Christmas and holiday visits fill local families
The column lists numerous families sharing Christmas and Thanksgiving gatherings, visits to relatives, and social events in College Hill and nearby areas. People mentioned include Wilkie Till Henry Hilband family, Nos Miase, Cyuble and Verle Naugle, Eis Motsinger, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Tash, M Frankie and Abra Tash, G. P. Danner, Ed Byers, Arthur Fister, Keenar family, John sle Coskey, W. S. Gray, Miss Bessie Tash, Mr. Ellis Brim, A. H. Weller, Noble Johnson, Clyde Tash, Ger Tash, Inis Graves, Eston Logkenour, Lora, Bell Radwan, and various local farms and churches. Social events include charivaris, sermons, and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie Till
Henry Hilband Faoily
Hou Tash
Coy Deid
Nos Miase
Cyuble
Verle Naugle
Eis Motsinger
Novus
Suit
Chris ‘Tash
Frankie
Abra Tash
G. P. Danner
Campbellsburg
Olive Branch
Ed Byers
Sellersburg
G. W. Jones
John Sle Coskey
Theodore Wire
Dutsh Creek
W.S. Gray
Rome City
Chris Tash
Bessie Tash
Ellis Brim
Ellis Motsinger
A. H. Weller
Noble Johnson
Clyde Tash
Tash
Chris Tasi
Local greetings and holiday visits noted
Metsinger Circle reports Dr Greenia was through this viet nity Friday. Ralf Rudingt and wife Roy Gray and wife spent Christmas with Ivy Gray and family. Mr and Mrs Neo Bellows spent Xmas with the latter's parents. Miss Stella Graves left Wednesday for a visit at Lopalee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metsinger
Greenia
Ralf Rudingt
Roy Gray
Ivy Gray
Neo Bellows
Stella Graves
Lopalee
Primary scholar attendance noted at Livo-Na visit
Miss Cora Hedrick a primary department teacher visited at home at Christmas. Eighteen pupils here have not missed a day since school began and two more who have not missed since moving nearby. Pretty good record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hedrick
Livo- Na
Bright for Business Ends in Pepper Prank at Five and Ten
A young store helper started a candy counter career in a five and ten and two days later closed the first chapter. He warned staff of a planned reduction, causing candy tasters to grab sweets. Pepper was sprinkled on upper layers, peppering tasters and ending with the boy contemplating a pepper shaker on his next job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Businens
Josex
Quiet English Judge Lets Offender Off With Two Months
In a Reminiscences tale Lord Brampton recalls a petty theft case. A learned judge negotiates a lenient sentence, finally settling on two months after a back and forth with the offender. The exchange highlights leniency and humor in old time judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brampton
Paro Martin
Wireless and Aurora Affect North Sea Telegraphs
The aurora borealis disrupts wireless waves between Hammerfest Norway and Green Harbor Spitsbergen, weakening incoming signals and sometimes causing total interruptions. Conversely, northern lights boost southbound waves, with at least one dispatch noting a dramatic rise in signal volume when the aurora was bright elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerfest
Norway
Green Harbor
Spitsbergen
Catalogue of Stars at Cambridge and Harvard Observatory
A catalogue notes an extensive star collection in Cambridge Maye with about 240000 stars, over 100000 secured at Harvard University Observatory Arequipa Peru at 8000 feet. The count depends on sky density and exposure length with Eta Carinae region plate counting about 40000 stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Maye
Harvard
University Observatory
Arequipa
Peru
Plata
Eta Caringe
Highty fest long nd thirty feet high the atlantosstras
A fragment describes a Buf prehistoric animal noted as long and thirty feet high, referencing the atlantosstras. It preserves the sense of a local paleontological note without full details.
Household Hints From Fragments of Advice and Tips
Household hints cover a wide range of home care. Advice includes removing odors with lemon or parsley after onions, using oil of lavender to freshen sick rooms, and hanging clothes with care when drilling into wood. Practical tips also address food prep, mushroom testing caution, cleaning methods, and preserving flowers.
Simple Home Baking Hints And Recipes
A fragment on service to others contrasts with plain faith, followed by practical kitchen tips. Then recipes appear: a two layer cake with raisin-lemon filling, Irish stew from neck meat, peach pie with kernels, rice pudding with quince or apple, and a banana sponge dessert with lady fingers and lemon juice.
