Mothers Propose Nationwide Child Welfare Reform Plan
The National Congress of Mothers advocates stronger home life education, parental knowledge, and public health measures to reduce infant mortality and social ills. Emphasis on early parent training, housing standards, child care in homes, and coordinated local to national efforts. Meeting set for Denver June 10-15 with experts and interested mothers invited.
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National Congress of Mothers
Congress
Boards of Health and Mothers
Boards of Health
Denver
Arctic courtship customs as told by Pittsburg Gazette
The story describes Eskimo marriage practices with abrupt capture, lodging with new wives, and rough exchanges. It notes brief courtships, forceful weddings by hair pulls, and peaceable if reluctant unions. Wives face strict obedience and potential exchanges or punishments, while affection and kindness are mentioned alongside coercive legends.
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Pittsburg
Eskimo
Foll and His Irish Supporters on Stage Balcony
A Cork opera joke recalls Signor Foll singing from a balcony while two assistants held the platform from below. A misfit carriage caused by the heavy singer leads to quips as workers debate dropping him, with the signor demanding they keep him up for the life of yez.
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Pat
Rishman
Strand
New Form of Electric Arc Lamp Feeds Carbons Continuously
A novel electric arc lamp creates and supplies carbons as they are consumed. The device uses two receptacles holding plastic material, fed through tubes to form the electrodes. Ends are baked by electrical heating coils, enabling a continuous production process.
A Wonder and His Married Ex Wed Thy Wisdom
A compact exchange reveals a man evoking awe from another as the speaker notes the subject is married to one of the other man’s former wives and remains on cordial terms with her. The dialogue hints at complex personal ties and social intrigue.
Sebewaing settler anniversary to mark pioneer arrival
Sebewaing residents plan a June 30 celebration to honor the 65th anniversary of the first white settler, Rev. J. J. Auch, who arrived in 1845 with his family and helped establish the town along the river. The event aims to welcome a large turnout of descendants and neighbors from the period.
Michigan Happenings Corunna and Nearby Towns
Corunna and neighboring locales report a mix of crimes, legal actions, and local incidents. Hauck fined for selling liquor at Owosso hotel after alibi claims fail. Carl Smith pleads guilty. Traverse City trout crimes lead to fines. A Clark County farmer Parker ends his life amid illness. Plainwell builds a new grade school. Cadillac depot ultimatum resolved. Ann Arbor seeks saloon license. Port Huron circus regulation and health stance noted. Also reports church, charity, and mortality notes across Michigan towns.
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Corunna
Circuit Court
Owosso
Hauck
N. F
Miner
Detroit
Carl Smith
Traverse City
Daniel Blodgett
Clarence H. Warner
Dean Seeley
Frank Richards
Snyder
Williamsburg
Recorder’s Court
Richards
Laingsburg
Epson Parker
Here
Victor Township
Clinton County
Parker
Plainwell
Charles Leathers
Kalamazoo
Cadillac
Board of Trade
Ann Arbor Railroad
Ann Arbor
Alpena
Fred P. Smith
Alpena County
Hubbard Lake
Carsonville
Port Sanilac
C. M. Oldfield
Adam Schmitt
Milan
Kinne
Schmitt
Pontiac
Congregational Church
Huron
Mill Streets
Port Huron
A. H. Cote
Methodist Church
Hartshorn
Grand Rapids
Clare
Arthur Herman
Schmidt
Potterville
C. C. Severance
Howell
Home Missionary Society of the
W. F. Griffith
Martha Warner
Ypslanti
Mary C. Thomas
Nina Root
Hudson
Harriet Johnson
Adrian Hastings
Fred Spangemacher
Middleville
Hastings
Very Fishy Love Line With Puns From Fisher Folk
A playful exchange between a fisherman daughter and her beau uses nautical puns to declare devotion. He vows to stay near sempre and steer life together, while she responds with a shy request for salt, closing the moment with humor.
A Quick Cat Tale From Southern New Hampshire
A hotel proprietor recalls a childhood event in a New Hampshire garret. He and his family cat climbed stairs to an open window where a frightened mouse leaped out. The cat leapt after it, caught the mouse mid air, and whirled back to the same window.
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New Hampshire
Poker Player Builds Bluffing Home Tribute
An appreciation note praises a successful poker player who celebrated his win by choosing a handsome home. The quip asks how the victory could be explained and jokes that he "built it on bluff," implying clever betting and wit behind the success.
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Thes Alin
Arctic
Count von
Moltke
Sebewaing
J. J. Auch
John Muellerweiss
Battle Creek
Humane Society
Mary Putnam
Humane Association
Mount Clemens
Schilling
Monroe
Board of Education
Maurer Brothers
Owosso—Harting
Shiawassee County
Supreme Court
Chelsea
Grant & Wood Manufacturing Company
Mason
Beacage
George Coscarella
Michigan Central Railroad
Saginaw
George Philip Loeffler
Kochville
Kochville Township
Menominee
Randolph Bero
Joseph Bero
Osceola
Dennis Spaulding
Mr. Spaulding
Michigan
Libby
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dongine
Douglas
Dory
Frea
W.l.douglan
Brockton
Mase
Thompson
Post
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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