Wildwood Awakening Through Death and a Strange Gravestone
A New Hampshire tale recalls Wildwood’s rise as a summer hub after the death of farmer Abraham Jenkins. His marriages to Martha and then Matilda Brive spark a legend marked by twin memorial slabs that draw travelers, prompting a local hotel boom and a connecting railroad.
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Wildwood
White Mountain
Wildwood Junction
Abraham Jenkins
Jenkinses
Perkinses
Martha Perkins Jenkins
Abraham
Abe
Marthy
New York
Boston
Middle West
Swallow Hill
Matilda Brice
Tourism boom at Wildwood with historic cemetery fading
Tourists flock to Wildwood’s golf links at Hotel Wildwood and tennis at the Minster near Cloister Pines. Bear Nook Glen, Artists Point and Lectern Lodge draw crowds in buckboards and autos while Sunset Rock offers prime views. The hillside cemetery holding Abraham Jenkins and his two wives sees shrinking curiosity as old family feuds fade.
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Wildwood
Hotel Wildwood
Minster
Bear Nook Glen
Beck speaks at Fossils dinner recalls amateur press roots
James M. Beck, a founder of the National Amateur Press association in Philadelphia in 1876, addresses The Fossils gathering, calling the early era a prehistory of journalism and joking about news breaking on stone tablets and the need for a crowbar.
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James M. Beck
Beck
National Amateur Press Association
Philadelphia
Mr. Beck
The Satisfied Flat Dwellers Roused by Detroit Day
A Detroit Free Press poem contrasts a flat dweller against homeowners who boast of gardens porches and lawns. The speaker claims contentment with a small room and rest while others toil to mow and install screens.
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Detroit Free Press
Honest Ampn Man Declines Seidlitz Powder Prank
At Epsom last week a man was struck by lightning for five dollars. A Chu dentist makes false teeth for the river’s mouth. A peculiar girl in Cebunkle with marcel waves causes seasickness.
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Ampn
Epsom
Chu
Cebunkle
Desirable Location House-Hunter Finds Flaws in Recommend
A buyer reports the recommended house is damp with half-off shutters, faulty drainage, a water-filled cellar, and a leaky roof. The agent notes the house’s strong point is that there is no piano in the block.
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New York Weekly
Forest preservation debate quoted by Senator Sorghum
A Washington Star quip contrasts forest protection with political power as Senator Sorghum jokes that trees cannot vote, highlighting the practical challenge of conservation in a political system.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Weather Outlook Stirs Forecaster's Dilemma
A Philadelphia Press cartoon shows a weather forecaster puzzled as calculations predict sun while a coma tells him rain. The exchange highlights the clash between science and doubt in forecasting.
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Philadelphia Press
Folding table sparks comic misread in Royal Magazine
A dialogue excerpt notes a misunderstanding over a folding table. The scene sketches Alverta spreading stationery, writing a letter, then folding the table, prompting a back and forth about the action and object. The exchange highlights comic misinterpretation in a period publication.
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Alverta
Royal Magazine
The Bridegroom Returns From Honeymoon Bills
A couple quarrels over who pays the trousseau debt. The groom assumes the bride’s father covered costs, while the bride explains custom allows her to handle the payments to spare her father humiliation.
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Trousseau
Judge Rules on a Thorny Domestic Dispute
A judge hears a terse exchange as a husband pleads to remain with his wife while the other party insists she cannot endure the ongoing tensions. The courtroom scene centers on a stubborn stalemate and appeals to mercy.
At the Barn Party and Old Fashioned Dances Praised
The Baltimore American notes enjoyment of country dances at a barn party with talk that old-fashioned dances are the real thing. A casual exchange highlights the social appeal of rustic entertainment.
Rip Van Winkle Joke Sparks Catskill Banter
A brief exchange features a joke about the Catskill mountains. Judge remarks on mice while Sambo claims to have seen the mountains. the banter carries a playful street tone.
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Rip van Winkle
Catskill Mountains
Sara
Curtailing Home Privileges
Cleveland Leader notes a brief exchange about home rules with Bobby asking for politeness and Cleve urging politeness, reflecting domestic etiquette commentary.
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Mamma
Bobby
Cleveland
Got Wet in June Wedding Shower Incident
In a June wedding report from Detroit Free Press a guest recalls being struck in the face by a bridal shower item described as a shower helm in an unusual incident. The account emphasizes the unexpected weather and the clash of celebration and misfortune.
Stylish Jacket Suit in White Irish Linen
An attractively simple white Irish linen jacket suit suited for midsummer calls and church wear. Semi fitted with Battenberg lace accents and a coordinating full flare skirt, with detailed yardages for various fabric widths and sizes.
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Battenberg
Silk knickerbockers under sheath skirts gain popularity
Shops feature silk knickerbockers in varieties like albatross taffeta and china silk, tightly fitted at the hips and knee, designed to be worn under short sheath skirts. They are touted as cool light undergarments for outdoor wear, offering freedom and comfort for camp country ocean and mountain use. Natural pongee serves as a washable substitute, replacing petticoats for outings with minimal other undergarments needed.
Neatness as a Time Saver for Busy Girls
The piece extols order and a “place for everything” rule as a major time saver. It notes some people can be neat but not maintain it, while others struggle under pressure yet benefit from orderly habits, especially in locating items quickly and keeping papers organized.
Face Touching Up in Fashionable Society
A Vogue excerpt notes women use cosmetics with discretion for public appearances while maintaining a pale face for day wear. It contrasts pallor with the Greek figure and suggests light rouge and lip shaping for stage or ballroom settings to harmonize with lighting and environment.
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Sun Nght
Europe
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Health for Women
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments and infertility. It cites testimonials from Mrs Maggie Gilmer and Mrs Josephine Hall praising improved health and motherhood, and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
West Union
S. G
Pinkham
Josephine Hall
Bardstown
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Quoted Advertisements and Odds Ends
A cluttered ad snippet lists Allen's FooteEase cures tired feet with a trial package offer from A S Olmsted of Le Roy New York. It also mentions Mrs Winslows Soothing Byroy for teething children and a humorous line about admiring a stranger.
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Allen
A.S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
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Gay
Shortstory Pub. Co
Jenkins
Matilda Brive
Grainge
Wildwood Cemetery
HE Was
Mine
I Was
Theirs
Lala
Gramps
Amer
Thoras
Thomas
Sar
Sonny
St. Vitus
Kline
EK. H. Kline
Arch Street
Milton Dairy CO
St. Paul, Minn
Dodds
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