Too Much Water Says Fair Guest
Ruth Agnes Abeling recalls Lady Ermie Chatfield of the British navy praising American adaptation while joking about Americans drinking water. The interview notes her daughters Angela Katherine and Ermie, her London education, marriage at 20, and admiration for American women pursuing careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Ermie Chatfield
Lady Chatfield
Admiral Chatfield
Angela
Katherine
Ermie
England
Queens College
London
Woman sues for seven years of unpaid wages in Somerville
Miss Jennie Mellen says she worked 374 weeks as home keeper for Joseph P. Bernard from April 1914 to June 1921 at $15 a week but never received any pay. She seeks $5,610 plus interest and $50,000 for her heartbreak, noting Bernard vanished with the “honeymoon fund” and she attached storage furniture to secure the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Mass
Jennie Melien
Joseph P. Bernard
Bernard
Ealt
Miss Mellen
Purp Leads Mail Men Dog's Life
CAPE TOWN November 22 Policemen and letter carriers avoid Trygve Stromson's home due to his Irish terrier known for attacking uniformed men. Stromson was fined ten dollars and sentenced to fourteen days, but the dog remains on guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Trygve Stromson
Biue
Stromson
Too Few Candidates to Hold Primaries in Westfield
In Westfield on November 22 a shortage of candidates prevents primaries in three of the city’s five wards. The city charter requires more than twice as many candidates as seats to trigger a preliminary election, so no primaries will be held in those wards.
Seagulls Attack Man in Gaulday by Seabird Nest
Alexander Duncan of Gaulday was attacked and severely wounded by seagulls on the beach as the birds defended their young among the grass. Local witnesses say the incident occurred while he walked near the shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glabgow
Alexander Duncan
Gaulday
Methuselah Still Casts a Mean Line at English Angling
In Nottingham England on November 22 James Tomlinson aged 4 entered the all England angling championship but did not win a prize. He was the youngest of 490 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Nottingham
Eing
James Tomlinson
Prohibition on Gaudy Bathing Costumes Next Year
A general protest leads to an order banning gaudy bathing costumes for the next year. No white or flesh colored costumes will be permitted.
Famine Witch Executions Shock Russian Villages
Odessa reports peasants, driven by famine superstition, crucified or hanged several women deemed starvation witches. Victims left at crossroads and relatives are forbidden burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Schools for Blind in London Planned
London board of education is urged to establish ten six day schools for blind children up to age 16. The proposal seeks centralized facilities to serve visually impaired students and expand access to specialized education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Education
Solons Block Probe of Shipping Board
Washington November 22 congressional investigation of the shipping board was headed off yesterday by the senate interstate committee vote. The move ends plans for a broad inquiry into the board amid environmental and wartime shipping concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons Block
Shipping Board
Washington
Congressional Investigation of the Shipping Board
Senate Interstate Com
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Ruth Agnes Abeling
Sir Chatfield
Pinaud
Joint Coffee Trade Publicity Committee
Wall Stret
New York
the ‘Nnversal Drink
Baltimore,Md
Roscoe Arbuckle
Purp
Seattle
U. S. Optical CO
Prclusively Optical Specialists
Third Ave. Glassen
Westfield
A_ pecu
Seagulls
Danny Scotchman
Sky
Willesden Urban
Sheffield
Eng
Mothers’ Union
Amers Facture
Merce Committee
Investige
Ipstairs
Vladivostok
Valparaiso
Lundquist Lilly Joshua Green
Pike
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!