Social and Personal Notes On The Century Club Event
The Century Club held its season finale at Penday hosted by Mrs. EB G Butler in Clarke with other locals. Mrs. Cunningham praised two plays The Dybbuk and The Wisdom Tooth for artistic merit, while Mrs. Brown returns from a visit and Miss Hilda Shiflett wed Ralph Morris in a May ceremony near Winchester.
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Century Club
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Leah
Charlie
Hilda Shiflett
Ralph Morris
Scott Shiflett
Ralph .J. Morris
Newton Morris
Hampshire County
W. Va
Norman B. Cooper
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church, At the Residence of the Clergyman. Mr. and Mrs. Morris
John C. Gold
Winchester
Papaya Described as Delicious Tropical Fruit
The papaya or tree melon is described as very tasty. The tree resembles a small palm with a sturdy trunk and eight clusters of large leaves beneath the orange yellow fruit. When ripe the fruit reaches about 20 inches long and can weigh up to 20 pounds.
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Tropics
Fourteenth Century Plague Gave Europe Its Black Death Name
The name arose from a great European plague that killed about a quarter of the population in the 1300s. Bubonic plague is rare in America. the term plague spots or tokens describe the hemorrhagic rash associated with the disease.
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Europe
America
Hospital for the Intelligent Retorted Inmate Query
A tale from an asylum ends with a patient correcting a visitor who asked if the place is a hospital for the insane. The patient replies that it is a hospital for the intelligent, highlighting a sharp quip about perceptions of madness.
Mary of Burgundy Marries Maximilian to Hapsburg Rise
Mary daughter of Charles of Burgundy marries Maximilian son of Austria’s emperor. This union transfers Burgundy’s dominions to the Hapsburg house. Mary dies in Bruges in 1482 after a hunting horse fall.
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Mary of Burgundy
Mary
Charles
Duke of Burgundy
Maximilian
Frederick
Emperor of
Austria
Burgundy
House of Hapsburg
Bruges
Art of Teaching and the Transfusion of Self
A Bergson quote contrasts teaching with mutual transformation as pupil and teacher become one. It asserts that true teaching occurs when the student is brought to the same principle and state of mind, ensuring lasting benefit despite external influences.
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Bergson
Emolument Worth While for Transatlantic Stewardess
An average transatlantic stewardess earns about 1500 dollars yearly in regular work and up to 3000 dollars when she gains senior status. The text notes better pay upon advancement as experience increases.
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Big Transatlat
Century Plant Buyer Demands Refund Over Blooms Delay
A letter snippet cites a disgruntled buyer accusing a seller of selling a century plant that has not bloomed in 800 years and seeking a refund, as reported by the Washington Post.
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Washington Post
Sloth’s work described in leaf stripping behavior
The text explains a sloth spends days in a tree stripping every leaf before moving to a new tree. It travels slowly along branches and descends to the ground only rarely, showing deliberate, leaf by leaf foraging behavior.
Travels Made by Crabs Across Devonshire Shores
A crab marked as Ubernated in Start Bay Devonshire England was later recaptured 60 miles away by Land's End fishermen, illustrating notable crab migrations and tracking.
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Start Bay
Devonshire
England
Land’s End
Roan Defends Limits of Even Best Teachers
A Roan article critiques pupil effort, arguing some students cannot learn even from the best teacher, highlighting expectations in education.
Prolific Dumas Published One Novel a Week in Peak Year
During a peak year the elder Dumas produced a novel each week, eclipsing literary records with unprecedented output and cementing his status as a prolific author.
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Dumas
Unhappy Conditions Vanity and Tenderness in Love
A reflective line from George Eliot contrasts vanity and indifference with tenderness in unrequited love, highlighting emotional imbalance and longing. The speaker notes that tenderness is ill at ease where love cannot be returned.
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George Eliot
Fuchsia Named After Leonard Wachs From Bavaria
The fuchsia plant carries the name of Leonard Wachs who brought the flower from Bavaria in the sixteenth century.
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Leonard Wachs
Bavaria
First Christmas Card Published in 1846
The first Christmas card ever published was issued in 1846 by a Londoner named Joseph Cradall.
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Joseph Crandall
Replica of Independence Hall ad for Sesaqui Centennial Expo
A hotel chef in Philadelphia crafted a bakery replica of Independence Hall to advertise the Sesaqui Centennial International Exposition opening June 1 and running to December 1 celebrating 150 years of American Independence. The display sits on a hotel dining room entrance table.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Malolo Ship Ready to Cut Hawaii Run Time Significantly
The Malolo the largest fastest high powered passenger vessel built in American yards will launch in June and enter service San Francisco to Honolulu in Spring 1927. Governor Farrington visiting Philadelphia witnessed a ceremonial launch activity and spoke of the new liner.
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Hawaii
S. S. Malolo
Inolulu Harbor
Farrington
Philadelphia
Lolo
San Francisco
Notable Cousin Bob Shines in Football Play
The paper highlights Cousin Bob’s standout performance for the team with gains credited to his efforts. A friend's reply notes his success reflects well on him and the team.
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Bob
Boston Transcript
Chaperon Duties and the Shielding Metaphor
The term chaperon historically refers to a hood and is applied to a married woman who protects a younger woman like a hood shields a face. The piece discusses gendered usage and metaphorical meaning rather than a contemporary role.
Superstitious Belief On Occult Sciences Through Ages
The term occult sciences was used in the Middle Ages for studies believed to involve hidden powers such as magic divination necromancy alchemy and astrology. In modern times the phrase covers all forms of mysticism and esoteric philosophy.
El Dorado Legend and Early Expeditions
The article recalls El Dorado as a mythic city of great wealth in the Americas. Beginning in 1532, explorers sought the gilded realm, using rumors of gold and conquest across New Granada, with many expeditions venturing northward into South America in the aim of locating the legendary metropolis.
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South America
New Granada
Fragmentary OCR Note Hints at Local Event
Readable fragments indicate a local notice or brief about an event or public matter. Names and specifics are unclear, but the text shows partial phrases that point to a community announcement or scheduling item.
Fragmented OCR Note Yields Sparse Readable Bits
Partial readable lines show scattered words and names. no coherent event or clear entities identified for a valid brief.
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