The Folly of Marrying a Drunkard, Dorotary Dix
Dear Marian, the writer argues against marrying a dissipated, dependent man. A wife cannot reform a man with appetite or laziness and must not marry a “Poor Dick.” True happiness comes from mutual strength, not a wife trying to fix a husband. The piece urges choosing a strong partner and understanding a wife’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorotary DIX
Dear Marian
Marian
al Son
Young Men’s Temperance Union
Tom
Harry
Harikari
John
Caruso
Many Pretty Coating Materials Shown This Season
A catalog of children's coat fabrics for ages 4 to 10 details broadcloth checks in blue black browns tans and reds with velvet trims velveteens velour and burella cloth options. Yardage and pattern No 918 from May Manton are listed with mailing details and a 10 cent request. A poem about a child’s plea to a father follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Department
Deafness Cure Claim Prompts Local Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money offer for any deafness case caused by external catarrh that remains uncured. The notice lists Toledo Ohio makers F J Cheney Co and urges readers to request free circulars. Local business listings follow with contact details and assorted services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
State to Hunt Jobs for Troops Returns to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania troopers returning from the Mexican border will find the Bureau of Employment ready to place them in suitable positions. The department reports offices in Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh Altoona and Johnstown can place nearly all 2700 troops upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mexicar
Bureau of Employment
Department of Labor and Industry
John Price Jackson
Jacob Lightner
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Johnstown
Clement
George C. Jack
Lightner
Fourth
Pennsylvania Infantry
First Cavalry
Signal Corp
Jackson
Bureau
Governor's Troop
First Pennsylvania Cavalry
Swatara Street
Dept. of Labor & Industry
Geo. C. Jack
Orpheum Christmas bills showcase dreams and drama
The Orpheum presents a Christmas program with When Dreams Come True featuring the Cramp Shipbuilding model and gowns from the New York Custom House. Broadway After Dark at the Orpheum follows with Violet LeClair and a tale of a country girl drawn into city cafes and cabarets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Chester
New York Custom House
Robert C. Adams
J. Adams
Violet LeClair
Appyis
Blaze Starts in Kitchen Causes Large Fire Damage
A gas stove in a kitchen ignited paper and flames spread to an adjoining dwelling causing heavy damage. Fire crews limited the blaze and prevented total collapse, with residents displaced. No injuries reported. Fire officials investigate cause and origin.
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Alfred Mohler
Sourbeer
Hummel
Mohler
Allison
Gourbeer
Market Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Plaza Hotel
Christmas bill features Mary Miles Minter and Mary Pickford program
The program lists Mary Miles Minter in a Regent feature “Three Days Dream or Two Ago” and Mary Pickford in “Less Than the Dust” with music, plus a Christmas double bill of “O, Please, Mr. Detective” and other acts including Baron Lichter and the De Bourg Sisters. Additional films include The Honorable Argy and The Criminal, with Pathe News and a new two-reel comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Hall and Company
Keith
Detective
Baron Lichter
Mary
Jack
de Bourg Sisters
Mary Miles Minter
Regent To-Da
Mary Pickford
Hector Turnbull
India
Argy
Onday
TwengAy
Triangle Company
William Desmond
Clara Williams
Italy
America
Pathe
Danger Signals of Bad Blood Featured Remedy
Pimples neck sores and a swarthy complexion are cited as signs of poisoned blood. The ad promotes Number 40 For The Blood as an old doctor’s prescription of reliable alteratives, put up by J C Mendenhall Evansville Indiana and sold by Geo A Gorgas 16 N. 3rd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennai
Science
J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Ind
Geo. A. Gorgas
N. 3Rd Street
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Senreco
Walnut St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Muench Street
J. B. Montgomery
Third and
Chestnut Sts
May Manton
John D. Wells
Buffalo Evening News
Aminus Lug Wana
A . Mn
St Bell
Ees Goodman's
Eee
Ishver
Deiver
Daughten Studios
Mercias
Third Oeell
George F. Shope
Hill Tailor
Mareket
Poulton
Captain Jack
Mr. Lightner
Broadway
Matinee
New
Aubrey Mittenthal
Flora Fella
The
Yale | Dramatic Association
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Trovatore
Victoria
Majestic
Wilson
R. C. Faulkner
J. Wilson
Star Independent
Der
Ife To
Mason
Vesne
Cumberland Valley Telephone Company of
Federal Square
Eme
Tell
Unites
Mes
Senger of
Good Christ
Fackler Furniture Store
Mitotic
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