Jessie and the Fox Trail A Wedding Mystery
A farm tale unfolds as Jessie Brandon follows a fox tracks to a hill burrow and meets Arthur Stewart. Their shared interest in nature leads to an engagement after Jessie’s parents debate a marriage with wealth and age gaps. The scene ends with a promise of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
David
Brandon
Jim
Sly Reynard
Peg Pardon
Reynard
Miss Brandon
Arthur Stewart
Mr. Wakefield
Jess
McClure
Paper Copies Sold At Local Outlets
The Sun and Visitor lists multiple sale points for the paper at 6 cents each. Locations include Highland Drug Store opposite Highland Station, Totman and Ham, Brown's Centre Store, Quality Shop, Williams Drug Store, Winthrop Pharmacy, Brown's Pharmacy, Ocean Spray Pharmacy, Winthrop News Co, and the 466 Shirley Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's Pharmacy
Wadsworth Block
Centre
W. B. Thayer
Ocean Spray
Winthrop News Co
Beach Station
Shirley Street
Quest and Question Club Holds December Meeting
The Quest and Question Club met at Grayloft Winthrop Highlands with invited guests. Dr George H Kirkpatrick of Lian spoke on The Battlefield of Water and described Waterloo with vivid detail. Tea was served by Mrs Charlotte Carter and Mrs Lillian Crowell. Miss Miriam Plaisted sang solos. The next meeting is December 29 at Mrs Hattie Ferdinand's 63 Temple Avenue Winthrop Highlands with Miss Abbie Davis presenting Children of the Land of Verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quest and Question Club
Charlotte Carter
Lillian Crowell
Miriam Plaisted
Winthrop Highlands
Hattie Ferdinand
Temple Avenue
Abbie Davis
Stars Feature on B F Keith's Theatre Next Week
Lew Dockstader and Henry E Dixey headline a busy program at B F Keiths Theatre. The Lawn Party musical comedy revue stars Robert Mantell George M Cohan Irene Franklin Lillian Russell and David Warfield with Lupita Perea and Juliet Crossman and Stewart among others. Also on bill are the Great Howard and four entertainers Mayo and Duffy and others in a varied show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Dockstader
Henry E. Dixey
B. F. Keith
William J. Dooley
Robert Mantell
George M. Cohan
Irene Franklin
Lillian Russell
David Warfield
Lupita Perea
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Juliet
Comedienne
Crossman and Stewart
Howard
Mayo
Duffy
A Parisian Household Servants in My Parisian Year
The piece notes Parisian servants view work as normal and aims at equality. Maude Annesley describes maids and cooks sharing duties, aiding each other, and maintaining discretion. Servants in Paris shop hatless, dress simply, and take pride in appearance without shame.
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France
Maude Annesley
Madame
Paris
Femme de Chambre
Telegraphic brevity and ads as Europe’s worst eye sore
The Italian correspondent notes English gives the most concise telegraph style, saving fees. He laments verbose poster ads along English rail lines, especially near Antwerp to Luxembourg. He observes Belgium as industrial and advertising heavy, while US corn sugar and syrup compete with cane sugar amid wartime scarcities. The piece also mocks British wartime expectations of Canadian troops as a Wild West show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Italy
England
Nncle
Cvert E
Antwerp
Namur
Atx
Luxemburg
Telors
Belgium
Canada
Wheat yield advances 1909 18 exceed 1866 70 by 3.6 bu
The average U S wheat yield per acre in 1909 18 was 14.7 bushels, 3.6 bushels above the 1866 70 average. Applying this rise to 1914 wheat acreage of 192 000 000 acres yields about 192 000 000 bushels.
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United States
Anthropologists Cite New World Human Origins
A columnist notes that anthropologists claim humans reached America relatively recently, implying lower cultural development than other nations. The piece mocks a New England minister’s worship of the automobile and quips about a looming ice crop failure. It also jokes about cars in Ohio and a cold-water cure for temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New England
Education Changes A Farm Family Outlook
David and his wife confront a shift in values as Jessie, their educated daughter, returns from district school. They reconsider their belief that farming life must limit opportunity, recognizing education as a path to teaching and broader prospects, altering family dynamics and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brandon
David
Jessie
Lee Errand
Cornfield
Value of Time and the Clockwork Lives of Great Men
The passage argues that renowned figures master time by tightly scheduling duties and valuing every minute. It notes Bennett’s idea of living on 94 to a day and cites Thomas Jefferson as an example who kept a mantelpiece book to regulate meals and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Thomas Jefferson
Water Hyacinth Spark Rope and Thread Use in Indo China
In Cambodia and other Indo-Chinese regions the water hyacinth has hindered river navigation. Chemists and students are urged to study its potential use. French professor Perrot extracted plant fiber and shows dried fibers can become serviceable rope and coarse thread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambodia
Indo-China
Perrot
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Gays Leslie
Los Angeles
Ohio
Bryant C. Rogers
New York
Castoria
Bears
Ds, Whitman
Ateur
Seo
Winthrop
Revere
Fort Hill
Charles F. Totten
Winthrop Beach
Eral Times
Lucas Paints
Painter
Talon
Mason
Winthrop Hardware CO
Grant
COR Main
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