The Saving of Collie by Howard Devine
A sensational 1902 tale centers on heiress Florence Hayes and her suitor Howard Dunton in a clash over a wedding dress and a forbidden love. Dollie, a dressmaker, erupts with a vow to win him, threatening social ruin, while Florence asserts control, leading to a dramatic wedding escalate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Devine
Daily Story Pub
Madam
Miss Culver
Madam Gervais
Florence Hayes
Howard Dunton
Bunton
The Bride Protests Then Finishes The Wedding
In a dramatic ceremony the veiled bride reveals she cannot marry the man, claiming he is pledged to another. The groom and crowd react as the woman orders the service to continue with Collie Culver as the concealed bride. The clergy proceed and the Four Hundred exit in a hush.
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Florence
Sience
Gtr
Collie Culver
Tower of Babel
Rare cases of women stowaways on early steamers
A historical note recalls rare female stowaways. On Sept 8 1901 the Neptune line steamer Ohio found a woman on board bound for Rotterdam. Capt Wilson planned to send her back but weather saved her. she remained aboard. Another case involved a woman posing as a man on the Johnston steamer Vedamore. In New York Louisa Shakler, aboard Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, mixed with passengers to reunite with her son and was allowed to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune Line
Ohio
Baltimore
Rotterdam
Samuel Wilson
Wiliam Carroll
Johnston
Robert Bartlett
Bristol Channel
Bartlett
Liverpool
New York
Louisa Shakler
Bremen
Prisoner in Bear Pit at Silver Lake
Indian constable guards a suspect overnight in a bear pit at Silver Lake after detaining Johann Vaelinski and two others. The suspect was held for seven hours as bears pressed through the grating before he was released after investigation found him lost en route to Kent Cleveland Plaza. Fritz the elephant dies in Tours after panic and strangulation. kept ropes entangle claws, infantry guard streets, body offered to Tours Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silve Lake
Johann Vaelinsk
Kent
Fete Bey
Canada
Silver Lal
Vaelinski
Ihe
Peter
Waelinski
Yaelinski
Cuyahogs Falls
Kent— Cleveland Plaza
Tours
France
Fritz
Barnum
Nicolas-Pruneau
Frits
Tours Museum
St Jacobs Oil Promise and Irony in Ad Pitch
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a half century unbeaten cure for shooting pains and rheumatic ailments with a Baltimore company guarantee. The copy lists widespread pains and claims quick relief plus two price options, then injects quips about hero husbands and compliments as filler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacob's Old
St. Jacobs Oi, Ltd
Baltimore
St. Jacobs
Fragmented 19th century ad and quip collection
A jumble of ad copy and jokes referencing Defiance Starch and various cures. Items include product pitches for Defiance Starch 16 oz for 1 cent, Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Power with free trial bottle, and humorous vignettes about manners and fashion. A testimonial praises Dodd's Kidney Pills. Multiple puns and social quips appear, with sparse coherent news.
Day nursery charity tale sparks church debate
In a Philadelphia church a day nursery run by the Episcopal congregation uses numbered brass checks for babies left with the charity. A mother without a check claimed a baby after the closing, revealing she was black, provoking sharp reactions from the congregants. The sermon then pivots to cautionary notes on bulls and witticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Testimonial for Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound by Mrs Jennie O'Donnell
Mrs Jennie O'Donnell of Chicago credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of female troubles after using the product following a book recommendation. The letter, an unsolicited testimonial, promises health improvements and urges sick women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennle
O'Donnell
Oakland Woman's Riding Club
Lytita KE. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
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Redoods
Jel Vanes Cheney
Collie
Tani
Yous
Prristocrat
Dollie
Rust
Howard
Miss Hayes
Bear Pit
Burdock
Hinll
Vries
Henry
Eliza
Europe
J. P. Morgan
New Jersey
Puck
Congress
Lenox
W. H. Brown
Dodd
DEA
SUN- 1
Assi
Adda
Maines
John FB. Beyer
Velulty Springs
Ind
Tsu
Koos Vleuchlag Lee
Cet
Dr. Kline
Great Norte Mentonits
Vattle
Crputton
Poi Arch St
Philadelyoia
Burke
Reston
PEASS
Hismbali Etras
Connell Bhuite
Sen T Har
Longwele
Highland Lark College
Des Moines
Lowa
J. E. O'Donnell
Dean Mrs. Pinxham
URS & CG
Omaha
Nebr
Defiance Starch CO
Omaila
Stanberry
Hormal
Business College
Ladie Sentleman
Amallions
Wuard
Rocid
Ate
I. D. & Robbins
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