davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Superstitions Attached
-''' to Colorful Turuuoist

TurquOises were at one time so plen.
tiful in Mexico that the Aztec Indians
used thousands of them in masks
which they wore for their religious
ceremonies, says the Washington Star.
Big ones and little ones were cement
ed together over a cedar frame to
make a covering for the face The
teeth and eyes were inlays of mother
of pearl.
Some say turquoise. or turks, is
named after Turkey, whence came the
stones that were used in old European
jewelry. Really the finest ones came
from Persia, but that was before the
wealth Of the blue and green stones
of America had been cOmmercialized
Long ago the Apache and Pueblo In.
dians of southwestern United States
used them in quantities. for turquoises
unlike most stones. do not have to he
mined. but appear on the surface of
the ground in bright, greenish-blue
spots and stains.
The various peoples that have been
particularly fond of turquoises have
attached most curious superstitions to
them. The Opaque blue and green
color of the stones is suggestive of the
freshness of grass. the blue OF water
That's why Persians and Egyptians
carried them in the desert. The Per
slams fastened them to the rails of
their horses, mules and camels.
In Europe it was once believed that
the word turquoise meant victorious.
or fortunate. Because the turquoise
frequently changes color, turning from
a sky-blue shade to paler greenish
hue, people fastened superstition to
it., saying that the stone shone when
the air was pure. hut became dim
when i'll fortune was about.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
POOLESVILLE

Mrs. Merrick Wilson spent the week
end in Poolesville.
Mrs. C. G. Shears, Mrs. Malcolm
White and Mrs. w. A. Daniels attend
ed the Tercentennel Services at the
Washington Cathedral on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Oxley was hostess to
the afternoon bridge club on Saturday
afternoon.
st. Peters Branch of the Auxiliary
met with Mrs. G. R. Gray on Tuesday
afternoon.
Frolic for all night will be held in
Poolesville High School on Friday
night, Feb. 9th. Everybody come out
and have a good time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
All Edible Eggs Are Not
Produced hy Old RiGdY

Ask sfOr eggs In store, and II Is
taken for granted that you mean hens
eggs. If, however, you happened to
live in the lonely island of Tristan da
Cunha what you would get would he
penguins' eggs.
Penguins lay on the ground in long.
tussocky grass. There are thousands
of them, and the eggs are nearly as
big as those Of goose. They are
quite good and have no fishy flavor.
Most seabirds' eggs are eatable
Those Of the black-headed gull are
almost as good as plovers' eggs.
The moorhen lays most excellent
eggs, When boiled fresh the white is
clear and transparent. Guilleun;s
eggs are also good. Thousands are
collected on the Farralone islands. off
San Francisco. and sold In that city.
while the eggs Of penguins and guls
from Dassen island are retaiied in the
shops of Cape Town. .-a
g Most kinds of turtle supply good
eggs The only trouble is that they
won't boil hard, but for making
somelets they are excellent. b,
7efEven alligator eggs are quite eat
able when fresh, though apt to be
slightly musky. In Brazil the eggs of
the iguana, large lizard. are consid-
eered dainty. They are the size of
.bantams' eggs and have a leathery
shell. t .4~rst
W We all eat fish eggs. A herring is
nothing unless it has a good roe. while
the eggs of the Russian sturgeon form
that well-known delicacy, caviare The
rare red caviare is made of the eggs
or spawn of the omul, fish of the
sturgeon family. Shad eggs are priced
aby Malays. and salmon eggs by the
Chinook Indians of British Columbia.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Evolution of Race Horse

With reference to the origin OF the
Arab horse, there is an interesting
Assyrian tablet in the British nm
scum which shows that the horses Of
the period bore an astonishing resem
blance to the presentday Arab. Says
letter in the London Times. pne
"f the most famous breeders of Arab
ponies. one Ta'alib ben Ta'alib. had his
stables at MOsul. and he contrived 10
keep II more or less secure from the
depredatiOns Of the Turks during the
war His animals were well known
on the Bombay and Poeona race
courses. It would seem that the breed
has existed in and about Mosul since
the days of Nineveh. very much in the
same form.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Run. Own Cold Storage Plan.

