Wooster and Akron Reunion and Visit Notes
Local society notes list Mrs Effie Raudebaugh and others attending reunions at Wooster Municipal Park and Burns School. Visits span Wooster Cleveland Akron and Medina with mentions of Miss Esther MacFadden Concord Tennessee and J W Harmon visiting relatives in Nitro West Virginia. An article also highlights a health column urging annual physicals for business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Raudebaugh
Johnson
Wooster Nunicipal Park
Esther MacFanten
Concord, Tenn
Hunter Robinette
Cleveland
Lee Grunder
Goodyear
H. A. Stebbins
Chicago
Cline Heath
O. L. Hoff
Leoman Hoff
Kintner- Griner
Wooster
Jacob van Nover
Taylor Inn
Bodi
Leoma Hoff
Roy Haley
Clarence Schwartz
Burns School
Esther MacFadden
Concord
Tenn
Lee Grinder
Mary Stebbing
de Ra
Charles Ditch
John Ditch
Burbank
C. J. Carpenter
Ellen
Alice
Myron Woodward
Washington, D. C
Spring Grove
Virginia
Charles Beal
Famil
Fr. Adams
Medina
Tso
John Clarence Pung
Hygela Magazine
Nlehty
Funk” -Yassis
Mixed Color Hose Fashion Through Centuries
The article traces two toned hose from the fourteenth century Chaucer era to later centuries. It notes the color craze began with red and white garments and spread despite satire. It mentions long hose for quality wear in the sixteenth century and royal gifts of velvet embroidered hose and silk stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaucer
Henry III
Isabella
Britain
Thomas Gresham
Edward VI
Burial at Arlington Raises Widow Graving in Shared Grave
The secretary of war may authorize burial in Arlington where a widow can share a grave with her husband. An enlisted man's widow requires War department agreement to deepen the grave for a second casket. The text notes President Taft was a civilian president, not a commissioned officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Arlington National Cemetery
War Department
United States
Army
Navy
Recordas
Taft
Bridal Bouquets Through the Ages
The article notes flowers in weddings from ancient times with orange blossoms signifying luck. It mentions Spenser and Milton associating oranges with Juno’s golden apple on wedding day. Anglo-Saxon brides gave friends small knots and ribbons to wear, a custom that survives in bridesmaids’ bouquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spenser
Milton
Jupiter
Juno
Sand Weights Across States and Sand Gravel Ranges
A historical note compares bushel and yard measures for sand under federal and state laws. It cites Pennsylvania a 100 pound bushel and a cable yard equaling 2 600 pounds, with Marks Mechanical Engineers indicating dry sand 90 to 105 pounds per cubic foot and packed 100 to 120 pounds while wet sand and gravel reach 118 to 120 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn ‘Sylvania
First American Magazine Published in Philadelphia 1741
The first American magazine appeared in Philadelphia on February 13 1741 titled American Magazine or a Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies published by Andrew Bradford Three days later Benjamin Franklin published the General Magazine and Historical Chronicle for all the British Plantations in America
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Philadelphia
Andrew Bradford
Benjamin Franklin
General
Historical Chronicle
Detroit News
No job too small says the path to greatness
A fragmented quotation urges steady effort and grit in building a career or a house. It emphasizes that no task is beneath you and progress comes from consistent, patient work rather than sudden leaps to greatness.
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Beulah Beal
Konrad
Chiaren
Lodi
Creston
Harry Gerstensslager
Glen Bowers
George Franks
Margaret
H. H. Bittner
V. A. Bower
Clatrence Elliston
Stanley Zehner
Akron
Homerville
Glen Stauffer
Glen McKibben
Howard Carter
Harriet Ann
Rollin Carter
Warren Head
Norma Jean
Jacob Reed
Tannily
Hershey & Rohrer
Rittman, Ohio
SALE
Willys-Knight
Overland
Buick
Arlington
United . Brethren Church
Sterling
Otterbem
M. A. Wolora
Tha
Irs
Elizabeth Relehiler
Abett Johnson
Caine
Rheba Kissinger
Wort Wentral
Elliot ‘Cudk
Etat Stele
Mise la Vanne
Steelo Ty
Orrville, Ohio
Nice Savings Account
Rittman Savings Bank Service
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