Masonic Hall Meeting Notes and Royal Neighbors Schedule
Carlton Post No. 168 invites members to a Monday monthly meeting in Masonic hall led by Commander W J Pentelow. Royal Neighbors of America hold sessions on the first and third Tuesdays in Odd Fellows hall with Oracle Hattie Dunham and Recorder Mary V Nowels. City Hall gatherings occur on the first and third Tuesdays at 8 o'clock, led by President W J Pentelow with officers CG Kinney Prizer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Post
Department of California
Masonic Hall
W. J. Pentelow
Royal Neighbors OF America
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hattie Dunham
Mary V. Nowels
Maud Reed
City Hall
W. C. Barth
V. P
CG. A. Kinney
H. A. Prizer
E. P. Kidder Treas
Local Fraternal Lodges Meet on Weekends and Evenings
Circle Lodge 377 Odd Fellows meets Saturdays in Odd Fellows Hall with Virgil Blair as Noble Grand and Malcolm Sapp as Secretary. Crown Encampment 41 holds meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at the same hall with Blair as Chief Patriarch and Dawson as Scribe. Starlight Rebekah 231 convenes the second and fourth Thursdays chaired by Nichols and Dunham with Lorena Holmes as Chaplain and Schoneman as Secretary. Temescal 314 F and A M meets at Masonic Hall on the Thursday near the new or full moon. Scoville and Davis serve as officers. Modern Woodmen of America meet second and fourth Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall with J Smith as Head Counselor and Lewis as Advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F
Circle Lodge
O.F
Odd Fellows’ Hall
O. P. Hall
N. G
Virgil Blair
V. G
Malcolm Sapp
Crown
Tor
V. HW. Blair
C._P
L. H. Dawson
Starlight
Temescal Lodge
Masonic Hall
C. M. Scoville
JL. Davis
S.W
R. M. Wollitz
Ee WB Drinkwater, Treas
Pe Kelley
Modern
Woodmen OF America
Odd Fellows Hall
J. Smith
H. C
J. E. Lewis
D. K. ‘Wilson
H. N. Sweet
Independent Order of Foresters Court Circle Meeting Notice
Forester Court Circle City No 831 meets the first and third Tuesdays at Odd Fellows hall. Robt Brown C R tobt Bowen vice president Ro Thomas Baker treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Order Foresters Forester
Queen Council No 100 meeting schedule
Queen Council No 100 meets on the first and third Thursday evenings each month. We Wr Enos, Press, TDA. Wood, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Council
Enos
TDA
Wood
Narragansett Tribe Meeting Officers List
The Narragansett Tribe No 169 meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7 30 p m with officers F T Carey Sachem Malcolm Sapp Sr Sag FE OL Stronger Jr Sag L HH Dawson Chief of Records named for the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Carey
Malcolm Sapp
OL. Stronger
L. HH. Dawson
Local Club Meetings Schedule and Officers Listed
Meets first and third Monday of each month in hall. A. Slaten, President. Mrs. Axel Nordstrom, Vice President. Mrs. Vivian Beach, Secretary. G. F. E. Bortz, Treasurer. Regular meeting Friday night each week in Odd Fellows hall. W. Feldman, Worthy Patron. Thomas Car, Vice Patron. L. H. Dawson, Secretary. Socials on the second Friday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Axel Nordstrom
V. P
Vivian Beach
FE. Bortz
Treas
Odd Fellows Hall
W.P
co _Feldman
Thomas Car
L. H H. Dawson
The Pillory Ended by British Parliament in 1837
The London Globe notes that Parliament ended pillory punishment in 1837. Historically the device, called stretch neck, stood on a stool with three holes for head and arms, exposing offenders to public view for days. Notable cases include Titus Oates and Daniel Defoe, with some victims dying during sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piillory
England
Europe
Star Chamber
Titus Oates
Daniel Defoe
Cheapside
London Globe
A King's Hobby The Mania of Frederick William I
The article describes Frederick William I of Prussia as a giant-collecting monarch who amassed real and symbolic specimens from many peoples. It notes his recruitment-king persona and the peculiar gift from Saxon minister Wackerbarth in 1715 a bundle of tobacco leaves two pipes and Latakia carried by seven foot messengers for the king's birthday on August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William I
Prussia
Nature
Wackerbarth
Berlin
Latakia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Smile From a Stranger
A reflection on the value of a stranger's smile and its uplifting effect for those burdened by life. It extols smiling faces as small acts that bring sunshine, hope, courage, and lasting memories, urging readers to practice kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Dinah Mulock Craik’s Manuscript Practice Revealed
The author of John Halifax, Gentleman reportedly left each finished manuscript at her bank for about six months. If satisfied with the afterglow, she sent it to the publisher. if not, she rewrote or discarded it, a deliberate editorial routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah Mulock Craik
John Halifax
Ear Wagging Across Ranging Ear Lengths
The text explains that only animals with long drooping ears can wag them. Rabbits may drop or lay ears flat while fleeing thick cover. Hares move ears more briskly, while short eared animals like weasels cannot wag their ears despite having some ear length.
