Market Square church dispute over new building and motives
In a tense Market Square church scene, Gail confronts Rev. Boyd about Allison and Gail’s ambitions behind a proposed grand church project. Boyd defends the church’s usefulness and asks why vestry and guild members invest time, while Gail accuses personal ambition. The confrontation ends as Gail exits in a muddy coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Square
Sail Sargent
Dward KE
Allison
Smith Boyd
Gail
Alold
Ith Boyd
Vedder Court Market Square
der Court
Market Square Church
Storm Center Party Sparks Hidden Allure and Tension
At a Lucile Teasdale hosted house party in New York a social whirl unfolds around Gail Sargent and suitors Dick Rodley and Allison. Gail responds to flirtation with Rodley while Allison exerts steady, quiet appeal, leading to mounting tension after a provocative close-encounter in the conservatory and library alcove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Teasdale
Corker
Gail
Gail Sargent
Self Help Glee Club
Mary
Lucile Teasdale
Lucile
Arly Fosland
Gerald Fosland
Gerald
Arly
Gall Sargent
New York
Dick Rodney
Empire of rails unites seven men under Allison plan
Allison unveils a plan to consolidate an Atlantic-Pacific railroad as the main trunk of a new International Transportation company. He has merged with Municipal Transportation and put his fortune into the venture, while others discuss legal oversight and transportation reach across north south routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Atlantic
Pacific
Atlantic-Pacific
Richard Haverman
St. Bernard
Arthur Grandin
Union Fuel Company
United States
International Transportation Company
A.P
Municipal Transportation Company
Atlantic-Pacific Railroad
Haverman
Priest in disguise sees forest play at Family club outing
Rev Arch Perrin of St Mary the Virgin posed as a waiter at a Family club farm outing near Redwood City to catch the open air production The Spirit of Youth by Martin V Merle with music by Case Downing He wore a false mustache and served soup unnoticed He enjoyed the show afterward.
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San Francisco
Arch Perrin
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Family Club
Redwood City
Martin V. Merle
Case Downing
Father Perrin
Christian Epic in Stone Strassburg Cathedral Stands Amid War
Back of the Alsace front the Strassburg cathedral rises as a Christian epic in stone. The vast Gothic minster, begun 1176 and finished 1439, features a 500 foot spire, rose window over forty feet, and exquisite open stonework. Restorations have altered some details, prompting discouraging reflections.
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Alsace
Strassburg
York
the Minster
Europe
Prediction of Reims Cathedral Restoration Feasibility
Experts warn the ambitious project to restore Reims Cathedral faces structural and financial hurdles. They warn fundraising, conservation ethics, and ancient stonework complicate a restoration deemed possible yet uncertain by specialists.
Cat’s Pranks Bring Police To Patterson Pawnshop
A cat caught in gas lamp chains at 106 Washington Street Patterson caused six police officers to respond at one o’clock in the morning. Morris Rhodes the pawnshop owner appeared in pajamas shouting thief as a night watchman alerted the police. The cat was found dangling by forepaws from lamp chains and freed.
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Morris Rhodes
Washington Street
Patterson
N. J
Rhodes
Returning War Nurse Avoids Scrubbing In Romance
A society girl quits her wartime nurse role to come home, her friends say the job demanded too much scrubbing. The line suggests fiction where heroism and wealth are treated lightly and romance follows.
Rare case of alexia memory loss reported in medical journal
Dr. S P Goodhart and colleagues describe a man born in the United States with alexia who cannot recall recent writing or recognize objects by sight, though he can read letters written to him and name items when heard. The case suggests a lesion in the left angular gyrus of the parietal lobe.
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S. P. Goodhart
New York Medical Journal
United States
New York
Doctor Goodhart
H. Clmenko
New York Sun
Art and Appetite during a Prima Donna's Night
An admirer praises a prima donna for a divine singing tonight and notes the expressive light in her eyes. She replies she does not eat before performances because art is exacting and she was hungry for a future meal after the concert.
Rescue on Surfboard Saves Two Light Tenders
In San Lucas, two lighthouse keepers were saved from starvation by L C Hansen, first officer of the Pacific Mail steamer Newport. He paddled a surfboard through the breakers to shore, then hauled a line and attached watertight food cans with life buoys to reach the men who were too weak to assist.
