Wagnalls Memorial Library dedication to feature Edward Markham
Lithopolis May 25 dedication of the Wagnalls Memorial Library includes an address by poet Edward Markham. The memorial honors the late Wagnalls of Funk & Wagnalls Pub Co, and was supported by his daughter Mrs Mabel Wag n ulls Jones as described in local notices.
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Lithopolis
Wagnalls Memorial Library
Edward Markham
Wagnalls
Funk & Wagnalls Pub Co
New York
Mabel Wagnulls Jones
Lena Lezil
Tony
Mors Ce
Columbus
Litchfield Picnic Day Activities Planned for May 29
The Litchfield Community School picnic on the school grounds Friday May 29 features a morning entertainment by students followed by a baseball game between married and single men. A picnic lunch at 12:30, afternoon sports and another high school game are planned. Attendees are urged to bring jam and picnic baskets. Local social notes include Miss Marie Barth visiting family, Priscilla club meeting, and bake sale plans by the Ladies Benevolent Society.
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Litchfield
Litchfield Community School
Piconic
Theernoon
den High School
Bunker Hill
Marie Barth
North
Olmstead
Josh Barth
Priscilla Club
Court Sears
Imogene Canfield
Russell Canfield
Kent
Ladies Benevolent Society
Congregational Church
Stephen
C. R
Can
Cleveland Weekend Business Trips Mentioned
Mr and Mrs Nelson Scoville of Elyria visited Cleveland on a Saturday in a business outing while their Wednesday evening was spent calling on friends in town.
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Field
Cleveland
Nelson Scoville
Elyria
Germany's New Colonization Plan
A. T. Perl, noted German explorer, travels through unsettled regions in Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, proposing a new colonization effort to restore commercial prestige.
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A. T. Perl
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Dinner Dress Stops Work in Continental Europe Signs
An American traveler in Switzerland notes hotel signs urging guests not to dress for dinner and to refrain from disturbing staff. The misspelled signs warn that maids’ work and color changes of fabrics will be affected by attire, reflecting strict dress expectations in the hotel.
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Europe
Swiland
Brule bred in Southeast Africa from horse zebra cross
A new hybrid called the brule is being developed on a large scale in Southeast Africa. Promoted as combining mule traits with fewer temperamental flaws, it is a cross between a horse and zebra noted for temperament and hardiness.
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South East Africa
Children’s Pictorial Cross Word Puzzle
The puzzle explains solving rules for a pictorial crossword where one letter fits each white square and words run across or down. The first word is given in the drawing, and the numbered squares start each answer. Below are clues to the other words.
Crossbreeding Deer Improves Venison Palatability and Hardiness
Central Asian sportsmen report crossing Persian deer with American or English deer yields venison more palatable. Domestic breeders note introducing wild blood into domestic strains boosts immunity to common diseases.
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Central Asia
Brown College Expenses Listed For Dr Hunt Aged 100
A 1839 college expense entry found at John Hunt’s Plain City home lists Dr. Hunt attending Brown College with charges including tuition 12 dollars rent 3 dollars fuel 75 cents four weeks commons 6 dollars 40 cents and fines 6 cents for absence from prayers and classes.
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John Hunt
Plain City
Ohio
Convention program for Young People's Christian Union opens in July
Wheeling reports the Walled Presbyterian church convention at Silver Bay Lake George N Y begins July 24 with Chaplain R W Shrum and Miles Jane Hare among the musicians elected to lead. The event features an address by Chaplain Shrum associated with Coolidge era yacht the flower.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Young Peoptle’s Christian Union
The
Walled Presbyterian Church
Silver Bay
Lake George
N. x
Addres
R. W. Shrum
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iVarsity Inn
Ohio University
I Sity
Mrs. C. RB
Canfield
Barrett Giants
Murbach Coal & Supply Co
Brozd ST
Tanlac
HM. Andress & Son
Broad Street
Dinos
Glenwood China
Caren
Secor
Scitera Jane Bride
ROWN
Germany
Cleopatra
Lee
Appomattox Courthouse
Sweden
Wilmot
Masome
R. M. Summers
Murbach Coal and Supply Co
F. E. Decker
12Th St
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Lee Whitney & Co
Red Star
Specia
Elyria Hardware Co
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