Lillian Jones Weds William Beck In South Claton Street Ceremony
At the bride's parents home on South Claton street last evening at seven o'clock Miss Lillian Jones and William Edmond Beck were married. Rev Geo L Cady led the ceremony with a ring carried by Miss Cady. The couple, both graduates, plan a summer in Stour City after a supper for 100 guests. The bride, a former city teacher, and the groom, an assistant professor in the university math department, will reside in Stour City. Guests from out of town included several Jone s relatives and Mrs Bees of Sioux City among others.
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Croom
University
Beck
Stour City
Mr. Jones
Shelby
Iowa
Graff-Weld Wedding Unites North Dubuque Residents
Miss Laine Graff and LeRoy D Weld wed on North Dubuque Street in a ceremony attended by Dorothy Wickersham and Fletcher Briggs. Rev D W Wyile presided. The bride, William H Graff and Mrs Graff’s daughter, is a Coe College liberal arts graduate. the groom, a Coe College math instructor, is a ’99 University graduate. They plan to reside in Cedar Rapids after September 15.
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North Dubgune Street
Laine
Graff
LeRoy D. Weld
Dorothy Wickersham
Fletcher Briggs
D. W. Wyile
Wiliam H. Graff
This Ciy
College of Liberal Arts
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
University
Cerney Parizek wed at St Wenceslas in Lone Tree
Miss Mary Cerney and Frank Parizek wed Wednesday at St Wenceslas church with Rev Father Linkmajer officiating. A small wedding dinner followed at the groom’s parents’ home. The bride, a well known Lone Tree lady, and the groom, an employee at the Siavata tailoring shop, will reside on Reno street. A dancing party is planned at the country club house tonight.
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Mary Cerney
Frank Periek
St. Wenceslas Church
Father Linkmajer
Lone Tree
Siavata Tailoring
Bir
Alphabetical Sigeticance and a Terrifying Hat
A Garden essay notes that many foes of horticulturists start with w while praising many boons for b. A New York story recounts Benjamin Constant in Fez wearing ordinary evening dress and a misread court protocol, ending with a sharp remark from the sultan. London Financial News reports on Edinburgh Cemetery shares surviving as a curious market holding.
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Benjamin Constant
Morocco
Fez
New York Staats-Zeitung
Europe
Scotland
Edinburgh Stock Exchange
London Financial News
Advertising pars' axiom of modern methods cited
The Rochester Herald notes advertising as essential for success in business and cites the United States as a leading industrial nation spending 250 million dollars yearly on ads. It also briefly recalls a Polander on Nubbin ridge who swallowed a grain of wheat two years ago and later coughed up 50 pounds of flour and 100 pounds of bran, with the Hartford Day Spring invoking truth’s prevail.
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Rochester Herald
Nubbin Ridge
A &T
Hartford
Sizable Boss Shown by Two State Men in Georgia-Chicago Record Herald
In a vivid exchange the Tennessee man notes a sizeable boss he is driving while the Georgia-Chicago Record-Herald man calls the creature right smart of a critter, capturing regional voices in a brief quotable moment.
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Tennessee
Georgia-Chicago Record-Herald
A Bad Start
A weary young man reflects on a rough beginning aiming for wealth as he works a humble hoeing job where transfers are scarce. The Baltimore American quotes him with a wry, self deprecating tone about his dream of becoming a millionaire.
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Baltimore American
Wanted: competent girl for small family in Des Moines
An old classified notice seeks a capable girl to join a small Des Moines household for five dollars weekly. Contact information lists 713 Iowa avenue. The terse ad labels a single employer and positions the job as a local domestic helper opportunity.
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Des Moines
Iowa Avenue
Precocious Eight Year Old Sheridan Le Fanu Tale
A London correspondent recalls a Sheridan Le Fanu anecdote. Archbishop Meath punishes punctuality with an essay on The Three Ages of Man. The eight year old writes of three ages: innocence, manhood, and dotage, cleverly framing wicked plans and religious doubt.
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London
Loyd Dufferin
Sheridan le Fanu
Sheridan
Meath
Marie
The Power of Thought
A Woman's Home Companion cautions that thoughts shape character as actions do. Hidden vulgar or hateful thoughts may erode the self if not restrained, for life’s laws hold that the heart determines the whole being and evil thoughts can erupt into irreversible acts.