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San Francisco
Point San Lucas
California
L. C. Hansen
Pacific Mail
Newport
Hansen
Tossed Twice by Bull in Berwick Wild Fray
R. O. Shaffer, 26, of Zenith, escaped death after a bull tossed him to rafters while being led to a watering trough. The animal slammed him again after he struck its head. His father freed him by snubbing the rope, but was knocked down as the bull charged. Shaffer suffered two broken ribs and other injuries.
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Houston van Ploon
Willis Cunningham
Jack Lamby
Arly Fosland
New Century
Gail
Century Plant
Allison
Babbitt
Berwick
R. O. Shaffer
Zenith
Legally Dead, She Is Alive in Peoria Case
Anna Bergheart of Mackinaw was declared legally dead eight weeks ago by County Judge Rahn in Pekin. She reappeared in Peoria with an attorney to reclaim her share of her father's estate worth several thousand dollars. After leaving Mackinaw 11 years ago, she vanished and lived in Chicago, with no trace found until now.
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Peoria
Ill
Anna Bergheart
Rahn
Pekin
Dog saves woman's life in Texas note tied to collar
A Cisco report recounts a dog rushing through a rainstorm to fetch help for aged Mrs. Eliza Powers who was dying from ptomaine poisoning on a nine mile farm. The animal carried a note tied to its neck from Bettie Alexander to the home folks. Relatives found Mrs. Powers unconscious.
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Dallas
Tex
Cisco
Bettie Alexander
Eliza Powers
Boy's 21 View Often Shifts to Marriage
A reflection on youth believing full independence comes at twenty one but finding that adulthood often arrives with marriage instead. The remark contrasts teenage idealism with adult responsibilities as a common life transition.
Indian Race Question Prompted Football Comment
A city college instructor asks about a trait of the Indian race. A former DeWitt Clinton boy responds that Indians play football to beat the band, reflecting a humorous local remark from past school culture.
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City College
de Witt Clinton
Suspicious Leave Sparks Car Repair Conspiracy Theory
A cook plans to quit claiming odd timing as every afternoon off coincides with her car being in the shop. She suspects the employer schedules repairs to force her absence. The exchange hints at potential vendetta or prank.
Soap and Ointment Sample Ad for Birth to Newborns
Fragrant cosmetic duo touted as comfort for children. The Soap purifies and the Ointment soothes rashes and chafings. Suitable from birth, with confidence. Free samples by mail via Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Mystery Angel Aids French Aviators With $5000 Gift
A French woman who keeps her identity secret has long funded the French army and aviation corps through Le Figaro Paris. After a lull she sends a note saying her savings are gone yet she still managed a final gift of five thousand dollars for airmen, hoping they are well clothed.
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le Figaro
Paris
Aviation Corps
Figaro
Lloyds Misty History and the Coffee House Keeper
Lloyds is traced to a Lombard Street coffee house keeper, not a financier. The Royal Exchange proximity made it the underwriters’ haunt, first named in 1700, with Lloyds mentioned in Tatler 1710 and Spectator references by Addison.
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Lloyd’s
McKenna
Lloyd's
London Chronicle
Lombard Street
Royal Exchange
Lloyd's Coffee House
Steele
Tatler
Addison
Spectator
When Nature Hints About the Food
A patient recounts dyspepsia from fast meals and sedentary work, weight loss, and poor appetite. After trying Grape-Nuts, he reports steady energy and fullness until the next meal, with family members adopting the same diet. The ad ends with the slogan There s a Reason by Postum Ceo Battle Creek.
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George Randolph Chester
Lillian Giester IY
C.d.rhodes
Doy Manning
Ting
Brother Bones
Interlocutor
Mr. Interlocutor
Brother Bones Cunningham
Luelle
Cunningham
Louvre
Dick Rodley
van Ploon
Ted
Eldridge Babbitt
National Dairy Products Consolidation
Century
W. T. Chisholm
Majestic Trust Company
Joseph G. Clark
The
Standard
Clark
Robert E. Taylor
American Textiles Company
Battle Line
Reims
Illinois
Dean
Iowa
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
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