Grace George Reports American Guests at Kensington Dinner
Grace George recounts a London dinner hosted by a titled hostess in Kensington. After the meal two American debutantes were introduced and the evening featured rare singing by a celebrated vocalist. The actress commented on the dining hall acoustics, prompting a playful mishearing about acoustics and “acquiries” by an American guest.
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Grace George
England
Kensington
Miss George
George
Philadelphia Ledger
Widener Encounters Boy In Study Pause At Lynwood Hall
In a New York Tribune account, Peter A. B. Widener, a Philadelphia financier, idles at Lynwood Hall and interacts with the head coachman’s son who is playing with a fox terrier. The boy asks Widener to guess his identity and replies that he rides in his father's carriage.
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Péter A. B. Widener
Phiadelpes
Lynwood Hall
Penneyand
Widener
Quatrains Advertise New Brand of Cannel Beans
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows a magician and a god debating advertising verse. The poet offers to write one verse for one can of beans, demanding full payment in advance and promising to fill the subject before writing.
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Ale
Kala
Chicago Tribune
Women Vote Rights Debate in Branford Colony
In Branford New Jersey or Connecticut key debate concerns whether women may vote in officer elections and tax expenditures. The article notes suffrage conditioned on property ownership and questions if Branford permits voting rights to women.
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Eset
Branford
Connectmeut
Indiana Voices and Vexed Views Across the State
A collage of 19th century Indiana opinions cites race, prohibition, politics, and labor. Editors comment on social tensions, reform efforts, and the state’s political history with notes on South Bend, Mishawaka, and Indianapolis.
Freddie the Delicate Nephew Turns Up Trouble at Home
In a tale from a Detroit Free Press column, Freddie, a delicate ten year old, unsettles a country household with odd behavior. He rouses suspicion, damages a wall, fights with local boys, and causes family stress as relatives debate his health and care before Freddie and his mother eventually depart town.
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Freddie
Freddy
Eliza
Louise
Walt
Walen
Caroline
Dong
Lim
Detroit
Dogs Save Master From Highwaymen in Jamaica
Oscar Hammer cashier for the Jamaica beef company escaped two assailants near his home on Hilleldeave near Rayst at 9 pm. Two dogs collie and St Vernard chased the robbers after Hammer was struck and dragged toward his yard. Hammer carried 3400 in his pocket. New York Evening World.
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Collie
St. Vernard
Oscar Hammer
Jamaica
L. Fc
Hammer
Jamaica Beef Company
Hilleldeave
Rayst
Mr. Hammer
Full House on Roogevett Trip at Quiet Kansas Town
President Roogevett’s long trip encounter ends with a crowded scene in a small town where a man shouts Hex Teddy during the event. The incident interrupts the speech as a woman struggles with her car and a family of three children sits nearby.
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Roogevett
Hla
Manesas
Hoon
Wateas
Amin Eto
Teddy
Kansan City
Not to Blame. The Water Wheel Judgment Tale
A humorous tale features Justice Jain Marshall Kaye who cannot figure out how to wet a wheel until a colored man offers practical advice. The man suggests driving into the water and turning a crank, quickly soaking the wheel, prompting the judge to admit he had not thought of that approach. The colored man retorts that some people have more sense than others.
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Justice Jain Marshall Kaye
Anecdote of Gladstone and a Gloucester Verger
Canon Cattley once recounted a tale from his vintage days with Mr. Gladstone. During a cathedral tour led by a verger named Cross, the statesman admired the intricate details of Interen and received a half severed claxon as a gift. Gladstone then dropped a golf piece on the hour claiming the cul es would not prevent its recovery.
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Canon Cattley
Gloucester
England
Gladstone Keman
Gladstone
Cross
Interen
Statesman
Glaescone
Moy
A Corner for the Women The New Skirt
A fashion note describes spring and winter skirt styles featuring a three flounce drop skirt in jersey and wool with multiple ruffles, a combined petticoat and skirt, and a fashionable range of colors and fabrics. It also notes bridal glove trends and a shift toward lighter color schemes and rainbow girdles. A separate recipe presents ham with rice, cooking rice with fried ham and eggs and optional cooked tomatoes.
Pear Delicacy Syrup Frying Method
A Philadelphia Bulletin note describes a pear delicacy: make a syrup from one cup sugar and one cup water, grate the rind of two lemons, pour over twelve pears prepared and cooled, then coat with beaten egg and sifted cake crumbs. Fry in smoking hot fat, drain on unglazed paper, and serve with aload sauce.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Potato Puff Recipe for Luncheon or Dinner
Mix two cups mashed potatoes with two tablespoons of melted fat and season with pepper salt and celery seed. Beat in two eggs or three egg whites one cup milk and fold in well. Bake in a buttered dish until browned. Serve with meat.
Local News Snapshot From Indiana Counties
Indiana briefs report Thomas Carroll dies at Putnam County poor farm and county officials considering road and street improvements in New Albany. Bedford to celebrate Labor Day, and a prominent Greenfield figure suffers apoplexy. A new abolition named in Kokomo and a discussion of cemetery neglect appear alongside farm sales and school gathering plans.
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Bedford Tahur
Bedford Talr Grounds
Bent
Tim Murphy
John Cawley
Eulyon
Tueaday
St. Tomar
Vincenisr
Aubutt Courier
Neglvet
Lake Vistors
David Feanels
Maxinkuckey Lake
Kokuime
Tennsylvania
Chan
King County
Tipston County
Hart Smith
Greeniew
Indianapolis
Haa
Mchigan City
Harford City
Rigdon
Creenield
Desele Yeager
Grayaville
Sullivan County
Uehtring
White
Anthony & Beker
Muncie
Gultalo
Hartford City
Mack Gibron
Madison County
Idaho
Bocke
Carroll County
Flora
Frosterice K. Landisla
Tipton
Ace
Barry Morton
Huntington Barber
Dalma
Tom
August rest period for Sisters of Providence near Terre Haute
The Sisters of Providence at Marys of the Woods near Terre Haute will observe a rest and silent meditation from August 6 to August 15. No visitors will be received during the period.
