May 14 items and notable birthdays in 18th–19th century history
Daily calendar note and antiquated facts list events on May 14 from 1650 to 1982. Highlights include Fahrenheit’s thermometers, Jenner’s vaccination start in 1796, Lewis and Clark departure in 1804, Morse’s telegraph in 1832, pitch black rain in 1849, a 1982 New York beer parade tied to a Senate debate, plus notes on Zodiac, birthstones, famous names, and reader questions.
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Samuel F. B. Morse
Sulu
Jonathan Grant
Belchertown
Mass
Boston
Martha’s Vineyard
Morse
Congress
Washington
Baltimore
U. S
Ireland
New York
Senate
Grafton Briefs May 14 Local Social Notices
Mrs. Fred Lang of Cleveland visits sister Mrs. J R Knight for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J C Mayer of Valley City Mr. Merts of Pittsburgh and Mary Lou Mayer of Philadelphia visit W P Chamberlain family. Charles MacNeal and friends from Elsha spend weekend in Adrian Michigan. Young People’s Bible Class postpones meeting to May 17 at Floyd Zacharias home. B Y P U members at La Grange hold Wiener roast at Johnson farm. Attorney and Mrs. J F Chamberlain of Cleveland visit W P Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. J C Clark host Fifty-Fifty Club at home. day enjoyed in social intercourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Fred Lang
Cleveland
J. R. Knight
J. C. Mayer
Valley City
Merts
Pittsburgh
Mary Lou Mayer
Philadelphia
W. P. Chamberlain
Charles MacNeal
Elsha
Adrian
Michigan
Young People’s Bible
M. E. Sunday School
Floyd Zacharias
B. Y. P. U of the Baptist Church
la Grange
Johnson Farm
J. 4. Chamberlain
J. C. Clark
Fifty-Fifty Club
Spun Glass Mystery at Scotland Yard
In this chapter Pointer pursues a tangled thread in the Gillian Dundas case. A Westmacott household link, a likely footman, and a glossy spun glass leaf suggest a covert method of poisoning. Pointer orders lab checks and plots fresh leads, unsure of motive or who wears the mask of innocence.
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Glass
Atale
Scotland Yard
Fielding
Westmacott
Gillian Dundas
de Souza
Ida Westmacott
Ida
Mediterranean Countries
Lord Mills
Capri
Stein
Pointer
Talt
Lady Ida
Tait
John Tait
Hell
Ardy Ida
China
Giast
Great Cumberland Place
Elaborate Elderly Social Circle Holds May Celebrations
A sequence of Eaton Township social events unfolds with Mrs. Hugh Summerton hosting a surprise birthday party for her husband on May 2 featuring pinochle and supper. The Loyalty class of the M. E. church gathered at Mrs. J. H. Sheldon’s home for devotionals and a fish fry planning session while honoring past presidents with corsages and a strawberry shortcake close. Attendees include the Walkdens, Durkees, Sooys, Klinects, and Lehmans, with multiple local residents noted as shoppers, diners, or visitors. Funeral notices surface for Jay Felt, a longtime Eaton Township resident, while numerous social calls and family gatherings fill weekends in Elyria, La Grange, and nearby towns.
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Clarence Walkden
Dwight Wilson
Elyria
Guy Durkee
J. E. Hosier
C. D. Lehmen
J. D. Mennel
Clark
Hugh Summerton
Ed Whitcomb
Lewis Klinect
Lee Kinnect
Daniel Belden
Earl Durkee
Myron Sooy
Fred Klinect
M. E. Church
J. H. Sheldon
Marth
L. Rinehard
James O'Rourke
Irma Gayeska
T. Trembath
Vern Cornish
Peters
Finley
Gayeska
Price
George Spitzer
Cornish
Finney
Laura Tropt
Mae Tropt
Marion
Ohio
Rudolph Pfeiffer
Bertha Klinect
Bobby
F. E. Schriver
Henry
Frances
Martha Jane
Elyria High School
Frances Schriver
H. H. Haley
Leland Durkee
Eaton
C. D. Lehman
W. D. Johnson
Baptist Church
la Grange
H. E. Harrison
Jack Dowdell
Nettie Biggs
Cleveland
Steve Wukie
Hush Summerton
Jay Felt
Sunday Visits and Local Socials Spread Across Elyria Area
Residents report a flurry of Sunday visits as families from Cleveland, Akron, Baltimore and Lakewood called on relatives in Elyria. Notable attendees included Jane Burton with Edward Medburnt, Clair Wolf, Katelin Aldrich, and others, plus Dewey Aldrich and sons at Estella Aldrich home and various calls by Mrs. Will Outz and Mrs. Reinhart. Local gatherings continued with Belden and Perrysburg connections as neighbors shared meals and conversations.
