Picnic Season Opens at Oxford Lake Park With New Amenities
The Oxford Lake Park promotes picnic season with shade water seats swings and lunch tables. Built stone gutters terraces and new buildings enhance the park making rain unnecessary for gatherings and indoors amusements available. Refreshments bowling alleys merry go round bathhouse and boat rentals in operation with coupons and tickets accepted. Proceeds support park improvements with MecElreath Drug Co and J M Ragan selling tickets and passes.
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MecElreath Drug Co
Oxford
J. M. Ragan
Sale Prospect Postponed by Religious Board in Philadelphia
The sale is postponed until Tuesday June 4, 1901, by the Board of Cuvrcn Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. ay AGEE t Montgomery Alabama Rare Nes at Serer.
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Board of Cuvurcn Extension
Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
Agee T Montgomery
Serer
Storekeeper’s Prompt for Customers at No 25 East Tenth
A terse invitation echoes a shop policy with a bold claim about showing a remarkable line to any customer calling at No 25 East Tenth Street. The terse note frames a boastful sales pitch within a single sentence.
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East Tenth Street
Mortgage Sale of Church Property in Anniston Alabama
Mortgage sale proceeding under a 188s deed by trustees of St. Paul Methodist Church of Anniston. On May 4 1901 the property described as a parallelogram of 140 by 190 feet fronts Leighton avenue and 14th street will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder in front of the city courthouse. Proceeds go to the Board of Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
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St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Anniston
Ala
Calhoun County
Tjleighton Avenue
Fourteenth Street
14Th Street
Leighton Avenue
Board of Church Extension
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Philadelphia
State of
Pennsylvania
Bernhardt Seeks Legion of Honor in Frantic France
The Cosmo piece recalls Mme. Bernhardt’s failed bid for the Legion of Honor. Despite a five year push, a grand fete, and tributes from Cuppee Rostand Theuriet Mendes, the ministry never included her name. She remains without the coveted red cross.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Rosa Bonheur
France
Merriam Clever Ruse Outsmarting Government Clerks
The Chicago Chronicle reports Census Director Merriam used a sly method to trim staff. He had division chiefs name clerks they wished to keep, then moved those favored workers to divisions with no dismissals. Chiefs face finishing work with remaining inferior clerks.
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Merriam
Gvernment Service
Chicago Chronicle
A Store Clerk Says We’re Just Out of It Then Has a Substitute
A clerk at a drug store near the capitol, three weeks on the job, tells customers we are “just out of” items but have something just as good. When a woman asks for postage stamps he repeats the line, illustrating a ready made substitute phrase used in place of the sold item.
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Capitol
Albany Journal
Princess Maud of Britain Named Loveliest Princess in Europe
The Duke of York's unmarried sister Princess Maud is praised as Europe’s prettiest princess. She is skilled in binding books and nursing, sails, cycles, sews, spins, speaks five languages including Russian, and excels in photography alongside Queen Alexandra as her mother’s favored daughter.
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Europe
Maud
Duke of York
Queen Alexandra
Weather Map Joke In Senate Marble Room
Senator Mason leans on a weather map in the senate when the weatherman leaps up alarmed. The coat shows the climate for the entire United States west of the Mississippi, provoking a startled correction.
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Senator Mason
Senate
United States
Mississippi
Emigration from Ireland Surges in 1900
Ireland lost 45 288 people to emigration in 1900, up 3 347 from 1899. Most migrants were aged 15 to 35. Of all emigrants 37 765 went to the United States, with Great Britain 6 050, New Zealand 61, Canada 472, and Australia 834.
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Ireland
United States
Great Britain
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
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Murray Hill
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