The Golden Age of Our Nation’s Homespun Americana
A concise quotation cadence praising a past era of simple American life. Jones Lane Allen reflects on a possibly golden age of homespun Americana, suggesting nostalgia may define national identity in retrospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Lane Allen
Goss School and Local Visits Highlight Week
The community around Goss School saw a flurry of visits and illnesses. John Trainer’s family spent time with Mrs. Evaline South while Emma Wentruff stayed with Fred Fordyce’s family. Bert Bell traveled to Jeffersonville on Saturday, and Mrs. Jesse Wade, recently ill, is described as improving. Various locals including Walter Baker Lola Malone Edith Roark Milicent Fordyce Lorain Lovell and Kenneth Scott visited Goss School last week. Fred Fordyce and family visited Safe Brook’s on Thursday, Sam Goss suffered a grippe, Pat Callahan conducted Jeffersonville business, Jesse Fisher spent half-days at home, Chriss Temple and two daughters visited relatives Sunday, and Logan Martin was listed as sick. Elda Trainer weekended with Edna Elred. The note ends with a generic service remark about quality work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goss School
John Trainer
Evaline South
Emma Wentruff
Fred Fordyce
Lola Malone
Edith Roark
Milicent Fordyce
Lorain Lovell
Kenneth Scott
Safe Brook
Sam Goss
Pat Callahan
Jeffersonville
Jesse Fisher
Chriss Temple
Logan Martin
Elda Trainer
Edna Elred
Christmas Gatherings at Mt Washington
Mt Washington residents A A Martin and family shared Christmas with Alva Martin's G M Boss and Claude Gray households. John Martin suffers inflammatory rheumatism. Lena Boss visited Fern Martin. Xmas school exercises drew a few patrons with Santa arriving by sleigh. Stephen Martin attended Olive Branch church, Loretta Gill stayed with aunt Mrs Hamilton Baker, Keiffer family celebrated with James Gill, Bernard Gill and Arthur Graves hosted visits, and New Year oyster supper and band concert at Borden. Country Jake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Martin
Anna
Manson
Alva Martin
G. M. Boss
Claude Gray
John Martin
Lena Boss
Fern Martin
Santa Claus
Stephen Martin
Olive Branch
Loretta Gill
Hamilton Baker
John Keiffer
Starlight
James Gill
Arthur Graves
Bernard and
Johnny Parnell Gill
Borden
Bernard Gill
Jake
Shalow of Intellect Charlea Calton Interview Notes
A fragment notes that some men appear interesting in a first interview but become exhausted or run out after the initial talk. It mentions Charlea Caleb Calton as part of the commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shalow
Charlea Caleb Calton
Cane of Many Vases for Naturalists and Collectors
A cane designed for naturalists contains a compass double lens thermometer sand glass knife blade and a kettle to hold specimens of flowers or insects. This implement serves as a portable collecting tool offering multiple functions for field study.
Man with uneven hair growth ponders beauty myths
A perplexed man wonders how women keep themselves attractive using beauty powders and cosmetics, observing one side of his head grows hair while the other remains bald. He questions societal standards and the appeal of cosmetics in a reflective, domestic tone.
Dutch Creek Neighbors Attend Illness and Visits
James Charles recuperates from pneumonia while Aleon Bush battles whooping cough. Newon and Sally Batts suffer the Brippe. Families Qdus Weller Emerson Wyman and others visit each Sunday and Thursday. Visits include Mr and Mrs Chas Bush of Fredericksburg and Alva Wyman returning home for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newon
Sally Batts
John Wire
Homer Wire
Qdus Weller
Emerson Wyman
M. OH
Marti Raymon
E. Charles
Charles Dack
Mrs. Chas Bush
Fredericksburg
O. E. Weller
Emerson Wymans
Oliver Manneit and Son
Norris
Roberts
Alva Wyman
Rural Route 13 Christmas Social and Visits
The text notes a well attended gathering at Goss fast Priday night with Carrie and Millard Tore and others. It records visits by Oscar Mead and wife to James Thompson, Carrie Smith of Sw itch and Elsie Davis during Christmas, and multiple households visiting each other including the Meadow and Terrell families. A Christmas tree at four last Tuesday evening is mentioned with everyone reporting a nice time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Millard Tore
Oscar Mead
James Thompson
Carrie Smith
Elsie Davis Chrismnis
Also Mentioned on This Page
MM. Jonhson
Sops
Jake Hurst
Arthur Fister
Noah Naugle
Keenar
Sellersbury
Indaw
Sam Joney
Inis Graves
Seraive
Ura- Ves
Eston Logkenour
Lockenour
Lora
Bell Radwan
John Marshall
Ary Gray
Charley
College Hill
Newton
Elrod
Elit Taylor
D. E. Souder
Daysun
Jos
Sereniah Brown
Olney
Michael Brown
Jaysis
John Blankenbaker
CL. Souder
Elmer Roy
Tuo
Jesse Newton
Dee
Geo Newton
Louisa Souder
Sunny
Peter Herle
Topy Derle
Ny U
Pakia Advatas
Baron Martin
Juliet
Earth
Heaven
Markland Pharmacy
Bert Bell
Jesse Wade
Walter Baker
Undertaker
Thos
A. Smith & Son
MT. Washington
Mt Washington
H. Martin & Co
Dutch Creek
James Charles
Aleon Bush
Geo T. Wilson
J. Q O. W. Mead
J Beal
Dora Rodman
Creatie Casys
Lillie Mead
Mary Thompson
Walter Mead
Telfer Mead
BK. Lb
Meil
Roscor Lane
Willard Terrel
Nelson Morris Ald
Chas Wilson
Millard Terrell
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