North Side Briefs Highlight Dreamland Events and Local Visits
Dreamland features noted as Fredrick Skong visits John Hanson on Caledonia Street. North Side residents travel to Ontario Wisconsin and Minnesota for visits while others return home. Local residents including John Webber and families report short trips to neighboring towns and states. The piece lists numerous visitors, short trips, illnesses and social notes among residents and mentions a church group gathering hosted by N Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrick Skong
Mindoro
John Hanson
Caledonia Street
A. J. Olson
Neil Olson
Emma Olson
Ontario
Wis
Stanley Taylor
Austin
John Webber
Cure for Eczema Promised Free Trial by Doctor
A physician appeals to sufferers of eczema with a free postage paid treatment offer. He claims the remedy has cured hundreds and invites readers to try it without any obligation.
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Czema
Hutzell
West Main St
Fort Wayne, Indiana
North Side Couple Quietly Wed at City Hall
Frank Ritter of 1027 Rose street and Emma Gilbertson of 1000 Charles street were married in Judge Herman Langstad's office. The union surprised many friends as Ritter had returned recently from Winona with no prior announcement of the ceremony.
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Frank Ritter
Rose Street
Emma Gilbertson
Charles Street
Herman Langstad
Ritter
Winona
Esch to Speak at the Y W C A Vespers
Miss T A Dinsdale announces that Hon John J Esch congressman from this district will address the Y W C A vesper service at the association building tomorrow afternoon. He is described as an able fluent speaker with a inspiring message, and Olga Candrian Watkins will sing a solo.
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T. A. Dinsdale
Young Women’s Christian Association
John J. Esch
Congress
Association
Mr. Esch
Esch
Olga Candrian Watkins
Sidelights on Dayton Flood details rescue and tragedy
Dayton recounts rope rescues between offices and the post office aiding the marooned in Elder and Johnson buildings. Food and water were scarce for two days. A bloated boathouse drifted fifty rowboats through flooded Riverdale saving workers, while a body was found in a Morton Street house hanging from a chandelier as floodwaters rose. The tale comes from Dr. S R Patterson.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Elder
Cappal
South Main Street
Postoffice
Cappel
Post Office
Ernest Myer
Cincinnati
Morton Street
Miami River
Riverdale
Flood Death Toll Reaches Eighty in Hamilton Area
Cincinnati reported flood casualties with thirty-three bodies in the morgue and twenty-nine identified. Officials warned deaths would not exceed eighty as rescue teams worked amid unverified reports and rechecked identifications. Known dead include Ben Sprandley family, John Demuth, Lena Stillmacher, and others. Middletown and Miamisburg totals noted with property losses totaling several million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton
Citizens’ Committee
Ben Sprandley
John Demuth
John Whitehall
Benjamin Bell
Coke Otto
Quinn
Zeeks
Lena Stillmacher
Joseph H. West
Julia Morris
Louis Donges
Dave Jarret
Radley O. Brevard
Herman Tieman
Patrolman
Earl Bess
E. L. Ross
Oxford
Rose Kellar
Birdie Johnson
Verna Isseman
Fred Theobald
Linfield
Buckeye Street
Lindwell
Lena Kelch
Middletown
Miamisburg
Dayton flood heroes aid seventy saved by nun and workers
Daytime flood in Dayton Ohio produces heroines. Sister Helen of Notre Dame convent pulls refugees from debris and waters after throwing a rope. At Miamisburg telephone girls remain at posts two days, fishing food from flood waters. Millionaire Mrs. Frank Carnell appeals for aid after being marooned, with supplies delivered by boat to Mary Smith, a prisoner in a frame dwelling.
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Dayton
Helen
Notre Dame
Miamisburg
Frank Carnell
Great National Cash Register Company
Mary Smith
Blessings and Wives Waist Button Advice
Teague Chronicle from Texas offers humorous domestic counsel about appreciating a wife and her waist. It contrasts wives with and without waist buttons and notes variations in husbands and wives attitudes toward buttoned waists.
Life Would Be Awfully Monotonous If We Didn't
A terse quip reflects on the need for occasional enemies to break monotony and keep life interesting, suggesting rivalry fuels excitement and purpose. It presents a sardonic take on conflict as a spice of daily existence.
Cough Remedy From a Physician's Note
A writer recalls a physician’s recipe used for years to treat coughs and bronchial troubles. The method includes saturating a flannel cloth with the remedy and applying it to the chest for relief. The turpentine liniment is prepared with a pint bottle, one egg white, four tablespoons turpentine, foaming, then filled with vinegar and shaken well.
Giant bog oak unearthed in Welsh peatland near Llanwrtyd Wells
Twenty tons of bog oak were recently unearthed at Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales. The log measures 48 feet long and 2 feet 9 inches in diameter and is said to be the largest ever found in the peat near Llanwrtyd. Portions had appeared before, but its size drew attention only recently.
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Llanwrtyd Wells
Wales
Llanwrtyd
Public mourning custom persists in China’s provinces
In parts of China women are held to a social code valuing self inflicted death after a husband's death. The practice is legal in some provinces by law, and authorities rarely intervene where it is officially banned but widely accepted in public opinion.
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China
Celestial Empire
Wide World Magazine
Morning thinking debated as best time for ideas
The piece argues morning hours are ideal for serious thinking before breakfast, noting exceptions for some who think best at night and suggesting they may not have tried pre breakfast contemplation.
Bearded Grooming Customs and Hair Covenant Practice
After prayers a man combs and dresses his beard in a solemn ritual. Historically some hair that fell out was halved and buried as a covenant with a watching angel.
Doctor Confronted by Curious Call From German Speaker
A renowned New York physician received a puzzling telephone message from an elderly German American caller who admitted a previous visit and asked what to do next. The brief, odd exchange prompted the doctor to consider the caller's health and intent amid his busy schedule.
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New York
Todor
Tropical Oceans Hold Highest Salt Levels
Tropical oceans contain more salt than waters in other latitudes, agevprof study notes. Researchers point to higher evaporation and unique circulation patterns increasing salinity in these regions.
Entertainment at 1522 Berlin Street for Wisland kin
Mrs G H Wisland hosted a gathering at 1522 Berlin Street in honor of her brother in law Robert Wisland of Caledonia. The event featured dancing and music with a supper served to fifteen guests at 7 pm. The remarks warned against judging a man by relatives.
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G. H. Wisland
Berlin Street
Robert Wisland
Caledonia
Fishermen End Strike Threat by Joining Union
Fifty four Gloucester fishermen brought from Boston to man New England Fish company halibut steamers refused to work upon learning they would act as strikebreakers. They promptly went to union headquarters and enrolled as members.
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Gloucester
Boston
New England Fish Company
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