Visiting Cook Philanthropy Teaches Housewives Nourishing Meals
Miss Winifred Gibbs leads the Visiting Cook program in New York tenements teaching homemakers how to buy and prepare nourishing foods for children and families. She notes limited breakfast practices, emphasizes practicable dietary plans, and cites broad interest including Providence and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winifred Gibbs
Evening Telegram
Misa Gibbs
Providence
Baltimore
Famous Aztec Camp to Go
San Antonio reports G S Leaverton of Austin says the famous Aztec camp at Mammoth Alt is being demolished to make room for a mine. The site allegedly hosted Aztec rests years before entering Mexico and conquering the Anahuans and Toltecs though the city was temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
G. S. Leaverton
Austin
Mammoth
Alt
Mexico
Call to Play Causes Tragic Fall Death
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a father, Michael Garrahan of Dorrenceton, rushed to a child’s upstairs call to “Come up and play” and tripped on the stairs. He fell backward, struck his skull, and died shortly after being found at the bottom of the stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Michael Garrahan
Dorrenceton
Pennsylvania Veteran Escapes Airtight Fungus Vault
D. W. Smith, 68, a Capitol Hill caretaker, was locked for two hours inside a hot airtight mushroom vault at the conservatory. Unable to open the rusted lock, he stripped to his underclothes and battered the door with a floor plank until he forced it free and escaped. He remained spry the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
D. W. Smith
Capitol Hill
Smith
Black Canaries Londons Singing Shift From Yellow
London notes a shift in canary breeding from the yellow canary to black varieties. exhibitor Charles Baehl describes attempts to train canaries to mimic nightingale-like notes using water organ tones. German traders bring bullfinches taught to pipe a single air, with two birds recently arriving that only sing Rule Britannia and God Save the King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Baehl
Sydenham
Canaries
Germany
Lfe
Britannia
King
Visionary Pruscino hype televisualizer claims distance viewing
Italian resident William Vincent Pruscino asserts a device called the televisualizer can visualize distant objects thousands of miles away using telegraph links. He demonstrates glimpses of distant scenes and plans to patent the invention after reconstructing a model. Separately, a list of United States Civil Service examinations with dates and positions is published for several agencies and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
William Vincent Pruscino
Union Street
Pruscino
Patent Office
New York
Buenos Aires
United States Civil Service Examinations
Dept. of Agriculture
Phillippine Service
Geological Survey
Dept. Commerce On Labor
Timer
Indian Service
Phoenix
Arizona
Dept. Commerce and Labor
Department of Agriculture
Reclamation Service
Washington, D.C
Bloomington
Evansville
Indianapolis
Ft. Wayne
Lafayette
Terre Haute
New Albany
Valparaiso
Indiana
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Ironton
Zanesville
Toledo
Ohio
Paducah
Kentucky
Civil Service Board
I. L. Earhart
6Th Civil Service District
Witchcraft Belief Leads to Courtroom Disturbance
In Detroit a courtroom disturbance arose as women witnesses in Mrs. John Skowerinski versus Mrs. Josephine Gawronski argued over witchcraft beliefs. Gawronski, alleged bewitched after a drink, beat Skowerinski to retract a supposed spell and later struck another woman. Judge Lemke ordered Gawronski to pay $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Justice Lemke
John Skowerinski
Josephine Gawronski
Largest Natural Bridge Found Near Utah Arizona Line
Utah Archaeological Society members report a 274 foot long natural bridge about four miles north of the Arizona line in Utah and six miles east of the Colorado river. The structure rises over 300 feet and fossils embedded on its top suggest giant animal life once inhabited the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Archaeological Society
Colorado River
Arizona
Arizona Line
Serum Shows Promise Against Rheumatic Fever
Dr. Rosenthal reports to the Academy of Medicine on experiments with a new serum for rheumatic fever. He states the serum has been very successful and particularly effective in preventing subsequent heart involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rosenthal
Academy of Medicine
Unique Way of Kissing Girl in Wall Case
John Kysel of Eleventh and Pine streets Camden admitted kissing the pretty servant girl through a hole in a party wall. He used a brace and bit to create the gap and was held in $200 bail by Justice Budney after neighbor Felix Rudsin reported the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Kysel
Eleventh
Pine Streets
Camden
Budney
Kysel
Felix Rudsin
Rudsin
Society Girl Jockey Wins Attention at Pony Race
Miss Wiley Randolph of Boston rode her pony in a three eighths mile pony saddle race in Aixen South Carolina acting as her own jockey. She wore regulation jockey attire and drew cheers as she pushed the whip in a bold finish, ending a half length behind the winner.
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Aixen
S. C
Miss Wiley Randolph
Boston
Phillip S. Randolph
Miss Randolph
Hoosier Lad Lands Big Fish at Catalina Tuna Club
Evans Woollen Jr. of Indianapolis fished off Seal Rocks aboard the Dixie and caught a yellowtail nearly equal in weight to him. The 12 year old joined the Catalina Tuna Club’s light tackle class becoming the club's youngest member on record.
