Young Lady Across the Way Estate Papers Filed
Thomas McGawley of 101 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn filed for letters of administration on the estate of his wife Catherine N McGawley who died in Brook Hymne Fed. The couple owned a jointly held vacant lot at Anne and Norman Street bought in 1860 valued at 2300 dollars. Mrs McGawley’s maiden name was Murphy. Survived by brother Frank Murphy of Bumont Avenue Bronx and nephews Frank and Thomas Farley of New York City.
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Thomas McGawley
Rogers Venue
Brooklyn
Catherine N. McGawley
Nne
Norman ‘Street
Evening and Afternoon Coat with Adjustable Four-Piece Skirt
A fashion guide describes a versatile four-piece skirt coat with adjustable length for comfort. White collars, white taffeta capes, and lace trims appear in many designs. Details cover fabric widths, measurements, and construction steps for sleeves, collars, and stays.
Heart Tropics on age and love from Laura Jean Libby
A 1913 column ponders aging and romance, contrasting elderly beaux with youthful partners. It argues youth seeks companionship, while older men cling to vanity, and cites Byron on time. The piece closes with marital advice to a reader unsure about divorce, urging heartfelt talks and firm boundaries.
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Laura Jean Libby
McClure Ne
Miss Libbey Answers Your Letters Ad Notice
Miss Libbey's replies to reader letters printed with initials. Correct name and address required for attention. Personal letters cannot be answered. Write short letters on one side of paper using ink. Address Miss Laura Jean Libbey, No 946 President St Brooklyn NY.
He Says Hearsays Threaten Engagements In Lily's Letter
A reader identified as L. P. Z. asks if she should break an engagement after learning of her fiancé’s alleged infidelity and dishonesty. She questions whether rumors are true and confesses jealousy, fearing love may cool without action.
Choosing One Older for His Bride
A 21 year old man asks if marrying a woman five years older is proper. The writer notes marriage hinges on love, good disposition, worthy traits, and mutual suitability. A small age gap can be acceptable if partners share strong qualities and aligned opinions for life.
Drink Severs Dearest Ties In Marriage
Mrs. W writes of a young wife married three years whose husband drinks, returns surly, and then compels her to endure the strain. The fragment notes tension at home and the impact of his intoxication on their relationship. The account hints at domestic distress and a plea for help.
Man with Mushy Mustache Startles Kids in Block
A story of Benny and friends passing an empty house where a man with a long mushy moustache sits on the steps eating a sandwich. He eyes the trio as they follow, then suddenly chases them in a foreign tongue before they flee to the next corner. They argue over what language he spoke, Turkish or African or Latin.
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Puds Simkins
Martin
Simkins
Wisdom of Graduates Reflects Daily Life Challenges
In school and college commencements essays reveal wisdom from bright teachers and great thinkers, showing how borrowed ideas apply to everyday ills. The piece argues lack of action stems from human stubbornness, notes the vice president’s role is winning electoral votes, and mocks conventions delayed by crowd noise.
Old Fashioned Sun Bonnets Evolve Into Modish Motor Hats
A stylish automobile cap in tan mohair and striped satin updates the sun bonnet. The stiff visor holds its shape while the back is laced with a ribbon ending in rosettes, replacing the old string.
Birthday of the Czarina is Russia’s war nurse icon
The Czarina celebrates her forty fourth birthday born June 6 1872 daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria she is closely tied to Britain and Prussia. Once seen as a pathetic royal figure she gained health through war service nursing at Tsarskoe Selo leading nurses Olga and Tatiana as she and her daughters care daily for wounded soldiers. Her devotion is hailed by many who credit her touch with healing.
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Russia
Ludwig IV
Hesse
Queen Victoria
Alice Maud Mary
England
Prince Henry
Prussia
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Sergius
Ernest Louis of Hesse
Tsarskoe Selo
Imperial Summer Palace
Olga
Tatiana
Czarina
Fake remedies ad emphasizes standard cures over fakes
An advertisement derides fake medicines while praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a time tested remedy. The copy portrays fake tonics as ineffective compared to dependable treatments that have aided women for over forty years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Adv
Remington Workers to Have Golf Club
A golf club is forming at the Remington Arms Works. About 20 workers met in the Foremen's club to organize a tournament and later outside matches. A committee of D. A. Morris, W. C. Marshall, T. C. Roantree, R. B. Briggs, and C. F. MacGill will contact players and set up events.
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Remington, Co
C. F. MacGill
Messrs
D. A. Morris
W. C. Marshall
T. C. Roantree
R. B. Briggs
Witchery in a 19th century hymn like song by Amos R Wells
A fragmentary poem from Youth's Companion by Amos R Wells, describing a brisk dandy and a playful witchery theme. The speaker comments on birds, summer magic, and musical tones as the narrator ponders hidden charms and a mystical ride while praising a fife-like singing voice.
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Amos R. Wells
Canning Rhubarb and Other Kitchen Tips From Then
A compact collection of home canning and cooking notes includes how to make cucumber and olive salad with eggs, rhubarb jelly and canning methods, a doughnut hint for less grease, whole wheat bread dough instructions, fruit punch recipe, and a molasses cookies recipe with basic ingredients and method.
Fragmentary recipe notes mix ginger sugar and molasses
A partial recipe fragment lists ed, 1-2 teaspoon ginger, butter and sugar creamed, molasses, milk, fluuc and Souda. The text is incomplete and lacks clear steps or complete ingredients.
War disrupts book making and leather supply chains
A great mail order house notes war driven shifts raising India paper costs as imports halt and substitutes struggle. Leather prices climb with army boot demand while England supplied hides and seal leather stop. Substitutes scarce, naval and riverine transport strained, Russian and English vessels repurposed for war needs impacting US tanning trade prospects.
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India
United States
England
Milan
America
Levant
Australasia
Archangel
Newfoundland
Engagements and a Henens Shower Reported in Local Notices
Social and personal items describe Edna Ruth Murphy’s Henens shower at the Misses Rothe home on Fairview Avenue with June 14 wedding planned to Walter R. Rothe. Also announced is the engagement of Beanie May Phillips to F E Rackliffe Jr and a sale of The Fort Wayne Gazette to Ellingham and Bofman of Fort Wayne.
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Walter” [Ckrath
Birtha Butterfield
M . R. H. Rothe
G. A. Murph
Rose Rothe
Etta Rothe
Emma Rothe
Katherine Donahue
Helen Finan
L. H. Phillips
Main Street
Stratford
Beanie May
F. E. Rackliffe, Jr
New Britain
Miss Phillips
Bridgeport
Rackliffe
Rackliffe Bros. Co
Hartford
Fort Wayne (Inc
Touridat Gazette
BE. G. Ellingham
Indianapolis
EB. “A. Bofman
Fort Wayne
CERTILAX The Certain Laxative Smarted Claim
An advertisement for CERTILAX presents a laxative touted as harmless and effective for constipation torpid liver headache biliousness and foul breath. It promises pleasant action without griping and claims a New York City specialist formula. Available at drug stores or by mail for 50 cents. Curts Chemien Con 317 B. 24th Bt Now- Tom.
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New York City
Curts Chemien
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