Former resident announces wedding in Pittsburg
Wilmont VanGorder of Morgan formerly of this city married Ella McMillin of Bridgeville on July 6 in Pittsburg. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. VanGorder of Boyles Avenue. The couple will set up housekeeping in Morgan after the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. VanGorder hosted a Christmas dinner with guests from Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmont
VanGorder
Morgan
Pittsburg
Ella McMillin
Bridgeville
W. H. VanGorder
Boyles Avenue
Youngstown
Quiet Christmas Eve Wedding in Croton Avenue Church
Miss Clara EB Lovell of Emlenton wed Earl A Cook a traction company employee at the Croton Avenue M church on Christmas Eve. The ceremony was in the late afternoon and the newlyweds left at five to celebrate with the bride’s parents in Emlenton. Cook, a son of Mrs. Mary Cook, has many city friends sending congratulations. The couple will reside on Butler Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stratton
Croton Avenue M
Haus Avenue
Clara EB. Lovell
Emlenton
Earl A. Cook
Traction Company
Mr. Cook
Mary Cook
Croton Avenue
Mrs. Cook
Butler Avenue
Local Banns Announced For Chicago Couple At St Marys
At St Marys church Sunday morning marriage bans were announced for several couples. Ella Morrissey of Chicago formerly of this city and James F Mitchell a Bluff street grocer are set to wed Tuesday January 12 in Chicago then reside here. Also Mary Vailey and John McCoy, both local, and Mary Duffy with Thomas Rotterauff of Braddock had bans read. Ella Overlander of Homewood and L R Aley of Wampum married in Youngstown last Thursday in a secret ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Ella Morrissey
Chicago
James F. Mitchell
Bluff Street
Mary Vailey
John McCoy
Mary Duffy
Thomas Rotterauff
Braddock
Ella Overlander
Homewood
L. R. Aley
R. H. Aley
Wampum
Youngstown
Aley and Repman Dinner Guests In Wampum Home
Til Christmas evening they went to the groom's home in Wampum. Mr. Aley has been employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad company as agent and operator for four years, having been stationed at Pulaski for the past two years. Mrs. A. L. Repman entertained at dinner in their honor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Endress of Pittsburg, there also honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wampum
Aley
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pulaski
A. L. Repman
Carl Endress
Pittsburg
Local Family Dinner Held In Honor Of Gillespie Hosts
Mr and Mrs Walter McCracken and others of Mercer Volant Pittsburg and Emerson avenue returned home Sunday after a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Emmett Gillespie. A large family dinner in their honor was served Christmas with twelve place settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McCracken
George Magee
Mercer
Margaret Gillespie
Bertha
Volant
May Woods
Pittsburg
Emmett Gillespie
Emerson Avenue
Gillespie
Mary Hamilton to Wed Daniel Foster Hewitt in Pittsburg
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss Mary Hamilton eldest daughter of S S Hamilton of East North street and Daniel Foster Hewitt of Pittsburg. The ceremony will be Thursday afternoon January 14 at 4 o'clock at the bride’s father home. Guest list limited to immediate friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hamilton
S. S. Hamilton
East North Street
Daniel Foster Hewett
Pittsburg
Lida Pomeroy
Park Avenue
Olive James
Baden
Florence Rearie
Marguerite Slough
Lincoln Avenue
W. T. Burns
Pine Street
East Side
Kensington
David Jameson
North Jefferson Street
James J. Moses
Richelieu Avenue
Holiday informal gathering at Mrs. J. Norman Martin home
Informality dominated a Saturday afternoon event at the home of Mrs. J. Norman Martin on North Mercer street for college students home for holidays. Honor guests included Miss Jessie Gordon and Messrs. Enoch Filer and Harvey Robinson of Mercer. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norman Martin
North Mercer Street
Jessie Gordon
Enoch Filer
Harvey Robinson
Mercer
Clarke Family News from Mannington
Harry Clarke of Mannington West Virginia spent Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Clarke of Leasure Avenue and left Monday morning for home. He was accompanied by his sister Miss Goldin Clark who will visit for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Clarke
Mannington
W. Va
Joseph Clarke
Leasure Avenue
Goldin Clark
Soprano Mary L Berean Featured in Oil City Service
Friends of Miss Mary L Berean of Oil City formerly of this city will be interested to learn that she was the soprano soloist in the Christmas morning service at St. Josephs Cathedral Oil City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Berean
Oil City
Local residents share Christmas visits and family news