The. mink is one animal which can
refute the claims of vegetarians-ft is
Americas pre-eminent exponent of an
entirely carnivorous diet-and it is
not particular whether it dimes on
chicken, duck or clans on the half
shell. When none of these courses are
available. fish. frogs, squirrels. rabbits
or fat muskrat is relished by this
meat gourmet. Termed also mink,
visOn. water weasel and least otter.
the mink operates its own cold STORAGE
plant. Not content with enough for
one CORY feast. the blOOdthirsty animal
frequently kills far beyond its imrp.
diate desires for food and stores the
surplus in pockets in its dens during
the winter, according to old trapperS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Captured Valuable CARGO

A Spanish gaIIeon fl0tiIla. with II
goodly prize In loot WAS captured IN
!Iatanzas bay cuba in Srptpnlbpr
1923. by Admiral Pietr lIpyn. com
niapder of the Dutch Atlantic ncci
poubloons and ppces,of eight for
those who dream Of treasure, Surl,
was the cargo Of this lotilla- ! 500
600 forens and church plate of inn
mense value. Tradition relates thar
MI was taken by the Dutch coninand
er, but examination Of authentic his
torical records reveals that the Span
iards, during the chase ~ night.
dropped much Of the most valuable
cargo overheard into Aatanaas bay.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Gaithersburg News qAnd
Social Items

mental duets by Mrs. Janet Bell and
Mrs. Clyde Thomas with vocal duet
by Mrs. Winnie Briggs and Mrs.
Charles Phoebus also featured by way
of entertainment. Mrs. Merle Jacobs
conducted the business session in the
absence of Mrs. McKendree Walker,
president, who was not able to attend.
Delicious refreshments and a social
hour followed. Sixteen were present
including members and guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther E. Otley and
daughter Miss Louise Otley of Pur-
cellville, Virginia, were recent guests
of Mayor and Mrs. VIM. McBain.
Mrs. Paul Thomas and Mrs. Albert
Clagett were joint hostesses at the
January meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
Society, Grace M. E. Church, South,
held at the home of Mrs. Clagett,
Maryland Avenue on Thursday of last
week. Owing to unfavorable weather
conditions the attendance was not as
large as usual. Eighty-four dollars
was reported as the net proceeds from
the recent turkey dinner. The meeting
was conducted by the president, Mrs.
Marshall Walker.
.
Mayor and Mrs. William McBain
left on Tuesday for Miami, Florida.
Mrs. Merle Jacobs will take care Of
all news during the absence of Mrs.
McBain. Kindly phone Gaithersburg
41-W. for any news items you would
like published.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Girl Receives Answer
to Note After Is Years

Bremerton. Wash. = Fifteen years
ago. Miss Agnes Turkish was working
In an overall factory in Freeland. Pa.
While wrapping the overalls she
stuffed note into one Of the pockets.
The note read: II hope these overalls
wear good and hope you are the
man who will get the kaiser. Expect
an early reply"
The reply was q little late. About
Is years. as matter of fact. The
note was discovered by G. G. G..
member.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Denied Fresh Air,
Wife Gets Divorce

San Francisco.-Mrs. Fernando
Delort Engahl, among charges of
cruelty In her suit for divorce. told
how her husband nailed down
bedroom window.
II like fresh air" she told Judge
Thomas F. Graham. II opened the
window. My husband, Milton, got
out Of bed and closed it. opened
1t again. He got up and nailed II
down"
She said this happened several
times. adding that she would pull
the nails during the day and her
husband would renal them at
night.
Mrs. Engahl was granted a de
cree.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

A beginners class in piano instruc-
ton is being formed for children, Of
five, six and seven years old. Classes
each Saturday at two P. M. and three
P. M. Tuition is $3.50 per month. No
more than six children in one class.
Stories, games and pictures are in
cluded in the method of instruction.
Mary Frances Israel, Teacher Of
Piano, 208 Forest Avenue, Rockville,
Md, Phone Rockville 1856 231
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Tsa.and flish Tea

Tea may be little more than the
name implies-tea accompanied by
toast, mullins and cakes, while a high
tea offers, in reality, meal served
earlier than dinner would be. A
choice Of several meats, salads, breads
of various kinds, cakes, sherbet or
Ice. and tea and coffee or other bev-
erages are usually offered the guests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Deckle EDGE Pnner

