Wife's Triumph Lights a Man of Letters Struggle
A column notes how writers Stevenson Jeffries and J. R. Green owed much to their wives. Mrs Green learned to write with her left hand, inspiring her husband during illness. The piece also recounts a London waiter causing chaos in a sausage shop after stepping on a dog's tail, frightening a customer into fleeing Pearson's.
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Stevenson
Richard Jeffries
J. BR. Green
J. R. Green
London
Pearson’s
Cambridge Students Barred From Pantaloons In Chapel History
In 1812 Cambridge students at Trinity and St Johns were forbidden to wear pantaloons in chapel while Oxford men had already won the right to trousers by 1810. A 1815 note records Corpus scholar William Phelps noting bachelors in the common room wearing black pantaloons with stockings and white waistcoats. Dean Burgon notes that in 1847 Rev Edward Miles Rudd appeared in college in black shorts.
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Trinity
St. John's
Cambridge
Oxford
Rigaud
William Phelps
Echolar
Corpus
Carlisle
Dean Burgon
Edward Miles Rudd
Oriel
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Blood Poison
An advert claims Botanic Blood Balm cures blood and skin diseases including blood poison, ulcers, carbuncles, eczema, scabs, and even deadly cancer. It says the medicine purges poisons from blood, aids healing, relieves pains, and reduces swellings. Sample and free medical advice offered by Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga. Druggists sell it for $1.00.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Fall Samples Arrive For Julius Levy Store Line
Julius Levy presents a new fall and winter woolen line featuring foreign and domestic fabrics for suits trousers and overcoats. He is ready to book orders for fall suits and showcases color and design trends.
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Julius Levy
Crescent Hotel Opens as Year‑Round Resort in Eureka Springs
On July 3 the Crescent Hotel at Eureka Springs opens as an all-year resort under Frisco System management. Extensive renovations have been completed to position the Crescent Hotel as a premier Southwest hostelry.
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Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs
Frisco
D & W-Tt
City Licenses Due and Delinquent Notice for 1902
City Tax Collector OC L Quinn warns that licenses for the last half of 1902 are due and will become delinquent after July 15. Delinquent parties will be summoned with costs added. The Society of American Florists hosts an Asheville event August 19–22, 1902. Southern Railway offers round trip tickets August 17–19 with return by August 25 for travelers to Asheville.
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L. Quinn
Society of American Florists
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturalists
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Southern Mailway
Bible School
Monteagle
Tenn
Monteagle Assembly
C.L. Quinn
Ohio
Genera
Daily Enquirer
Enquirer
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer Profit-Sharing Bureau
Cincinnati
Nightcaps Delivered at Home for Husband's Club Plans
Young Wife buys nightcaps so husband can enjoy them without going out to the club. She reveals the gift to him, hoping to please him as they discuss his evening plans.
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Sparkles
Parlor Mirror Task Delays Prompt Late Night Letter
A sleepy druggist awakens at 3 a m by a man seeking a two cent stamp to mail a letter to his wife. He explains the letter delays her return home to permit time for a new parlor mirror and hall repapering as friends join him for the evening.
Turkey Cemeteries Honor Birds With Water Basins
In Turkish cemeteries, small water vessels are placed for birds, and tomb basins are carved to feed them, a belief that birds carry messages to the dead about the king. A conversation quotes Mrs. Oldgirl and Mrs. Newed as they discuss a musician.
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Turkey
Hewitt Rich Old Fool Blocks Daughter's Marriage
A terse dialogue quotes Hewitt refusing to allow marriage to his daughter. Jewett retorts that wealth and age do not make him a fool, per the New York Times report.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Times
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