Poor Henry and the Hall Family Tale
A Baltimore man, ex-resident of an eastern town, revisits his old home and learns from an old friend how the Hall siblings fared. Tom Hall became an actor on the Pacific coast, Bill is an artist in New York, Lucy pursues literary work, while Henry did not amount to much, barely supporting the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Baltimore
Hall
Tom Hall
Pacific Coast
Bill
New York
Lucy
Philadelphia Ledger
Bear hunt misadventure in mountain camp
A cautious businessman joins a friend on a bear hunt. He hides nervousness during a sleepless night. At dawn they find fresh bear tracks and the cautious plan to split up to track the bear before returning to follow its path back.
Mary Beatrice Kennedy First Woman Exchange Operator
Mary Beatrice Kennedy of New York joined the telephone service in 1878 and celebrated her forty fifth anniversary. She recalls that early operators faced swearing and fights from subscribers, with the company eventually replacing male operators with young women. Kennedy walked several miles to work, commuting by horse car and ferry from Jersey City, then climbing six flights of stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beatrice Kennedy
New York
Miss Kennedy
Smith’s Drug Store
Jane’s Grocery
Jersey City
Palm Tree Brother of Man
A Detroit News feature explains the palm grove as a symbol of life for Moslem peoples and likens the palm to a brother of man. It notes the tree's resilience despite damage, while warning that severed heads spell death for both palm and man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Tree
Brother OF
Man
Egypt
Adam
Detroit News
New School Notes and Student Letters From 1924
A Dalton Illinois student writes of dry playground spots and upcoming school events including a Friday play set in a sanitarium. Other letters describe a California health trip, a Georgia summer visit with hot dry weather, and farming district life with hunting and good March weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Arthur
Lillian
William
Lena
Julia
Mr. Fuller
Milton Gess
Bird Symbol of Innocence in Dove Lore
The turtle dove yields two eggs per clutch and seldom more than one fledgling matures. Mourning dove calls consist of four notes, a soblike peak followed by three deep moans, then repeated. Since ancient times the dove has symbolized innocence gentleness and affection across cultures and in religious art as a Holy Ghost symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Hawk Snatches Pigeon In City Sighting Over Greeley Square
A hawk swooped on a flock of city pigeons at Greeley Square, catching a slow bird in its talons. The prey was carried to the top of an electric sign and dropped feathers drifted down. The hawk then departed westward after feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley Square
New York Sun and Globe
Independence Rock in Wyoming A Landmark with Historic Inscriptions
A large clear granite mass near the Sweetwater River along the Oregon Trail bears many inscriptions from travelers and emigrants who hoped to immortalize themselves. The rock, once a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail, carries the patriotic name from a party that celebrated the Fourth of July at its base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater River
Wyoming
Salt Lake
Santa Fe
Continent
Platte Valley
Istoie
Ecanite
Detroit
Tool Chest of the Insect
Nature attaches tools to insects forming a complete chest of chitin tools built into legs heads and abdomens. These tools rival human metal implements in precision and versatility and resist water and mild acids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Popular Science Magazine
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Willys-Knight
Toledo
Willys Knight
Kickert’s Garage
South Holland
Public Service Company of
Northern Illinois
C. L. Hyatt, Dist. Supt. Public Service Co. of
No. Hl
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
NEW School
Phit Eit
Washington Street
Dalton
Illinois
California
Yours Very Truly, Milton Krueger
Kanawha Avenue
Georgia
Tom
Myrtle Lucas
Lincoln Avenue
Bird of Prey
New York Street
Ranite Hill
Roseland Dairy Co
East 114Th St
Chicago
F. Abonse A
Ieee
W. 137Th St
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago ST
Dolton
Geo. Tuch
S. Alpenkrauter
Indiana Ave
137Th Street
P. B. Good
Undertaker
Indiana
Delton
Lincoln Ave
J. A. Koller
M. D
Riverdale
M. Joffee
General Merchandise
Leyden Ave
Riverdale, Til
Roseland
Nicholas J. Gouwens
Michigan Ave
A. R. Harris
Carondelet Ave
Phone
Hegewisch
Telephone Riverdale
Joseph G. Radtke
Pullatan
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
WM. C. Zesch Plumbing
Avalon Avenue
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