Orton and Edith Morton wed by shared love of horses
Edith Morton, engaged to William C. Eustis, belongs to a society opposing animal cruelty. She and her fiancé are described as lovers of dumb beasts, defending animal rights even with sacrifices. Daughter of ex Vice President Levi P. Morton, she is praised for beauty and charm, educated in Paris, Washington, and New York, attracting hunting circles.
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Orton
Edith Mort
Edith Morton
William C. Eustis
Miss Morton
Levi P. Morton
Paris
Washington
New York
The Dear Girl in Lent
A speaker contemplates Dorothy in gray during Lent as she attends church apart from him. He imagines her pious conduct and prayer while noting his own forbidden hope to win her affection. He plans to watch from afar, praying Lent ends so she may be his again.
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Dorothy
Minneapoli Journal
A Sigh and a Song
A Baltimore era verse notes love as both sigh and song and contrasts gloom with glory. It hails dreaming through spring and winter under a poet’s artful influence and ends with a question on pursuing love’s dream versus action.
Opportunity and Fate Shape a Florida Sunset Moment
In Florida, Virginia, a limping socialite on crutches seeks a brave chance from Dick Fairfield, a rising Iowa lawyer. She laments her fate and lifelong reliance on help, while he muses on opportunities as the sun sets over the gulf and hotel grounds.
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Iowa
Florida
Virginia
Great Gulf
Girk
Fairfield
Easterners and a heroine on a hotel ballroom night
Dick Fairfield recalls war memories as Virginia Howper befriends him during a vacation in the east. A candlelit piazza party turns perilous when fire starts among paper festoons. Virginia, using improvised crutches, climbs to stop the blaze, risking panic to save the crowd and the hotel.
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Dick Fairfield
Virginia Howper
Virginia
Clark
Fairfield
Virginia Howper Hero Of Hotel Fire Debut Fame
Virginia Howper used a burning paper decoration to save herself and a companion at a hotel. Dick Fairfield assisted her down and praised her bravery. Her notoriety spread, while Fairfield vented mixed views on easterners, signaling a shift of affection toward the western figure.
Tit led Soldier's Wife Countess Dundonald in Wales
Countess Dundonald, wife of Gen. Dundonald, is living quietly in North Wales as her husband fights in South Africa. Gen. Dundonald leads the cavalry wing of Buller’s army and was the first of the relieving forces to enter Ladysmith.
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Countess Dundonald
Dundonald
North Wales
South Africa
Bullers
Ladysmith
Witty Exchanges and Rural Intrigues From 19th Century Pubs
Cartoonish quips and character vignettes unfold across period papers. Clarissa pressures Clarence to draft a hand proposal for her father while he dodges etiquette. A bunco faker and a photograft joke involve a prize Holstein and recognition in New York. A feisty buyer requests a muff, reigniting a comic clash at a rural shop.
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Bunco
Farmer Greene
Connecticut
New York
Puck
Clever Girls Plan Paris Trip Club
Mamie Davis of Reno Kansas leads a 50 strong Paris exposition club of Kansas girls who swap dresses to save money for a trip. Each member saved about six dollars a month, totaling around 250 dollars per girl for the journey.
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Mamie Davis
Reno County
JI Kansas
Kansas
Miss Davis
Mamie
Reno
Paris
Boston Woman Contractor Discovers New Sidewalk Material
In Boston a woman contractor, daughter of a mining engineer, studied mineralogy at her father's mine. She experimented with gravel and ore and discovered a new sidewalk composition. She secured permission to lay it in a Boston district and directed the work herself.
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Boston
How the St Louis heir gives millions to public welfare
James Eads How of St Louis grandson of James B Eads has begun investing his fortune in public welfare. He has donated 32000 to a Community benefit committee and plans to devote future earnings and eventually nearly 1 million to uplifting the poor through education and work programs guided by the committee. He rejects unearned wealth and lives modestly among the poor while directing funds to lasting aid.
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James Eads/How
St. Louis
James B. Eads
Mississippi River
How
Community Benefit Committee
James Eads How
Harvard
Lindell Boulevard
James Kads How
Wabash Railroad Company
Bouillon Serving and Preparation Guide
This article advises on proper bouillon serving etiquette and a beef bouillon recipe. It suggests using dainty china bouillon cups with lids, or any delicate cup, and provides a detailed method: simmer lean beef with onion and butter, strain, clarify with egg white and shell, then reboil and cool before serving hot or cold.
Kentucky Governor's Wife Noted For Plain Spirit
The Memphis Commercial Appeal recalls Mrs. Taylor wife of Kentucky's Republican governor described as a woman of nerve with little nerves. She is mountain born and bred and provincial in manner. She reportedly received three society women at the executive mansion in Frankfort in a soiled gown and blue gingham apron, disregarding dress expectations.
Double Appointment Roles Shared by Mrs Manning
Mrs Daniel Manning holds a dual role as an agent to the Paris exposition appointed by the American government and as the special representative of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the exposition. The government appointment includes a salary.
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Daniel’Manning
A Literary Luncheon Surpasses Winter’s Unique Functions
A young literary minded host hosted a luncheon with white blotting paper table covers and almonds in pen trays. Name cards resembled publisher slips and punch was served in glass ink wells amid book quote themed china. An advertisement for Dr Bull’s Cough Cure claims to quickly relieve coughs and colds for 25c.
fragmentary quote about a fiancé and a telephone
A chaotic fragment notes a fiancé and a woman who had never used a telephone before. A voice shouts Ring off amid unclear dialogue and jumbled punctuation.
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New York Evening Sun
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Clarence
Chicago
Farrer’s
Buffalo Commercial
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Goiter
John P. Haig
Cincinnati
Haig
John P Haig
Glenn
Ohio
Bombay
India
Waig
Stewart Place
S. E
Illinois
T. L. Sanders
Indianapolis
Rondon Tailors
Massachusetts Avenue
Julian & ‘Julian & Dick
Ohberg
Union Tailorsa
Lombard Building
Sik
Ind
Emma
Morton Place
Central Ave
Anna’ R. Meyer
Strawmyer & Nilius
Chas. T
Whitsett
Meridianst
Our Business
Ormonde
W. Pearl-st
Edward G. Gardner
Kitz
E. Court-st
Progress Laundry
Pesder
Washington Sua
Physicians and Surgeons
J. A. Sutcliffe
Ton M
He SB
Des. Loyd
Allison CO
Mfra
Wreath St
Monument Place
United States
E. J. Heer
Vonnegut’s
Vonnegut Hardware CO
Washington-st
Moses Optical CO
Pennsylvania St
Mbees Optical Company
Scarantes
I. M. Rowe
Optician
Paul E. Hulsman
Meridian St
JOS
R. Adams
Hudson Street
Indiana Dental College Department
Zoe
University of S. W. Cor
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South Divicis St Grand Hotel
People's Credit
W. Wash. St
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