcox
Rebekah
Masonic Temple
Centralia
Hattie M. Johnson
Salem
Olive Rogers
Farina
Clara Kavanaugh
Effingham
Marian Garner
Mildred Campbell
Xenia
Lillie Kammerer
Sannoval Rebekah Lodge
Bro. J. C. Griffin
Effie V. Siljander
Frances Bergschneider
Iva M. Crowell
Ida*e. G. Sherman
Mae Crutchfield
Odd Fellows and
Varnell Lodge
Mt. Vernon
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Queen Victoria
Snakes
Bran
Martin’s Cash Co
Ivan Kreuger
Rebekah Lodge
Taylor Nall Patoka
Illinois
RED & White
Blue Bag
Leland
Sen
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