Chicago cat refuge to aid homeless felines
Miss Leland Norton head of the Chicago cat club will run an asylum connected with Salvation Army aid offering free milk and meat. The facility will house about 90 cats, using proceeds from sales to fund the hospital and welcomes the lame and blind cats by October 1 with Wednesday as weekly intake day.
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Tabitha
Chicago
Leland Norton
Chicago Cat Club
Salvation Army
Chicago Cat Refuge
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Orient
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Norton
A Country Cousin Arrives Disrupting Stafford Family Plans
The Stafford household scrambles to meet a presumed cousin’s daughter arriving in Chicago. Ross Stafford, busy with law studies, unexpectedly meets Adele Chester, a graceful visitor from Chester kin, leading to comic misunderstandings and a lively family welcome at dinner.
Ross Keeps Engagement While Dick Pursues Miss Chester
In a tale of haste and mischief, Ross travels to New York to handle business while his companions Ralph and Dick gossip about a country lass and plans to charm Miss Chester. Ross returns with a triumphant smile as Adele names Helen a bridesmaid, prompting playful shock.
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Ralph
Miss Chester
New York
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hKoss
Chicago Tribune
Young Edith May Miller Stumps Maine for Bryan
The Camden daughter Edith May Miller, age about one to two, begins campaigning for the Democratic ticket in Maine. She is praised as a capable speaker and daughter of Judge Charles K. Miller, with supporters predicting she will be a forces in state politics.
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Maine
Bryan
Edith May Miller
Charles K. Miller
Camden
State Medical Institute
Elektron
Ft. Wayne
Ind
When Dorothy Comes Back Town Topics Poem
Dorothy returns to town and lifts the summer mood while hints of weariness appear in her face. The poem describes a town reawakening as Dorothy arrives, the ocean and park scenes reacting to her presence, and a melancholy note about her finances reflecting in her expression.
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Dorothy
Lace Handkerchiefs and Scented Trifles
The Chicago Tribune praises lace handkerchiefs as refined trifles for ladies. Industrious young women craft tiny linen centers, lace insertions, and broad ruffled edges, finished with a scented sachet case to be carried in the hand.
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Chicago Tribune
Act Like Magic With Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A promotional note touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a natural aid for the liver and bowels without strain. It urges druggists to stock the product in quantities of 100 260 and 50 units.
The Salad Course Menus Fresh Tomato and Sardine Salads
A New York Tribune recipe outlines several salads. Tomatoes with cabbage green pepper and olives are stuffed into hollowed tomato shells with mayonnaise and lettuce. Apple salad combines diced sour apples with greens and French dressing. A walnut and celery apple salad is filled back into red apples. Sardine salad uses lettuce olives radishes and mayonnaise.
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New York Tribune
Donts For Girls In Proper Social Conduct
A list of etiquette guidance advises avoiding pushing, elbows, and crowding in cars or theaters. It urges courteous behavior, unhurried introductions, respectful greetings with gloves removed, and offering help, while discouraging rude chatter, gossip, or slang.
A Friendly Old World in a Simple Life Poem
A rural reflection urges kindness and shared warmth as a friend to the world. The speaker notes the world’s crusty exterior yet its readiness to return friendship. It counsels warming one’s own heart to better greet others across life’s journey.
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S&j. Louis Republican
Vinnie De Witt Marries Eugene McKenna in New Rochelle
Sweet-voiced Vinnie De Witt, famed in vaudeville east and west, has joined marriage with Eugene P. McKenna, a New Haven brewer and opera house proprietor. The ceremony occurred Thursday at Father Kelly’s parochial residence in St Gabriel’s church, New Rochelle, with Elsie De Witt as bridesmaid.
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Vinnie de Witt
Eugene P. McKenna
New Haven
McKenna
Miss de Witt
New Haven Opera House
Luncheon croquettes from mashed potatoes and eggs
A recipe for luncheon croquettes uses mashed potatoes two cups two eggs beaten light two tablespoonfuls of cream parsley onion juice melted butter nutmeg salt and pepper. Mix cook until sides leave pan cool form two inch long cylinders dip in egg and bread crumbs fry in hot fat.
Cleaning Baby's Cloak With Magnesia Powder
The article advises home cleaning of babies cashmere cloaks using magesia. Apply an ounce of powdered magnesia with a clean rag, rub the cloak thoroughly, then brush while laid flat. Naphtha is mentioned but discouraged due to flammability and potential yellowing of the cashmere.
Fragmented Social Snapshots in Vintage Press Quips
A collage of light notes from Life Puck Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press quotes. Witty exchanges reveal flirtation misreads courtship vanity and fashion mockery across newspapers. The snippets highlight social mores and gendered commentary without full articles.
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Indianapoli
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