Oxford Social Notes Blend Visits and Weddings
Mine Thesale Mitchell hosts a small party for relatives, while residents welcome visitors from Dan Williams Goodwater Oneonta Piedmont and Rome. Christian Endeavor officers were elected at the Presbyterian church. weddings and theater outings highlight the week.
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The
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Walter Stephens
Janileta Tagley
Ella Wall
Rosa Wilson
Harriet Blatch naturalizes to support suffrage goals
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch president of the Equality League for Self Supporting Women has filed first naturalization papers as her English husband is a non voter. The court ruled she may apply for citizenship and suffragists celebrate as she aims to vote once suffrage is achieved.
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Harriet Stanton Blatch
Equality League For Self: Supporting Women
Blatch
Compass as conscience guides a hopeful life
A Chicago American quote urges using inner compass to guide choices. It frames conscience as a reliable navigator for personal success and usefulness to others, portraying self-guided virtue as the path to a meaningful life.
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Chicago
Music Teachers National Association Holds Four Day Convention
The Music Teachers National Association begins its thirty first annual convention at Northwestern University in Chicago this week. The four day program features business sessions and a series of concerts and recitals with many well known musicians.
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Chicago
Music ‘Teachers’ National Association
Northwestern University
Parents lament toy mishaps in comic quip
A Chicago News quip recalls a fond mother who punished children by confiscating a toy car only to see them acquire a toy seraphine and ruin more home items. The joke highlights child mischief and parental frustration in a light tone.
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Chicago News
A Scandal Brings to Light a Baltimore Banker's Domestic Fallout
A Baltimore American excerpt reports a local banker named Mr. Cashit drove his wife from their home in a new buggy, stirring scandal in the neighborhood. Details are sparse but the incident draws attention to private troubles among prominent residents.
Just Like All of Us. Sillicus- Thieves No Worse Than Others
Cynicus argues thieves are not special. honesty or virtue is found among all people, as discussed in the Philadelphia Record.
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Sillicus
Cynicus
Philadelphia
Move of Lowell man sparks tale of a Kreme Cat
J. Warton Folsom of Lowell Maine moved from his mother's home to his own place five miles away. The family cat rode in a box at dusk and now alternates loyalties, spending days at the old home and then returning to the new residence with noteworthy regularity.
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J. Warton Folsom
Lowell
Fast Spring
Life Span Figures From An Ancient Legend
A Country Gentleman note from London claims a red deer might live 210 years an eagle 650 and an oak nearly 19 centuries in a Uimic legend. It adds today 10 percent of such deer are hard to find and suggests deer live 25 to 35 years.
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London
The Valuable Whale Whalebone Prices Rise
The whale bone formerly priced at 35 cents per pound now quotes around a new value. A single whale can yield about 3,090 pounds of whalebone, highlighting the potential market shift.
First American Post Route Established in 1672
The first post route in the United States linked New York to Boston with a monthly schedule. Today mail transport on railways costs about 45 million dollars annually and railway post office lines span 208000 miles with over 15000 officers and clerks. Ella Ewing the Missouri giantess nine feet six inches guest at Hoxsey hotel in Mexico en route to Bowling Green fair. two beds joined for her sleep.
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United States
New York
Boston
Ella Ewing
Hoxsey Hotel
Mexico
Bowling Green Fair
Kansas City
The Atmosphere Extends Far From Earth Surface
The height of the atmosphere above Earth has never been precisely defined as no one has reached the edge to determine its end. It evidently spreads well beyond 50 miles from both land and sea surfaces.
Three Leopold Daughters Recalled in Review of Rifts
The Belgian king Leopold the third who died recently had fractured ties with all three daughters. Princess Stephanie faced his wrath over his wife and was banished from Belgium. Princess Louise eloped with an Austrian officer and later faced debt with jewels from her mother’s will sold to cover losses. Princess Clementine remained the least estranged, though distant.
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Leopold
Belgium
Stephanie
Louise
Europe
Clementine
Has a Real Grievance and Sins of Commission
A California man who struck at a fly and hit a moving saw lost two fingers. He doubtedly shows an active appreciation of the fly menace as scientists warn. The dialogue contrasts sins of commission with sins of omission and a broker’s fault.
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California
Epithets Fly as Debate on Record vs Facts Intensifies
In a heated exchange Senator Sorghum argues it is wiser to seek facts than chase a record of insults. A friend pressures calling names and interrupting during the discussion.
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Senator Sorghum
One Thing Like Mother's Recipe Echoed
Dialogue recalls a mother’s skill and a child’s praise as a craftsman notes a familiar dish. The exchange frames memory, tradition, and domestic pride through a simple kitchen moment.
French Convicts and the Grim Penal Colony Death Toll
The article notes convicts sent to French Guiana face harsher fates inversely tied to their crimes. Murderers and dangerous offenders go to Salvation Island, while lesser offenders toil and perish in a deadly climate on the coast. Mortality at St. Jean de Maroni reaches 40 to 50 percent. the average lifespan of a convict is about four years.
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French Guiana
Island of Salvation
St. Jean de Maroni
Which Was It A Cry From The Orator In New York Sun
A fragment from the New York Sun notes an orator asking if the crowd is slaves or free. A line from a row of sett stones prompts the reply about being married. The piece reads as a quotation capturing a moment of public discourse.
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New York
New York Sun
Humorous interjections from old magazines and lampoons
A scrambled pair of quotes from Harper's Bazaar and Harvard Lampoon featuring a judge swearing truth, a bemused witness, and a wry aeronaut remark. The pieces evoke satirical tone and period humor from early 20th century publications.
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Harper's Bazar
African Ivory and Elephant Varieties Compared
The article contrasts African elephants as the source of the world ivory supply with Indian elephants noting their tusklessness and lesser tusk value. It claims African elephants differ in shape and have ancestors preserved in Arctic ice, while Indian elephants are described as burden animals alive being more valuable than dead.
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Africa
India
Connecticut Man Plans Telegram Return After Card Grievance
A Connecticut man reacts to receiving souvenir postal cards from a woman by plotting to retaliate. He considers sending telegrams collect as part of his alleged plan when she leaves home again.
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Connecticut
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Goodwater
Prof. Williams
Albert Hanna
Oklahoma
O. F. Staples
W. ©. Tavis
Oneonta
Mrs. J. ©. Davis
Tom Prater
Mr. Prater
Piedmont
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W. TI. Chiffin
Amy Cooper
Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Metherson Street
Myrtle McCain
Misa
Erma
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Circus
New Noble Theater
J. WE. Wilson
Misa Rosa Wilson
Mra. Oliver Stewart
Munford
N. M. Alexander
Will McKibbon
W. Hf. Griffin
James W. Mima
Miss Gothan
Tuscumbia
Misa Gothan
Mr. Mima
Professor Williams
Misa McCain
Clifford Bradfield
Rome
J. W. Mitchell
ATAR
Willie
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Tororance
Hypatia
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Homer
England
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Tamerlane
Delhi
W. F. van Arsdel
Jeweler
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