Dinner Guests and the Chore Dinners of High Society
A narrator recalls a lavish dinner hosted by the Lowdens and the ensuing social intrigue. Ten guests labeled as “chores” fill the table, sparking a lively discussion on invitation ethics, class fringes, and who belongs in elite gatherings while revealing the unease and humor of refined social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Mrs. Hoppin
Max Lowden
Mrs. Lowden
Marie
Lowden
Ned
Weaven
Rufus J. Peet
Maria
Rankin
Rickie
Little Roach
Hoppins
Peet
Gen. Gumm
Mars. Lowden
Irish Job Seeker Tricks Speaking Tube Boss
A solemn Irishman visits a business house seeking work and uses a tube to issue a blunt demand to Mr Hobart on the second floor. The scene ends with a humorous exchange about boss and job prospects, echoing comic quips about stock market bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stobart
Tam
Mr. Hobart
Flynn
Cincinnati Enquirer
Seven Years in Dubuque Doctor Seeman Claims X Ray Cure
An advertisement extols Dr. F A Seeman a dual trained physician and pharmacist in Dubuque Iowa praising his Roentgen X Ray machine as the only west of Chicago with no danger. It presents testimonials of cures for catarrh deafness rheumatism piles and nervous debility plus a call to seek treatment for chronic disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Chicago
Seeman
Ang
Kronfeldt
Elm Street
Dubuque
Iowa
Guttenberg
Fred C. Leitgen
Ernsdorff & Sons
Cleminson
Henry Murray
Ida Belle
Seemann
John Steiber
Couler Ave
Mr. Stanton
Zwingle
Fr. A. Seeman
Nervous Diseases Treated At Lincoln Block Clinic
Epilepsy and nervous prostration are treated along with women’s diseases including bearing down pains weak backs and related symptoms. Chronic diseases cured with safe methods avoiding mercury or potash. Hair and moles removed by electricity. Free confidential consultation. Office Eighth Locust Lincoln Block.
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Lincoln Block
Eighth and Locust Streets
Eighth Street
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