Prohibition and Commerce Reflections Stir Readers
A collage of quotes from multiple papers notes social issues from prohibition to suffrage, water power and railways. Kipling and Kiplingesque quips mingle with regional debates while a domestic tale shows Mrs. Dodd leading a clothing society and facing moral tests as community charity unfolds in a Toronto or New England style setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Dodd
Torbolton
Samantha Wells
Mrs. Dodd
Samantha
United States
Canada
Lyddy
Miss Barham
Old Mothers and the Quiet Sabbath Echoes
A faded, poetic fragment evokes aging mothers with gentle eyes and a Sabbath calm. The piece weaves memory through old roses, garden walks, and enduring affection, portraying aging women as guardians of youth’s strength and sweetness.
Bamboo Curtains Mistaken In New Orleans Spaghetti Factory
An eminent illustrator praised pale yellow bamboo curtains on a house near the French Market, claiming they enhanced its charm. A New Orleans friend corrected him, revealing the so called bamboo were actually curtains on a spaghetti factory, sparking a humorous misunderstanding in Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Fireman Risks Life To Save Childs Dog
Steve Kenney, nephew of Fire Chief James Kenney, rushed into a blazing home at 1872 Carlton Street to rescue a family dog trapped in water in the kitchen. Despite initial retreat, he re entered and saved the dog, bringing joy to three year old Little Foley and her sister Catherine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Kenney
Kenney
James Kenney
Daniel Foley
Carlton Street
Little Foley
Catherine
Berkeley
San Francisco
German Courts Take No Chances on Missing Persons
German courts take a cautious approach to presuming death for missing individuals. An official advertisement from Obern-Gort court summons Fidelis Bohr, born April 24, 1770, to appear before March 12, 1908 or be declared dead. Bohr would be 137 if alive, making attendance unlikely.
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Vienna
Obern- Gort
Fidelis, Bohr
Ftdelis Bohr
New York Tribune
Remarkable Timidity Cases Attributed To Hypnosis
Dr Damagiou of Cairo recounts two curious cases where a young employee could not obtain work or ask for it due to fear of any interlocutor and a student who stuttered when talking to strangers. Both recovered calmness and voice mastery through hypnotic suggestion, with effects lasting three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damagiou
Cairo
Famous Speech Excerpt Quoted by Loutaville Courier
Laurence explains the famous line Don't give up the ship and reflects on why it stirred souvenir seekers in that era. The Loutaville Courier Journal quotes the moment to illustrate enduring sentiment and public fascination with historic cries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Loutaville
Widow Reflects On Marriage In Lawful Kinship
The Chicago Tribune notes the widow of four years contemplates remarriage to her late husband’s brother, while the Emperor of Japan is reported to have 30 physicians and 60 priests in his retinue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wells
Ananias
Sapphira
Samantha
Mrs. Dodd
Saphira
Sereny
Samanthy
Samanthy Wells
Gereny Dodd
Boldwood Dodd
Mrs. Well
I N the Mirror
Chicago
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland Leader
Robert Barr
Detroit Free Press
Rudyard Kipling
Topeka Journal
Kansas
Wisconsin
New York
Trixie Friganza
Louisville Courier-Journal
Massachusetts
Hartford Courant
Bernadotte
Pau
Scandinavia
New York Globe
South
Buffalo Courier
Rocky Mountain
Pittsburg Press
Miss Bull
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Wilson
Appalachian
White Mountain
Boston Post
Europe
Indianapolis News
Trafle
J. J. Hill
Rosa Kellen Hallett
Charity
Aunt Dodd
Clothing ‘Society
Sereny Dodd
Lydia Barnum
Bally Sloane
Betty Macdonald
Pictou County
John
Taunton
Ethelindy
Nob Hill
Miss Barnum
Serena
Mrs
Wens
Ple Bosom
Peter
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