Countess Lionized By Sweils Has Picture in Rogues Gallery
Special to The Sun reports the so called Countess Ishester, known as Louise St. Jair or Eva Foxingwaye, who charmed New York social circles before police decrying her as a professional swindler. Her portrait now appears in the rogues gallery as she faces arrest after traveling from South Africa to Canada and back to New York. A Gotham hotelier says she swindled about $800 during a brief stay.
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Sweils
Rogues
York
Mia
Scioness
Dcine
Bridge
Ignen
Eva Foxingwaye
Ilchester
Louise St. Jair
Johannes
South Africa
Toronto
Canada
Gotham
Regina Palmer Finds Love After Village Teasing
Regina Palmer and Rodney Stone draw close after a round of flirtatious banter and social pressure. He finally confesses love, claiming Regina is the woman in his life, while dismissing a feared rival as a mere figment of Mrs Everett’s imagination.
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Regina
Rodney Stone
Mr. Stone
Tte
Mr. Rodney Stone
Miss Palmer
Mrs. Everett
Brides sought in Panama offer homes for couples
In New York on August 16 the canal zone government offered a separate home for each married couple. Brides are arriving rapidly. carpenters cannot keep up with the demand for housing. Teddyville is suggested as a new name for Panama.
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Canal Zone
Teddyville
Panama
Western Women's Golf Association Annual Tournament Details
Golf players show interest in the Western Women's Golf Association annual tournament scheduled at Gaben aap. Several club events organize and host competitions as part of the season, with arrangements underway among member clubs.
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Western Women's Golf Association
Gaben Aap
Bniocoudg Club A AG Serteventing
Home Recipes Featured Luncheon Dishes and Desserts
A collector of kitchen items presents a pork veal loaf method with eggs baked as a roast, plus tapioca pudding with peaches and layered fruit, Independence Cake with three cake layers, Cocoa Nectar coffee drink, Peach Glace dessert, and whipped cream or ice cream serving ideas.
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West Point
Husbandless Honeymoon Steals Spotlight in Matrimonial Trend
Chicago report notes Mrs. E. J. Bowen formerly Miss Mabel Upham introduces a husbandless honeymoon. The absent spouse, once head of a young ladies Bachelor club, cites business duties as cause. The trend is described as novel but unlikely to gain wide use.
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E. J. Bowen
Mabel Upham
Various Global Gossip and Courtly News in Brief
A collage of society items notes Worcester humor with a flirtatious old man, the Countess da Parmesan plans an autograph cook book edition, and Italian nobility cedes cooking to middle class. Spiritualism, Kaiser raps, Lord Odiva casting, electricity ripening bananas in England, $60 wires in Russia. Opium use rises in France, temperance circles hope absinthe may fade. Prince William of Sweden to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Swedish match on market. King Edward’s Wales visit, Cardiff Castle grand welcome amid Wales chatter. Continental circles see Koreans kept out of peace talks as proper. The Koreans lack arms to fight with.
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Countess da Parmesan
Florentine
Prince William of
Sweden
Maria Pavlonia
Money and irony echo in a child’s quip dialogue
A humorous exchange ponders money as the root of evil and a joke about Grover Cleveland namesakes. The line about the sixth sense contrasts claim with common sense, reflecting playful wisdom and local flavor.
Picture postcard craze continues with fresh subjects
Interviewer asks why the picture postcard boom never ends and the publisher notes endless subjects. Prohibition in Georgia not starting until January 1, and advice to colonels to enjoy fat meals and drink before dry laws take effect tomorrow.
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Carnegie
Georgia
Muff Fashion Spreads as Queen Alexandra Sparks August Trend
London reports a surprise summer fad of wearing muffs in August inspired by Queen Alexandra. Purchases surge as confidence grows that the light muff with a pocket for a handkerchief and purse will suit pocketless gowns, with petals, feathers, and chiffon creating fancy sets.
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Queen Alexandra
London
University College School
Hale and Hearty Tiny Omaha Baby Defies Size
Special to The Sun from Omaha Nebraska describes a three week old twin girl weighing one and a half pounds. Parents D J Hegarty report a healthy, energetic infant despite extreme smallness. The hat cradle and tiny limbs contrast with a normal development for the age.
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Omaha, Neb
Avoirdupois
Miss Hegarty
D. J. Hegarty
Mamma
Baby and Doveydove office clash over a photo
Mr. Doveydove shows a home made photo of Baby to his boss and jokes about the image. The boss rebukes the humor and the pair bicker over Baby’s antics, leading to the boss losing access to future reports about Baby.
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Mr. Doveydove
Baby
Mrs. Dovey
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars to Raise a Baby
A Chautauqua speaker, Dr. John Graham Brooks, argues that the cost to rear a child reaches twenty five thousand dollars, noting many families spend heavily on themselves while some households grow up strong, thrifty citizens. He contends bottom line is the expense and the paradox of large, well-off families choosing self-indulgence over parenting.
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John Graham Brooks
Harvard
University of Chicago
America
United States
Europe
No Jail In The Town Prisoner Locked In Box Car
Elwood New Jersey August 16 A trustee of the Presbyterian church Herbert Filler was arrested on charges of attempted murder and death by own action. With no jail in the town Sheriff Carver improvised by locking him in an empty box car. The car was later found attached to a through train and the prisoner carried away as the freight crew slept.
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Elwood
N. J
Hubert Filler
Presbyterian Church
Carver
Pester
A Hint About Measles for Parents
A baby with a rash often leads a mother to assume measles or scarlet fever though this is rarely correct. Measles begin on the face and show first in the mouth with moon shaped swelling and blotches. Scarlet fever presents closely packed spots that seem to merge. Before the doctor arrives feed no solid food and give a spoonful of castor oil as a safe measure.
New York league links poor cooking to drunkenness
The League of Home Economics in New York argues that bad cooking fills many drunkards. It will push grocery stores in tenement districts to offer cleaner premises and higher quality materials for the poor. The plan grows from cooking schools in poor districts.
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League of Home Economics
New York
Difference of extremes in a humorous misread
A reader misread a column suggesting a remedy for fatigue as holding the face in mustard water for ten minutes. The woman tried the idea but did not endure the ten minutes and ceased the cure after a short time.
Miss Helen Gould Returns to America from Year and Half Abroad
United Press reports Miss Helen Gould landing in New York after nearly a year and a half abroad. She exudes happiness to be back and plans a summer at her Irvington-on-the-Hudson country place. Despite her wealth, her cabin is modest.
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United Press
New York
America
Helen Gould
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Friends of the Girls Welcome Legislators to Mansion
Gov. and Mrs. Hoke Smith host a Georgia state gathering at the Atlanta mansion inviting unmarried legislative men to mingle with the state’s young society women. Entertaining features are described as simple in dress yet elaborate in meat, scenic and artistic in presentation.
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R. 8. Phillips
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Regina Palmer
Castoria
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Unter den Linden
Godiva
Coventry
England
Russia
St. Petersburg
Caus
France
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Wales
Cardiff
Grover Cleveland
Pap
Dove
Mr. Dovnydove
Nobothy Dale
Boston
Cood Bye
Paris
the Sun
Fashion Department
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Vonnegut Hardware Co
Chas. H. Everett
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