Customs of Courtship Across World Nations and Eras
The piece surveys diverse marriage traditions from Europe France Russia and Switzerland to Egypt Moors and Australia. It notes parental involvement matching, dowry gifts and ritual acts, with gender roles varying from pro forma unions to arranged betrothals and polygamous or permissive practices. It highlights matchmakers, necromancers, and bridegroom dominance in many cultures while contrasting modern moves toward parental consultation and selection.
Fox farms near Atherton raise black foxes for fur
Consul John J. Sherley reports three black fox farms near Atherton Prince Edward Island housing 20 25 and 30 foxes. Furs sell in London from 500 to 1800 dollars with royalty robes rumored. Foxes kept year round in rough woods under heavy wire netting to prevent burrowing and climbing.
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John J. Sherley
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Atherton
London
Cherry’s Island
Garfield Installed as Williams College President in Williamstown
Harry A Garfield succeeds the late Henry Hopkins at Williams College, delivering a induction that drew a large crowd in Williamstown Massachusetts. Garfield, 45, trained in law at Columbia and London, before teaching political science at Princeton and leading civic efforts in Cleveland. The ceremony marked a shift toward presidents from outside clergy, mirroring a broader trend in New England higher education.
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Haston
Tarry
Augustus Gurfiehl
Willias College
Williamstown
Massachusetts
Williams College
Hopkins
Gayfield
Mark Hopkins
James A. Garfield
United States
Williams
Harry Augustus Garfield
James Rudelph Garfield
Interior
Irvin McDowell Garfield
Abram Garfield
New England
Harvard
Yale
Garfield
Henry Hopkins
Hiram
St. Paul's School
Concord
N. J
James
Cleveland
Harry Garfield
Municipal Association
McKisson
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Hadley
Luther
Trinity College
Hartford
Qutside
Cradle of Foreign Missions
Remarkable spire house built around a century elm in Des Moines
Prominent Des Moines physician Dr. A G Field constructs a daring home around a giant elm tree that sits on the property line near neighbor Charles J. Walker. Facing threats and legal maneuvering, Field suspends scaffolding from the tree to finish the house while critics gossip about his method and possible light exclusion from the side. The elm, over 100 years old, remains unapologetically standing as Field plans to convert his current brick residence into a private sanitarium once the new home is complete.
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H. GC. Meyer
Des Moines
A. G. Field
Charles J. Walker
Dr. West
Walker
Alte
Linus
Field
Dr. Field
Field House
Forest Avenue
May Represent The Kaiser Possible German Ambassador Pick
Count Mumm von Schwartzenstein, now German minister at Tokyo, could be named ambassador to the United States. He has served in the Orient since 1900, was minister plenipotentiary to China, and later held a post in Tokyo. He married Miss Maude Le Vinson of New York, once a Washington social favorite.
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Germany
United States
Tokyo
China
Maude le Vinson
New York
Washington
Gresah
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Birl
Europe
France
Cupid
Svacks
Bilger Altree
Switzerland
Egypt
Trousseau
Brau Brummel
Black Fox Farms
Harry A. Garfield
Martyrep
Grant Elm
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Count Mum von Schwartzenetein
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