Remarkable prenuptial contract outlines fifteen year plan
A Des Moines Despatch reports Keva and Isabella Englebrecht Harding draft a detailed prenuptial agreement before their marriage in Iowa. The pact divides property, sets fixed incomes and allowances, limits children, controls servants and relatives visits, dictates schooling, and ends the union after fifteen years unless extended by mutual consent. Both parties, wealthy and previously married, seek to avert past marriage troubles with formal safeguards.
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Isaiah F. Harding
Jasper County
Iowa
Isabella Englebrecht
Des Moines
Des Moines Dispatch
New York Sun
Harding
Englebrecht
meaJh
Chicago's Unique Bequest Fuels Public Art Plan
Chicago gains a $1,000,000 Ferguson fund for enduring statues and monuments. Trustees of the Art Institute will oversee a yearly $25,000 disbursement for art in parks, cemeteries, and museums, with an initial year’s output of about $25,000. The fund was legally established after Benjamin T. Ferguson’s death, surpassing the legal probate threshold on May 23.
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Chicago
The
Art Institute
Municipal Art Commission
Chicago Dispatch
Benjamin T. Ferguson
Monum J
Charles L. Hutchinson
Board of Trustees
Art
Ferguson
Hutchinson
Ferguson Fund
Greed National Sin Repent or America’s Doom
Rev. Dr. David G. Wylie preached at Scotch Presbyterian in New York that America must repent or be doomed. He denounced universal greed for money, calling the dollar the national god and criticizing insurance, railroad, and packing methods. He urged reform begin in the church and condemned supporting sins of wealth and corruption.
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Wylie
America
David G. Wylie
Scotch Presbyterian Church
West Ninety-sixth Street
New York
House of God
A Funereal Dinner at Atlanta Marked by Black Skulls
Julius Brown, son of Georgia's war governor, hosted a remarkable fifty-eighth birthday dinner in Atlanta attended by Governor Terrell. The table featured a black velvet cloth and black dinner cards with skulls beside each plate. A large skull hung from the chandelier, and a monk figure draped in black rested on a black pedestal. Each course ended with a candle snuffed until none remained on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Brown
Georgia
Atlanta
New York Times
Terrell
Drumming With Acros In Auto Travel
Commercial travelers, the drummer, travels by auto to serve customers efficiently. George Readman of Sacramento uses his car as a mobile desk, mailing postal cards with his photo and schedule to clients. He reports faster, reliable service and fewer delays than trains.
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George Readman
Sacramento
Spider Web Game Brings Outdoor Fun In LenoxGarden
Outdoor life gains favor as hostesses compete in novel games. In Lenox a “spider web” game formed by colored strings invited guests to follow a coin and wind toward a final prize. A dainty present awaited at the string end.
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New York
Lenox
Suspicion and Sentiment at a Social Gathering
In a Cosgrove drawing room a search prompts protests as guests resist being searched for a lost pin. Betty Linden defends her guests while Alward confesses his gentler motive and a photo reveals the truth that unites her with Hugh Alward, ending with a marriage proposal.
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America
Cosgrove
Mr. Linden
Billy Sattler
Alward
Betty Linden
Sattler
Betty
Linden
Garfields
Scotland Yard
Lins
Billy
Hugh
Apaches Never Took Scalps In Vengeance History
A historical note states Apache never practiced scalp taking. Eyewitness accounts from long-time residents allege full blooded Apaches did not scalp enemies and refused to touch bodies after death, leaving burial to women. The piece cites Curtla in Scribner's.
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United States
Apacheland
Curtla
Japan in Peace Time through War and Open Door Policy
Jacob H Schiff returns from a Far East tour reporting Japan's postwar calm, industrial growth, and open-door stance in Korea and Manchuria. He notes Japanese administration of Korea, strong finance with a nationalized rail system, Bank of Japan dominance, and a confident, educated leadership pursuing peaceful expansion with the United States and China.
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Jacob H. Schiff
Far East
New York
Seabright
N. J
New York Tribune
Japan
Schiff
Korea
Manchuria
Nance
Euch Exchange
Bank of Japan
China
America
Old Inns and Village Signs in England
A compact reminiscence of English inns and alehouses with world names such as Three Horseshoes and Four Horseshoes. It notes how signs reflect local pride, bell counts in parish towers like Six Bells, and famous sign themes like Bull, Bell, Plow, Rose and Crown. It cites Addison and London Spectator as cultural touchstones.
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England
Amos Gale
Shadrach Meade
Samuel Ward
Mary Ann Mulcock
Peters Green
St. Michael's
Lord Bacon
Hatfield
Luton
Joseph Addison
London
London Spectator
Deafness Cure Claim and Catarrh Remedy Offer
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts nine of ten cases are catarrhal and promotes AHfall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any deafness case it cannot cure, inviting readers to request circulars.
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Ahfall
The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths
An old newspaper notice promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it prevents death from kidney related diseases. It urges readers to obtain a sample bottle and a free book by mail from Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
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Philadelphia : Public Ledger
District of Columbia
Phiye
MM. M. Cunningham
Thomas Linden
Washington Star
France
Louis IX
Carthage
Charles I of Anjou
Sicily
Monreale
Palermo
Philip
le Hardi
Tristan
Italy
Paris
Notre Dame
St. Denis
Charles of Anjou
Foggia
Angers
San Gennaro
Naples
Philip III
Perpignan
Narbonne
Philip IV
le Bel
Dominicans of
Massillon Hardware Co
Erie St
Hotel Sailer
George
Johnson Streets
Richville Avenue
Eric
Clay Alley
James R. Dunn
HG & Eurg, Agant
Orpha Smith Wilk
W. Main Street
Arpenteur
Walt Make
Dalton
Ohio
Solomon
Jet Black
Bell Bros
L. S. Rudy
C. Ind
G. D. Smith
Ontario Veterinary College
St. Paul
Sqengerbund
Portland
Ore
Omaha
Denver
P.U
M—B.p.o
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
A. R
L. Morwen
Massillon
Cleveland & Buffalo ~ Transit Company
Cleveland
Buffalo
City OF
Central Standard Time
Toledo
Detroit
Neaman
Chio
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