Miss Maria Mayo Chosen to Christen Decatur Torpedo Boat
The sponsor is Miss Maria Susanna Ten Dyck Mayo, a Richmond descendant of Stephen Decatur, chosen to christen the soon to be launched torpedo boat Decatur. Her lineage ties to the celebrated naval hero spans generations, with her relation to Decatur highlighted by the Philadelphia Times.
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Maria Ten Eyck Decatus Mayo
Decatur
Richmond
Mayo
Stephen Decatur
Philadelphia Times
France
West Indies
Philadelphia
Stephen
James
John
Tripoli
Susan Wheeler
Norfolk
Luther Wheeler
Maria Susanna Ten Dyck
New York
John Decatur
United States Army
Navy
Wyndham R. Mayo
Petite Parisienne Portrait Sparks Romance in Paris Tenement
A new lodger, Marius Plument, an artist, harasses Simone Laguer on Rue Fontaine. He reveals he wants her to pose for a portrait titled La Petite Parisienne and asks her to pretend they are engaged. Simone agrees playfully while Mme Lagier contemplates a possible engagement.
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Marius Plument
Simone Laguer
Rue Fontaine
Simone
Mme. Lagier
Marius
Madame
Mademoiselle
la Petite Parisienne
Moscow
Queen Amelie of Portugal Doctor and Advocate for Women
Queen Amelie of Portugal is noted as Europe’s only queen to hold a medical degree. Born into the House of Orléans, she pursued medicine to aid the poor, studied in Berlin, then returned to Portugal, taking exams under an assumed name to prove merit. She is praised for progress on women’s rights, wealth, beauty, and fashionable yet frugal living.
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Amelie
Portugal
Europe
Berlin
France
England
AneLe
Orleans
Paris
Charles Portugal
Gherles
Polen
Painter Becomes Infatuated With His Parisian Muse
The artist finishes a portrait of Simone and confronts love and liberty. He confesses love, hoping she will marry him without renouncing art, while Simone insists on freedom and art before marriage. In the end she departs for Moscow with the painting, leaving him forever changed.
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Alendly
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Moscow
Simone
Mamma
Marius
Ohio Y P T U elects Harriet O'Hagan Cleveland president
Miss Harriet O'Hagan of Cleveland was chosen as the new state president of the Ohio Young People's Christian Temperance Union. Her election positions the organization to lead youth temperance efforts across Ohio.
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Harriet O'Hagan
Cleveland
The
Ohio Young People's Christian Temperance Union
Grandma's Christmas Candy Recipe Card
Instructions share grandma's peppermint candy method from Worgan's Home Companion. Mix one cup sugar with a quarter cup hot water, boil five minutes, flavor with peppermint extract, stir until thick, drop onto paper, cool. Drops vary in size. smaller pieces seem more delicate.
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Worgan
Julia Arthur and Her Unique Canary Heart Diamond Ring
The New York Times notes Julia Arthur owns a remarkable ring described as a canary colored diamond heart set in a bowknot of white diamonds. It mentions another handsome ring featuring three differently colored Kobors diamonds in pink green and yellow.
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Julia Arthur
New York Times
Miss Halley christens destroyer at Morris Heights yards
Miss Florence Halley granddaughter of Rear admiral Bailey christens the latest navy destroyer at the Morris Heights New York yards in a ceremonial event naming the vessel.
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Florence Halley
Bailey
Morris Heights
N. Y
Honorabble Hiram Smith Promises to Save the Country
In a satirical tone the Baltimore American imagines Honorable Hiram Smith, a pretend congressman, packing for Washington to “save the country” while joking about Reed’s departure and Roberts’ seat, criticizing political theatrics and the money question.
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Smith
Hiram Smith
Reed
Congress
Ton
D. C
Mirandy
M. Co
Washinton
Baltimore American
Bargain Counter Offers Holiday Linen Bargains
Readable items include handkerchiefs 38¢ now 19¢ and 2¢ pieces for 12¢ while 20¢ goods drop to 10¢. The sale features linen towels worth 19¢, unbleached sheeting at 14¢ a yard, pillow cases 6x42 at low prices, white wool flannel 19¢, heavy feather ticking, and linen dress scarfs all at marked down rates with umbrellas engraved free until Christmas.
Witty Exchanges Highlight Society Wit Across Papers
Quotations from Bascom Bilby Boston Transcript Baltimore News Washington Star and Life reveal a pattern of sharp, jocular banter on education charm and repartee. The excerpts showcase caricatured social exchanges and humorous cuts of conversation reflecting early 20th century press humor.
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Bascom
Bilby
Boston ‘Transcript
Vanderbilts Honor Chance Bride To Navy Surgeon
Miss Sylvia Caesar first cousin of the duchess of Marlborough is engaged to Dr. Dudley Newcombe Carpenter U S N a surgeon who served on the Olympia at Manila. The spring wedding is planned. Caesar a Vanderbilt granddaughter reputed for beauty.
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Sylvia Caesar
Duchess of Marlborough
Presbyterian Hospital
Dudley Newcombe Carpenter
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
Miss Caesar
Take Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt
The
Raleigh
The Brides Bouquet Comes With Silk Prayer Hooks
Brides favor white silk bound prayer hooks or bouquets. Florists cluster about a dozen roses or white orchids in a frame of asparagus ferns and tie substantial tulle around the stems. One bouquet had tulle looped high among the roses forming part of the main mossegay.
Careful closet methods for hanging clothes
The article advises hanging each coat or waist on arms or frames. It suggests a newspaper roll as a substitute when wooden arms are scarce, banded with a stout cord for suspension. Lighter dress waists can hang over the paper without bending it.
A Sure Cure for Croup With Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
The article explains that hoarseness in a child signals a croup attack. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first hoarseness or the creppy cough to prevent the attack. It claims widespread use, 25 years without a failure, and that no other preparation shows such a record. Sold by all druggists.
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R. T
Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
Gouraud
U. S
Canadas
Europe
Ferd
T. Hopkins
Great Jones St
Brandy Sauce Recipe for Puddings
Cream butter with a cup of sugar then slowly add two cups of powdered sugar and a gill of brandy. Place the mixing bowl in boiling water and stir until creamy for about two minutes. Grate a pinch of nutmeg and serve in a hot sauce dish.
Youthful Lawyer Admitted to the Bar
Miss Belle Fleming of Pauls Valley Indian Territory, only 17, has been admitted to the bar. She began reading Blackstone at age 11 and spends evenings studying law rather than seeking society.
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Belle Fleming
Pauls Valley, I. T
Blackstone
Kidney remedies praised by Dr. Leopold in 9 of 10 ailments claim
Dr. Leopold asserts nine tenths of human ailments originate from kidney disorders and urges early use of Morrow's Kidneoids. A testimonial from J H Winter credits relief from backache and rheumatism after using Kidneoids, sold by Sloan Drug Co for fifty cents per box, made by John Morrow & Co., Springfield Ohio.
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Leopold
Morrow
J. H. Winter
North
California Street
Sloan Drug Co
John Morrow & Co
Chemists
Springfield
Ohio
Christmas at the White House a cabinet family event
Mrs McKinley eagerly prepares for Christmas inviting cabinet children. She knits and crochets 4000 pairs of boudoir slippers for guests while her French maid Claire adds soles. Blue is her favorite color and packages are tied with blue ribbons for the morning, as she completes gifts for men women and children.
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White House
McKinley
Claire
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