Numerous households report Christmas gatherings and travel. Entries name Albert Geiger and Albert Morris families, Lucille Van Gorder, M E Claypoole, Miss Blanche Myers, James Murray, Ressa Sharon, Edward Garvin, L Davis family, John Norris sailing to Antwerp, A T Brownless, Edgar Welch, Sarah McKinley, A Hamilton, Bert Smiley, George Kennedy family, Minnie Whippo, C H McNally, Fred Clutton, J Boyd Espy, J W Lloyd family, and other relatives visiting relatives in Butler, Mercer, Warren, Akron, Cleveland, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Geiger
Harrison Street
Albert Morris
Blanston Avenue
Lucille van Gorder
Boyles Avenue
Mary Sloss
New Wilmington
M. E. Claypoole
Clayton
N. J
Blanche Myers
Skidmore
James Murray
Murray Hill
Cleveland
Ressa Sharon
Butler Avenue
Edward Garvin
James Ayer
Mercer
L. Davis
Helen
Lathrop Street
Butler
John Norris
West Grant Street
New York
Antwerp
Belgium
A. T. Brownless
Alice
Akron, C
Russell
Society Festivities Dominate Holiday Week in Beaver Valley
A flurry of parties cards dinners and teas entertain visitors this week across the city. Beverages club events at Mikado hall and a large Beaver Valley club dance highlight the social calendar with numerous Kensington gatherings and receptions for visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Valley Club
State College
Mikado Hall
Quiet Wedding Ties Armstrong Campbell Pair at Home
The marriage of Miss Mamie Armstrong of Neshannock Avenue and Clarence Campbell of Butler Avenue was quietly held Saturday at 5 PM at Rev. E. E. Higley’s home. The late groom’s wish kept the ceremony from postponement. The bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Armstrong, will host the couple at their residence for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Armstrong
Neshannock Avenue
Clarence Campbell
Butler Avenue
E. E. Higley
First Methodist Church
George Campbell
R. E. Armstrong
Justice of the Peace Grants Marriage License in South Sharon and New Castle
Justice of the Peace has secured a marriage license for Miss Francesca Cantelope of South Sharon and Guiseppe Fonderaro of New Castle. Fonderaro is a tailor and is well known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Homas
Francessa Cantelope
South Sharon
Guiseppe Fonderaro
New Castle
Wedding to be held at Italian Catholic church in South Sharon
In New Castle authorities announce a forthcoming wedding to be held during the week at the Italian Catholic church in South Sharon. Many friends of the young couple, prominent in Italian circles, are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
South Sharon
Sharon
Dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Book at Pittsburg road
Mr and Mrs Frank Book hosted a Christmas dinner for 44 guests at their home on the Pittsburg road. The decorations were attractive and guests enjoyed a delightful day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Book
Pittsburg Road
Metropolitan Euchre Club Hosts Murray Couple Tuesday Evening
Mr and Mrs Fred Murray of Brinton Avenue will entertain the Metropolitan Euchre Club on Tuesday at 7 30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Euchre Club
Fred Murray
Brinton Avenue
Circulating Book Club Hosts Mrs J Norman Martin
The Circulating Book Club will be entertained by Mrs J Norman Martin of North Mercer Street on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Belle Bude
North Mercer Street
Coliseum
John Norris
West Grant Street
Antwerp
Belgium
Paris
France
W. H. Martin
Long Avenue
Will’'O Llub
Margaret Kirk
Highland Avenue
J. Norman Martin
Mr and Mrs J E McCullough Host Christmas Dinner
Mr and Mrs J E McCullough of Huron Avenue entertained relatives at a Christmas Day family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. McCullough
Huron Avenue
Kensington Club Changes Meeting Day in 1909
The 1909 Kensington will meet Thursday afternoon instead of Friday with Mrs. Charles Thompson of Home Street as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Valley Club
Pennsylvania State College
Mikado Hall
George Greer
Charles Greer
North Jefferson Street
Herbert Greer
Morgantown
W. Va
E. M. D. Quig
Highland Avenue
Card Club
Isabella Hileman
John H. Knox
Lincoln Avenue
Kensington
B. A. G. Club
Anna Rhodes
Croton Avenue
Marie Wilson
S. S. S. Kensington
D. of
Charles Thompson
Vera Bender
Bessie Herbold
Park Avenue
Elizabeth Gardner
Pearson Street
Twentieth Century Club
Gilmore Hall
Lady Macabees
Home Street
Utopia Club to entertain Mrs McCracken Thursday
The Utopia club will be entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs J M McCracken of 121 Richelieu Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utopia Club
J. M. McCracken
Richelieu Avenue
Life Lessons in Kindness and Hope
The note counsels accepting life with its joys and sorrows. It urges forgetting hurts, drying eyes, and helping others with a friendly hand and a smiling look. Sorrows should teach universal kindness and compassion.
