Boys skate five miles to visit kin near Coppock
Wayland correspondent reports Dary and David Wittmer skated over five miles Sunday to visit sister Mary and grandmother Mrs. D C Davison north of Coppock. They crossed cliffs in Sunny Dale where their route was dangerous and they slid down a slope.
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Mary
D. C. Davison
Coppock
Sunny Dale
George Gordons
West Liberty
Mary Wyre
Stephen Wyse
Peter Richard
Noble
Fred Klopfenstein
Milford McCreedy
New Hasking
Dorothy Leann
Orval Meyer
Clarence Roth
Omer Roth
Chriss Freyenberger
Ezra Wittmer
Ben Meyer
Hardd Meyer
Minnie Sutter
Will Kauffman
Alice Kauffman
Edd Wenger
Washington Hospital
Simon Leichty
Eva Leichty
Jacob Leichty
Leighty
Joan McBeth
Mattie Roth
Joan
Ronald Roth
Ben Meyers
Miller
Hilmer Bosha
Karl Graber
Aninsa Miller
Fairview
Set Unit of Horsepower Established by Watt
The term horsepower arose in the early eighteenth century as steam engines replaced horse power in British mines. James Watt defined the unit as the power of a strong London draught horse for a short interval, equivalent to 33 000 foot pounds per minute.
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James Watt
London
The Waun Who Sold His Garden to China
The narrator recalls Waun, a tiny but sturdy vegetable seller who fled poverty by building a thriving garden with many hired helpers. Waun earns and loses a fortune at a crooked gambling house, then returns to gardening, declaring the loss as a life lesson with a calm, “Can happen” outlook.
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James J. Montague
Waun
China
Night Watch
Takum Chance
Bell Syndicate
Mt McKinley Has Two Summits
Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak, features two summits named the North peak and the South peak in a geographical note.
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Mt. McKinley
Mount McKinley
North America
Origins of Voting From Latin to Ballot Traditions
A compact history traces voting from Latin vo tum to solemn promises. It notes early methods such as clamor suffragium in Rome and pebbles in Greek assemblies, showing how these practices shaped modern suffrage and ballot traditions.
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Rome
Greece
Naval clash without formal declaration between US and France
Between 1798 and 1801 naval engagements occurred as the United States and France fought at sea without an official war declaration.
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United States Navy
France
Turquoise Stone Lost in Legends and Beliefs
A Pearson's London Weekly writer notes turquoise, called the Turkish stone in Asia, is worn as rings earrings and amulets for luck. Arabs credit it with healing powers and claim wearers avoid intestinal troubles. The stone is linked to Buddha in cultural lore.
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Asia
Pearson
London Weekly
Snuff Taking An Aristocratic Georgian Habit
In late Georgian and early Victorian days dandies took snuff with air and aplomb while snuff boxes supplanted cigarette cases. Snuff taking marked an aristocratic accomplishment as public smoking was viewed as vulgar.
The Devil's Parliament of 1459 at Coventry
English Parliament convened by Henry VI in Coventry in 1459. It unjustly attainted the Duke of York and his adherents of high treason.
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Coventry
Duke of York
Plaques on Wall Street Buildings Narrate Historic Sites
Dozens of houses and office buildings in Manhattan’s Wall Street district bear plaques detailing the historic sites these structures occupy. The compact markers highlight long‑standing ties to the city’s financial and civic history as passersby glimpse era‑specific mentions on stone and metal panels.
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Wall St
Wall Street District
Manhattan
Socialite drawing room sets scene at charity party
Luana Waters attends a penthouse cocktail party hosted by Lorraine Vandaveer with Ramon and Jimmy Randolph as escorts. Luana is drawn to Ramon while guarding her interest in Joel Vandaveer and the club opening as guests mingle amid tea, cocktails, and a lively bridge society crowd.
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Mrs. Vandaveer
San Diego
R. Vandaveer
Luana
Yvonne
Ramon
Mr. Vandaveer
Lorraine Vandaveer
New Bridge Club
Joel
Madison Square Garden
Benvenuto Cellini
Miss Waters
Lorraine
Lana
Rosie
Pentouse
Mr. Quackenbush
Eugenie
Ralf
Jimmy Randolph
Fifth Avenue
Upper Park Avenue
Vandaveers
Randolph
Jimmy
Vandaveer
Joel Vandaveer
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Briggs Body Co
Detroit
Wayland
Dary
David Wittmer
Stanley McBeth
Henry Co. Hospital
Cookes Ambulance
McBeth
Ampsa
Andy Tschantz
K. Ktopfenstein
Chicago
Official
Washington Directory
Atorney
Richard Stewart
Michel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
Optometrists
Lemmon Guun
Lemmon
A. C. Peterson
North Iowa
Washington
Iowa
Ralph W Thompson
Bonds
Aba
Washington Loao & Trust
Iwinley & Yard General Insurance
Washington Independent School
Diste UP
F Ralston
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
C. W. Tucker
P. L. Etter
J. Pease
Glenn Mace
A. E. Atchison
Officers
Water An
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fultop
F. F. Mack
Henry Bailey
P. L. Jordan
B. J. Holmes Pollok Wallace
C. C. Reister
C. EB. Lemley
Dr. W
Kyle Park
Marian S. Bailey
Frank V. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Lester H. Orr
O. F. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupule
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reid
City Library
Mies Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Eveready
Chiropractors
Chas. C. Brown
Court House
Res
R. O. Fpf
Boller
State Bank Corner
Washington St
Theodore B. Bailey
Nicola Bide
North Side Square
Livingston
Richer Ss. W. Livingston
E. C Picher
West Main St
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
Montague
Fisher
Flint, Mich
King Vestures
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