500 Congressmen Forgotten in Biographical Directory Tale
Anson Wold and F L Fridley finished a massive Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774 1927 counting 9000 biographies. Yet 500 blanks remain for births, deaths, professions and politics as researchers chase elusive data from William Wilson to John Hanson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
Anson Wold
American Congress
Wold
Minnesota
Knute Nelson
Census Bureau
Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Moses
New Hampshire
F. L. Fridley
Wilson
William
Pennsylvania
Alexander Wilson
Virginia
Asaniah Boody
New York
Alfred Moore Gatlin
North Carolina
Florida
Francis Scott Key
Keyes
Maryland
Congress
John Hanson
Continental Congress
United States
Hanson
Oxon Hill
Prince Georges County
Save Freight Costs By Exporting Water Free Butter
An Australian representative touring the world discusses shipping butter to England with reduced water content. If adopted, Australia could save over 1,000,000 in freight costs annually and lower butter prices while expanding the market. Australia ships 40,000 tons to England and consumes 80,000 tons domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
England
Australia
Time Signals From Naval Observatory Kept Precise
The United States Naval Observatory maintains three standard clocks in temperature controlled vaults to ensure constant air pressure. Meridian star observations assess clock errors on clear nights. Correct time is broadcast over radio networks as an advertising device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Naval Observatory
Milly Lane Forsakes Duty for Love in Westport
Milly Lane, a 28 year old primary teacher in Westport, quits her job to care for Aunt Mandy, her elderly ward. Her romance with Will Fuller, a wealthy farmer, culminates in marriage and a move back to Westport where Aunt Mandy is cared for while Milly begins a new life with her husband and a lighter duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Milly Lane
Miss Lane
Mrs
Will Fuller
Valleyville
Aunt Mandy
Milly
Mrs. Dunne
McClure
Mrss Tolson’s
Will
Real Hearty Eaters in Medieval Times
Medieval records cited by Frederick L. Collins in Harper's Bazaar celebrate extreme feasts. Examples include Philip the Good hosting a 192 course all day dinner and Catherine de Medici tasting many meats at once. An early Paris bishop reportedly served sea foods in vast quantities including whales and 600 frogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick L. Collins
Harper’s Bazar
Philip the Good
Catherine de Medici
Paris
Curious Jack-the-Smiter guards Suffolk church bell
English Church at Southwold houses Curiosity Jack the Smiter a painted four foot four inch man at arms. He stands at the west end of the fifteenth century abbey church and swings a battle ax to strike the four hundred fifty year old bell calling parishioners to service. Originally clock connected figures now lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack-the-Smiter
Southwold
Suffolk
St. Edmund
Jack Smites
Quits Bursting in On Private Door Confrontation
A butcher bursts into a private office and asks a lawyer if a dog stealing meat makes the owner liable. The lawyer answers yes and the butcher claims the steak was worth a half dollar. He then offers to pay his legal fee with the remaining half.
Gentle Razz Over Muffler Defect Echoes in Garage
A persistent customer chides a mechanic for not fixing a muffler, noting it still makes a phut sound. The garage worker promises another look and asks if the customer wants it to say anything else.
California Fig Syrup Trusts Mothers and Children
An old advertisement touts the pleasant taste of California Fig Syrup as a universal remedy from infancy onward. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the liver and bowels and warns to ask the druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions and to say California to avoid imitation products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Vegetable Compound Proves Its Claims in Pratt Ad
A Pratt West Virginia woman, age 30, describes relief from weakness and nervous illness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved energy after three doses and return to work after two bottles, and offers to answer letters from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Streets
Pratt
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union
R. C. Weightman
J. & G. S. Gideon
House of Representatives
Joint Committee On Public Printing
House of Commons
London
Charles Lanman
United States Congress
Congressional
Republic
Christ Episcopal Church
Ezra Darby
New Jersey
George Clinton
Tobias Lear
George Washington
Push- Ma-Ta-Ha
Scarlet Crow
William Wirt
Abel P. Upshur
Navy
Beverly Kennon
Abel Parker Upshur
Princeton
Harris Ewing
Washington, D.C
Bayer
Hanford
Liberal Dozen
Mrs. Steele
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ersmit
Wintersmiths
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