Social News Highlights From Local Home and Weddings
The regular meeting of the managers of the Home for the Friendless elected Mrs. Robert J. Williams to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Thomas H. Dile. Guests at the Holland held a shirtwaist dance with a cake walk. Many residents and visitors are noted at various events, including weddings, visits, and summer plans across Dunmore, Scranton, Rockland, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Williams
Thomas H. Dile
Connell
Charles Schlager
K. W. Mors
John B. Smith Galpin
Agnes Lillian Shaw
Rockland
Maine
First Baptist Church
Mary Hh
Cornelia Galpin
Dunmore
Florence Bd, Smith
George B. Smith
Mary Norton
Louise 2. Smith
Sarah M. Mall
Grace M. Einery
Martha B. May
Idith M. Hull
Arthur B. Hull
New York
Arlos Littlefield, Jr
Congressn Littlefield
Herbert Merri
Many Names Listed For Week of Gifts at Hotel Oneonta
A wide roster of names appears in a weekly gift restoration at Hotel Oneonta and Harvey’s Lake. The list includes individuals from Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia Philadelphia Chicago Chicago London Eng Auburn N Y Scranton Plymouth Pittston and other places, naming numerous Misses Mrs. and Messrs along with several ties to G. Kirwan, J. Curt, and H. Haskell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskilly
Wilkes- Barre
T. B. Hamilton
New York
F. BB
Haskell
London
Beng
A. B. Harthan
Wilkes-Barre
Burt Woords
Joseph Curt
Beranton
George Simpson
C . H. Gillman
Eva Ky Alger
Auburn
Charles H. Gardner
Edgar P. Gardner
Philadelphia
Misa Blanche
T. J. Donhue
Plymouth
John Moran
J. P. Ryan
T. Kenny
R. Flaherty
Prof
W. Lewis
MT. Dooris
7. Martin
J. Howard
G. Curran
Willam F. Lewis
J. Donnelly
T. Dalley
Barnum
Pittston
J. Dickerson
Toronto
Canada
A. M. Flonck
Bethlehem
Montgomery
Shepherd
W. Lelelhet
Jersey
Cy Heighis
N. J
J. A. Huron
Scranton
E. R. Mirk
Beagle Breed Traces Deep Roots in Ancient Accounts
The beagle is described as an ancient breed with early mentions by Roman writers recounting dogs in England. These references suggest long standing use in hunting and companionship, highlighting the beagle’s enduring presence through antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Glove Sized Hounds in Elizabethan Pageantry
Booka described several hound varieties around 1580 to 1610 including a tittle beagle small enough for a glove. Elizabeth I reportedly kept a pack so tiny it fit a glove, noting gloves then reached near the elbow. The fate of glove beagles is inferred from later attempts at small packs and their weak offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booka
Ameriun
Grief That Comes Next Door Harms More Than Far Away
The piece argues sympathy grows when misfortune touches the immediate neighborhood. It contrasts distant disasters in India and Martinique with local tragedies like mine and elevator accidents, urging readers to feel real pain for nearby suffering and to avoid dismissive indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Martinique
Sodom
Gomorrah
Pompeii
Belshazzar
Death
Ashur
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Tem
Public Schools Belong To All Citizens And Fund All
The text argues that tax supported schools serve the whole people, not just the poor or specific groups, and that every citizen owes support. It stresses education as essential to democracy and rejects special rights for parents over policy.
Dawn in the Heart: Night and Hope in a Quiet Poem
A fragmented poetic fragment contrasts twilight and dawn in a muted interior scene. Somber imagery fills the speaker with despair while dawn remains distant, and a stray line mentions Bows Haven Schaubiter to the Qui, suggesting a literary or misread attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Haven Schaubiter
Paine's Celery Compound touted as life saving remedy
A Vermont woman credits Paine's Celery Compound with saving her from nerve collapse and paralysis. She describes months of debility including loss of use of her left side, tremors, and severe head pressure, claiming the product cured rheumatism and restored her nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Nathan Beals
Gallup
Mflls
Sleeping Sickness Traced to Congo Region Investigation Opened
The British government probes a mystery disease first seen about fifteen years ago in Congo native villages. Victims among natives number in thousands as the illness spreads east to Uganda. White men appear spared. A commission led by Dr Low Dr Christy and Dr Castellani will study the affliction in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Congo
Stanley
Uganda
Low
West Indies
Christy
Niger
India
Castellani
Jenner Institute
Sale of Cord Goods and Cardboard Pictures
A storefront display advertises 5c Cotton Cords now 10c and 12c per yard. Pictures on the main floor near the candy booth show various subjects mounted on grey brown and black cardboard with a value of 10c. Sale price appears on the tag though text is garbled.
