Araminta’s Choice Upends Washington Evening Romance
Aramints Williams plans marriage to Barney Tyson but falls for Janney Breckenridge after visiting her aunt in Washington. Leontine fears Araminta’s elopement as she clings to dancing and social rivalries with Oliver King over affection and money, amid a tangled, late night social scene.
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Aramints Wiliams
Barney Tyson
Gates
Washington
Barney
Janney Breckenridge
Janney
Bethere
Leontine
Ney
Araminta
Minta
Nicky
Anne Hampton
Anne
Megreas
Leo
Moore
Um Gong
Tris
Belen
Oliver King
Olie
Offie
Oliver
Arnandel
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Aga
Panie
Leontime
Ohie
Olle
Iris
Helen
Lee
Great-Gate
Daily Bath Advice For Elderly Skin Health
Dr. Clendening advises that elderly people with thin dry skin should reduce daily baths in winter to limit itching. He notes skin atrophy with age lowers natural oil, making dryness worse from frequent bathing and strong soaps. After 45 to 50 reduce baths. after 60 further reduce. after 70 one bath weekly in winter suffices.
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Logan Clendening
Erderly
Local Society Notes Mention Visits and Events
Jan 20 notes list Attorney W Nieding and wife visiting in Birmingham and numerous calls between families in Lakewood Warren Elyria and Oberlin Falls. It covers society meetings at Mrs Eldred P T A and Grange play participants, plus a Berea accident involving Frank and Grace Pitts, and illness and church activities with Sunday school attendance.
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West
Ridgeville
L. D’iloyd
Agnes
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mars Bainbridge
Ella
Regular gathering drew about one hundred seventy five attendees
A regular event drew roughly 175 participants, reflecting average turnout for the gathering. Community members, volunteers, and local leaders were present, outlining upcoming activities and shared plans for the coming month.
Social Calendar Echoes Across North Russia
Mrs. Mary Sorg of Cleveland visited relatives in the area over the weekend. Families from Wellington Lorain Amherst Wakeman and Elyria joined local gatherings including church meetings and a Lorain County farm Bureau annual meeting in Elyria.
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North Russia
Mary Sorg
Cleveland
George Houghton
Anda Radcliffe
Beulah
Wellington
Dawes
Janekle
Lorain
Charles Haserflyre
Jacob Battenhouse
Jona Springer
St Paul's Church
Ena
Martin Raah
Obelin
J. Shain
Carl Burner
Conrad Ashenbach
Mary Lou
Amherst
Charles Hasenflue
Simeon Nash
Chester
Fred Berg
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Elyria
Martin Schroeder
Katherine Gruele
Dave Fierce
Wakeman
Will Berg
Constipation in Infants Linked to Feeding and Milk Type
Question from Mrs UT, Mi asks if cow's milk causes infant constipation and how to prevent it. Answer notes constipation is often due to under feeding and high calcium caseinate in some milks delays bowel emptying. Recommends adjusting food, fruit and vegetable juices, barley or oatmeal water, and malt soup as an effective remedy with a specific preparation method.
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UT. Mi
Lucas
Cup for Hope Memory and Love in Rossetti Verse
Poem fragment by Christina Rossetti imagines cups symbolizing hope memory and love. The speaker uses seasonal imagery from spring to autumn to frame emotional states. A solitary dove accompanies the reflective tone as the lines pair desire with fleeting seasons.
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Christina G. Rossetti
Washington Relics Safe in Hermetically Sealed Frames
Frames built for the Washington family Bible and the Martha Washington prayer book hermetically seal the relics under glass, mirroring the shrine of the Declaration of Independence. The condition and exact placement within the shrine are described as identical to that national monument.
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Washington
Notes from a stroll through New York society and media
A rambling vignette in early 20th century style surveys public figures and gossip from Yorkville New York. It mentions Mayor O Brien Rhodes scholars Davis and Morley reporter Emile Gauvreau and actress Ethel Barrymore’s daughter. The author laments banking on a loan bankruptcy and riffs on culture fashion and a folding carousel bar scene while noting knitting lore and humorous illustrations.