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Hoosier
Avalon
Cal
Seal Rocks
Dixie
Evans Woollen, Jr
Evans Woollen
Indianapolis
Catalina Tyna Club
Lion Attacks Child as Cage Incident Shocks Pittsburg
A wild lion in a Pittsburg cage fondled a child’s hand, prompting warnings about dangers to children. The ad promote Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds croup and related illnesses praising its use for babies with testimonials and a trial bottle offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Joe K. Smock & Son
Local Folks See Visits and Ball Game Result
Latson and Latson families from near Lattas Creek and Sun day hosts share visits with friends. Caledonia defeats Cass 19 to 0 at Caledonia. Small-town notes mention fishing, kin visits, and Charley Kenady returning from North Dakota with light travel remarks and a shopworn product plug.
Simple local notices bundled from Caledonia area
Ezra Cowden and wife were in Caledonia Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dan Walters dined with her parents Sunday. Jim Keene has chills for a week. Dorothy Patton and brother Freddie of Dugger visited grandma Mrs Henry Thomas Saturday. Simple Simon Smith staged a balloon ascent and parachute leap Saturday evening. Jennie Thompson moved to Lawrenceville Illinois to live with her mother. John Harlow visited his Caledonia parents Saturday night. Henry Marshall and mother went to Sullivan last week. Chig Wright and Bill Burkes made a business trip to Cass Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. P. Snow
Ezra Cowden
Caledonia
Dan Walters
Jim Keene
Dorothy Patton
Freddie
Dugger
Henry Thomas
Our Place
Simon Smith
Farnsworth
Jennie Thompson
Lawrenceville
Ill
John Harlow
Henry Marshall
Sullivan
Chig Wright
Bill Burkes
Cass
This Will Interest Mothers
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claim to cure feverishness headaches stomach distress teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms They promise to break up colds in 24 hours and note they never fail Sold by druggists for 25 cents Ask today.
Measles Reported In Stringtown Case In town
Stringtown reports illness as Little Jewell Brewer has measles. Mrs Charles Marshall and daughters Lily and Lela of Antioch helped Mrs Everett Rhodes clean house Thursday. Miss Mattie Smith of Gambill was mentioned in the brief item.
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Stringtown
Little Jewell Brewer
Charles Marshall
Lily and
Lela
Antioch
Everett Rhodes
Mattie Smith
Gambill
Ollie Norris
Dugger
Della
Opal
Levi Gambill
W. C. Miller
Bert
Gertie
M. M. Pope
Redville
Albert Pitcher
Joshua
Elva
Hallie Smith
Mattie
Eva Smith
Lily Reeves
Anna Fahrman
Anna
Josie Taylor
Maggie Moore
Iva
Lula Miller
Harry Holt
Clarence Miller
Curtis Miller
Sullivan
Emily Hawtin
Oaktown
Bessie Shepherd
Albert Gambill
Luella
Louise
Elza Gambill
Will Brewer
Jewel
Local social notices and community gathering reports
Community members share visits and meals across Dugger Gambill Sullivan and Antioch locations. Dinners birthday events and church activities populate a weekend summary including Miss Ollie Norris, Mr and Mrs Albert Gambill, Jewel Sarmont, and Maude Yeager with missionary society events and a potato culture bulletin in preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Moore
Elmer Heck
Will Huff
Sullivan
Holiness Christian Church
Methodist Church
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Regular Tom Boy Heals With Bucklen Arnica Salve
A rugged girl prone to scratches and injuries finds quick healing with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Advertises the salve’s wide range from boils to old sores and skin irritations. Sold at Joe E K Smock and Son’s for 2 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie
Bucklen
Joe EK Smock & Son’s
Temple Degree Conferred on Barker by Sullivan Commandery
Sullivan Commandery No. 54 K T conferred the Temple degree on Clarence J Barker of Farmersburg Thursday night in a Masonic ceremony strengthening fraternal ties within the community.
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Sullivan Commandery
K. JT
Clarence J. Barker
Farmersburg
Allen's Foot Base Antiseptic Powder Ad
Antiseptic powder for feet promises relief from pinching shoes and painful swelling. Claims to reduce sweating, sting from corns and bunions, and ease new shoe break in. Sold everywhere for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Palestine man travels to Sullivan after Masonic degree
John G. Nelson of Palestine, a former Ascension Seminary student from Farmersburg, rode to Sullivan last Wednesday after accompanying the Palestine Masonic lodge to confer a degree in Lewis. He spent several days visiting old friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Nelson
Palestine
Old Ascension Seminary
Farmersburg
Sullivan
Lewis
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Nightingale
Ster
Michigan
Boston Society
South
Dick Latson
Lattas Creek
Aut Latson
Bate Malone
Ernie McCammon
Ethel Oles
Dock Sevier
Nellie Bledsoe
Iva Smith
Bessie
Edgar Smith
Grover Kills
Charley Kenady
North Dakota
Charley
JO Osier
Graysville
Li Ke
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Co
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