Countey Life In America Salem Garden Retreats
The piece describes Salem Massachusetts as a hybrid of city and country. It notes uneven hoses near streets and a hidden rear garden behind tall fences. Inside, fruit trees, box borders, and old tower-beds create a secluded pastoral scene reminiscent of countrified life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
America
Etching of Summers by a Jubilant Volcano Spirit
A vivid fragment describes a creature at the top of a tree devouring an apple and roaring like a Comanche. It lopes across a plain then descends to gather cramps, then tumbles in a wild, ecstatic display as an etching of summer by Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urehl
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Connecticut
Helen Matthews
Everett Tolles
Miss Pennypacker
Eleanor Reynolds
Anni Archbald
Boles
Gertrude Sprague
Minshall
Bennell
Helen Sanderson
Misses Norton
Mulberry Street
Mrs. Young
Taylor Foster
Pittsburg
R. J. Foster
Clay Avenue
J. H. Watkins
Waverly
J. K. Siegfried
Zerby
Pottsville
Penman
Madison Avenue
Siegfried
Harry Zerby
Thireday
A. Shoemaker
Cayuga
N.Y
Ita
A. V. Bower
Bloomingdale
Vosburg
At- Tanite City
William Davies
Yortville
Une
Mims
Steell
South Canton
Gg. W. Connell
Ridge Row
Sheridan
Amy Jessup
Kk Lake
Bf. C. Barker
Dalton
Wr, McClare
Lake Artel
Chamberlain
Hiertford
Max Gelpel
Simmertie
Ciford
Joseph Mott
Burn ‘T. Reynolds
Mexico
Henry Pennypacker
W. T. Smith
Woodstock
A. H. Morris and
Fomnily
Bromley Avenue
Lake Winola
W. H. Higen
Sumnervenue
F. B. Hamilton
Gibson Street
Babylon
John Quacken
BR. FP. YY
Piercoe
Flemingville
N. d
Mount Holly
Joseph Levy
Aaron Goldsmith
Alfred Hand
Ray Fuller
Lake Clemo
Scanlon
Frank Hw.linn
Niagara Walls
N. Y
John Witfird Traught
Dunmvere
I. M. Gates
Young Woman's Christian Association
Silver Bay
George
David Senior
Paterson
Margaret
T Robert Souther Sherwin
Katharine Overbaugh
New York City
Gould
DeWitt Clinton Overbaugh
Seenee Es
Buel
Uc and
Mears & Hagen
Lacka
Avo
Butler
Columbia University
Vermont
Paine’s
Fle
Coronation
Bane le
Were &c
Orion
Whitemore
Atlantic City
Hotel
Rittenhouse
New Jersey Avenue
the Beach
H.S. Stevens
John J Shanfelter
the Park Hotel
Williamsport
AGNEW
Chelsea
Athaetic City
Agnew CO
Richmond
Kentucky Avenue
Beach
S. J
Ocean View Rooms
J. B. Jenkins
Brigantine, N. J
Holland House
Reading
Charles L. Walton
Salem Gardens
Lake Wesauking
Towanda
Lake Wesauking Hotel
Apes, Pa
K. Harris
Harvey's Lake
Harvey’s Lake
J. A. Redington
Stroudsburg
Highland Dell House Attackites
F. Foulke
Prospect House i
Charles Dearr
Delaware Water Gap
Tn & Wes
L. W. Broadhead
Lappl
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Long Island Sound
Connecticut River
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East 15Th St
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