Social and Personal Notes and Navy News
Social items report a gathering at Miss Warner's on Pembroke Street with gifts for Miss May Spash and names of guests such as Marian Rutkowski Ida Whittaker Minnie Hague Bisie Parry and others. A piano performance and entertainment are noted. Also announced is the Philadelphia Stock Exchange plan to issue eleven Atlantic fleet battleships. The Shar on Pennsylvania Petroleum Iron Works and Ivania Tank Car plant run double time to meet orders. A British ship is designated as a floating hospital at Calais for Belgian soldiers with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Smonk
Marian Rutt Rutkowski
Neux
Ida Whittaker
Minnie Hague
Bisie Payy
Martha Jepson
Martha Horie
Raith Hardwick
Margaret @hrailes
Violet Molyneux
Roland
Ash
Bisie Parry
Petroleum Iron Works
Ivania
Sharon
Dress Making Pattern for Elegant Fitted Dress
Prepared for this newspaper by Pictorial Review this pattern explains a tailored dress in dark blue satin and plaid taffeta with a tunic style back. It outlines fabric quantities for sizes 6 10 12 and 14 years, construction details and finishing touches for an attractive outfit.
The Grave of Bonapartes Poem On a Lone Isle
A fragmentary historic poem chronicles Napoleon Bonaparte's mortality on a barren isle. It contrasts storms and the grave with forces once led by him, noting the fallen legions and fading fame, while praising the enduring spirit that soars beyond bondage like an eagle. Credited to Lyman Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Heath
Veal a la Jardinier and Cucumber Salad Menu
Six pounds loin of veal boned and prepared for roast with vegetables. Bone broth simmered for base, vegetables ready, veal browned with pork fat, roasted with aromatics, thickened sauce, and plated with cauliflower potatoes and peas. Salad features cucumber with red pepper, lettuce and a pink pepper dressing.
Connecticut Suffrage News Campaign Lengthens Reach
The Connecticut suffrage effort, led by Mim Emily Pierson Alyse Gregory and Isabela Sanders, extends through New London County with meetings in towns near New London. Pierson speaks at Winsted Girls Club, as delegates gain support from National and State Granges and trade unions. Mrs Ernest Thompson Seton visits larger equal franchise leagues sharing impressions from the Nashville convention and praises southern chivalry aiding suffrage prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Mim
Emily Pierson
Alyse Gregory
Isabela. Sanders
Miss. Pierson
Winsted
Pargley
National Grange
Connecticut
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
National Teachers’ Association
Wilmington
Delaware
Ernest Thompson Seton
Wos
Nashville
Seton
Tennessee
Daily Talks on Heart Topics by Laura Jean Libby
Miss Libbey advises a reader misled by love and engagement letters. The girl, too young to decide, chose marriage elsewhere. Recommend a respectful note to reclaim the ring, then recover from grief and seek the right partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jean Libby
Miss Libbey
Dislikes Of A Betrothed Widow
A man twenty six asks whether he should marry a widowed fiancée with two children aged until the older child causes friction. He and the widow are betrothed and in love, seeking guidance on fairness and happiness despite the child. The letter asks for advice on how to proceed in the arranged marriage amid family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Libbey
Suffrage in the South and English Alien Enemies
The article discusses the push for women’s suffrage in southern states, noting Tennessee’s enthusiasm and limited state opposition to constitutional amendments. It contrasts male and female suffrage standards, addresses nationality issues for married women, and cites English cases where alien enemy status affected widows married to Germans. It ends with a note on the New York Sub-Treasury transferring $100,000 to New Orleans and a mention of John Beck & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Seton
Largie
England
Heould
New York
Sub-Treasury
New Orleans
The Perils of Rich Wives and Poverty in Marriage
An analysis contrasts marriages to poor and rich wives. It argues a poor spouse obliges a husband to provide, while a rich wife faces less incentive to work. It warns that wealth can breed dependence, disillusionment, and lost love, urging self-reliance and readiness to support a partner in hardship.
Foxes stolen on Bel island linked to Jurgensen farmer
Stafford and Joe uncover a kidnapping ruse by a rival fox farmer Jurgensen who ferried Sam to Eel island and left him to mislead. Sam confesses after Stafford threatens a timed shooting, revealing the crime spree and motive. Upsala island leads to the Jurgensens cellars as the pursuit continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Eel Island
Valdez
Stafford
Joe
November
Jos
Jurgensen
Bel Island
Jurgensens
Cella
Upsala Island
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Sunge
Miss In
Warner’s
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Eral
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Philadelph Stock Exchange
Eileven
Virginia ‘Capes
Norfolk
Harel Calais
Sur- Testes
Vanity Fair
John Reck & Son
Gary
Fiamé
Pictorial Review
SMART
Ree
Bonaparts
Suffrage News
McClure
Laura Jean Libbey
President Street
Brooklyn
Rex
John Beck & Son
Jontinus
Fate
4OHN
Beck & Son
Detective of the Woods
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