A rough, untrimmed edge of paper
10 called deckle edge. This is the edge
left BY the deekles. which are the
curbs on the sides of the apron of a
paper machine combining the flowing
pulp. this determining the width Of
the paper. The deckle edge on note
paper is usually an imitation of this
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
Classified Ads

lgy JOBS WANTED-For Painters
Carpenters, Paper Hangers, Plumb
ers, Electricians, Household Help,
Farm Laborers, Clerks, Sales and,
Office. Rockville, Md. Tel. Rockville
So.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

A passing tourist car in Gibson
City, stopped on Route 9 by freight
train, detoured by dirt road over a
rough Nickel Plate crossing; the rear
trunk bounced open, losing a few of
its contents, which were picked up
by a passing citizen, says page one
story in recent issue of the Gibson
(Ill.) Courier.
The next day came letter from
the tourist, en- route through Iowa,
enclosing stamps and asking the Cour-
Ter to advertise for the missing ar
ticles, which were brought to the
newspaper Office within three hours
after the paper was issued. The own
er lived in far away Las Vegas, N.
M, and letter came several days
later expressing appreciation of the
Courier want-ad service.
Most valuable of the lost articles
were two tiny toys, one little bench
and the other a wee cradle, both of
wood and stained red. On the bottom
of the bench was written in ink:
Mary Ann Seidner, born 1859; 1865"
Three-quarters of a century ago those
little toys were priced possessions of
Mary Ann, who little later was call
ed by the master to the land that is
fairer than day.
When Mary AIMS tiny fners ca
ressed those toys the great sweep of
mountains and desert of the West
were but sparsely settled. New Mexi-
co was not admitted to statehood until
nearly half century later. One can
conjecture that she might have lived
some place in the east and that these
trinkets of a bygone day were picked
up this summer by members of the
family who were lured north by A
Century of Progress.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

Wy FOR SALE-1800-eg Newtown
Incubator. Three decks. Apply Box
%, Gaithersburg, Md. 226
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

ks9y7 WANTED---2 or furnished or
unfinished rooms in farm house,
pretty location, garden space, walk
ing distance car line or bus to
Washington. Apt. IL, PALS goth
St., N. w., Washington, D. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

Q4g7 FOR RENT - Furnished room,
Single and double. With or without
meals. Reasonable. Also garage.
Apply Hungerford Tavern. Phone
Rockville 236.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

r1ey7 FOR SALE-Four work horses.
Two good lead horses. Two are
mares. Apply G. P. Plummer, Lay.
louisville, Md. Phone Damascus
16-F-13. 224
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08
You Never Can Tell
II What The
Sentinel Classifieds
Will Dig Up!!

Tsme was when the little toy dog
was new,
And the soldier was passing fair!
All, that was the time when our little
Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-08

Readings by Mrs. Norman Belt who
had charge Of the program, Mrs. Paul
Thomas and Mrs. William McBain
featured as program numbers at the
last meeting of the Philathea Class,
Grace M. E. Church, South, with Mrs.
Clyde Thomas as hostess at her home,
Walker Avenue, Gaithersourg, on
Tuesday evening of last week. Instru-
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
Fill In Unsightly Grounds!

In the north part Of town, in the district surround
ed by Potrero, Pajarito and Ellis Streets probably
more children play on the streets than elsewhere III
town.
Children will play and when no Fairgrounds are
near they will play in the streets and risk their lives
In the Potrero, Pajarito and Ellis street area
splendid Fairgrounds could be arranged at the south
west corner of Porero and Ellis streets At that place
there is large, vacant plot Of ground that stretches
far back into the canyon.
The grounds mentioned in the above paragraph
are rough and unsghty at present, having been used
some time back sort of dumping place. In rainy
weather the spot becomes swampy and 4 breeding
place for mosquitoes.
Right now, while hundreds of truckloads Of dirt
are being hauled from the excavating work along the
flood control project is time when those grounds
could be filled in, smoothed and made suitable for
baseball diamond and other forms Of amusement
nuckload after ruckload of dirt is being hauled
TO places about town that do not need half as
badly as the southwest corner Of Ellis and Potrero
streets Mavor Wise owns the property at Ellis and
Potrero and we believe that if he would make the re-
quest the T. A. Allen Construction Company would
rladly fill in the premises then the children down
there could be taken off the streets.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
False Ideas About Advertising