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Ralph McClelland J
Glenn
Beverly
Hlurtsem
Akron
Lottie Kilnect
Fred Peebles
Elyria
Virgil Kitoe
Kenneth
Carl Lecke
Baltimore
Ralph Cobb
Vincent
W. D. Johnson
Alta Johnson
F. B. Schriver
Martha Jung
Schriver
Gilbert Diedrich
Herbert Armbruster
Miss Pope
Cleveland
A. L. Haury
Muriel McConnell
Lakewood
E. W. Reichard
Reinhart
Outz
Belle Bailey
la Grange
Lee Klinect
Mary Starkey
Ernest Bell
Eva
Agnes Wolf
Harold Spieth
Benton
Pittsfield
George Burrer
Sheffield 4-H Club Meets at Gulf Road Schoolhouse
The Buckeye Sewers 4-H Club met at the Gulf Road Schoolhouse with thirteen present. They planned a Mother's Day tea at Mrs. E Hoag of Abbe Road on May 13. Vice president and recreation leader were reelected. Mrs. Hoag reported on last year’s work. The Spring Festival and pageant are set for May 18 at Brookside School. Josephine Kriebel to be crowned May Queen. High school picnic also May 18 at Cascade Park Elyria. Others present included Helen Smith Zelma Smith Lois Youtts Marian Moon Olivia Rharg… plus Mrs Hoag and daughter Mary Lou.
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Sheffield
Buckeye Sewers
Gulf Road
E. Hoag
Abbe Road
Recreation Teader
Helen Smith
Zelma Smith
Lois Youtts
Marian Moon
Olivia Rharfig
Rose Rharigz
Patricia Jensen
Katherine Hammer
Dorothy Menges
Rita O'Niel
Conan Myers
Luella Walker
Neva Carrick
Hoag
Mary Lou
Brookside School
Josephine Kriebel
Cascade Park
Elyria
Henry Jackson
Ruth
Harry
P. L. Chambers
Chicago Journalists and City Charm Across a Gaudy Lakefront
A traveler describes Chicago’s rugged individuality and cultural scene while journeying from the urban bustle to the lakefront. He praises Michigan Avenue, notes iconic journalists, and observes cars, trains, and a vivid street life as he departs a polished cityscape. The piece blends humor with city pride and reflects a restless, vivid travelogue voice.
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Chicago
New York
Hess
Frontier
Wrigley Towers
Michigan Avenue
Charles V. MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Jack Lait
Upton Stoclair
Charles G. Dawes
Marietta, O
LaSalle Street
Elephant in Me and a Pique Packing Night
A garbled reminiscence quotes a man recalling packing in anger aboard a train to Santa Fe and a travel mood amid cinema and war references. The passage mentions Gallipolis supporters, photographers, movie stars, and a humorous distress with a line about the elephant in me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Gallipolix
Oashilshi
Jesser
Human Sacrifice Seen Rare Among Civilized Peoples
The passage notes that human sacrifices occur far more among barbarians and semi civilized peoples than among true or fully developed societies, and that at the lowest stages of culture such rites are hardly heard of.
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James Phipps
Berkley
Gloucenter
England
Jenner
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
St. Louis
Missouri Valley
American Territory
Pacific
Northwestern Territory
The
American Philosophical Society
Robert Owen
Marx
Owen
Bertie C. Forbes
Thomas Henry Hall Caine
Deemster
Thor Pinvenné
Timothy Dwight
Canaan
Taurus
Emerald
Haite M. M. L
Nashville
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Luther
Philip Landgrave
Hesse
Lindsay
Encyclopedia Britannica
Cedar Point Beach Land
Murbach
Miss
Pemter
Palace Green
Kensington
Garretsville
Adell Nichols
Eustis
Florida
Cora Quayte
North Olmsted
Ora Schwindt
Minnie Hamlin
Weymouth
Ted Felt
Los Angeles
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Eaton Township
Virgil Kave
Gingham Girls Club
Clair Miller
Estella Harrison
Oberlin
P. R. Haley
King
Ashland
Betty Schaeffer
A. E. Mennell
Paul Nichols
Lois
Wreholf
Bed Nord
M. Die
United States Army
Charlie
Paya
Pel
Will HH. Hays
Emma Kerns
Monte Carlo
Englewood
Bagdad
the Hudson
Heinie Manush
Champs Elysees
Blackstone
Delancey Street
Times Square
Manhattan
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Elyria Blk
West Ave
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Acme
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