Warwick girl stages five proposals in odd lottery for marriage
Miss Myra Butler of Warwick selects Charles Vernon Kearns of Pawtucket as winner in a staged contest among five suitors who propose in novel ways over five weeks. Kearns finally sails with her, then drops her overboard playfully before asking for her hand. Butler remains noncommittal, planning her troisseau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Butler
Warwick
R. I
Miss Butler
Charles Vernon Kearns
Pawtucket
Kearns
Henry Detwiler
Enoch Saylor
Martin L. Rentz
Clive Gordon
Kent County
Bay
New York
Boston
Providence
Rentz
Butler
Detwiler
Gare
Saylor
Gordon and
Alon
Portsmouth
Gorydon
Gordon
Buttonwood
Chippanogsett Island
Lttle
Chippanogsett Kearns
The Kerosened Circuit Tales of Miss Grace Hayward
Miss Grace Hayward of the Hayward Stock company recalls kerosene circuit theater life with humorous and harrowing episodes. She describes pioneering work in Indiana, rough country halls, wasp infestations, stage mishaps, mosquitoes, and quick saves amid small-town audiences and low pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karosas City Starz
Grace Hayward
Haysward Stock Company
People’s Theater
West Side
Chicago
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
Hayward
William Hamilton
Frank Buckingham
Walla
Litthe
Quirky Barbershop Rant Distorts Medical Terms
A bizarre quoted exchange mocks medical jargon as a bald bachelor jokes about shaving risks and exaggerated conditions. The slang filled banter misdefines ailments, rendering a comic, surreal barber shop vignette.
Turkeys Scarcer as Blackhead Threatens New England Heritage
The New York Tribune notes wild turkeys have vanished from New England and domestic stock declines due to blackhead disease. Government and Rhode Island Agricultural College investigations reveal rising fatalities, with spread to Maryland Michigan and beyond. Crossbreeding with wild stock offers some immunity but risks depleting the wild turkey population further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhead
New York Tribune
New England
Rhode Island
United States
Rhode Island Agricultural College and Experiment
Maryland
Storrs Agricultural College
Connecticut
Agricultural College
Cornell University
Michigan
Ontario
Missouri
Absentminded Rail Man Charmed By Mail Freight Plan
Kansas City visit reveals a Buffalo railway worker’s plan to ship worn garments home by mail with postage due stamps. Wife ends up paying the freight as bundles arrive daily, including toys for the baby, leaving her short of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Charles Williamson
New York Centrines
Buffalo
Kansas City
Mr. Williamson
Chicago
New York
Traces of Cockfighting Remain in British Speech
A London Telegraph piece notes how cockfighting once influenced British speech and culture in schools and beyond. It cites phrases linked to the sport and its social meanings, including terms like white feather and blackleg, and discusses shifts in usage over centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Great Britain
Clachton
Agitingeook
Grove
Footpad’s Revolver Clash Sparks Chicago Standoff
In a Chicago Tribune account a robber with a gun demanded money but faced a defiant victim who refused to surrender. The confrontation escalated as the victim warned he would not raise his hands again, marking a tense hold up moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Wit of Moritz Rosenthal a New York wit in talk
The New York Sun notes Moritz Rosenthal’s sharp wit after arriving in New York this year. At Henry Wolfsohn’s East Seventeenth Street home he quips about the dining room ceiling and offers humorous anecdotes about managers, audiences, and pianists with charm and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Rosenthal
New York Sun
Moritz Rosenthal
New York
Henry Wolfsohn
East Seventeenth Street
Wolfsohn
Vienna
Salzburg
Rosenthal
Bernard Blavenhagen
Blavenhagen
Destruction of Trade Man for Blankets Chronology
A fifty year old reminiscence details William Jarman once called Blanket Bill a Puget Sound tribes trading figure. A British sailor captured after a conflict with Indians was exchanged for blankets, then lived among the tribes marrying a wife described as a squaw. Jarman, now near one hundred, attributes longevity to sea plunges and abstaining from alcohol, with only a pipe as dissipation and regular eleven mile walks to Bellingham for exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrooxlyn
William Jarman
Dado
Puget Sound
Blanket BU
Jarman
Hudson Bay
Bellingiung
Washington
Sermon Approval Sparks Hopeful Rector’s Reception
From London Titebta, the newly appointed rector wonders if his sermon pleased the parishioners. His wife notes the crowd’s nodding response, suggesting cautious optimism about impression and acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tle Parialoners
Locomotive Human Bond Through Engineer Attachment
Engineers form strong ties with their locomotives, treating engines as living partners. The piece recounts that one engine’s speed and power can define a crew’s pride, yet pooling and longer runs dilute individual responsibility and care for the machine. It contrasts ornate brasswork with plain modern practice and recalls the Missouri Pacific and Minola Central anecdotes to illustrate devotion and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Sun
Missouri Pacific Road
Stourma
Minola Central Railroad
Lymin
Chicago
St. Louie
St. Louis
Fts
Oubettutie & Maller
Vourg
Atill
California
Japan
Hawaii
Korea
Manchuria
Hawaaii
San Francisco
United States
China
Hong Kong
Pacific
Roosevelt
Washington
Oregon
The Invisible Husband and the New York Union League
An eminent lawyer at the New York Union League delivers a tale on oath and cross examination. A young attorney defends a burglary suspect and questions a witness about sighting the prisoner and her husband, revealing courtroom irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph HH. Choate
New York Union League
Conductor Reports Safe After Collision With Freight Train
A passenger recounts a collision where everyone was tossed midway but no injuries occurred. The group halted on the track and plans to clear debris before resuming their journey. The conductor questions whether more freight trains lie ahead, urging caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Atay
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Booth
Barrett
Modjeska
Tire Company
Vingennes
Mies Hayward Io
Dlamagaaing
Bourner
Cyoosia
Impetigu
Rhea
Alopeca
Furuneuloeia
Yeu
Western
Coal Regions
Igeor
Sialtla
Legate Mines
Iarriman
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