Punches Portraits of Poets and Poems Across Time
A note on Punch magazine featuring a mix of witty and serious verse. It highlights W. S. Gilbert’s Bad Ballads and Tom Taylor’s Lincoln tribute, along with Hood’s Song of the Shirt, noting their origins in Punch, The London Charivari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Gilbert
Tom Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Hood
Pluck and Courage Elevate Life Says Hibbert Journal
A Hibbert Journal passage asserts that pure pluck and instinctive effort possess lifting power. It argues every form of courage raises life’s tone within its influence in proportion to endurance supplied.
Early riser Arthur Roberts greeted by constable
Arthur Roberts, a popular comedian, rose early and, after bathing dressing and breakfasting, stood on his doorstep at 8:30. The local constable greeted him with a cheery good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Marat’s Bath Sells Again in Paris Auction
A copper bath once used in the assassination of Jean Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday is up for sale in Paris. The artifact, previously sold to a museum for $C00, is described as an old tub shaped like a wooden shoe and scarred from long use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marat
Charlotte Corday
Paris
Call for Emancipation and Individual Freedom
A call against fashion and social constraint urging personal freedom and authenticity. The prose argues against slavery to custom and champions natural expression and being true to oneself.
Not Fitted for the Job and Washington's Campaign Outlook
The passage argues Washington could not tell a life and would not have made a successful campaign manager, suggesting limits on his political aptitude and suitability for leadership tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Transit hotels greet New York’s 250000 daily visitors
The Transici c of New York reports a daily transient hotel population around 250 000, highlighting the bustling hotel scene in the city. It notes ongoing interest in hotel properties but the text trails off before specifics.
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New York
Humility and the critique of self smugness
The author contrasts humility with courage and condemns self praising pride. It argues genuine character attracts admiration, while even virtuous traits lose force without humility, and rejects the prig as a modern, less offensive descendant of Pharisee self praise.
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Prig
Facts About Rattlesnakes and Their Joints
The text explains that rattlesnakes may strike without warning rattles during August when vision is affected. A new joint forms with each skin shed, so joint count does not indicate age as shedding occurs more than once yearly and joints are lost by wear or accident. Rattlesnakes are confined to the western hemisphere.
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Western Hemisphere
Calf Gift Noted at Pickmere Harvest Thanksgiving
A calf was found among harvest gifts at Pickmere Wesleyan chapel in England. Painted on a card with the caption Calf to be sold presented by Mr A Platt Win cham, the animal was offered along with fruit flowers and vegetables rather than with other natural products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickmere
England
Meeting Emergencies
A reflection on personal responsibility in danger and the psychology of fear. It asserts that surprise and helplessness reveal a man’s own weakness and guilt. The piece argues fear arises from anticipated recurrence, shaping self accusation and inner accountability.
