Fraternal Society Meetings and Lodge Roster
A dense list of local fraternal groups with meeting days and officers including Carlton Post No 168 Royal Neighbors of America 1OCF Circle Lodge No 377 Crown Encampment 41 and other orders. Officers named include W J Pentelow Ts Hattie Dunham Mary Nowels Maud Reed C A Kinney H A Prizer V H Blair and more.
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Royal Neighbors, OF America
Odd Fellows’ ‘Hall
Hattie. Dunham
Mary V. Nowels
Maud Reed
Queen Council No 100 Meeting Schedule
Queen Council No 100 hosts sessions on the first and third Thursday evenings each month. W Enos signs on as presiding officer with J A Wood serving as secretary.
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Queen Council
W. Enos
J. A. Wood
Narragansett Tribe Officials Schedule Meetings
The Narragansett Tribe No 169 holds weekly Wednesday sessions at 7 30 p m with sachems and senior officers named. Additional meetings occur on the first and third Mondays monthly in 1 0 hall with officers listed, plus regular Friday gatherings at Odd Fellows hall and a social session on the second Friday each month.
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City Hall
W. J. Pentelow
W.C. Barth
Vo. P
C. A. Kinney
V. P
H. A. Prizer
E. P. Kidder Treas
Forester Court Circle City
Odd Fellows Hall
Robt Brown
C. R
Robt. Bowen
Thomas Baker
Treas
O. Hall
A. T. Slaten
Axel Nordstrom
Voop
Vivian Beach
Sec
G. BK. Bortz
W.P
J. Feldman
Thomas Carey
L.H. Dawson
Hints for landlubbers aboard a man of war
San Francisco News Letter offers guidance for proper naval conduct aboard ships. It explains saluting the flag on boarding and leaving, correct terms for positions like starboard and port, and cautions against entering officers quarters, tipping crew, or exposing ladies to undressed ladders.
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Jack Tar
Navy
San Francisco
Medals For Bravery Awarded By The United States
The Philadelphia Press notes that Uncle Sam may bestow medals for bravery and life saving on railroads. The president awards on Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations after affidavits from eyewitnesses and approval by a five-member committee. Insignia include a bronze medal and gold enamel button.
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Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japanese Compositors and the Linotype Challenge
K Sugimura of the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun notes that Japan cannot fully utilize linotype machines due to the language's 47 letters and over 8 000 Chinese characters. He points out the compositor must walk the room to fetch a single character, unlike Western printers who stay at one case.
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K. Sugimura
Tokyo Asahi Shimbun
Japan
Tokyo
Insane Patient Demands Fashionable Straitjacket Sleeves
In a as expected scene at the asylum a patient in a straitjacket screams. The keeper reports she wants a new jacket with fashionable sleeves and the manager questions the request.
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Insane Asylum
Miss Gaddie’s Business at Wholesale and Scandal
A witty remark as Miss Gaddie is described as working in everybody’s business. The line exchanges reveal she retails information instead of goods, highlighting a sharp, social comment on gossip and public scandal.
A Sufficient Reason in Bohemian Magazine
A Bohemian Magazine excerpt notes Brooke-Gunson speaks plainly and avoids synonyms, illustrating a blunt communication style and direct commentary. The dialogue features Lynn commenting on a lack of synonyms as a reason for this plain speech.
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Brooke—Gunson
Lynn
Bohemian Magazine
Your own words and actions you will be called to account for
A Kempis quote emphasizing personal responsibility. The line asserts that only one’s own speech and deeds will be weighed, not others. It reflects inner accountability and moral discipline.
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A-Kempis
Exciting Hotel Incident Recalled From Bar Harbor Days
A Boston visitor recalls Bar Harbor's early days at Rodick's hotel where a fire department hose aboard a hogshead of water guarded a stairwell. After a drunken guest toppled the water barrel, he drenched foes, led to a brawl, and paid for five baths at one dollar each as damages and penalties.
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Bar Harbor
Boston Iin
Rodick
Rodick’s
Fire Department
Embryo
Herr Rodick
Hair lace from hair used by Lennox countess in Tudor era
The article notes point tresse lace made from human hair, rare and confined to early 1500s. Margaret countess of Lennox reportedly sent a small square of this lace from the Tower to Mary Queen of Scots, made by her own hands from her gray hair mixed with flax.
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Margaret
Lennox
Darnley
Charles Lenones
London Express
Hidden Death in Manila Prison Tale
An American officer touring Manila's old Spanish prison learns of a brutal method used to confirm a prisoner's death. A wall between cells concealed a chamber where captives were walled up alive. food was sent in on a plate and returned empty until the prisoner died, after which no more food was given.
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Manila
Senor
Not Listening. A child condemns coarse talk on street
A very young girl with her mother overhears men swearing and loudly proclaims that she thinks it awful. She then corrects herself saying she is not listening, illustrating a child’s instinct to shield ears from profanity. The moment underscores reactions to vulgar language in public.
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New York Times
Lecturer Encounters Gaping Abyss On Travel
A fearless traveler hurries along an unfamiliar trail when a large abyss suddenly opens before him. The man, a lecturer between journeys, remains unperturbed and continues toward his destination in a calm manner.
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Chicago News
Time Is Very Valuable Says Dustin Stax
Mr Dustin Stax states his time is valuable while an easygoing acquaintance questions the benefit of great wealth. The exchange, quoted from the Washington Star, reflects concerns about time loss and wealth.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Johnny’s Definition in Circus Parade Phrase
A schoolboy Johnny Holcombuffetieans asks what the word tantalizing means as a circus procession passes by, and the scholars are not allowed to look out. The moment captures a playful school scene with a student’s curious question during a parade.
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Johnny
Genius is a Blend of Aspiration and Inspiration
An aphorism attributed to Irish Proverbs notes that genius combines aspiration with inspiration, suggesting talent arises from a mix of ambition and creative spark.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with testimonials
A 19th century style advertisement offers a $100 reward for catarrh cases cured only by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts testimonials for F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and claims the cure works systemically. It promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists price at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Iim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carlton Post
Department of California
Masonic Hall
Board OF Trade
C. F. Circle Lodge
Dd Fellows’ Hall
C. P. Hall
N. G
Virgil Blair
V. G
Malcolm Sapp
Crown
C.F
Odd Fellows’ Hall
V. H. Blair
C.P
L. H. Dawson
Starlight
Rebekah Lodge
No. 231
A. J. Nichols
Hattie Dunham
W.G
Lorena Holmes
Lizzie Schoneman
Masons
Temescal Lodge
C. M. Scoville
W. M
JL. Davis
S. W
R. M.‘Wollitz
P. Kelley
Modern
Woodmen OF America
J. Smith
H. C
J. E. Lewis
D. K. Wilson
H. N. Sweet
Independent Order Foresters
Fraternal Aid Association
F. T. Carey
FE. J. Stronger
Hi. Dawson
Fraternal Brotherhood
Eagles
Brown’s
Hardman’s
Main and
Eighth
Riverside Calif
Joel Kloss
H. A. Wood
Agent State Mutual Building Association
Rubidoux
Black
Heathgin, Riverside
Copvaicuts &c. Eens
Magonak
New York
Bedlam
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
L. Derbyshire
Rochester
S Bus
Fashion Stables
Brown & Pierce
Corona Lumber Company
California
Nevada
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Califortuia
K. C. Kerr
Riverside, Cal
Corona
Milwaukee
Dewitt
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