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Sisters of Providence
Marys of the Woods
Terre Haute
Bern
George Plank
Cat+ coll
Tte
A. M. Cooper
Delaware Eounty
Middletown
Armele Wekig
Manvie Tvery
Hin
Theodore Shockney
Union City
Will Wen
George Washington Cromer
Fadizon County
D. Johnson
Af Wolratt
Divne
Mit
Omy Johnson Watts
Teo Witton
Ea Winetend
FL Randall
Logansport
Jenn
Tex
Humorous exchanges and stray phrases from daily life
A collage of quips and exchanges from various papers. A man muses on Inferno questions and warm weather woes while others joke about boards and meals. Janet misdefines an ocean as a large body of water near Norfolk Virginia, reflecting social curiosities and classroom humor.
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Washington Star
Eee
Janet
Norfolk
Kaneas City
Mixitts Buy 200 Feet of Books for Library
Mrs Mixitt, whose husband recently gained wealth, bought 200 feet of books for their library and found great interest in the dictionary. The study of words proved a help in social conversations among cultured acquaintances during their European tour plans.
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Mixitt
OBJECTED TO BLUE PARADE DELAYED BY COLOR OF UNIFORMS
A commercial traveler returning from South Carolina recalls a town where prominent businessmen urged him to stay for a Confederate veterans parade. The event did not occur because the town lacked a blue uniformed band and postponed the march until a band in another color could be found.
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South Carolina
Bine
Milwaukee News
Accommodating Editor Sparks Printing Suppression Claim
A clipped note from the Atchison Globe discusses suppressing a good item at the reporter’s request. The piece hints the reporter is coaxed to reveal news in print while promoting Don’s Orntment as a cure all.
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Globe
Atchison Globe
Don
An Invitation to Secure Them Through The Bun Free Miners
An incomplete notice invites recipients to obtain items through THE BUN. The fragment references a Fox office at 121 127 B. Ohlon and mentions a phone main contact, but the text is largely unreadable.
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BUN Free
THE
FOX Office
B. Ohlon
Austrated Lady Rewards Conductor for Returned Packet
A passenger recounts asking a conductor about his marital status to reward him for returning a lost packet book. The partner conductor learns the man is married with children and is devoted to his family, so no reward is given. The incident ends with the narrator lamenting she cannot reward the other conductor.
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Idind
Althowst
New York Sun
Imitation of an Imitation at Garden Concert
Oscar Hammerstein engages Marie Dressler for next Sunday night at the root garden concert. Her act will imitate Miss Cecilia Loftus's imitation, a novelty expected to draw interest as Loftus currently performs in Chicago vaudeville and imitates Dressler.
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Marie Dressler
Oscar Hammerstein
Root Garden
Miss Dressler
Cecilia Loftus
Miss Loftus
Chicago
New York
Evenlog Sun
Globe Lights Reflect on Busy Lives and Social Quirks
The Atchison Globe notes contrasting views on work and humor among men and women. It observes that a married man faces jokes over his token while a man feels busier when waiting ten seconds for telephone service. An Atchison woman is proud she married a widower with many children.
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Worthington
Alexandria
Klima
Ebersols
Ftunington
Eho
Frank Ayers
Kokamo
Niele
Fer
John Bowman
Hierrstown
Bernstep
Laporte
Jean Denis
Hurst Presbyterian Church
Princyton
Murtage
Mars Gary Maude
Herrington
Turley
Milton
Society People
Princeton
Marlon
Ety Cou
Vign County Farmere
Flys
Jeb Mahave
Balliveen
Xome Ont
Foo
Dank Shea
Ramt Tuater
Michigan Central
Michie Man City
Reclaville
Putnam County
Eidah
Thomas Shirley
Joe Wright
Sulivan County
Shirley
Wright
Bond
Wheamfield Pemocrat
Tom Hoe
Weneway
Panama
Grover Clevehind
WA. Welfer
Richmond
Harry Watt Am
Chas, Jones
Centerville
Helmsdorf
Madris
Central
Atchison
Atchison Globe
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Bett
THH
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C. J. Biltece
Foreign Advertising Department
Tribune Building
Durbin
Roosevelt
Indiana
Hoostvelt
Durhin
Miles
Committee
Laneley
William J. Tiryan
Attorney Falk
St. Louis
Folk
Holmen
Spirit OF the State Press
Evansville
Terre Haute Tribone
Indiane National Guard
Delphi Journal
Chicago Journal
United States
Lafayette Courier
Bly" Bryan
Bluffton
Anderson Bulletin
South Bend
Mishawaka
Chiscago
Walcott
Jefferson League of Indiana
Hoosier Commonwealth
Clarke County
Covington
Muncie Herald
Republican Party
Bunt
United States Senate
Olver P. Morton
Benjamin Harrison
Charles W. Fairbanks
Albert J. Beveridge
Morton
Harrison
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Seymour Tepul
Tican
Paris
Philadelphia
Thomas Carrol
Puram County
New Albany
Bloomington
Kokomo
Hood
Humorists
Plewire
Chicago News
Mre. Starvem
Tye
Philadelphia Press
Applied Dictionaryitie
Cele
Ndiana
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Globe Lights
Serre Hee Aeck, Menter, Rosenbloom & CO
W. Pennsylvana
Abodags
Vonnegut Hardware
Mrt
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