The Body and Soul in Medical Talk
An essay contrasts medical care for body and soul arguing they cannot be separated. It notes diseases of the body affect the soul and vice versa. It warns that ignorance of the laws governing either realm makes one unfit to heal. It ends with a critique of sermons and medicines from flawed healers.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga name origins explored
The Chattanoog a Times notes Chickamauga means dull, sluggish stream, tied to local creek waters. Chattanooga's meaning is debated with hawk's nest and Cherokee clan hawks explanations offered, reflecting regional Indigenous and linguistic interpretations.
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
Renal Indian baskets stir pride and doubt
A young woman skilled in Indian basketry shows baskets she made herself to a friend from Arizona who questions their authenticity. The maker defends her work, insisting she created the pieces. The exchange reflects themes of craft, heritage, and validation.
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Renal Indian
Arizona
Why She Stood
In a Chicago Record-Herald vignette a plain elderly woman on a streetcar refuses a seat from men, replying with grim sarcasm that she has no face to ask for a favor, illustrating social norms and class humor of the era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Costly to Admire Rich Cynicism Debate
A Washington Star quote contrasts wealth with cynicism noting that rich people can admire anything without being solicited to buy it. Mr. Cumrox suggests they still possess enthusiasms, though money alters the dynamic of appreciation.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Postprandial Edulgence Star Grows After Dinner
A playful remark from the Philadelphia Press quips that the after dinner speaker shines like a moon, growing brighter as he meals. The line paints the speaker as a standout, with wit suggesting his appeal rises with fullness.
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Philadelphia Press
Prize Roses Mix Up Sparked by Secret Picked Garden
In a north of England incident a class for cottage gardeners awarded a prize to a laborer named Sandy who revealed the winner’s secret source. A stranger praised the roses while a hidden Briggs rivalry loomed, Ney higher. Sandy learned later the confidant was a show committee member from London Tit-Bits.
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England
Sandy
Briggs
Samar
London
Bread Baking Fails to Impress Camp Instructors
In a Temagamie reserve scene described by the New York Tribune, two unknown men camp with a canoe and gear. A clerk from a New York court of special sessions quietly observes bread being baked in a portable oven, a humorous clash of lab talk and rustic life as one says he hates it out here and admits to being an assistant professor of chemistry at Tale University.
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Temagamie Reserve
Canada
New York Court of Special Sessions
New York Tribune
Tale
Throwing Rice at Weddings Origin Story Told
A tale links rice tossing at weddings to Chinese legend. Chao plans harm through a jealous sorcerer, but Peachblossom saves the bride by directing rice to be thrown at the door, allowing her to pass unharmed while the spirit bird feasts on the rice.
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Charles Lamb
Chao
Peachblossom
Crushing a Bore by John G Whittier Quaker poem remark
The article recounts Whittier defending Quaker speaking in meetings noting voluntary remarks can disappoint. It cites George C growing wearisome in exhortations and a meeting resolution advising him to remain silent until the Lord speaks to better edification and profit.
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John G. Whittier
George C
The Throat and Tonsils Gargle Remedies
A simple gargle for sore throat uses fifteen drops of refined carbolic acid to a quart of water, shaken well and used four to five times daily. For swollen tonsils a tannin gargle dissolved in water is advised every two hours, and a mild gargle with perman ganate of potash is also recommended.
In Society and The Arts Norusten Gossip
Bella praises your kindness to your mother during a swell dinner party as Mildred notes it is natural. Brooklyn Life reports Blobbs Scribbier faced nine play rejections while Siobba asks what he is doing now. Blobbs writes essays on the decline of the drama.
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Bella
Mildred
Brooklyn
Blobbs
Scribbier
Siobba
Philadelphia
Record
Modest. The Landlady dialogue and aphorisms
A collage of witty quotes from sources like Puck and Amil contrasts manners with character. It includes lines about choosing a chicken part, a boarder’s preference, and a schoolmaster noting that worth is defined by being, not by possession or action.
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Modest
Mr. Langs
Bolf
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Mrs. Buttercup
Mr. Buttercup
Kansas City Journal
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Judge Byington
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