Noyes Heads Washington Star As Century-Plus Leader
In Washington on July 7 1863 Brett Noyes the president of the Associated Press and publisher of the Washington Star reaches fifty three years in office in a long service spanning decades. The Star traces its roots to Crosby Stuart Noyes and Frank B Noyes who led the paper through growth and editorial independence ensuring wide circulation and influence in the region.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Evening Star
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America
Pat Wilson on G P Ticket and Wilson Vote Sketch
A Nebraska letter notes Republican ballots often bore Woodrow Wilson instead of GOP candidates in presidential primaries. The canvassing board from 124 districts observed widespread write ins for Wilson across precincts. Funeral bouquets credit John Reck & Bon.
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Woodrow Wilson
Exquisite Summer Frock Pattern Instructions
Excerpt details a dress design with crepe de chine and plain fabrics, outlining pattern pieces, yardage, and construction steps. It describes neckline options, foundation gores, layering over skirts, gathers, hems, and perforations. Sizes range 16 to 20 years with a price of 15 cents.
Daily Talks On Heart Topics Fighted In 1915
Laura Jean Libbys Daily Talks on Heart Topics reflect 1915 attitudes as a fiance plans a honeymoon with his parents. Aunt Hester warns the bride to accept subservience and rough living, while the city girl endures quiet sorrow and doubt about the upcoming stay with in laws.
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Laura Jean Libby
Gentle Advice for Errant Minds and Orphans
The passage counsels kind men to guide wrongdoers and orphans through thoughtful conversations. It stresses careful, humane persuasion to reveal faults and steer them toward better paths, framing talk as a moral tool in education and reform.
Sweetheart’s Quarrel Poses Love Ring Return Question
A 20 year old girl asks if she may return a diamond ring and gifts after a quarrel with her fiancé. She asks about exchanging kisses during engagement and whether reconciliation is possible. The note ends with hopeful lines about time and patching up lovers’ quarrels.
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Gown Styles For Vacation Feature Striped Pongee and Organdie
A washable vacation gown in striped pongee with cool green tone features a tucked skirt and blouse. White organdie versions with pearl button trimming emphasize texture and clean lines, offering simple elegant attire.
Centenary of Tragic End of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The article recalls Sheridan's death on July 7 1816 and his life as England’s leading comic writer. It details his decline under creditors and illness, the public funeral at Westminster Abbey, and mentions prominent mourners and his Dublin birth with family literary ties.
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Miss Libbey Answers Readers Letters
Miss Laura Jean Libbey offers to reply to readers letters and asks for correct name and address to ensure attention. Personal letters cannot be answered. Send short notes on one side of paper only using ink to Miss Libbey at 946 President St Brooklyn NY.
Husband withholds money from farming wife asks fate
A married woman in her thirties writes about a hard life on a farm. She works early and late, milks, and raises chickens but her husband will not let her earn or buy a henhouse. She and their children live shabby, seeking advice to change the situation with patient talk.
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Propriety and Profanity at Public Schools Questioned
A reader asks if law allows seclusion for profane boys in country schools. The letter urges strict remedies for profanity and suggests Sunday schools as reform and teachers be informed to act.
Index for Recipes Card System Benefits Kitchens
The Chicago Herald notes a shift from bulky cookbooks to a card index of recipes. A pasteboard filing case costs about 35 cents, with each recipe written or clipped onto a card and filed under headings like soup or roast for quick, personal use.
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Funeral Bouquet and Designs Johns Reck and Son
Funeral bouquet and design business John Reck and Son is noted in a brief obituary or funeral notice style entry highlighting a family enterprise involved in preparing arrangements for services.
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John Reck & Son
Mail and Miss Rule Share Witty Exchange
A Boston Advertiser snippet notes a cruel joke about mail and love letters. The item mentions Mexico having two Queens and names Miss Rule and Ann R. Key in a brief exchange.
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Mexico
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Ann R. Key
Beleaguered City and Ghost Army Poem
A poem by Longfellow explores a midnight host of specters haunting Prague and the human soul. It contrasts the spectral camp by the Moldau with life’s river and concludes the fears fade as faith shines like a morning star.
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Prague
Hartford's Founder Rev Thomas Hooker and the town's birth
The first permanent Hartford settlement was started by Rev Thomas Hooker born in Leicestershire England about 830 years ago. He led his congregation to Connecticut valley in 1686 naming the town Hartford after his English birthplace. The 1639 gathering produced the first written American constitution and Hartford is called the birthplace of American democracy.
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War and Whiskers in War Time
In this humorous wartime piece the coming of facial hair among soldiers is noted. Russians and Germans reportedly grow thick whiskers while British troops resist, though even they may yield if war lasts longer. The piece jokes about whiskers offering no real protection against bullets.
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Europe
Tommy
Corner for Cooks: Stuffed Fillets to Pineapple Shortcake
A Cornish article offers recipes for stuffed fillets of whiting with onion mushrooms and parsley, nut biscuits with nuts and icing, beets in a sugar flavored sauce, broiled shad roe with butter and parsley, lobster croquettes, pineapple shortcake and rhubarb whip with gelatin. Includes step by step preparation and serving notes.
Moonlit shell and dawn of summer sale mix in note
Off duty soldiers hear shells approach as a moonlit scene shows danger and duty. The piece recalls a sentinel’s vigil amid a tranquil moonlight landscape. An editor’s note follows about post Fourth of July sales and summer stock reductions at Radford B. Smith’s with bargains listed.
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