1t is about time that the theorists who are trying
to reform everything were stopped from circulating
false and erroneous ideas and labelling them as truth
We have in mind especially, the perncious notion
which has been promulgated in Washington and else
where that advertised goods cost the consumer more
than nonadvertised goods, and therefore makers of
nonadvertised goods should be permitted to cut rates
We have no fear that this sort OF foolishnesS will
have any permanent effect upon advertising. Every
merchant and manufacturer knows better. Everyone
who has had any experience i'll advertising knows
that the better advertised product is, the cheaper 1t
can be sold That ought to be clear to anyone Suppose
for example, Henry Ford had meyer advertised his
cars How much do you imagine you would have to
pay for Ford car? We can't tell exactly but it would
be many times more than the price for which you
now buy Cadillac Lincoln, or Packard
Advertising brought millions Of buyers for Ford
cars and every additional car sold cut down the rea
tive cost Of all the other cars and permitted pro-
gressive reduction in price to the buyer.
Not long ago some bureaucrat in Washington
undertook to set up rule that advertised brands of
gasoline must charge cent gallon more at the fill
ing station than unadvertised kinds In other words
the public must be penaZed for desiring gasoline
that it knows is good instead Of unbranded gasoline
of the quality of which it has no assurance And more
recently the New York state milk authority has ord
cred distributors of bottled milk who advertise to
charge cent more than those who do not advertise
are permitted to sell for.
That sort Of thing is not progress, it is distinctly
reactonary 1t harks back to the days when the gro
Gerry store kept it's crackers open box and dipped
sugar with scoop out of barrel after shoong the
flies off Anyon with good memory will remember
that the price of crackers and sugar and other food
supplies did not go up, but instead went down. when
advertising Of package brands enabled producers to
distribute such enormous scale that the cover
head cost per package was reduced to almost moth
ing.
II is time that people understood more generally
than they seem to do that advertising, inelligenty
and perssteny DONE does not raise prices but is the
hox~o
able to buy things far more cheaply than similar
things can be bought in other countries
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
I'm sure I will regret it
But then I love YOU So.

I'm sure I will regret it
But then I love YOU So.
Said he to her MY Sweetheart
You'll have to go to work
For I can't pay the grocery man
Nor even the soda clerk"
Said she to him My Hero
II give you all I make
To have a he-male all my own
A job I'll undertake..
Said he to her Now listen
I still reserve the right
To visit all my lady friends
And stay out every night.
She glared at him-he waited
And then he questioned "well?"
Said she to him in accents firm
big boy, you go to hell"
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
IN THE
POLITICAL
LIMELICHT

Both Gov. B. B. Moeur and For
mer Gov George w. P. Hunt in their
race for governor this year have A
No. campaign managers. Herb
HotchkiSs is handling Moeur's cam
paign while Hunts chief is Art Cur
lee. who successfully handled two
campaigns for Lewis Douglas when
he ran for Congress.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Said he to her my Precious
We're stepping out to-day
I haven't got nickle
So you'll have to pay the way.
Said she to him "Oh I don't mint
I'm used to that YOU know
And all I really want OF you
Is an auto ride or So"
Said he to her Your beauty
Your youth and brains I'll take
But as for being true to you
No promise I make"
Said she to him "Oh Darling
I'm q silly boob know
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
Political
Announcements
FOR CONSTABLE

fun CUNOIA AbLE
| hereby announce my
self as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination
for Constable of Nogales
Precinct.
w. S. dad" LARCOM
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
OBSERVED.
HERE AND THERE

San Simon Jack, of Cananea, de-
claring that in all his rs years he
has never worn straw hat. house
slippers. necktie, cap nor night
gown, and Cicero Martin stating
that he. too, has never worn q
nightie.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

In Santa Cruz county the politi-
cal pot is still far from the boiling
point but indications point to the
battles becoming hot very shortly
Jobs are scarce and that undoubted-
ly means there will be plenty Of as
pirantS for the various offices.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

