Archive for History
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September Tidbits
By Eloise Graham September is the ninth month of our calendar year, even though the prefix “septa” means seven. Once upon a time the calendar had ten months. September, October, November and December were named for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months. January had 90 days. It was followe...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
English 101 By Eloise Graham I ought not give it a thought, but I did. I pondered and I wondered, I wondered and I pondered (shouldn’t those rhyme?) and I even wandered as I pondered. I thoroughly thought it through, and though I have no solution I do know the English language is a rough and tou...
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Being a Grandparent
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.” ... Lois Wise In 1969, nine-year old Russell Capper sent a letter to President Nixon suggesting a day be set aside to ...
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Calendar of Events | August 2023
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...
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August, the Eighth Month of Our Year
By Eloise Graham The August birthstone is the peridot. It is a pale green to yellow-green gem stone. This gem has been found in both Greek and Roman jewelry dating as far back as the 16th century BC. The Egyptians called this lustrous stone the “gem of the gods.” The secondary birthstone for Au...
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Variety Is the Secret
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Recently a friend phoned and apologized for not calling sooner to extend a dinner invitation to Gary and me. We had been w...
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Calendar of Events | July 2023
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Let’s Have Some Summer Fun Test your knowledge on this bit of trivia. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the citizens would ask, “Who was that masked man?” Invariably, someone didn’t know. But he always left something behind. W...
