May 1917 notices and obituaries from Geneva hotel and church events
A mixed column lists hotel residents and social notices in Geneva dated May 1917. Entries mention a residence event at 212 street and an open invitation to attend a funeral and interment at Michael's cemetery. Public notices reference a high mass at Augustine's church and a May 20 service. Additional items include employment ads, restaurant sale notices, and a general notice of an order of notice.
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Chetty
Miay
Eiligan
Culligan & Ot Ri Street
Charles
Bt. Michael's Cemere Mane
Jones Avenue
Michael's Cemetery
A Fragmented Peek at World Arts and History
A collection of brief notes covers Chile’s vast yet narrow geography, its rise as a nitrate economy, and a lacquer trade threat. It includes a Japanese lacquer outlook, a Korean bell myth, a French mayor’s quip during war, a selenium telescope idea, and a lineage tale of Philip reminding Alexander’s father he is human.
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New York
San Francisco
Lake Erie
Arthur Ruhl
Chile
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetta
South America
Antarctic
Panama
Wid
Right In Line Cabaret Dancer Marriage Talk
A Pittsburgh Post fragment shows dialogue about wealth enabling marriages, with a daughter wedding a cabaret dancer and a son engaged, reflecting social class anxieties in a fragmented exchange.
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Pittsburgh Post. Ie
Theatre Recruiting Fills Depleted Ranks of the 4th Company
Captain Arthur Bennett leads a Coast Artillery recruiting drive for the Fourth Company and Miss Grace Murray of the State Suffrage association appeals from the theatre stages, netting 61 men for the unit. Some audience reactions sparked controversy as remarks about conscripts' treatment and uniforms were disputed, with Murray denying military ignorance and asserting she acted on a recruiter's information.
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Arthur Bennett
Coast Artillery Corp
Grace Murray
Fairfield County
State Suffrage Association
Murray
Only Civilians Must Register for Army Draft
The May 28 service act and proclamation clarify that registration rules exclude members of any duly organized and recognized military or naval force. The directive states exceptions cover all officers and enlisted in regular army, reserves, national guard, militia, navy, marine corps, naval reserve, and related recognized units.
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United States
Naval Service
Regular Army
Regular Reserve
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Enlisted Reserve Corps
National Guard and
National Guard Reserve
Militia Bureau
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Guard
Naval Militia
Naval Reserve Forces
Marine Corps Reserve
National Naval Volunteers
Navy Department
Bridgeport Names Registration Centers for Conscription Act
Mayor announces 18 registration stations across Bridgeport in public school buildings led by City Hall and several district schools. Fifteen hundred supervisors appointed will serve unpaid. All residents aged 21 to 60 must register, including prisoners, hospital patients, militiamen, letter carriers, and civil federal workers. Registrars to be sworn at Bridgeport High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Sam day.
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City Hall
Myrtle Avenue
Whittier
Clinton Avenue
Maplewood Avenue
Shelton
Old High
Congress Street
Read
North Avenue
Man Street
Barnum
Noble Avenue
Nicholss Street
Summerfield
Grant Street
Lincoln School
Stratford
Central Avenues
Wilson
Bridgeport
Civil
Simeon Pease
Stanley
Meera
Multiple Marriages and Obituaries in Connecticut Listings
Marriages and death notices from Connecticut towns list May events and ages. Entries include Milford Hendricks of South Norwalk and Miss Jennia Lauersey, Amos Hinckley 79, Michael J. Lynch 40, Emma M Klein, William J Kurz 50, Clinton C. Pomeroy 74, John H Robinson, Flora A Clark, and Catherine M Smith 21, across Stamford Danbury Norwalk Westport New Milford Norwalk.
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Hendricks-Lauersey
iIn
Stamford
Milford Hendricks
South Norwalk
Jennia Lauersey
Hinckley
Danbury
Amos Hinckley
Lynnch
Michael J. Lynch
Kleinert
Emma M. Klein
Aurz
William J. Kurz
Pomeroy
New Milford
Clinton C. Pomeroy
Robinson
Westport
John H. Robinson
Clark
Norwalk
Flora A
William A. Clark
Smith
Catherine M. Smith
Bridgeport New Haven Football Game Postponed
A football game between Bridgeport and New Haven is postponed to a later date by state manager direction. No new date is given. Local officials will announce rescheduling details when available.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Dir
Cleagh
State
Youthful Lines in New Russian Blouse Design
A round flat neck blouse in tan broadcloth features black tan and white silk stitchery. The design emphasizes a fresh silhouette with decorative embroidery detailing, reflecting a vintage fashion trend.
May Gould Seeks Divorce After Desertion Alleged
May Gould, who traveled from England with her child after learning her husband William J. Gould arrived in the city from Australia, testified before Judge Reed that she never found him at 78 Wat Street. Married in 1911, she said Gould planned to send for her but disappeared. the court noted lack of proven desertion as he may have simply lost contact. Earlier Martha Schwarz was granted desertion relief against John Schwarz, retaining custody of two minor children.
