Exhibition and notices headline in a busy city paper
The first police carnival exhibition is set at the Brooklyn Jockey Club grounds today. Pianist Rafael Joseffy dies at New York home from acute indigestion. Chicago to host the 1916 Republican convention. Britain to enforce steps urging wartime economy. Library Treasurer William Z. Haviland receives a $5,000 Mary E. Sherman estate bequest to fund public library books, marked as purchased from the Mary E. P. Leavenworth bequest. delay due to Sherman estate litigation. Funeral designs featured. Shepherdess gown of Pussy Willow taffeta with lace underdress and decollete bodice shown in illustrated fashion."
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Brooklyn Jockey Club
William Z. Haviland
Library Board
Mary E. P. Sherman
Mary “E. P. Leavenworth
Sherman
Nothnngle's June Hat Sale Ends Soon
BE. H. Dillon & Co at 1105 Main street advertises a six day sale on Panama and leghorn hats, white hemp and chip straw hats, and millinery trims. It claims regular stock quality and large volume, urging customers to visit before the sale ends to break June records. Many customers praise the prices and value, with notes to read the last page for details.
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BE. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Nothnngle
Pictorial Review Catalog Item for Apricu OS2 Fabrics
A catalog entry lists EF OS2 inch material with nap named Apricu. 1997 Pictorial Review jacket sizes 82 and 34 to 44 inches and skirt sizes 22 to 39 inches waist. Prices indicated in cents. The fragment ends with unclear text.
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Pictorial Review
Rockwell's Garage Ad Doubles as Playful Ford Tale
A quirky ad text from Rockwell's Garage repeats misread name puns like Can't Afford and Can Aford. It promotes affordable small and large Fords, invites readers to bring their own car, and highlights a store that offers savings and square treatment, with a chorus of dress and coat offerings.
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Randolf
Bridgeport School Admits General and Special Courses
The University School at 1108 Main Street Bridgeport offers elementary and advanced subjects with high school preparation and options for college, technical, business, and preparatory schools. Individual, group, and class instruction available. registration advised. Summer sessions in August and September. Applications to Head Master Vincent C. Peck.
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University School
Fairfield Avenue
Vincent C
Peck
Bridgeport
Conn
The DANGEROUS, GAY TO DAY
A discussion warns that relentless gaiety harms a young woman's health and looks. It notes many girls boast of nightly dances, late hours, and sunlit mornings, arguing the merriment may endanger well being.
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Prine
Candle at Both Ends Warns Heiress and Shop Girl
A moralistic piece urges parents to guard daughters from late nights and drink, warning that a rich heiress and a diligent shop girl face similar risks. It cautions against extended socializing, drink, and flirtations, arguing early boundaries protect health and beauty.
Miss Libbey Seeks Proper Address for Letters
Correct name and address must be given to ensure attention, not to print. Use ink and write short letters on one side of the page only. Address Miss Libbey, 916 President Street, Brooklyn, N Y.
Between Two Loves Dear Miss Libbey
A 19 year old girl seeks advice about two young men. One distant suitor urges engagement. the other, equally age, has captured her attention. The columnist advises honesty and ending the current courtship to avoid hurting the suitor who remains eager.
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Miss Libbey
Why Not Propose Marriage
A man asks how to win a young woman’s steady companionship after months of dating and a recent disagreement. The advice suggests showing clear matrimonial intent, noting a young woman’s precious time, and that ongoing visits may test her interest. It emphasizes expressing serious commitment to avoid ambiguity and preserve her happiness.
Trying to Break Up Sweethearts Advice Card
A reader asks how to handle a breakup attempt amid romantic entanglements. Advice urges the escort to respect boundaries and the source to rebuke rudeness. It notes the second suitor could redeem himself by courteous, respectful behavior toward a young lady.
Miss Agnes Collins Visiting Aunt at Glen View Cottage
Miss Agnes Collins, teacher in the commercial department of Bridge Fort High School, is spending a few weeks with her aunt Miss Jennie Leavy at the Glen View cottage in San Y Hook, Gonn.
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Agnes Collins
Bridgefort High School
Jennie Leavy
Glen View Cottage
San@y Hook
Gonn
Waiting on Table A Counters Relaxed Summer Employment at Resorts
A long standing summer trend sees many youths, especially teachers, working as waiters in resort hotel dining rooms. They earn education funds, provide real service for pay, and add dignity to work, while tourists enjoy refined interaction with young staff. Joaquin 8. Toca, former President of Justice, is chosen President of the Spanish Senate.
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Joaquin 8. Toca
Justice
Senate
Thaw on Trial as Nesbit Thaw Feels Danger
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw laughs at rumors that Harry Thaw will kill her if freed. He faces a jury weighing sanity after nine years in custody. Bitter toward his wife, Thaw’s friends dismiss threats, while public speculation guards against bodily harm.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Today's Poem and Last Garden Scene in Boston Transcript
A reader describes a vivid garden memory with a aging woman on a rustic bench, roses blazing and a watching robin. The scene shifts to a girl reading Khoo's book, framed by a crab tree, conveying nostalgia and beauty. The Boston Transcript notes four hundred New York Shipbuilding Co. workers in Camden, Pa., striking for a minimum daily wage.
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Khoo
George Edward Day
Boston ‘Transcript
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
Corner for Cooks Tomato Soup and Other Dishes
A menu of home cooking recipes including Tomato Soup with tomatoes, peppercorns, hay leaf and cloves, Cream of Carrot, Cinnamon Candy and Caramels, Ginger Cake, Peanut Cookies, and notes on July Fourth patriotism and deer with cows in Sparta New Jersey. Contains ingredient lists and basic preparation steps for each dish.
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Rafael Joseffy
New York
Chicago
Great Britain
Senos
Engge
John Beck & Son
Don For
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Ieee the
Aary Etn Eghe Een Te Ey
Rockwell’s
Ford
Rockwell
Laura Jean Libby
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Nesbitt
Horlick
Jime
Sparta
N. J
Pont Bank
Geo. B. Clark & Co
Broad Street
Hadley Furniture Co
Geo. E. Nothnagle & Son
Glenwood
Elm Streets
Garland, Marlor Wentworth Furniture Co
Acorn
Broad
John Streets
Lion
Rex
Hoffman
Ruud
Ohio
Acorn, Lion
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