Foreign Spiders Lecture At Astor Club Meeting
Mrs Belle de Rivera spoke on reading between the lines at the Society for Political Study luncheon in the Hotel Astor. She warned the fly cannot interpret hidden meaning in the spider’s words and noted many empty heads behind noble titles as crowds applauded the twenty second birthday of the club. The event featured numerous ex presidents and officers, with Mrs William G Demarest presiding and new officers installed at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle de Rivera
Society For Political Study
Hotel Astor
Mrs. de Rivera
Golden Daughters of the Republic
Esther Herrman
Lillie Devereux Blake
Charlotte Wilbour
William Ted Helmuth
William Cuming Story
J. W. Pentreath
Adelaide Wallerstein
Elizabeth Reid
William Grant Brown
Mary Trautmann
A. M. Palmer
Mary G. Hay
Theresa Barcalow
Cora Welles Tr
Mothers and milk depots blamed for infant deaths comment
A reader debates The Tribune report on a Madison Square Presbyterian meeting and the role of mothers versus institutions in reducing infant mortality. The letter cites New York and Yonkers data, notes women’s campaigns yielded reforms but questions whether endowments or mothering alone prevent deaths, and cites Harvard Medicine views on saving lives after birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Food Committee
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Freeman
New York
Yonkers
France
Miss Lakey
Bedford Reformatory
New Jersey
Womans Reformatory
Trenton
Mr. Freeman
Charles Harrington
Harvard Medical School
Statesmen Urge Large Families Versus Baby Saving Milk
The reader argues that politicians and economists push mothers toward bigger families while sanitarian calls for saving infant lives. They claim providing clean milk is easier than changing beliefs, asserting governments fail to protect babies already born. Listener letter dated New York March 19 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
New York
Heat and cosmetics age the Southern woman faster
A treatise links climate to perceived aging in Southern women, noting heat accelerates aging and advocating strong skin care. It describes a facial regimen using hot and cold towels, massage with cream, and powder, repeated two to three times weekly for improvement and pore tightening.
Tucked Blouse Fashion Pattern in White Lawn Fabrics
The Tribune Pattern highlights a simple tucked blouse in vogue, crafted from white lawn and cross barred organdies and similar fabrics. Includes tissue pattern of a tuck blouse offered for 10 cents, with various fabric options like dimities, checks, stripes, and cotton voiles.
Pattern No 5 947 for Blouse Sizes Bust 32 to 42
The notice explains fabric yardage for medium size blouses 3 1/2 yards total with widths 21 or 24 inches 2 1/2 yards for 32 or 1 1/2 yards for 44 inch wide material. Pattern No 5 947 covers busts 32 34 36 38 40 and 42 inches and can be mailed for 10 cents. Include pattern number and bust measure with requests to Pattern Department New York Tribune. Extra stamp speeds mail.
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New York Tribune
Barney Estate Sells A House On West Street Model
The Charles T. Barney estate sold No 276 West St a five story dwelling on a 20x102 2 ft lot between Broadway and West End Ave. Other sales include Meek front on Broadway 1524 to 153d sts Hoffman Realty No 4312 West 123d St Shaw & Co No 1 West 128th St and more city properties across Manhattan. Buyers included Nantucket lots and various buyers through Bernard Smyth Sons Sonn Bros Eliza M Howard Eugene S Van Riper and G Carlucci Co.
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Charles T. Barney
West St
Broadway
West End Ave
Meek
H. Scott Johnston
de Selding Bros
Joseph Macks
Greenwich St
Hoffman Realty Company
123D St
St. Nicholas Ave
Shaw & Co
Edwin Dumble
128Th St
Adolph Cohn
East Sith St
Charles H. Schnelle
James Fanning
Rachel Wertheimer
91St St
Pfeifer Majud Company
P. N. Gardner
Weir & Mayer
East 1Ith St
Nantucket
Mass
Bernard Smyth & Sons
Lowens
Mist St
Eugene S. van Riper
Anna Birkenfeld
Mary A. May
Mr. Reilly
Saul Propper
Saul Propper Has Sold No. 231 East 126Th St
G. Carlucci & Co
V. Liberti
Mulberry St
Folsom Brothers
Jacob Steuhl
Westlith St
Fifth Ave Plot Changes Hands for Leeds Buyer
Henry D. Winans and May sold a 660 by 100 feet plot at the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and 89th street to William B. Leeds. The buyer plans a private residence on the site. Leeds was represented by Smith & Stewart in the negotiations.
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Henry D. Winans
Fifth Ave
89Th St
William B. Leeds
Leeds
Smith & Stewart
Bronx Building Plans and Properties Listed
Corneil avenue and Ne Car Mapes avenue feature a three story brick store and dwelling with 25 by 56 feet, Frank X Rappolt as owner and B Ebeling as architect. Belmont avenue area includes 190 feet of 179th street with 52 City brick dwellings, 20 by 55 feet, owned by B W Thomas and designed by C S Clark. Total valuation listed at 52,500.
Fragmentary Property Survey Item with Lenders and Boundaries
Fragmentary OCR shows parcel measurements and mortgage terms across multiple lenders including City Mortgage Co, North American Mortgage Co, and William Therm loans. Mentions Charles Heysie Healty Co, Giles Place, Maceinery J, and Knowles, with figures like 6,500 and 120,009. unit details are unclear due to garbled text.
Real Estate Ethics and the Broker's Path to Trust
Francis E. Ward outlines the ethics of real estate at the West Side YMCA school. He argues honesty as foundational, notes past dry goods honesty failures, and emphasizes concise, confident communication, client focus, and backbone as keys to success in the metropolitan market. He cites Roosevelt and stress on professionalism, stating the broker serves sellers and society with proper housing goals.
