Miss Parley Honored at Leighton Avenue Bridge
Miss Parley honored as Miss Aileen Douglas hosted a Saturday morning bridge at Leighton Avenue in Labor of Miss Parley. Guests included wedding party members, prizes were Irish Toasts, handkerchief souvenir, and an ice course served by Mrs. Sproull Parker Kilby.
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Aileen Douglas
Bridge
Misa Varley
Leighton Avenue
Parley
James Sproull
Danborne Parker
Thomas Kilby
Mr. Sproull
Atlanta
Edmund L. Tyler
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The claim includes a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and instructions to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with pills recommended for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Dr Thoms Heleetria Heals Sore Throats Widely
An old ad touts Dr Thoms Heleetria as a remedy for sore throats claiming fast relief and general pain easing. The copy cites a product address and a price or offer line to entice buyers.
Frazier Dies of Appendicitis at 37
E. H. Frazier aged 37 of Edgewood avenue died at 6 30 Monday morning at Sellers hospital from appendicitis. He leaves a wife and six children, two ill. Funeral at 10 a m Tuesday at the home, burial in Edgemont. Despite poverty he was regarded as a most excellent gentleman, and his destitute family appeals to public charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Frazier
Edgewood Avenue
Sellers’ Hospital
Edgemont
Marked Their Trail by Boone Daughters in 1776 Capture
An account recalls Je mima Boone and Callaway sisters held by Shawnee warriors after being abducted near Boonesborough. The two girls kept calm and left clues by tying fabric scraps to bushes, guiding rescuers who pursued and rescued them within two days.
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Jemima Boone
Callaway
Kentucky
Flore
Boonesborough
Ohio
Sols
Boone
H. Addington Bruce
Smith's Magazine
Gilbert mocks doubled prices for Irving Booth show
London anecdote recalls Herman Vezin meeting W Gilbert on the street and a quip about paying half a guinea to see one bad actor versus a guinea for two. Beerbohm Tree plays Falstaff at the Haymarket as Gilbert admires the acting backstage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Irving
Edwin Booth
London
Herman Vezin
W. Gilbert
Mr. Gilbert
Beerbohm Tree
Falstaff
London Haymarket
Gilbert
London Graphic
His Complaint Countryman to Doctor Punch Style
A comic exchange shows a Countryman telling a doctor he feels unwell as he eats more and wants less food. The doctor replies with pointed antiquated medical banter about digestion and stomach issues in a Punch era tone.
Letting the Cat Out in a Family Tale
A humorous exchange between a grandfather and Tommy centers on a frog croak and a promised $5,000, framing a light moment in a family vignette from a magazine excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Success Magazine
Vienna Academy to Create Phonographic Archives
The Academy of Sciences at Vienna plans a three part phonographic library. The first section will catalog European languages and dialects from the early twentieth century. The second will hold music and song, and the third will store contemporary oratory records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phonographic Library
Academy of Sciences At
Vienna
Airship Trials To Be Resumed In Washington
Washington D C June 21 The Wright aero plane trials resume this week after last year’s fatal Selfridge crash. The Wrights are to test a straight five mile flight from Fort Myer to Alexandria with two persons about 350 pounds and 125 miles of fuel. They must reach 40 mph in still air though 36 mph is acceptable and would prove the aircraft valuable in warfare.
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Washington, D. C
Wright Aeroplane
Selfridge
Signal Corps
Xesuet
Wright Brothers
Wrights
Fort Myer
Alexandria
World Meteorologists Meet in England Discuss Uniform Weather Reports
London June 21. An international meteorology conference aims to expand scientific weather observation and standardize wireless reports for land and sea use. A key proposal seeks a uniform method for taking and transmitting marine weather data so all nations can compare observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ene
Mora
W. N. Shaw
Great Britain
A. Augat
France
L. Free
China
Hira
Germany
H. Mohn
Norway
Willis Ll. Moore
United States
K. Nakamure
Japan
Sharp van For Unit
A fragmented line mentions a sharp van for a unit and a political context described as republican with unclear year references. The readable parts imply a local or political vehicle note without identifiable names or concrete events.
Plan for a Unified Global Weather Signal System
A committee including Angat Hirz Moore and Lieut Gen Rykaycheff of Russia’s Central Physical Observatory will draft a plan to unite storm and weather signals worldwide. The aim is to eliminate confusion from varied national signals and improve land warnings and wireless ship alerts for seafaring safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Angat. Hirz
Moore
Rykaycheff
Central Physical Observatory
St. Petersburg
Russia
American Opticians Meet in Atlanta
The first annual meeting of the American Association of Opticians opens in Atlanta Georgia with about seven hundred members attending. The four day convention features a large optical exhibition with more than forty major manufacturers represented and talks by notable figures from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
American Association of Opticians
South
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Miss Ledbetter
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Mrs. T. H. Hopkins
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Apson
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Poon
Walter Brewer
Jackson Orrison
Charles Davidson
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William Orrison
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Fred Noble
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George Noble
Mary Hyde
Tuscumbia
Mrs. Wallace Comer
Tyler Hill
Hf. J. Brock
J. Brock
Florida
Lucy Cryer
Anniston
Elizabeth Hanson
Opelika Post
St. Michaela Church
Robert Hampson
Hampton
St. Michael's
Mins Noble
Frazier
W. S. Gilbert
Oxford Lake Park Theatre
Ethel Morton Opera Co
Scarbrough Drug Co
Privitt & Co
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Washington
Meteorologists of World Meet
England
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Foraker
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Beveridge
Fairbanks
Morgan Bulkeley
Lena Bulkeley
Connecticut
Waston
Wreen
Hale
Maine
Will Be Rein
Island
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Dayton
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