Dalton Holiday News Notes and Local Mentions
Almanac release at Scott's. Wilbur Welty of Chicago spending holidays in Dalton. Miss Barbara Steiner visits Fred Grossen home Kidron. Prof W H Wolf family holidays at Valley City. Charles Erwin Akron visits Mayor Erwin. Wenger family to Cleveland for Christmas. McFadden family at Smithville. John LeChot Orrville undergoes appendectomy Wooster hospital. Snow covers ground Monday. John Young and family visit Cleveland. W M Engels Repair Shop ad on West Main. Lucile Lawrence Beatrice Barden holiday home. New screen grid Atwater Kent Radio Berg's Dept Store. Parker fountain pens sale at Scott's. Subscriptions for Ladies' Home Journal Country Gentleman Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Welty
Chicago
Dalton
Barbara Steiner
Fred Grossen
Kidron
W. M. Engel
West Main Street
Lucile Lawrence
Beatrice Barden
Dalton High School
Atwater Kent Radio
Berg’s Dept
Scott’s
Ladies’ Home Journal
Country Gentleman
Saturday Evening Post
Public Sale of Household Goods in Mt Eaton
Public sale announced by Wm Jeandrevin of household goods at his former Mt Eaton residence on Tuesday December 31 at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Jeandrevin
Mt. Eaton
Farm Wanted Near Dalton Seeks 60 to 80 Acres
Buyer seeks a farm of 60 to 80 acres near Dalton. Contact J. W. Walter, Realtor, 229 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio, by call or write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
J. W. Walter
N. Market St
Wooster
1930 Hunting and Trapping Licenses Received
1930 hunting and trapping licenses have been received at the township clerk's office. kE. F. SCOTT, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke. F. Scott
Executor named for Samantha J. Dalziel estate
T C Hunsicker has been appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Samantha J. Dalziel of Wayne County Ohio. U S Saunders Probate Judge Wayne County Ohio administers the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Hunsicker
Samantha J. Dalziel
Wayne County
Ohio
U S. Saunders
Furs Wanted at Dalton Market by J F Moser
Advertises buying all kinds of fur in Dalton with promise of the highest market price. The notice asks fur owners to contact J. F. Moser for assessment and sale arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Moser
Dalton
Mongoose Problem on Island of Porto Rico
Porto Rico faces a strange zoological dilemma as mongooses, introduced to curb boas, multiply due to mostly male shipments from Asia. The animals hunt pests and threaten crops while fighting snakes in comic fashion, yet the island struggles to control their rampant population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Names Lose Sonority in English Renderings of Musicians
The piece notes how foreign composers gain common, less dignified English names when Anglicized. Verdi becomes Joseph Green and Bach becomes Brook, while Handel, Haydn, and Rossini acquire rough translations or altered forms. Examples include Strauss as Nosegau and Tito Mattel as Timothy Matthews, illustrating linguistic shifts in translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giuseppe Verdi
Joseph Green
Wagner
Cartwright
Bach
Brook
Weber
Weaver
Strauss
Straus
Germany
Handel
Haydn
Heather
Himmel
Heaven
Loewe
Cherubini
Rossini
Schumann
Schonberg
Tito Mattel
Timothy Matthews
I Said I Loved You Then He Married Elsewhere
A London Opinion note quotes a man who promised eternal devotion over months yet married another woman. He recounts changing phrases of affection from early days to the moment of marriage, claiming past infidelity before finally settling with someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
London
Ancient Caerleon finds shed light on Roman coins
Archaeologists report 300 silver coins dated 80 to 150 AD uncovered in Caerleon Roman fortress ruins. The coins were found in the centurion’s quarters, likely concealed by a soldier moved to another post, perhaps stored in a leather bag now gone. The coins lay in clay near former barracks where Roman soldiers housed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caerleon
Arthur
Georgia Founding as Refuge and Military Colony
The Georgia charter received from King George II in June 1732 founded a refuge for Britain's poor and persecuted Protestants while serving as a military outpost against Spanish encroachments on South Carolina. General Oglethorpe led 116 immigrants to establish the colony, chiefly as a religious asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Colony of
George II of
England
London
Great Britain
Europe
Spain
South Carolina
Oglethorpe
Rail line on stilts spans Swiss Alps in daring bridge ere
Trains negotiating the Swiss Alps are carried on stilts to span mountain crags. The line twists and climbs cliff faces, plunging into tunnels, spiraling inside a mountain, then leaping a ravine. The Landwasser viaduct is called the stilts by locals for its height.
Luck and Judgment as Fate and Foresight
The saying notes that bad luck stems from poor judgment not fate. It criticizes blaming luck for personal shortcomings and argues that what seems like destiny reflects foresight by the fortunate.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Gibson
Brewster Cleaning Co
Brewster, O
J. H. Shade
Merry Christmas
la F. Adams Lumber Co
Dalton, Ohio
Parker Duofold
Fountain Peas
Scott's
Prof
W. H. Wolf
Valley City
Charles Erwin
Akron
J. W. Erwin
Mrs. C. R. Wenger
Cleveland
W. G. McFadden
Smithville
John LeChot
Orrville
Wooster Hospital
John Young
Ford
Merry Chriseimas
Massillon
Dalton Market
WM. Spangler, Propr
Lincoln Highway
F. O. Marty
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