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Vesey Street
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
West 57Th St
Francis
Ward
Mr. Ward
School of Mines
Columbia University
Roosevelt
Auctions in Vesey street sell numerous city parcels
A large sale day at Nos 14 and 16 Vesey street listed many parcels, including No 4 West 40th street a four story tenement sold for 17450 to Sundel Hyman, and 307 to 311 East Tith street a six story tenement with store sold for 4900 to Hamilton Holding Company. Several other plots and tenements were transferred for amounts up to 59284, with adjournments noted for additional properties.
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Vesey St
Joseph P. Day
West 40Th St
Sundel Hyman
East Tith St
Hamilton Holding Company
East 128Th St
Rivington St
Lazarus Spero
East 75Th St
1St Ave
P. Ingraham & Co
145Th St
7Th Ave
7Ts Ave
Bryan I
Tiffany St
165Th St
Longwood Ave
Beck
Vox
Novel tenement house project planned for 93 James et to 581 New Chambers
Plans filed with Buildings Superintendent Murphy for a six story tenement by Union Construction and Realty on the irregular 25 foot plot at 93 James et and 581 New Chambers st. The design aims to meet tenement house law requirements for grit and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Union Construction and Realty Company
James Et
New Chambers St
Dual building plan enables fire escape and store access
Plans filed for remodelling a tenement house into two linked sections separated by an open court. The ground floor holds stores 613 feet deep on the north side and 85.7 feet on the south, while the second story adds a window that can become a door to the roof of the store, improving escape routes. Architects Michael and Mitchell Bernstein, cost estimated at $25,000.
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Butler
Michael and
Mitchell Bernstein
Fighthave
Realty Notes on NYC Properties and Leases
Realty notes report multiple property transactions in New York with firms like Campbell Hotel Company, Philip Braender, and Sailor's Snug Harbor entering long term leases. Transactions include Ward Company selling Hotel Le Ray furniture to William S. Crofut for 20000 dollars, and leases for Red Swan Inn and various Broadway and West 21st Street spaces totaling substantial annual rents. The report also mentions occupations by Quaker Outs Company and other tenants in the Silver Smiths Building.
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Matthew J. Ward
le Ray
Watertown
N. Y
Campbell Hotel Company
William S. Crofut
John Tyler
Warwick Inn Company
George K. Williams
Warwick
Louis Schrag
Frank Brothers
6Th Ave
Quaker Outs Company
Frederick Fox & Co
Philip Braender
West 1Ith St
Improved Property Holding Company
Henry Carr
West 21St St
Trustees of the Sailor's Snug Harbor
Broadway
Burrill Brothers
24 St
6Th
7Th Aves
Brooklyn
Joseph V. Sculley
G. W. Hosifer
Silversmiths
Maiden Lane
Gross & Gross Company
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Columbus Av
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Water St. Reine
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Anime City
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Borden
Ss. Ss. W. 3d
Front ST
Long Island and Pennsylvania RR
Robert E. Deyo
New York City
Tribune
Nassau St
City Hall Park
Brooklyn Bridge
Subway
Long Island Real Estate
Ts Ackerson
Brightwaters
Bayshore
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West 22D ST
Stern Bros
HL J. Sachs & CO
Country Property
Henry Gardner
Norwich
Conn
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M. R. Schoonmaker
Kingston, N. Y
Westchester
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Port Chester
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Long Island Sound
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New London
Cann
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Grand Central Station
Harlem
Ford Roads
Gann Field Griffin & CO
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Apy
H.W. Seidel
Railroad Ave
Teaneck
N. J
Ackerson
Fiske Terrace
Flatbush
Brighton Beach
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Joseph P
Allen St
Broome
Joxst
Monagt Gussie Fleck
Goldfogle
Attys
Carlisle Norwood
Mott
Ist Ave
Annie Maguire
Joseph Louis
H M Goldberg
Arthur Kurst
Southern Bird
St John
Tith Ins & Co
John McGrath
Dean
Atty
Fromme
Meyer
26Th St
9Th Ave
Alrey
Ann Logan
M Bullowe
Edward Browne
D. F. Ingraham & Co
Grand St
Sheriff St
Thomas Sealy
Clark
Reed & Pattys
J Bottomly
James L. Wells
Amsterdam
John Murray
H Epstein
G B Hayes
City
M. M. Levine
Anhattan
Dyckman
Breithaupt Bros
Sta Ave
Berlitz School OF Languages
Madison Square
Bariem
Lenox Ave
Tribune Office
American and Foreign Teachers’ Agency
M J. Young-Fulton
Union Square
Mademoiselle Amvot
Madison
Warbrough- Bienheim
Ocean Front
Atlantic City
White
Josiah White & Song
Traymore
Haddon Hall
Chambers
Illustrated Litera
Chalfonte
Lefds Company
Dennis Vatlantic
Erry
Pennhurst
K R. Hood
Atlantic
Ocean
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Bows Mills
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Montclair Hotel CO
Virginia
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Pennsylva
Fred Sterry
Bermuda
Thest
George
City Hotels
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56Th ST
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William P. Chase
Hotel
Wellington
J. F. Champlin
Raf
Brooklyn Property
Deal Flatbush Homes
Star and Crescent — Realty CO
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Maximilian Fleischmann
Gertrude R. Waldo
Nes
Boroush
Manhattan
City of New York
Borough of
City of
State of York
W.ton Street
Barclay Street
Washi Street
Washington Street
Mary EB. Newbold
Orington Street
Land Swan
Gertrude Rosalto
Mary L. Gallatin
Washington
Piu Ya
Madison Avenue
Borough of Manhattan
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Selene
Mason
Psaanos
Barclay
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