Honeymoon Couple Walking Around the United States

Pennsylvania, 1915

HIKING HONEYMOON

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Shaw to Keep at Three Years

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Shaw have arrived in Gettysburg. The couple began a unique honeymoon trip on December 1, starting at Glen Falls, N. Y. They state that on a wager of $10,000 they are to travel on foot to the capitols of all the states forming the border of the United States within three years. Their plan of procedure is to walk six days in a week, and rest on Sundays. As an incidental source of revenue, they sell picture post cards.

Up to the present time they have met with no mishaps, and have enjoyed good health. Their route has taken them through Albany, Binghamton, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, York and many smaller cities and towns.

—Adams County News, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, January 16, 1915, page 5.


Deductive Reasoning

"Mamma, what's a bookworm?" asked small Eloise. "A person who loves to collect and study books, dear," was the reply. A few days later a woman called whose fingers were decorated with innumerable rings. "Oh, mamma," exclaimed Eloise, "look at Mrs. Smith's rings. She must be a ringworm!"


Mushroom Farm

A mushroom farm in California consists of 600 square feet, the beds being in tiers in a basement. Although mushroom growing in the United States has assumed considerable proportions, the imports continue to be large.


Significant Madagascar Dance

In Madagascar when the men are absent at war the women dance for the greater part of the day, believing that this will inspire their husbands with courage, and doubtless many a man hard pressed on the field of battle does feel a peculiar access of determination to vanquish the enemy when he thinks of his wife dancing tirelessly all day that he may win.