Gibson Girl Birth and Deposition in Family Saga
The article traces Charles Dana Gibson and his son the Gibson boy, born in Hempstead L I, and notes the daughter a few years old. It recalls Miss Langhorne wedding to Gibson in Richmond in November 1895 and the expectation of felicities among their friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson Girl
Gibson Boy
Hempstead
L. J
Charles Dana Gibson
Fortune
Richmond
Miss Langhorne
Crook Neck Pattern Drives Family Strain At Church
In a rural tale the Hollis family endures hardship to dress the four girls in matching palm leaf crook neck outfits. The father’s pride clashes with his wife and children as the dresses reveal class tension, social judgment, and a costly illusion of thrift. The pattern's cost ends in discord and a harsh separation of wants and needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hollis
Hollis
Ella
Susie
Sarah
Bessie
Jed
Efe
Chicago
Indian man fatally harmed woman with public safety item
A Native man, educated or described as Indian by sources, fatally injured Edith after a dispute in Amherst. The incident involves remarks about Carlisle school background and a public safety item used to cause the fatal harm. Further details are unclear due to manuscript text limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Hed
Edith
Carnation Hobby of Mrs William Rockefeller at Scarborough
Wealthy socialites cultivate flowers with lavish spending. Mrs William Rockefeller owns a Scarborough-on-Hudson greenhouse devoted to carnations. She recently imported 200 Malmaison carnations from France for $3,000 and spends thousands yearly on plant imports. Madame Lilli Lehmann promotes vegetarian meals with fixed daily menus. Christine Nilsson’s birthday anecdote recalls her view of Patti as an angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rockefeller
Scarborough-on-thhe-Hudson
France
Christine Nilsson
Nilsson
Albani
Patti
Reflections of a Bachelor
The column jokes about women and marriage with witty contrasts on argument, secrecy, and gossip. It notes two moods of a woman and mocks in law of neighborly judgment, ending with a quip about rehashing gossip after praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Two heads are better than one Hood's Sarsaparilla ad
A vintage advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for prompt relief and renewed vigor. It claims to strengthen weak bodily systems and fight disease while cleansing the bowels and curing constipation without gripe. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are promoted as bowel regulators and gentle, effective aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
DeWitt
Mrs Hetty Greens Second Wife In Bellevue Hospital Case
Miss Anna M. Jones, self styled heiress and second Mrs. Hetty Green, entered Bellevue Hospital claiming insanity. She carried a brown paper parcel with bank books, bonds and mortgages totaling many times $50,000. Her income included a $10,000 yearly salary as head designer for a fashion house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Anna M. Jones
Hetty Green
Bellevue
Romance Within a Romance Marries At Bath Beach
Lydia Farry and George de Grasse wed July 31 at Bath Beach in a union sparked by a vaudeville romance. The couple's onstage proposal to Miss Barry drew audience reactions and created a high spirited courtship that transformed into a real marriage after a playful, double meaning performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Farry
George de Grasse
Bath Beach
de Grasse
Miss Barry
Birthday party for Mrs Knowles cat in New York club scene
Mrs Edwin Knowles hosted a birthday festival for her pet cat attended by elegant young women in white with floral hair adornments. The party featured milk and crackers, a rice pudding treat, pearls, a green silk cushion, lotus motifs, and a painted tribute including Mallarme verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Knowles
New York Professional Woman's League
Stephen Mallarme
Tomato Soup and Tomato Dishes from Simple Kitchen
Simple recipes describe tomato soup using tomatoes water salt pepper soda milk and butter thickened with cracker crumbs and served hot. Baked tomatoes are filled with a seasoned crumb mixture and baked until brown with optional onion juice. Fried tomatoes use thick slices dredged in bread crumbs fried in butter until richly brown and seasoned with salt.
Trinkets and novelties for home craft and gifts
A varied list of decorative shells and pins including oyster and cocoanut shells shaped into pin trays and pincushions, amusing Chinamen containers with sprayed perfume, mirrors edged with artificial evergreens and roses, plus a medical promo for Dean's Ointment promising cure for itching piles at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Pennsylvania Lines Seashore Excursion to Atlantic City
Annual $15 round trip excursion offered for fifteen days to Atlantic City and popular shore towns including Cape May Anglesea Avalon Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood Rehoboth. Special through sleepers and coaches depart from Indianapolis on Thursday August 10 at 2 30 p m with ten day stopover in Philadelphia on either leg. Secure space at city ticket office Washington and Kneisata W W Riohandsoby Ly Bae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Cape May
Anglesea
Avalon
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Wildwood
Rehoboth
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Washington
Kneis Ata, W.W
Riohandsoby Ly. Bae
Wit and wisdom from a rural editor column
A collection of aphorisms about marriage, courage, charity, and social rules. Observations on beauty, bravery, and reputation mix with satire of class and finance. The pieces critique vanity and hypocrisy while noting regional quips about Kentucky and liquor bills.
Engaged Couple Sparks Bizarre Watermelon Disagreement
A Chicago papers joke from the era portrays an inventor and partner arguing over fruit cuts, with a humorous exchange about watermelons and an unproductive device critique. The clergyman and matron exchange a sharp line about burning bridges while a children’s quip references a cupboard confinement and a playful jailhouse pun.
A Gifted Belle With Tasty Giving Power
The poem centers on a gifted belle who lacks wealth or glamour yet wins many offers through her generous cooking. The speaker asks what her dower was and answers that it was her tasty giving power, emphasized by the line Foremost and chiefly Anon.
Days to Come Poem Vision by Helen Hay
A grim corridor and a pale light set a warlike mood as the speaker watches a vision of White Day chained to Night. The scene shows marching feet and a despairing crowd that dies with weary eyes, echoing the era’s dread of conflict. The excerpt attributes authorship to Helen Hay in Century.
Not a Glittering Gold Hair Yet A Simple Charming Girl
A Chicago Daily News snippet describes a girl as plain beside idealized beauty, noting her hair not gold, skin not marble, teeth not pearls, yet she remains a naturally charming figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Refusal to Sell On George Vanderbilt Estate
In Asheville North Carolina a resident on the Vanderbilt estate refuses to move from his plot. He says years of bad neighbors have troubled him and he will not sell despite ongoing pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderbilt
Asheville
N. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tndie Doe
Charles Dang Gibson
Vvvy
The
People
South
Amherst, Aur As
Mme
Lilli Lehmann
Pennsylvania Lines
Kentucky
Chcago News
Pittsburg
Tame
Anon
Helen Hay
Stosal
Clinois Street
Massachusetts Ave
D. H. Baldwin & 68
N. Penn
E. C. DeWitt &Co
Atlas
New Jersey
DR. Klick
Chas. N. Goode
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!