Coaching Popular in Gotham Society
New York society pages note June has many weddings and a busy social season. Oscar Hammerstein plans to recruit talent abroad for a payroll of about 75 000 dollars weekly in New York and Philadelphia while promising to stage Melba and Tetrazzini on the same stage. A Berlin prima donna is also reported.
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New York
Gotham
London
Jean Reid
Ambassador Reid
John Hubert Ward
St. James’ Chapel
Europe
Manhattan
Magnet
Holland House
Arrow Head Inn
Savoy Hotel
van Cortlandt Park
Alfred Vanderbilt
Brighton
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
Metropolitan
Philadelphia
Berlin
Melba
Tetrazzini
Budapest
Hammerstein
Melissa Wilson
Richard T. Wilson
Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ogden Goelet
Orme Wilson
Caroline Astor
John Jacob Astor
Astors
Newport
Macon
Georgia
Subways, Street Musician Duo Charm Crowds In NYC
A young man and a companion in old style dress perform on subway trains near Brooklyn Bridge station. They collect coins from passersby as a man notes a possible uptown route to street performances. Meanwhile Col. Rev. Williams Brooks Mason claims to be 137, recounting encounters with Washington, Cornwallis, and a past as a minister.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Rev. Williams Brooks Mason
Mason
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
The Modern Pin Industry Through Two Centuries
The article traces pinmaking from fifteenth century England through the rise of Birmingham as a center, the shift to the United States during the War of 1812, and the development of automatic pinmaking machines. It notes key inventors, production scales, and types from iron pins to glassheaded varieties, ending with current efficiency and output figures.
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England
Catherine Howard
Henry VIII
France
Pinmakers
London
Birmingham
Carolinas
United States
Timothy Harris
Lemuel Wellman Wright
Massachusetts
John Ireland Howe
Bellevue Hospital
Samuel Slocum
Connecticut
Howe
Thaddeus Fowler
Germany
New York Tribune
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
An advertisement offers a home cure for piles via a new absorption treatment. It promises immediate relief and permanent care, asks readers to send their address for instructions and a free trial sample, and invites sharing with others. Mrs. M. Summers, Box P, Notre Dame Indiana is listed.
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M. Summers
Box P
Notre Dame
Ind
Daily JournalDelivery in City at Ten Cents a Week
The Daily Journal is distributed to part of the city for 10 cents weekly, offering residents a low-cost news option with standard local coverage.
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the Daily Journal
Birds Essential to Wealth of Nation Says Ornithologists
Leading city ornithologists urge bird preservation as key to protecting crops forests and waterways after a governors conference. Audubon Society officials estimate crop losses at over 800 million dollars annually due to insect pests and call for uniform state bird-protection laws to aid conservation efforts.
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Washington
National Association of Audubon Societies
Workers For Bird Preservation
White House
Bird Guard
House of Governors
New York
Governors’ Conference
William Dutcher
Broadway
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs By Foley's Honey and Tar
A Wood Indiana resident A M Ake reports years of severe lung hemorrhages improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He says prior doctors offered no help and endorses the remedy to stop coughs and heal lungs. Refuse substitutes. H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Berlin Social Notes From Our Own Correspondent
Berlin notes record visits and movements around town including D G Mallory and wife from Hampton Iowa, and Jasper Mallory, Oscar Temperton from Dakota, H M Spellman from Shannon, S Johnson family in Freeport, and local gatherings with H Bokemeier and family. Children’s day announced for June 21 with Mrs T Lincoln and Mrs L Warren from Kalamazoo Michigan visiting.
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Berlin
D. G. Mallory
Hampton
Iowa
Jasper Mallory
G. W. Wolfe
T. R. Niblo
J. Neuchswander
Oscar Temperton
Dakota
H. M. Spellman
Shannon
George Maurer
Freeport
Friends
S. Johnson
D. Cotherman
Ridott
T. Lincoln
L. Warren
Kalamazoo
Mich
H. Bokemeier
Fanny
J. Beal
W. Shockey
Father William's Indian Tablets Offer Woman’s Health Tonic
Ladies marked Pale and Nervous find relief with Father William's Indian Tablets. The tablets claim to quiet nerves, build strength, improve skin, and restore vitality. Tea or tablets priced 29 cents, sold by C. P. Guenther & Co. druggists.
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Father William
C. P. Guenther & Co
Oil Drilling Plans Near Rockford Promising
McGinnis a Southern Illinois oil veteran and partner have leased many tracts near Rockford and will drill a test well at least 3500 feet deep at the Whitehead place to seek oil. Geologists familiar with the area believe the county lies in an oil belt and expect paying quantities if successful.
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McGinness
Ilinois
Rockford
Whitehead Place
McGinnis
Appointment Moves Freeport Life Agency Leader
The life insurance notes indicate G. Harvell, formerly Indiana manager of Ohio State Life, has been appointed superintendent of agents for the Bankers Reserve Life Association of Freeport Illinois.
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Freeport
G. & Harvell
Indiana
Ohio State Life
Bankers Reserve Life Association of
Freeport, Ill
Stockholders to Choose Officers for German Building and Loan
The stockholders will meet Monday evening at the Armory hall offices to select officers and apply for a charter.
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German Building and Loan Association
Armory Hall
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited as Cure for Lung Trouble
Will Cure Consumption writer A A Heeren of Finch Arkansas says Foley's Honey and Tar is best for coughs and lung trouble and in early consumption. Heeren and others report satisfaction with the remedy.
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A. A. Heeren
Finch
Ark
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Finger Nail Ball Year’s Sensation
A feature on the fingernail ball as a potential substitute for the spit ball in baseball. Describes its mechanics, the grip using nails on the first and second fingers, and notes Detroit pitcher Eddie Summers as the rising star adopting the pitch. Mentions comparisons to knuckle and splitter balls and the era’s debate over changeups.
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ASL
Walsh
Mathewson
Eddie Summers
Detroit
White Sox
Frank Smith
Indianapolis
Chicago
Hoosier
Roy Thomas
Jennings
New York
Summers
Teazer
Kidney Cure Promise Backed By Endorsements
An advertiser asserts Fo ley's Kidney Cure can treat kidney or bladder troubles and claims it never disappoints. Endorsers H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz urge readers to inquire, suggesting medical aid is possible.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Busy Bee Rebekah Lodge Plans Memorial and Evening Services
All members are asked to meet at Odd Fellows hall tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and march to the opera house for the memorial service. They will reconvene at 6 30 PM and depart at 7 14 PM to march to Embury church for the evening service. All sisters should wear regalia and attend both services.
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Busy Bee Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Opera House
Embury Church
Laughlin Jones Visits Wisconsin Relatives
Laughlin Jones of Chicago visiting his uncle D. G. Jones and family has traveled to Jonesdale and Dadgeville in Wisconsin for a stay or visit with relatives.
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Laughlin Jones
Chicago
D. G. Jones
Jonesdale
Dadgeville
Wis
Citywide Notice Covers One Week Detour Plan
A public notice outlines a weeklong detour and temporary traffic changes affecting motorists in a central district. Officials urge drivers to follow posted signs and allow extra travel time while work crews upgrade streets and utilities.
STOVINK Keeps Stoves Black on Red Hot Iron
Ad claims STOVINK coats stove surfaces to stay black for 60 to 80 days even on red hot iron. Sold by Freeport Hardware Company for 25 cents per bottle with guaranteed quality.
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Stovink
Freeport Hardware Company
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USA
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The
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Teoa
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the League
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Walter
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