American heiresses pay fortunes for foreign titles
A long, critical survey links many American brides to European noble marriages that end in divorce or scandal. It notes high-profile cases of widens, countesses, and duchesses whose marriages to Italian, French, and English nobles collapse under social and financial pressures, with custody battles and bankruptcies cited across multiple continents.
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Chauncey Depew
Olone
New York
Wealthy American women wed foreign nobility in grand marriages
The report lists numerous American heiresses who married foreign titled figures, noting the duchess of Roxburghe and duchess of Marlborough among the highest fortunes. It cites totals of brides’ dowries exceeding 200 million and involvement of dozens of British peers and English titled men.
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Dawries
Duchess of
Airs
Vivian
Heroness Halkett
William Foeresford
Princess Calonna
Nee Mackay
Countess von Larisch
Amusing Hallowe'en Hoax Hearts Ballymena Cats
Dublin correspondence reports a Ballymena prank in County Antrim where posters claimed government plans to export cats for defense against rats. Farmers buried cats. poulterers rushed to collect them as hoaxers fled. Many cats remain in stock with local poulterers seeking wary buyers. Authorities have not traced the culprit.
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Ireland
Dublin
Pitteburg Press
Cata Wan
Ballymeng
Hallows
Hallymena
County Antrim
Tommy Atkins
Haldane
Hungary
Rata
Ballyment Fairl
County
Antrim
The Strangling Fig A Curious Tropical Tree
A St Nicholas story explains the strangling fig a parasitic tree that begins on another tree then wraps roots downward to the ground. It binds and smothers host trunks or branches, starving or smothering the host as its own leaves take food to sustain theaup. The roots form a thick flowing mass around the base, giving a slow, creeping appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Mexico
Roote
Nore
Skating Highlights and Dated Ice Rink Performances
A fragmented account describes skating acts and ice rink attractions featuring Yvette Gautiert and Mme Cuilbert in New York and Marie venues. It notes orchestral or vocal performances, crowd reactions, and vague remarks about perseverance and loud noises during shows.
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Yvette Gautiert
Marie
Mme
Cuilbert
Volo Chout
New York
Chuilvert
Sheep Teeth Debate Sparks Soaked Labor Day Misadventure
Two old friends fervently dispute whether sheep have upper teeth after a Maryland farm visit. They search vainly for sheep to verify the claim, ride trains to Virginia, harass stationkeepers, and return home exhausted to learn, as Mrs. Harris would say, that sheep indeed have no upper teeth.
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Maryland
Ani
Elsou
Sal
Podner
Thelira
Rumorian
Washington
Petnnaymnia
Virginia
Filipinos Show Notable Adaptability as Laborers
Leslie's Weekly reports Filipinos as highly adaptable workers trained for efficiency. A trainer recalls a Filipino crew that navigated a Luzon coast voyage, displayed endurance, and outperformed crews from Britain, England, Germany, America, and Spain.
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Mamton Wright
Leslie's Weekly
Philippines
Poya
Igea
Miles Wong
Bouthery
Luzon
Lineholver
Air
John Orr
Mreneh
Fragmentary Village Tale From New Jersey
A garbled local snippet describes a village scene in New Jersey with a crying boy and a woman asking about a region. The text includes unclear quotes and broken names, reflecting damaged OCR and uncertain dialogue.
Not Be Disputed Amid Jagged Speech in Jam Alt Bpeaker
A garbled talk shows a mumbled vow by the speaker as a colleague behind objects laughs and a debate over a biblical phrase emerges. The fragment hints at a reference to Noah and a wooden shoe remark during a noisy session.
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Jane Alt
Lin
Laniel
Noah
Milwaukee real estate man offers baby friendly flats
A Milwaukee builder creates Baby Flats and Matrimonial Flats inviting families and self reliant women. He offers a one month rent bonus for each baby born and funds bachelor housing with chaperoned, two bed rooms and folding kitchenette designs. The projects aim to attract families and promote matrimony in a park surrounded complex near Central Park.
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Milwauker
Wie
Aer
Auer
Milwaukes
Sturre
Elizabeth
Mr. Auer
Milwaukee
Probem
Hubylas
Mr Auer
Stuleguard
Teave Sainte
Lula
Califoria
Hughelovs
Milwaukee Gardens
Fin Contral Park
Advertising as Art and a Call to Beauty in Public Life
The piece argues advertising should become an art that serves beauty, using the press as the ideal channel. It urges restricting sensational formats and indecorous layouts to preserve reader trust and public decorum, while advocating responsible, tasteful ads aligned with societal values.
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Fran
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