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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1936

Page

10

Ghost in the attic room haunted by Alpine adder in San Vito tale

Aurelius Menegus, an amateur zoologist, spends a night in a mountain inn room famed for five deaths. White rats agitate as a three foot Alpine adder emerges, then Giovanni Fioriani blasts the serpent with a shotgun blank, ending the haunting story.

Aurelius Menegus Clifton N. J Aurelius San Vito Tandle Specter

Bridger's Yellowstone Discovery Recounts a Folklore Tale

The narrator recalls Jim Bridger entering a northern Wyoming valley near the Teton range and witnessing Yellowstone's boiling springs and a towering jet of water. Though he returned with amazing reports, Bridger's legendary credulity made others doubt his tale.

Great Teton Range Wyoming Jim Bridger Yellowstone Civilization Virginia City Bridger

Landon Wins G O P Nomination in Cleveland Rally

Alf Landon of Kansas and Frank Knox of Illinois accepted the Republican tickets amid a united, high energy convention in Cleveland. Landon pledged a balanced budget and a gold standard while promising merit-based federal hiring and a return to constitutional limits.

Cleveland Ohio Alf M. Landon Kansas Frank Knox Illinois Landon Roux Ean Roosevelt Grant Sas Ist Lie Hamilton Post Office Department Alf Landon London Republican Party Young America Arthur H. Vandenberg Michian Ilinois Chicago L. J. Dickinson Iowa Giov Harry Nice Maryland Robert A. Taft Olio

Uncommon Sense Reflections On Providence And Society

The piece extols Whittier as a kindly Quaker with devout Providence belief and optimistic view of humanity. It contrasts his era with present times of racketeers and iron creeds, noting a perceived societal advance toward improved moral sense.

Whittier

From Witchcraft to Education and Mutual Help

An essay reflecting on progress from colonial superstition to modern civilization. It contrasts historic religious intolerance with present tolerance, notes the rise of hospitals and schools, and praises education as accessible to any determined youth despite tough eras. It cites Emerson Whittier Thoreau as builders of learning and progress.

Europe Whittier New England

Cool Frock for All Around Wear

Delightful dress features a dotted swiss or voile fabric with shirted sleeves and wide cuffs, a bow neck, two front pleats, and a flattering blouse. Waist accented by a belt, Barbara Bell Pattern No 1846 B fits sizes 12 through 20 with busts 30 to 34 inches. Pattern costs fifteen cents. order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.

Barbara Bell Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Adams St Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

Being a Bridesman Is No Sinecure by a Long Shot

Mate Halasz of Szeged holds the world record as the most prolific bridesman having attended 1574 weddings. At Hungarian peasant weddings he wears a ribboned hat and carries a streamer decorated stick to deliver invitations verbally. He also composes a poem for each dish and directs the dances at the feast.

Mate Halasz Szeged London Sunday

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