Down With Stockton and Lucy Stockton’s Dilemma
At Gleason College the Stockton family matriarch Lucy challenges student hostility during a campus quarrel over President Stockton’s discipline. George Harlowe, a top athlete, leads student calls for apology and reinstatement, culminating in Stockton reinstating the punished students and Lucy marrying George after the crisis.
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Stockton
Gleason College
Doctor Stockton
Lacey Stockton
Lucy
Gleason
Miles
George Harlowe
Fellows
Ieass
Lacey
Board of Trustees
George
Marriage After Dark Not Legal in England
English courts reject marriages formed outside standard hours or by foreign registration. A Moscow union proved invalid for maintenance as petitioners were deemed never husband and wife, while desertion defenses hinged on a post eight to three window for legality.
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England
Russia
Moscow
Finest parchment crafted in Havant England endures through generations
In Havant Hampshire a small firm sustains a centuries old parchment making craft. A veteran craftsman of 75 years and two others with 62 and 60 years' service keep the trade alive. A magic spring supplies chalky water that yields a pearly parchment unmatched elsewhere.
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Havant
Hampshire
England
Swinburne's Nephew Calls Him an Awful Ass
A Manchester Guardian item recalls a Edinburgh public school incident where an English master asks a pupil if he is related to poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. The boy answers yes, he is his uncle, and bluntly adds that Swinburne is an awful ass, a verdict that amused his fellow boarders.
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Swinburne
Edinburgh
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Manchester
England
Middle names rare before Stuarts in England and America
The practice of giving middle names was unknown in England until Georgian times and rare in North America. A law blocked multiple given names, few Mayflower members had middle names, only three Declaration signers bore one, and the first five U S Presidents had only a single Christian name.
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England
North America
United States
Most Expensive Avocation Dairy Ventures
Fortune notes dairying as the costliest avocation for the wealthy. Blooded cows sell for $800 to $25,000, bulls up to $100,000, and dairy barn equipment around $600 per head, plus payroll. Mr. Charles M Schwab once quipped at lunch that champagne and milk cost the same.
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Business Monthly
Charles M. Schwab
Flags in Trumbull’s Declaration signing scene reflect colonial ensigns
The painting shows several flags predating the Stars and Stripes. One is the Grand Union flag merging stripes with the British union, another is the Red Ensign with the English red cross on white and blue field, and the rest imitate unions or crosses tied to Britain.
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John Trumbull
Fresh Air in Jerusalem Confusion at Library
Memory test Mary struggles to find the book Out of Doors in the Holy Land as she latches onto Jerusalem and outdoor beauty. Her roommate suggests the cue, while the librarian remains puzzled by her request for fresh Air in Jerusalem.
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Mary
The
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Merchant Offers Tile Brand Substitute Toast
In a fragmentary remark Charles Miner notes a merchant’s over polite sales pitch and excessive sample tasting as he piles goods on the counter. He comments the man has an ax to grind.
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Charles
Miner
McCallsburg Cagers Sweep Colo in Weekend Doubleheader
The McCallsburg boys defeated Colo on Colo’s floor with 12 to 10 in the opener and 18 to 9 in the second game. Cole led Colo with a 9 to 6 halftime advantage. McCallsburg's defense held Colo scoreless in the second half while securing the victories.
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Europe
Irene Sampson
Palmer Method Co
Cecil Holm
Tisdale
Mr. Bly
Supt. Wierson
Schoolmen’s Association
Story Hotel
Nevada
Clifford Amdall
W. O. Benthin
Russia
Marie Hauskin
Theron Thomas
Earl Hanson
Harlan Thompson
Ames
Wilma Mae Osheim
Brekke
Mills
Osheim
Deaths and incidents in Story City area and nearby towns
Obituaries note Dr H K Haerem of Story City dies at 58 from Brights disease after 26 years of practice. services at St Petri. Two more Story City deaths follow, Hank er Frette 78 and Rosa Nash 86. Knoxvilles Tom Perry 30 escapes custody in Nevada while jailed for statutory rape. Sam Grotness 73 dies of heart attack. couple celebrated golden wedding last November. Ellsworth P T A runs diphtheria immunization at Ellsworth school. Aviator Wayne Carlson of Stratford suffers a noninjury crash in a new plane. Williams opens a new bank after previous bank liquidation. John Jondall 42 dies in Story City Hospital from diabetes, survived by wife, son Vernon, mother, siblings.
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H. K. Haerem
Story City
Bright
St. Petri Church
Hanker Frette
Rosa Nash
Tom Perry
Knoxville
Nevada
Frank Ward
Perry
Ward
Sam Grotness
Parent-Teacher Association
Ellsworth
Wayne Carlson
Strathford
Williams
John
Jondall
Story City Hospital
Vernon
Ole Jondall
Extra copies of the Record sold at five cents each
Notice states extra copies of the Record are available at five cents per copy. It lists no dates or location beyond the price and title.
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