Annual Meeting of the Home for Aged Women
The twelfth annual meeting was held at the Home on Tuesday evening June 7 with Rev. T. Newton Owen leading readings prayer and business. Officers elected include President Miss Harriet B Luther Vice President Mrs E B Bache Secretary Mrs Henry Barton Treasurer Mrs Stephen W Church and several church-affiliated managers. Remarks by Rev Owen closed with benediction as the annual report praised generous friends and the year's kind deeds.
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Home For Aged Women
T. Newton Owen
Harriet B. Luther
E. B. Bache
Henry Barton
Stephen W. Church
C.J. Hasbrouck
Sarah 3. Spooner
St. Michael’s
George F. Stanton
Charles A. Johnson
Methodist
Samuel W. Church
H W. Church
Baptist Church
Thomas Grant
John Lake
Trinity Church
J. H. Cortell
S. B. Herreshoff
C. J. Hasbrouck
Edward 8. Babbitt
George W. Simmons
George A. Arnold
Mr. Qwen
Home for Aged Women annual report summary
Ammie O. S. Barton, secretary, reports eight regular meetings and one special, praising matron, doctors Hasbrouck and Merriman, and many benefactors. Two inmates died, Mrs White and Miss Alger, with heartfelt tributes to their characters. Donations, fruit, music, and holiday gifts funded the Home, including a New Year gift of five hundred dollars from Miss Lillia Farrington.
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Hasbrouck
Truit
Martha Codman
Col. Colt
Johnson
S C. Easterbrooks
Bristol Phoenix
Providence News
Mr. Reynolds
Trinity Church
Lillia Farrington
Ammie O. S. Barton
Home For
Rebecca A N Church in Account with Home for Aged Women
Rebecca A N Church appears in an account with the Home for Aged Women. The notice records an interaction or financial relation between the woman and the institution, outlining typical archival catalog details.
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Rebecca A.n.church
Home For Aged Women
Dining car diners race with motion food on the rails
On a Pennsylvania dining car a talkative chef notes how passengers eat fast while moving and slow when stopped. As the train departs, plates rattle and diners hasten, convincing him his theory is true amid growing hunger and commuting routine.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Philadelphia Telegraph
Life on Other Planets and the Question of Extraterrestrial Life
A Knowledge magazine excerpt quotes Professor Maunder arguing that science lacks evidence about life bearing planets beyond our solar system. It notes that within the solar system probabilities can be crudely estimated, but beyond it no progress or consensus exists. The piece likens current uncertainty to views held by historical figures.
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Wherwell
Brewster
Galilei
Capoano
Professor Maunder
Tomb on Grand Bay Rock for Francois Rene de Chateau briand
The vicomte de Chateau briand requested burial on the west point of Grand Bay rock in the Atlantic. His body was placed on the accessible rock at low tide, marked by a granite cross. The fiftieth anniversary featured a Mass, a procession led by the mayor and two French academy members, floral tributes, poems, an oration by M le Vogue, and green funeral lights in Grand Bay.
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Francois Rene
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
St. Malo
Grand Bay
French Academy
M. le Vicomte de Vogue
Mourning Dress in Korea for Fathers and War Era Disguise
Koreans wear full mourning for fathers with hemp cloth and girdle, face shield indicating silence unless spoken to. The outfit lasts three years for a father, three months for the shield. secondary mourning for a mother, none for a wife. Wicker hat completes the attire. During the China Japan war the U S minister ordered Americans to keep such a disguise ready for flight.
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Korea
United States
His Standard of Measurement Refers to Restaurant Value
A quotation from the Chicago Record-Herald contrasts two eateries. One man questions the quality of a large dry goods store’s dining, while another quips about a Madison Street restaurant offering thrice as much for the same price, highlighting differing standards of value.
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Madison Street
Chicago Record-Herald
Not a Bit Accommodating in City Transit Exchange
A blunt boast from a resident of the way back district complains of harsh behavior in city transit. A man with a large car refuses rides to those in need unless offered a nickel, illustrating tensions over local transportation and fairness.
Rhetoric Professor Seeks News Revisions
City Editor directs assistant to rewrite a submitted item for print at the Cleveland Leader. The exchange shows newsroom workflow and emphasis on readying copy for publication.
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Bennie
Cleveland Leader
Maybell and Elizabeth Secret at the Judge's Gaffe
The dialogue depicts Maybell asking to keep a secret and Elizabeth affirming she can keep it, but stating she cannot ensure others will. A judge interjects, framing the constraint on secrecy and responsibility.
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Maybell
Elizabeth
Early Risers promise restful sleep and gentle bowels
An advertisement touts Little Early Risers pills to aid sleep and digestion. A Houston reader testifies they are the best for constipation and biliousness. Sold by W. H. Bufington.
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W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
Harry Risers
Www
H. Bufington
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