The old fashioned spelling match
held in Washington takes us back
to the time when we were SO proud
of our ability to spell Plithisic and
Plithisis.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Democratic candidates who think
there will be no Republican opposi
ton will find out in a few weeks
that the c.. o. P. is not asleep. The
party of Hoover and Coolidge eX-
poets to capture three or four coun-
ty offices this year.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

We read that the Scottish birth
rate drops and polygamy is recon-
mended. Why not resort to the new
method of "test tubes" and raise
laboratory babies.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
WEATHER

Maximum temperature the past
several days was "a degrees Tues
day, and minimum, SO, yesterday.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Leo Hines. owner Of The Popular
Buffet, was q business visitor at
Tucson yesterday.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19
DID VA KNEW?
TO lack a sense Of humor-that's S
the objectionable fault.
By Alberi T. Reid

All this advertising o. Rail
round and sing the old songs
makes us sad, as
We cannot sing the old songs
We sang awhile ago.
For if we do, the other guests
Quickly get up and go.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

City Alderman Frank Carroon in
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

If DE-. Voronoff the gland special
iSt can only make old men THINK
they are young. he hasn't accom-
pli1hed much-dcnt they anyway?
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Gus Yeary was in town yester-
day from Elg;n.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

At the theater sitting behind a
child with q bad case of Whooping
cough and a little later meeting up
with one not yet recovered from the
measles.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Structing his small daughted to quit
asking for everything when she en-
ters a store.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Many new cars about town de-
spite the depression.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

c. c.. Cheshire declaring his bust
ness is lots better than this time
last year.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

A reporter running down a re-
port on the Robes case and find
ing it originated in a cemetery.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

George Januel selling eggs at the
ElkS Club.
Nogales international., 1934-05-19

Sheriff Brown "akinning q cat"
while trying to get out of Oliver
Whites way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-27

In the senior loop tomorrow,
Shelby Service tackles the Spades at
Brookside No. l. The Spades are
tied with Brightwood for the circuit
lead. and the ShelbyS are on the
heels of the leaders. Both will be
fighting to remain in the front ranks
IN the league trophy race.
BrightwoOd also will De out 10 ad-
vance its claim TO the trophy. clash
ing with the Midway Flyers at FL
lenberger No. l. Brightwood was
held to a scoreleSs tie by the So
AthicS last week. dropping into q
lie with the Spades for the top
berths.
The Irvington Merchants and
Lawrence A. C.'s will tangle at
BrookSide No. >. with both attempt
.ng 10 fill out thin win columns.
A large crowd Is expected at Gar
aeld No. when Beech Grove and
he So-AthicS collide. as both squads
are from the southeast section Of
the city. and have many followers
IN that district.
In the Junior League. Holy Cross
and the Boys Club are slated to
mix at BrookSide No. l, while Broad
Ripple Sporting Goods and Holy
Trinity Juniors are billed at River
side No. !. The Wizards are idle
this week.
A meeting Of team managers has
been called for next Monday night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-27
ShOrtridge- Washington

Continuing as the champion lin
and out team of the season, Bob
Nipper's Shortridge Blue Devils
came back to score an all important
victory over Washington, and have
a fine chance to capture the Public
High School trophy for the season.
After faltering before Lafayette
and Cathedral, Shortridge came
back to down Manual, looked bad
against Newcastle, only to rally yes
terday to down Washington on the
west side field.
Shortridge fumbIed on the one
yard line early in the game. WASH
ington recovered, but Buckrop's
punt from the end zone was blocked,
and Opuenheimer recovered for a
2-point safety. Washington free
kicked to the Shortridge forty-yard
line and the Blue Devils marched
right down the field to goal, Bud
Westfall carrying the oval over. The
extra point failed, the half ending
80. Shortridge.
The third quarter was uneventful,
with the teams battling in midfeld
but Shortridge picked up a late
game touchdown when Teegarden
intercepted long pass into the end
zone and ran it back 102 yards for
the Blue Devil score. Pack place
kicked the extra point.
Pottenger passed to Yovanovich
for late game Washington rally
but the gun sounded to end the
threat.