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New York
O’brien
Walker
Elmer Davis
Christopher Morley
Marshall Neilan
Richard Bennett
H. L. Mencken
Mark Sullivan
Avondale
Betty Indie
Kent Cooper
Grace Cooper
Wellington Cross
Isaac Marcosson
Dick Berth
Harvard
Horatio Algier Jr
Jack Haley
Bob Read
Radio City
Smart Alec
Emile Gauvreau
Napoleon
Ethel Barrymore
Temple Bailey
Kathleen Norris
McKee
Noisy Night Humor Lifts Mood in Sleepless Spell
An amused nostalgia outlines how giggles rise in darkness and echo Mark Twain's note that laughter can strike during sleepless writing. The piece reflects on humor amplifying in gloom and the paradox of laughter found after hours of effort.
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Mark Twain
Despondent Acrobat Seeks Backing for Niagara Barrel Attempt
A despondent acrobat seeks support for a go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He warns that without backing he may, in desperation, attempt a dangerous stunt in the hills toward ruin.
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Niagara Falls
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Community notes from New Oberlin and nearby
A Sunday gathering at Elyria relatives, visits by residents to relatives in Elyria and Ridgeville, a successful bake sale for Sacred Heart church raising about 20 dollars, and Grange hall officers meeting with a planned surprise program and lunch. Local families including Wohlebers Hastings Falkner Justin Webber and Reysers are seen visiting and hosting over the weekend.
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New Oberlin
Matt Wohleber
George Wohleber
Elyria
George H. Dion
Elmer Schuster
Ralph Justin
Fred Mitro
Joe Slaga
Jake Berg
John Emerick
Art Falkner
Thelma
Ridgeville
Grange Hall
Stillman Howard
Leland and
Erwin
LaGrange
Raymond Reisinger
Jean
Eunice
Arthur Falkner
Earl
Mary Justin
Mayme Webber
Henry Mackett
Townline Toad
Lawrence Zieman
Lorain
Michael Smith
Pleasant Grange Hall Evening Draws Local Members
A Saturday gathering at Grange Hall drew about 50 members for a pleasant social evening with light refreshments and friendly conversation.
You can't judge by appearance says Uncle Eben
A Washinton Star quote notes Uncle Eben warns against judging by looks, using a bullfrog with no neck that makes more noise than a giraffe to illustrate unseen strength or volume beyond appearance.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Taft Endorsed by County Republican Committee
Secretary of War Taft received the county party endorsement on Saturday and delegates pledged to back his Republican nomination. Elyria delegates named are A. L. Garford and R. B. Lersch. Sheriff Ward denounces the grand jury's call to supply prisoners with stamps magazines and newspapers at cost, noting inmates are never charged above cost for items.
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Taft
Republican Committee
Elyria
A. L. Garford
R. B. Lersch
Ward
Grand Jury
Gale wrecks Lorain line as 43 poles fall
A gale on the Green Line Lorain and Amherst Division crippled traffic Saturday with 43 poles toppled. In Elyria the city election chose Edward Guth as mayor and named officers for accounts and finances moral welfare social welfare and physical welfare. Congressman William G. Sharp of Elyria plans to introduce a bill in Congress seeking 83 million for aviation advancement in the army and navy.
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Green
Lorain and
Amherst
Elyria
Edward Guth
William Gates, Jr
Department of Accounts and Finances
Paul Stewart
Department of Moral Welfare
King Fauver
Department of Social Welfare
Edward Bord
Department of Physical Welfare
William G. Sharp
Congress
Arrest in Cleveland for Threat to President Harding
A former Elyrian was arrested in Cleveland after sending a telegram to President Harding demanding 100 000 dollars under threat of death. The era also notes a 10 000 building permit for the American Phonograph Company and plans for expansion following its acquisition of the International Insulating Corporation, with plant moves and purchases affecting Elyria Wellington and other facilities.
