The Widder of Crocker's Cove Stirs Small-Town Gossip
In Belleport Marcia Howe, nicknamed the Widder, endures whispers as she remains childless and independent at her old Daniels homestead on a sand spit. Neighbors Abbie and Rebecca speculate on her future, while Zenas Henry and Lemuel recount Charlie Eldridge’s surprise fishing trip toward Crocker’s Cove and the Widder’s dramatic response.
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Widder
Crocker
Belleport
Wilton
Marcia Howe
Marela
Jason Howe
Abbie Brewster
Rebecca Gill
Rebecca
Abbie
Zenas Henry
Marcia
Jason
Becca
Mrs. Gill
Rebecca Rose
Lemmy
Lemuel Gill
Lemuel
Henry
Charlie Eldridge
Eldridge
Charlie
Wal
Wilton Harbor
Bidridge
Crocker’s Cove
Crocker's Cove
Zeus Henry
Why So Many Men Berlin Now Bitter In War
Brisbane This Week surveys international headlines from Berlin with rising anti Catholic sentiment and posters calling Catholics enemies of the Reich. It notes Hitchcock’s death as postmaster general and Tucson Daily Citizen publisher, lauds early aviation mail pilots, and mentions bizarre sermons and public intrigue. The column touches on bond losses, a death by rattlesnake, childless marriage trends, fortune telling, Japan cotton trade shifts, and anti Jewish tones in German industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank H. Hitchcock
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Marcel
Arthur Brisbane
Japan
Grafting Center
Reich
Germany
Taft
Cabinnet
Tucson
Daily Citizen
Frank Hitchcock
Teach Children Pride in Father and Mother
In a dialogue backed by Helen Gregg Green, a group discusses how parents should show appreciation for each other to inspire their children. They note fathers’ and mothers’ talents, from speech and letters to day-to-day kindness, and suggest involving fathers in children’s public efforts to model admirable traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gregg Green
National Kindergarten Association
New York
Glyde
Emmy Tou
Hi-Y
Jeffries
Marjorie
Emmy Lou
Clyde
Immy Louw
Long-Lived Colquhoun Family Records Canada Longevity
The Colquhoun family, once 11, now eight surviving members total 627 years old across ages 72 to 87. Individuals include J. D. Colquhoun 87 in Wales Ontario and Charles 85 in Sacramento California, Mrs John Hay 81, 78 year olds in Deloraine Manitoba and Waterville Quebec, with other 70s and 70s-to-80s members. They are descendants of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Colquhoun who settled in Dundas county in 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Colquhoun
J. D. Colquhoun
Wales
Ont
Charles
Sacramento
Calif
John Hay
Ss. KK
Deloraine
Man
M. M
A. M
Beaie J. E
Waskada
Sand
Dr. Phil- Up
Waterville
Que
J. A. Colquhoun
Dundas County
Montreal Herald
Food for the Dead Ojibway Indians at burial grounds
New York Times correspondent notes Ojibway practice at L'Anse and Chicangon Michigan where food is placed for the dead in miniature houses. Indians say spirits visit at midnight, but small animals and birds usually consume the offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L’anse
Chicangon
Mich
New York Times
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Bassett
Sara Ware Bassett
Brisbane
Thomasville
N. C
Campbell Holmes
Sacramento River
California
United States
Madame Evelyn
New Jersey
Texas
Nathan Straus
Bing Features Syndicate, Inc
Bing Ayn Serving
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