Social rounds and gatherings near South Iowa avenue
Five friends dined at Margaret Alice Stewart's South Iowa avenue home Wednesday. A later group danced and visited. An all day quilting party at Mrs. Ella Hout's North Avenue D fed a pot luck luncheon. Guests included Mrs. Ton Schulty Mrs Lewis Mrs LB Larson Mrs Jugenheimer Mrs Henry Minick Mrs Belle Miller and Mrs Geo Snyder. Sherm Welch celebrated his sixty third birthday with eight friends at 192 South Seventh street playing five hundred and listening to Al Smith on the radio. Ed Rovee Oral Mayo Richard Johnson William Matuella Amos Weaver John Cunningham Bether McCreedy joined a dinner party at the McCreedy home 414 East Jefferson street with four couples from high school.
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Margaret Alice Stewart
South
Iowa Avenue
Bening
Ella Hout
North Avenue D
Ton, Schulty
Lewis
LB. Larson
Jugenheimer
Henry Minick
Belle Miller
Geo. Snyder
Sherm Welch
South Seventh Street
al Smith
Welch
Ed Rovee
Sherm
Owen Grecian
Oral Mayo
Richard Johnson
William Matuella
Amos Weaver
John Cunningham
Bether McCreedy
Marlan McCreedy
East
Jefferson Street
Mary Louise Harwood
Helen Helwick
Cherry McElhinney
George Benson
Carleton Lytle
Jim Davidson
Robert Gew Kinger
The Phantom City review at the Graham Theatre
A lively take on Ken Maynard’s western The Phantom City opens at the Graham Theatre. Blue Washington guards the star, with Gilbert as the heroine and a ghost town mine mystery driving fast action and novel twists.
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Ken Maynard
Fox Theatre
Tocale
Phaneee
Ken Pears
Blue Washington
Gilbert
Ken
Kenlas
PLB Chapter 1 meeting set for Thursday at 2:20
Announcements note a PLB Chapter 1 gathering with Mrs Wickham on Thursday at 2 20. The entry appears from a regular meeting and references Wor as a partial word.
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PLB. C
Nineteenth Century clubs meet January 19 program
The Nineteenth Century clubs hold a Saturday meeting on January 19 with Mrs Boyd Berdo. Mrs Arthur Baldrige will talk on the Polite Chinese Situation at 7 PM. A oyster stew will follow the ride. The Young Missionary society and the Rebekah circle plan meetings with local hosts.
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Boyd Berdo
Arthur Baldrige Will Tal
Chine Ssto
Racing Dogs and the Whippet Origin Symbolism
A note on whippets, racing dogs with etymology tied to old English terms for ear and the act of whapping, indicating their yelping traits and the name’s linguistic roots in traditional speech.
Companionate marriage term origins noted
The phrase companionate marriage is linked to Doctor Knight of Barnard College and appears in a 1924 article. The remark highlights early usage of the term in discussions of modern marriage concepts.
Polo in Europe Bolo Played by Tenth Hussars
Fragmentary note recalls polo origins in Europe with early interludes in Calcutta around 186% and a later exhibition in England by the Tenth Hussars in 1800. The text is garbled and offers few verifiable details beyond these names and rough dates.
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Catcutta
England
Tenth Hussars
Birds Waste No Effort in Motown Claim About Gulls and Albatrosses
A Motown report claims gulls and albatrosses habitually flap wings only occasionally, noting a shared energy-saving movement pattern.
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The
Motown
Frog's Sleeping Place Disappears in Mystery
Fragmented note reports a frog's resting spot vanishing in a strange incident. Readable text hints at a small, puzzling event involving a common tree and local surroundings. Further detail unavailable due to damaged OCR.
Ambiguous Test Line Drops Odd Quote As Golf Ball Echoes
The fragmentary item notes a golf ball driven far beyond a baseball record, nods to London's motto and a brief, cryptic reference to health and riches, but the text is garbled and lacks clear reporting or identities.
Parsnip Exhibited At North Weald Surprises Local Crowd
A parsnip measuring eight feet in length and fifteen inches in circumference was displayed at North Weald. The grower modestly notes that a minor earth shock in Australia on harvest day may be a mere coincidence, as reported by a London humorist.
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North Weald
Australia
London
Dickens Responds to Tyler White House Visit Invite
English author Charles Dickens declines President Tyler's invitation to the White House referencing propriety. The note frames the churlish refusal as a formal regret sent in response to the executive invitation.
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White House
Charles Dickens
United
Tyler
Police Dogs Fail Test Prompting Ban in Prussia
The report notes that police dogs could not pass a test to identify a rightful owner from a group, rendering the animals unfit for duty. The conclusion led to a prohibition on canine use in criminal detection by the Prussian government.
Not Procrastinators Manana in Brooklyn Fagle
The Brooklyn Fagle notes that the phrase manana is not a bad word and Chileans, proud to be called the Yankees of the South, retain the manana spirit by delaying nonessential worries until tomorrow while performing essential tasks today.
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Manana
Brooklyn
South
Trees Increase Values for Nonagricultural Land
The American Tree Association of Washington argues land kept bare loses value while land planted with forest trees at small initial cost rises in value yearly.
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American ‘Tree Association of
Washington
Elizabeth Zane Heroine of the Revolutionary War
Elizabeth Zane remained a celebrated young heroine of the Revolutionary era. She dashed from a siege enclosure to a log hut, obtained gunpowder, and returned under Indian fire with ammunition to defend the fort.
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Elizabeth Zane
Nine Muses in Ancient Mythology List
A fragment outlining the nine muses: Calliope epic poetry, Clio history, Euterpe lyric poetry, Melpomene tragedy, Terns.
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Calliope
Clio
Euterpe
Melpomene
Symposium of Arts and Muses Inspires Lyric Celebration
A cultural page highlights poetic arts with Erato for love poetry Polyhymnia for sacred verse Urania for astronomy and Thalia for comedy, signaling a themed festival of verse and performance. This brief notes the diverse muse names and their domains in an arts feature.
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Erato
Urania
Thalia
Threat of the Future Chronicle Excerpt
An archaic fragment describes a companion stacking a food box for green tomatoes and oats, while a rake sits before, and the speaker likens themselves to horses reaching for hay as they nose out spinach. The quirky scene hints at a domestic, rustic mood with agricultural imagery.
All Left No Distance bus wonder fizzled in spotlight
A group of firm members discussed a young man touted as a bus wonder who collapsed after being boosted. The critique centered on how he was set up too high, with one saying the trouble was that they teed him up too high.
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Christian Church
Etulgking
Louise McCall
Eva Foss
P. E. Roll
New York Sun
Jacobean Furniture Trends and Materials
The Jacobean period under James I spanned from 1603 to 1625. Oak and walnut dominated furniture, while mahogany was rare. Walnut was the more popular wood for household pieces during this era.
Eastern ghee clarifies butter in Indian and other eastern cuisines
The article notes ghee as clarified butter used in India and other eastern countries. It describes preparation from buffalo or cow milk and the process of placing it into sealed pots for storage, claiming long shelf life.
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India
Historic Documents on permanent exhibit at Library of Congress
The original Declaration of Independence and five pages of the original Constitution are displayed in a shrine built for them at the Library of Congress in Washington.
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Library of Congress
Washington
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