The Spanish Main Defined as Caribbean Archipelago
The Spanish Main in the pirate era referred to the circular bank of islands forming the northern and eastern Caribbean boundaries. It stretched from Mosquito near the Isthmus to Jamaica, St. Domingo, the Leeward and Windward Islands, and down to the coast of Venezuela in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean Sea
Mosquito
Isthmus
Jamaica
St. Domingo
Leewards Islands
Windward Islands
Venezuela
South America
Atchison Man Describes School Bell Reaction
An Atchison man recalls that for three years a school teacher spouse reacted to ringing bells by acting up, likening her behavior to unruly horses when bells rang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Fire alarm boxes officially listed in city grid
A detailed listing enumerates fire alarm box locations by street intersections and landmarks across the city. Entries include numbers such as 8 Lawrence glass works and 12 Elm and Falls streets, 34 Oak and Spruce streets, and numerous others through 512 Summit and Lutton streets, with references to hospitals, factories, and varied avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Glass Works
Elm and Falls Streets
Shenango Valley Hospital
Jefferson and
Grant Streets
South
Beaver Streets
Shenango and
Bridge Streets
Grant Avenue
Green Streets
Jefferson
White
Mercer and
Lincoln Avenue
Highland and
Wallace Avenues
Neshannock Avenue
East Street
Washington and Cochran Streets
Central Station
Highland
Sheridan Avenues
Washington and Mill Streets
Wellington
Pittsburg
Court Streets
Walnut Street
Croton Avenue
Vine Street
Oak and
Spruce Streets
G. W. Miller's
Martin Street
Court Street
East End
North Bay
Ridge Streets
Crawford and
Erie
Oak
Ray Streets
Pearson and
Epworth
Grove Street
Mill & W. N. Y
P. Ry
Allen Streets
Franklin Ave
Pittsburg St
Butler Avenue
John Street
Arlington Ave
Long Avenue
Carson Street
George Streets
Nail Mill
George Street
Moravia Street
Home Streets
Pollock
Long Avenues
Moravia St
Gardner Avenue
Terrace
Hamilton
Electric
Washington St
Greenwood
Grant and
Sampson Streets
New Castle Pottery
West Side Engine House
Shenango China Company
North
Sankey Streets
Washington and Lee
Mahoning Avenue
Tube
Orchard
Cedar Streets
Box Factory
Seventh Ward Engine House
Elm Street
Chain Works
Second Ave
Cherry St
Montgomery and
Lafayette Sts
Carlysle and
Henry Streets
Rhodes Place
Crawford Ave
County Line
Lyndal
Belmont Streets
Summit and
Lutton Streets
Snails Threaten French Vineyards Amid Pesticide Fears
A note reports snails facing extinction in France as sprays used on vineyards harm the mollusks as severely as phylloxera. The passage hints at drastic crop impacts and odd details about snail byproducts and large yields, reflecting alarm over pest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
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Euwer’s
Teddy Bears
China
Jardinieres
Overlander-Aley
Mather Bros. CO
East Washington Street
THE
Office
Metzler
East
Washington Street
Neshannoch Ave
Minnie E. Whippo
East Liverpool
James Whippo
C. H. McNally
Hamilton Street
Warren, O
Fred Clutton
Northwestern University
George W. Clutton
J. Boyd Espy
Fredonia
N. Y
R. N. Merrill
Mahoningtown
Harry B. Espy
William J. Lloyd
Edgewood Avenue
W. Frank Lloyd
Edward Campbell
Clarence
Gurnie Campbell
Hugh Campbell
William Elrich
Elizabeth
Lawrence Foust
Akron
Clark Campbell
Harrisville
Patterson Stationery Co
Benjamin Beisel
Wallace Avenue
William Jones
Cedar Rapids
Charles Ow
Laura Linton
North Mill Street
Yucatan Club
Hattie Beck
Terrace Avenue
John DeNormaine
Milton Street
Beck Club
Edward H. Ward
Lincoln
Amanda Greer
Dorothy Duff
Lawrence
Daughters of the American Revolution
T. A. Kimes
Daughters of
Lydia
First Presbyterian Church
Circulating Book Club
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