Maying Return Sparks Old Love in a Village Cottage
Russell Barr, returning from Africa, visits a quiet village and redeems a memory by leaving a May Day bouquet on Caroline’s doorstep. Caroline discovers the initials R.B. on the bouquet, recalls their past, and prepares to greet him, hoping for a rekindled bond as spring awakens their romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassel Barr
Hetle
William
Cotta
Caroline
Ruesel Barr
Curoline
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Warned For Home Use
An old notice promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready-to-use product to darken faded gray hair, claiming natural restoration, added shine, and improved scalp conditions. Instructions describe nightly application with a sponge or brush, noting disappearance of gray hair after multiple doses.
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Wreth
Wyeth
Erhart
We Two Were Maying Returns as Lovers Reunite
Caroline, waiting in a small village, meets Russel Barr after years apart. He praises her new hat, recalls the old duet We Two Were Maying, and reveals he has kept a record to hear her sing again. He requests a shared performance at the piano, proposing they go a Maying together once more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allen Decker
McClure
Russell Barr
Caroline
Sarah
Africa
Coraline
Crescent Road
Magina
Carolne
Russell
Con
Russel Barr
Fane
Garaling
Russel
Cardus touted as woman’s tonic in Georgia letter
A Georgia woman, Mrs. Deila Long of Headwig, recounts years of illness and relief after using Cardus. She reports improved energy, ability to work, and plans to recommend the remedy. The Chattanooga Medicine Co offers a Ladies’ Advisory Dept and free home treatment book.
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Cardus
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Execution Set In Two 1908 Murders At Moundsville
At Moundsville West Virginia on May 2 John Medley a Black man will be hanged for the July 4 1908 murder of Nellie Shannon a white woman after five years of legal appeals from circuit court to the U S Supreme Court The same day white man John Hix who killed Mrs Mollie Thompson a widow when she refused marriage to him is to be executed.
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Moundsville
W. Va
John Medley
Circuit Court
United Supreme Court
Nellie Shannon
Medley
United States Supreme Court
John Hix
Mollie Thompson
Ben
Whlyn
Evelyn
Jack
Daddy
Andie
Mr. Rabbit
Mr. Tortoise
From Fish-Hook to Fireside
Holland mobilizes engineers to pump out the Zuyder Zee turning water into dry land. When finished, areas now sunk with boats will host farms and homes valued at about £80,000 for Dutch livelihoods.
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Holland
Zuyder Zee
Free grand opera in parks planned for New York
New York park commissioners announce a free grand opera program for the summer with first class singers chorus and orchestra. The plan, presented by William A. Lee, features a movable acoustical stage designed by A Floryn capable of touring parks and connected to the city’s electric lighting system for open air performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Closs
New York Park Commissioners
William A. Lee
Lee
Floryn
Shriners Take 3,898 Mile Trip From Pittsburg
Shriners of Syria Temple in Pittsburg depart for a 3 898 mile voyage visiting Dallas New York Havana and Caribbean ports. The journey features dancing praised as ideal exercise and aesthetic enjoyment. The article also includes a Collier's quip about a high priced restaurant bill and a joke about a $3 000 portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriners
Pittsburg
Wroables of
Syria
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Dallas
Texas
New York
Havanna
Caribbean Sea
BABY DEATH RATE IN 1911 CENSUS RECORDS HIGH TOLL
The 1911 census bureau stats show baby deaths averaging 113 per thousand before age one, eight times the rate of others. Twenty-two states provide figures with Fall River leading at 239.5 and Seattle at 78.5 per thousand. Widespread infant mortality highlighted amid imperfect national data.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Fall River
Seattle
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Main Street
Illiner' Farms
Joe
the Tribune
Daly
Theodore Thomas
Georgia Lady's Investment
Deila Long
Collier’s
Limssle
Wieg
Bunny
Thurston Owens
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