Grace Carr Affianced To A Welsh Lord From Indiana
Grace Carr, once a barefoot Indiana girl, is to wed Lord Newborough of Wales in London in November. The tale traces her rise from hardship in Richmond and Louisville to a meeting in Cairo and a proposal aboard the Fedora, with her family’s Civil War era struggle and a Brooklyn millionaire’s marriage in the past.
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Grace Carr
Indiana
Lord Newborough
Wales
London
Carr
Richmond
Ind
Louisville
Alice Carr
New York
Samuel Chauncey
Brooklyn
Grace
Desert
Cairo
Kentucky
Old Sweet Story Of Love And Dreaming Of You
A fragment from a poem by Frank L Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution. The speaker muses on love transcending earthly toil through dreamlike visions of reunion and a beautiful tomorrow seen in a beloved’s eyes. The verse contemplates lingering devotion beyond life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lrank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
TWO MEN AND A MANLING
Henry Mason reflects on a stormy scene with his father over his planned marriage and the clash of wills. The judge Gordon requests Henry’s help to guide a young woman, Aimée, with methodical affection, while Mason weighs his own independence and duty to family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mason
Mason
George
Marsley
Marsie
Father and boy plot to persuade Maisie for a visit
A judge entreats Mason to persuade Maisie to visit her motherly aunt as life grows hard for lambs without a dam. The plea hinges on a planned three hour drive and a hint of Maisie’s longing. A young girl enters, teasing the father for talking with Henry under the beach tree.
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Maisie
Anna
Henry
Mason
Gordon
The Little Girl Who Learned To Tie Her Shoes
A girl recalls tying shoes long ago with simple strings and a hopeful cry. She grows to understand burdens often seem lighter than expected and that taking on tomorrow's work today helps overcome new or old tasks.
Baby Lore Reveals Global Cradle Superstitions
The article surveys infant rites across cultures. Spain wards off bad luck with pine dough on the face, Ireland uses a hair halo, Honan neighbors bathe the cradle with garlic salt bread and steak, Greece sings by the fire, Turkey uses amulets with mud charms, Lower Brittany sailors protect skulls with branding rubs, Vosges moon births influence tongue and wit, and a Breton girl is linked to precocious traits by moon phase.
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Spain
Ireland
Honan
Lower
Brittany
Vosges
Mary E Craigie Promotes Libraries in Parks and Playgrounds
Mrs. Mary E Craigie originated and promotes public libraries in parks and playgrounds to amuse children with story and picture books after play. She contemplates a home for old librarians in New Jersey and offers to donate land for that purpose.
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Mary E. Craigie
New Jersey
Jelly from Tomato Pulp with Sugar and Lemon
The method describes scalding tomatoes to peel, mashing and sieving the pulp, weighing it then adding sugar equal to the pulp and lemon juice from two lemons. Boil until clear, test for jelly on a saucer, then pot and seal. Ginger can substitute lemon juice with a longer boil, and a small amount of water may be added early to prevent burning.
Wife of a Gambler King
Mary Alice Heine, a New Orleans heiress, married the duke of Rich eliea and later the prince of Monaco. Her marriages drew society attention. after divorces and a Monaco betrothal she aimed for divorce as reports say the prince renewed Monte Carlo gambling after a lease expired.
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Mary Alice Heine
New Orleans
Richeliea
Acquilla
Frensa
Miss Meine
Miss Heine
America
Europe
Prince of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Miss Marion Christy swims across Conneaut Lake feat
Greenville Pa 11 year old Marion Christy becomes the first girl to swim the lake's two mile width. A 1883 soldier perished attempting the same crossing and lies near her starting point. Oak hears of daring past feats include a log canoe bear encounter with settler Fonst who found a black bear climbing aboard and leaving ashore.
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Marion Christy
Greenville
Conneaut Lake
Miss Christy
Toast
Fonst
Smiles and Slanders in Gossipy Columns
Snippets from era columns show mockery of romance and theatre chatter. A caller notes a bride, a “Evening Sacrificer” report, and a list of rejected lovers under “Among those who also ran.” Lords and dames exchange quips over hats and marriages as society pages echo scandal and wit.
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Walker
Watkinson
Short fashions and lifestyle tips for spring wardrobes
Gold ribbon belts with silver buckles spark a life improving look. Bridal robes lean princess cuts this year. A dressy blouse suits theater or small dinners. Machine stitching and corded trims replace narrow ribbons. The pompadour with curls stays in fashion for oval faces. Skirts keep last spring length, with shorter styles rising for morning wear. Two million Americans suffer dyspepsia. Burdock-Blood Bitters marketed as a cure at drug stores.
Pointed Paragraphs on Hope and Wisdom
The text presents aphorisms equating hope with wakeful dreaming and cheerfulness with wisdom. It argues planting weeping willows in tiers and judging people by address over dress. It also notes a man feeling girlish delivering his maiden speech and that experience is often the label given to mistakes.
Dishwater Threats Spur Knife Care in Kitchens
A woman asks about guarantees on pearl-handled knives as a vendor pledges coverage except dish water. The tale extols keeping blades in a marmalade jar in warm water to avoid wetting handles. Dropping knives in dishwater is condemned and dishpan wear drives kitchen costs, nicking cups and cracking glassware.
A New Jelly Set for a Little Present
A fine porcelain jelly set offered as a not inexpensive gift for a bride. The bowl is low and flat with irregular edges forming a four sided border. A long handled silver spoon with a gold bowl rests in a velvet trench beside the bowl.
Oldest Massachusetts widow keeps house at 92 in Webster
One of the oldest women in Massachusetts, Mrs. J. H. Newton of Webster, lives alone and does all her own work. A widow for many years, she manages housekeeping and even entertains occasional guests.
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Massachusetts
J. H. Newton
Webster
Newton
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