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Cleveland
Harding
American Phonograph Company
International Insulating Corporation
Springfield
Mass
Elyria
Wellington
Lake Shore Rubber Company
New
Gale Rips Elyria as 60 Mile Wind Sends City Skyward
Chronicle-Telegram reports an 8 year old item noting Elyria rocked by a 60 mile gale that toppled poles and wires, tore signs, and plummeted temperatures. Oberlin council cuts water rates as residents receive a delayed Christmas gift.
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Elyria
Oberlin
Animal species counts by class across the animal kingdom
The text lists totals for animal classes including 7000 mammals 20000 birds 5000 reptiles 2000 amphibians 13000 fish 60000 mollusks 360000 insects and notes many lower vertebrates besides.
Sanctuary Tebtunis finds sacred crocodile enclosure
Italian researchers uncover an enclosure at the Tebtunis sanctuary dedicated to Sekhnetunis the crocodile god. It marks the first discovery of such a sacred crocodile enclosure in ancient Egypt.
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Egypt
Tebtunis
Seknebtunis
Local Card Party Ends With Prize Winners and Luncheon
A gathering for an evening of cards included ten games and a luncheon of hot roast pork sandwiches, vegetable salad, and coffee. High scores earned Mrs. C. Oliver and Master Clyde Justin prizes. consolation prizes went to Miss Marjorie Hull and M. Smith.
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C. Oliver
Clyde Justin
Marjorie Hull
M. Smith
Bertha Krenger
Carl Schmitz
Leo Hanlin
Arthur Falkner
C. Justin
Clyde
Mike Smith
John Emprick
Francis
Raymond Reisinger
Real Estate Transfers Across Lorain County and Detroit Area
Multiple transfers list Guardian Trust Company to Vermilion-on-the-Lake Company in Brownhelm Township and others including Mike and Mary Kowalszyk to Rose Debiski in Lorain. Erickson? Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit to Frank A. and Agnes Murray. Lalonde couple purchases in Russia Township. Sheriff's deed to Equitable Life. Duer to Norma Berger at Lakewood Beach Sheffield Lake. Petersons to Alten at North Ridge Road Avon. Braun to National Bank of Commerce Lorain on Penfield Avenue.Spalt to Agnes and Northwest Holding Company in Sheffield Lake. Dieterich to Gerhart on Avon Belden Road Ridgeville Township.
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Guardian Trust Company
Vermilion
Union Joint Stock Land Bank of Detroit
Edmond J
Dorothy J. Lalonde
Russia Township
Nelson J
Rose F. Lalonde
Equitable Life Assurance Company
West Tenth Street
Elyria
Harry E
Beulah R. Duer
Norma Berger
Lakewood Beach
Sheffield Lake
C. J. N. Peterson
Carrie A. Peterson
Katherine Dieterich
Joseph J
Christine A. Gerhart
Avon-Belden Road
Ridgeville Township
Wheels Hypnotize Girl Leads to Tragic Death in Sydney
In Sydney Nova Scotia a girl was driven to death by the sight and sound of approaching train wheels. Medical experts testified that hypnotic influence caused her to walk in front of the train.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Kaleidoscope Meaning and Greek Roots
The term kaleidoscope derives from three Greek elements meaning beautiful form and watcher. It denotes an instrument for viewing beautiful forms and shares the scope suffix with words like telescope and microscope.
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Arthur Andrews
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Ohio
Dreamland
Lyon
North
Russia
Yorkitt
Ben Ali Haggin
Aubrey Eads
Harry Banister
Rosenpanz
Tiergartendirektor
Tutts
By Crawford Young
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Clara
Grange Party
Eben
Chronicle-Telegram
Frank A
Agnes Murray
Hill
Sunbeam
Teder
Wurzburg
General Electric
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