Tenant complains of sewer gas after signing lease
An irritated tenant confronts the landlord claiming the house is full of sewer gas. The landlord confirms the tenant was warned there is gas in every room, as cited in a London Answers piece.
Right Hand Reference Sparks Humorous Bridal Exchange
A Chicago News item quotes a playful exchange at a wedding. The bride says her husband is Tam his right hand, while the mother warns against a man who never uses his right hand and only his left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Chicago News
Easy to Suit Declares Demand for Accommodation
In a Pittsburg Observer snippet Mrs Eastend assures Nora the speaker is not hard to please while Nora notes she saw the husband upon entering. The brief exchange suggests domestic scene tensions and workplace dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Eastend
Nora
Pittsburg
Sea air and sea water praised as vital to health
The Italian physician Gerosa argues sea salt is essential to life and that sea water strengthens the body. He claims humans contain marine organisms in their cells and that salt intake from sea air or sea water rejuvenates the system, especially for weak children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerosa
Voodoo Sacrifice Report From Haiti Described
Marvin Dana recounts a Haitian voodoo ritual observed by a French priest. A disguised visitor mingles with the crowd as a child is offered in a grisly sacrifice, the authorities slow to intervene, and the feast proceeds amid fear and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifaiti
Island
Marvin Dana
Metropolitan Magazine
When Men Hurry on the Elevated Platforms
A New York Sun reflection contrasts hurried crowds at a train platform with a crowd around two crashed wagons. A man notes how hurried men rush for trains yet waste time gawking at others lifting a safe, illustrating modern friction between urgency and apathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Mme de Struve praised as brightest woman known
Secretary Blaine hailed Mme de Struve as the brightest woman he had met and her English skill and sales were noted. A Bayard family quip at a ceremony sparked a sharp remark from Mme de Struve, who teased that Kate Bayard would be “miss chief.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Mme. de Struve
Bayard
Kate Bayard
Segitation
Misschief
Terms for a musician in a London drawing room
A lady asks a professional instrumentalist for terms to provide music at a Thursday evening reception. The musician replies with a simple fee and says he would play selections only if treated as a guest, charging a guinea or more, while decrying the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Graphic
A Sure Thing She Did Father Said You Were Too Young
A fragment suggests a dialogue about readiness for marriage and finances with a claim that age would rise quickly after marriage so bills would be paid. The terse exchange implies concern over youth and responsibility.
Undisturbed happiness grows tiresome says Mollere
A fragment quotes Mollere noting that happiness without disturbance becomes tiresome and implies life needs contrasts through ups and downs.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement testimonial
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio advertise internally acting medicine with testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggist Toledo. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by druggists and Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board OF Trade
Masons
Fraternal Aid Association
Fraternal Brotherhood
Eagles
Brown
Hardman
Main and
Fighth Streets
Riverside
Calif
Joel Kloss
Main Street Livery
H. Miller & Son, Prers
Rubidoux
Black
Bath Gin Riverside
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Aphanaioney
All
N & Co
New York
Washington
D. G
Titus, Oates and
Haiti
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
L. Derbyshire
Rochester
S Bus
Fashion Studies
Brown & Pierce
Corona Lumber Company
Eisteddfod
Wye
Wisalt Lake
Piu
Salt Lake
San Bernardino
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Saucon
San Pedro
Long Beach
Utah
K. C. Kerr
Riverside, California
Corona
Milwaukee
Dewitt’s Kidney
R. F. Billings
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!