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Australia
May Gould
England
William J. Gould
Reed
Gould
Martha. Schwarz
John Schwarz
Obituary notices for Harvey McCarthy Seeley collected
Obituary items note Sarah Harvey widow of Philip Harvey dies at 120 Calhoun Ave. Survived by three daughters, a son, two sisters. Funeral for Thomas McCarthy held from 239 Black Rock Ave and Sacred Heart Church with requiem. Ella D Seeley funeral at 1437 Park Ave, Grace M. E. Church, Woman's Relief Corps attendance, burial at Mountain Grove Cemetery.
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Sarah Harvey
Sarah
Philip Harvey
Calhoun Avenue
Harvey
St. Augustine’s Church
M. J. Lane
J. F. Donnelly
P. A Hazel
Edward
Mary A. Kelly
Lizzie Martin
Thomas McCarthy
Black Rock Avenue
Sacred Heart Church
Thomas Mooney
John Higgins
James Reilly
John Kelly
Patrick Reilly
Daniel O’neil
John Rublesky
St. Michael's Cemetery
Ella D. Seeley
Ella D
Henry J. Seeley
Park Avenue
Ernest F. Weise
Grace M. E
Seeley
Woman's Relief Corps
Elias Howe, Jr
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Terrific Lake Storms Stranded Steamers At Sault Ste. Marie
Terrifying storms on Lake Superior drive two steamers ashore at Sault Ste. Marie. In Boston, the Federal Grand Jury indicts eighty eight corporations and individuals for conspiring to monopolize interstate commerce in onions.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Federal Grand Jury
Boston
In a French War Hospital A Serving A Community Of Fifty
A three course meal served on bed tables in a French war hospital tests patient care as an overwhelmed nurse recalls feeding armless patients while battling language barriers. The piece contrasts civilian duties with military medical challenges and mentions a humorous aside about shouting at the youngsters.
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Elizabeth Frazer
Saturday Evening Post
Mees
Studious Air On Broadway Character Wears Giant Glasses
A famous Rialto figure appeared on Broadway sporting enormous tortoise shell glasses. A friend remarked on the look. he claimed the glasses give him a studious air and that his sight remains unharmed when looking over the rims.
Doesn't Know How to Behave Says Mother to Child
A mother warns her three and a half year old son Albert that continued misbehavior will lead to spanking. The child has not responded to verbal reprimand, prompting the stern parental admonition.
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Albert
Life and misfortune through a skeptic’s lens
A fragment reflecting on complainers and human flaws. It questions perfection, notes pain and weakness as universal, and argues differences among people keep life interesting. The author cites John A. Sleicher in Leslie's to urge perspective and resilience.
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John A. Sleicher
Leslie
The Art of Writing and the Trick of Variation
In an essay on Byron Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch critiques the undergraduate habit of elegant variation. He notes Byron should be mentioned often yet complains of piling epithets such as the gloomy master of Newstead and the martyr of Missolonghi. The piece highlights how poetic labels risk overuse on the page.
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Arthur Quiller-Couch
Byron
Telemachus
Proteus
Sir Arthur
Newstead
Missolonghi
Salt As Vital To Health Warns Physician
A physician warns that human life depends on salt. He argues that without salt for months the body loses a healthy drive to eat and disease would spread rapidly. People often reject sugar but crave salt due to chloride of sodium deficiency, and doctors conclude lack of salt signals hidden illness.
Barking Wolf described as prairie coyote of the old world jackal
The bark ing wolf or prairie coyote is defined as a 36 to 40 inch long American representative of the jackal. It runs in packs hunts fast and lives in burrows. It breeds in April with up to ten young. A miscellaneous note then cites a humorous exchange about golf club bills and a Bible reference mentions the hen is not named in the Old Testament.
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New York Sun
Adverbs and aging in late 19th century prose and rubber making
excerpts discuss aging, humor, and the appeal of staying youthful through reading and activity. It cites Henry James adverbs, contrasts modern writing with older style, and explains rubber production from mastication to sheet formation in factories with vivid sensory description.
A Hint For Young Romeos From Fort Worth Star Telegram
A humorous note on courtship urges heroes to have a flaw or habit to justify a suitor’s bold pursuit. It claims courtship is incomplete without a plea to quit gambling or similar vice, as the story notes a wife later reveals she knew all along he didn’t gamble, just humoring him.
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Aoe
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Star
Telegram
Practical Health Hint On Colds And Health
A United States Public Health Service note discusses how sneezing coughing spitting and closed air rooms spread colds. It links bodily vigor to allergy resistance and warns that neglected colds can lead to pneumonia while regular morning cold baths are praised as a complexion remedy.
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United States Public Health Service
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