Anniston Society Plans Circus After Lent for Hospital Benefit
Anniston ladies organize a society circus after Lent to aid the local hospital with charity work. Prominent city women will lead the effort, with support from visitors Mrs Katzenstein of Chicago and family. Community plans also include a successful Virginia Clay Clapton scholarship children's entertainment at Mrs John B Knox home.
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Anniston
Anniston Hospital
Anniston Hosspital
Virginia Clay Clapton
John B. Knox
William Forney
Margaret Reynolds
Close
Misa Florine Amythe
Rosa Belle Knox
Kaiser’s Daughter Set To Wed In Formal Ceremony
A royal engagement is announced as the daughter of the Kaiser prepares to marry. The news notes a forthcoming wedding with details on the families involved and ceremonial plans.
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Kaiser
Victoria Louise
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Archduke Wrang Ferdinand
Viennia
House of Hapsburg Ton Protestant
Notarial Instrument for Frank J. Cheney
Acknowledgment dated December 6 1886 witnessed by A W Gleason Notary Public verifies Frank J Cheney’s sworn declaration before the notary in his presence.
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Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Sally and Sally Capture King's Guard in Forest Run
In a daring raid a mixed band led by the narrator and Sally robs the coach of gold near Edencourt. Sally uses a woman's trick to subdue Dad Hobart and reclaim his hair as a trophy before parading him prisoner to the Forest Inn.
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Sally
Robin
Forest Inn
Giles
Harlow
Southcombe Forest
Boy
Dad Hobart
Edencourt
Dad
Kit
Dol'arsky Sells Hotel Then Luxuriates as Head Waiter
Dol'arsky sold his hotel because it was not turning a quick profit. He remains in the hospitality scene by taking the well compensated post of head waiter, enjoying a preferred position in service.
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Dol’arsky
Ladies Form Helping Hand Society at Apt House
In a quaint city apartment, the ladies unite to aid one another with the care of their gowns. The group plans mutual support for sewing, fitting, and buttoning as a practical community effort.
Compact Toilet Article Cases Hit Stores In Varied Styles
Stores showcase compact toilet cases appealing to travelers and shoppers. Four to twenty pieces in sets from four piece manicure outfits to an elegant twenty piece display mounted on tortoise shell or ivory. Some cases fold flat and fit in a pocket while elaborate versions include monograms and embroidered covers for protection.
We Seldom Notice Common Place in Life
A reflection on Dorothy Arnold's disappearance from New York as the author argues that mental blindness, or the failure to observe ordinary details, helps obscure people in a big city. The piece urges readers to sharpen perception to prevent future such vanishings and to cultivate empathy over curiosity.
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Fifth Avenue
Dorothy Arnold
New York
Asphasia
Circle of Life
Following the Seasons. A Seasonal Grief Echoes in Chicago
A Chicago newspaper piece reflects on longing for different seasons. The poem-like note laments loss and nostalgia, comparing summer despair to winter longing and suggesting a timeless mood of change.
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Chicago News
Pioneering Cancer Tissue Growth Study by Carrel Burrows
Doctors at the Rockefeller Institute report cultivating adult tissues outside the body in suitable media revealing cell growth visible to the naked eye. They describe expanding tissues from dog cat and frog and even a subcustard graft, suggesting potential cancer research paths and microbe-tissue interactions for future study.
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New York
N. Y
Alexis Carrel
Montrose T. Burrows
Rocefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York Medical Journal
Ringer
Alexis Carrell
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Carrel
Burrows
Harrison
Burrows Eugges
Sea and Shore Hyker and Pyker Exchange Arresting Quip
A humorous quip from the Chicago Daily News shows Hyker and Pyker bantering about a highwayman vs pirate. The pirate would have grabbed “411 hands aloft” if he had used a pirate’s methods.
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Hyker
Pyker
Chicago Daily News
Quote on failed men and the feathered neat remark
A tersely observed quip notes that when a man fails in business there is always someone ready to claim he feathered his nest. The line reflects cynical commentary on opportunistic critics and self interest in financial downfall.
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Chicago News
Critics Debate Mannishness in American Women
A crowd of scholars and artists defend womens changing physiques against claims of increasing mannishness. Harvard gymnast director Dr Dudley Sargent and National Academy of Design president John W Alexander face backlash after public criticisms, with quotes from multiple supporters and critics detailing perceptions of modern womens bodies.
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New York
N. Y
Dudley Allen Sargent
Harvard University
John W. Alexander
National Academy of Design
Sargent
Cambridge
Mass
Alexander
Academy of Design
Dr. Sargent
Harrison Fisher
Mary Hoffman Jones
Mise
Elizabeth Burehenal
Girls’ Branch
Public School Athletic League
Venus
Louisa Mann Wingate
Public School Girls’ League
Abastemia Eberle
London Crime Declines In Police Report Of 1909
London officials say crime is down in 1909 with fewer felonies and higher clearance rates. The hansom cab fleet shrank while 3 956 taxis were licensed, and 25 004 umbrellas were left unclaimed before property was turned over to finders who received awards of 465 and 230 in two cases.
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London
Eng
Commissioner of Police
Irishman's Knockat Door Tackle by Landlord Joke
An Irishman jokes that answering a knock at his door inviting a job would anger the landlord. The quip plays on the fear of losing both opportunity and home, reflecting light social humor.
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London
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