Akeley Community Notes Share Year Start Events
About fifty attended the L A H C A meeting at Mr. and Mrs. S Confer’s with a fine dinner and program. Plans began for the annual bazaar. Minnie Bradley and Clara Marsh named to purchase materials. Upcoming meeting at the Hale home. New Year parties and visits listed. local farms and swamp area reflections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bennett
Walter Marsh
Tommy
Pedro
Minnie Bradley
C. E. Marsh
Jamestown
Frewsburg
John Marsh
C. E. Brownell
Warren
Lue Brown
Sidney Johnson
T. M. Howard
J. Moore
Geracimos
Warren Lyndall
Leo Schurtsinger
Pittsburgh
John Geracimos
East Branch News Highlights Holiday Visits
Mrs S A Teasdale returns from Garland and Union City. Verell Oviatt spends vacation with his parents. Cyntha Mey of Corry visits friends. Wayne Skiff and family spend Christmas with his parents. Leon Burdick of Greenville visits Wesley Wilcox. F D Lay visits Warren. Elsie Livie of Corry vacations with parents. Anna and Pauline Paden of Sanford visit grandparents Eastman. Sara May of Warren vacations with parents. George Tubbs visits Spartansburg. C N Fairchild and son Harry spend Christmas in Garland. Ora Mitchell visits mother at Buell’s. Cena Whiteley spends Christmas with brother A Whiteley family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Branch
S. A. Teasdale
Garland
Union City
Verell Oviatt
Cyntha Mey
Corry
Wayne Skiff
Youngsville
Leon Burdick
Greenville
Wesley Wilcox
Lay
Warren
Glenn Whaley
Elsie Livie
Anna
Pauline Paden
Sanford
Ed. Eastman
Kane
Sara May
George Tubbs
Spartansburg
C. N. Fairchild
Harry
Ora Mitchell
Buell’s
Cena Whiteley
A. Whiteley
Crooked but Famous Washington Street Boston
A vivid portrait of Washington Street in Boston as a long, historic thoroughfare. The article notes its length, numerous bends, democratic crowd, and neon signs from cinemas bars and cafes, comparing it to Broadway and Michigan Avenue.
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Washington Street
Boston
America
Broadway
New York
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Curious clubs of old England reveal odd social rituals
The article lists clubs such as the Everlasting club limited to a hundred members who kept a fire burning and smoked fifty tons of tobacco over fifty years. The Man Nhilling club barred non duelists and featured talk of wounds and slaughter, with many members executed. The Six oClock club met from six to six, and the Humdrum club emphasized silence. The No Nose club arose from a fashionable fixation on flat faces.
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Everlasting Club
London Telegraph
Persia's Great Superstition and the Evil Eye Practice
The article explains Persia's belief in the evil eye and the caution against praising a person or a child. Mothers may neglect cleanliness to avoid attracting attention. A protective gesture uses both hands with specific finger positions and a downward threefold motion behind the back.
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Persia
Struggle of the Rivers in English Physiography
The article notes a struggle for existence among rivers and cites the Thames and Severn as examples. It explains how the Severn, cutting back through the Cotswold hills and exploiting softer strata, has diverted headwaters that once fed the Thames.
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England
Thames
Severn
Cotswold
Breaking It Gently in a Novel Ad Scene
In a witty exchange a suitor jokes about staged matches and rising rewards. A poster seeks a wife with $25,000 while the host promises a staged progression from smaller to larger sums as part of the farce.
Conductor Plays Boss in His House Joke
A recruit asks how to tell the conductor is in charge. The detective boasts that when a woman asks where she gets off, he replies I’ll tell you where you get off. The quip comes from the Buffalo Express.
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Buffalo Express
Is Dis High Cost of Livin Worried You
Meandering Mike asks about the high cost of living and its impact on daily life. Plodding Pete says the burden is driving him to desperation and nearly tempts him to seek work, as quoted by the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Pete
Lim
Washington Star
Mustache Jokes Spark Ongoing Gaffe in Kansas City
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Journal features a speaker noting a woman’s dislike of a mustache and another remark implying a shave, ending with confusion over affection. The quip captures local witty banter and social attitudes.
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Kansas City Journal
Difficulty As Measure Of Strength In Achieving Tasks
The article defines difficulty as a word signaling the level of strength required to complete an object. It frames difficulty as a qualitative gauge rather than a fixed unit, suggesting context governs the effort needed.
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Akeley
Warren National Bank
United States
Warren, Pa
First National Bank
Warren, Penna
Jamiesons
Rogers
Jamieson Hardware & Supply CO
the Youth’s Companion
St. Paul St
Mass
Companion
Fitz
Russell
Ethelyn Bennett
Woman Benefit Association of the Maccebees
Irez Thompson
Marcus Giltman
Elba Dodge
Clair Young
State College, Pa
Man
Warren Trust Company
CITIZENS NATIONAL _ BANK WARREN
Warren Savings Bank
Doug Asyodl
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