Book Friends Who Live Between Book Covers
A nostalgic meditation on book lovers and the family library. The writer's gift of a deluxe index volume and thousands of bookmarks sparks a vivid portrait of book friends who accompany readers across ages. Classic authors and characters beckon for companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hook
James Lane Allen
Hugo
Jean Valjean
Jons
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Napoleon
Cromwell
Caesar
Grant
Vonder Fe Bryant
Maeterlinck
Emerson
Mark Twain
Artemus Ward
Lincoln
Shakespeare
Galilee
Gethsemane
Social Calendar Promises October Events Across Fortnightly Groups
The October social calendar lists Fortnightly meetings from the Economics and Household Economics departments with various hosts, church socials, club gatherings, and a dinner. It notes no Halloween event at Pearson school and includes gatherings at West Chester church, Baptist and Presbyterian parishes, and the U. S. club. Also referenced is a high profile quarrel between opera star Tamaki Miura and her husband, highlighting clashes between tradition and Western independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Maxwell
Pearson School
W. Orc
Bath
Courthouse
U. St. Club
Curtis Petersen
West Chester
Japan
Tamaki Miura
America
Europe
Tokio
América
Honolulu
Woman's Magazine
Oxford Museum Founding Confusion Sparks Debate
The Ashmeleon museum in Oxford is claimed as founded in 170 with the claim that it is the oldest museum in the area, conflicting with records of a 1679 establishment for Oxford Museum. The mix of dates raises questions about the institution’s long history and sobriety of its claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Widh
Nine teenth Century club meets with Mrs Ed Eicher
Society notes describe the first Nine teenth Century club meeting at Mrs. Ed Eicher’s home with Miss Helen Wilson sharing Europe experiences. The item reflects social gatherings, hospitality, and local groups including bridge and Harmony clubs and a missionary society event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth Century Club
Ed Eicher
Helen Wilson
Europe
George Foster
Tribute to Telephone Girl Viscount Shibusawa
The octogenarian Viscount Shibusawa who visited the United States several times praised the American telephone operator. He said the sweetest, most lasting impression remains the voice and the operator’s cheerful, resourceful nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Shibusawa
United States
America
Head of the House and Wife Beating Common in Egypt
A report notes that wife beating is widespread in Egypt and that some households justify the abuse as sanctioned by the Koran. The article examines social norms and legal responses affecting women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Goat Leads Milk Producers
A goat yields more milk per unit of live weight annually than any other milking animal, highlighting its efficiency in dairy production.
Speed of Fast Locomotives
The modern express passenger locomotive can run at 112 miles per hour on heavy rail and straight tracks when a following train prevents derailment.
Fortnightly Club Music Department Concert at Presbyterian Church
The Fortnightly Club Music Department offers an old fashioned concert at the Presbyterian church on Monday evening October 16. Admission is free. Members in period costumes perform old time songs dating back to the seventeenth century with soloists, duets, a quartet, and audience sing along opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Sunday School Orchestra
H. S. Young
C. B. Plamly
Ralph Minick
Wayne Simerman
Max Marble
Carrie Hamilton
Evelyn Bambrick
Priscilla Morrison
Ab Anderson
J. W. Eastin
Geo. Mann
Geo. Masson
Walker
Henry Shielde
Hugh McCleery
McCleery
Misa Hamilton
Ernestine Dean
Hindus Invented Bungalows and Bengali Roots
An odd note recalls that the word bungalow comes from an Anglo Indian Hindi term meaning Bengali and refers to thatched huts. The second line adds a quirky direct quote about seeing an advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengali
Bengal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wein Kleming Kompany
Klein Klothing Kompany
Washington - Iowa
Dr. Hay
Ing
Home Ecconomics Department
FF. OL. Wilson
Theron
Mes. B.C. Bieler
Rosemary Club
Percy Whistler
Ladies Aid
Weet Chester
The
Baptist Church
John Parks
Dorothy Clark
Poinsetta Club
Owen Hays
Rebekahs
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
A. Sewings Circle
John Braunhausen
Tom Dodds
Witll
Leslie McParland
Oxford Museum
Washington
Hotel Lindle
Keota
Harmony Club
Ralph Lytle
Mount Pleasant
Boyd Stephens
Lloyd Swift
Lytle
Nelson, Thompson
Jas. Brooks
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Prairie Flower Church
W. A. Phillips
West Washington Street
O. B. Mouser
Mexico
A. J. Unthank
T. C. Reeves
Everett Teets
Harry Phillips
J. W. Baker
A. J. Booth
Ida Rathmel
Sam McKee
Pilotsburg
Finley Richey
Max Lee
M. D. Lee
Max
Tom Dewis
J. A. Harwood & Son
the Shoers
Rothschild’s
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