Mixed blood in Scotland roots of name and people
A Scientific American Supplement piece traces Scotland’s origins from Irish Scotii Dalriada to Pictish and Nordic inputs, noting Romans, Danes, Saxons, Normans, and later linguistic shifts. It argues the Highlands Lowlands distinction has no racial basis and that Scots are predominantly Celtic despite Germanic influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Ireland
Britain
Dalriada
Argyle
Strathclyde
Dumbarton
Dun Stetten
Isles
Scota
Schatz
Albanach
Lowlands
Highlands
Joseph Dunn
Anthropological Society of Washington
Scientific American
Thanks for kindness after loss of Lillie Harris
The Harris family expresses sincere thanks to friends for expressions of sympathy in the bereavement of their mother sister and wife Lillie Harris. They acknowledge Rev Edison and Rev McDaniel for consoling words Mrs Henry Moore for the solo Washington Terrace P Y P for papers donors of floral designs and Undertaker Thompson for efficient service. LIENA HARRIS daughter Mrs EDW ALLEN sister JOSEPH HARRIS husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Harris
Edison
Rev. McDaniel
Henry Moore
Washington Terrace
Thompson
Would You Like a New Name Lady Kitty Vincent Proposes Change
Lady Kitty Vincent writes to the London Daily Express advocating a law to permit changing baptismal names at adulthood. She cites a couple who christened their daughter Wylde to suit Rose, only for her to marry a man named Bull, illustrating the unease of name choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Vincent
London Daily Express
Wylde
Rose
Bull
Sawdust Transforms Waste Into Valuable Products
Sawdust, once a disposal problem, now yields tiles and bricks when mixed with clay, and a durable flooring material when combined with concrete. It also serves as a dye coloring agent and a gas for lighting and heating. In sawmill districts, gas production could be very inexpensive, potentially costing only a few cents per thousand cubic feet.
Traffic laws enforced as old driver cited in city
Mie directed Zeal quotes a Birmingham Age Herald remark noting a rural driver with a mule wagon was severely lectured yesterday for traffic violation while numerous luxury cars with gleaming occupants passed by. The caustic line highlights selective enforcement in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mie
Darkey
Birmingham Age- Herald
White magazine recognizes Claude McKay from New York
An April report notes The Liberator adds Claude McKay to its editorial staff, praising his book Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems. The piece argues merit rises despite prejudice, cites praise from Westminster Gazette, and reflects on color bias and hope for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liberator
West 18Th Street
Claude McKay
New Hampshire
England
Westminster Gazette
Estate of Unreadable Wealth of Uncle Bill Hopkins
Uncle Bill Hopkins, a Black man who died recently, left a 15000 dollar estate. Born a slave and unable to read or write, he earned most of his fortune by chopping wood for white neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Hopkins
For Sale House on Lot 5312 Revenant Madisonville
House on lot 5312 Revenant Madisonville measures 33 by 55 feet. Inquiries welcomed of S. S. Saunders at Government Building or 2616 Kemper Lane Walnut Hills. Call Wednesday 961-Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenant
Madisonville
S. S. Saunders
Government Building
Kemper Lane
Walnut Hills
Call
Mrs Mary B Saulter Moves to Sterling Hotel
Mrs Mary B Saulter relocates from 926 West Eighth Street to Sterling Hotel at Sixth and Mound Streets. System of hair dressing noted in the entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily
The
Valley System
Lizzie Jamerson Reed
Cutter Street
West
Mary B. Saulter
West Eighth Street
Sterling Hotel
Sixth and
Mound Streets
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Secy
John W. Johnson
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Monfort St
W. H
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miracle Comi Mfg. Co
Walnut Hids Enterprise Co
Eagle Amusement Company
Homestead Realty and Improvement Corporation
Anchor Life & Accident Insurance Co
State of
Foster K. Burr
Temple Court Building
E. L. Gifford
Madison Road
Furniture Rep
Light Expressing
Woodburn
O. P. Ellis
Kerper Avenue
Mattie Brooks
K. C. Harris
Mme
D. L
O’bryan &J
Wabra
Mirs
Hattie M. Castleman
Norman G. Ken
Anna Howard Matthews
Reginald E. Beamon
W. Fifth ST
John
Wm. Jackson
John Street
Cincinnati, O
Hattie Bell Payne
West Fourth Street
Mme Walker and
Moler Gyeteme
J. H. Toran
Eureka
Barr Street
Birch Brothers
E. Co. Birch E. E. Birch
Gaff Avenue
Monfort Street
Liena Harris
Edw, Allen
Joseph Harris
Stanley J. Hill
Churchill Ave
Fannie L. Brown
Mme. D. L
Elmore Street
W. L. Blevins
Richmond Street
Mrs. Lina Still
W. 5Th St
Canal
Bishop Mary Knox
Kenyon Avenue
Elliott Bros
Chestnut and
Burns Ave
Valley
Wyoming
Ziegler-Schaefer Co
Eastern Avenue
J. B. White
Rockdale Avenue
Avon
Samuel Wides Quality Drugs
Cor
Park & Chapel St.s
Hotel Sterling
Sixth and Mound Sts
N. A. Michelson
the Gordon Hotel
Ashland Ave
Chapel Street
W. N. Bryant
W.H. Peppers
Moroney’s Book Shop
Third ST
Walnut
Jamerson Auto
Evelyna Watts
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