Marriage Customs in France A Delicate Family Affair
The piece contrasts French and English marriage norms, detailing France as a family joint stock process. It describes matchmaking by mothers, betrothal secrecy, strict chaperonage, and the absence of casual courtship, with elaborate church weddings and varied class fees. It notes parents’ role, etiquette, and the ceremonial rigor of French nuptials.
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Mongland
France
England
Monsieur
Madame A
Madame B
Berthe
Monsieur Marcel C
System of Taking Back Spurs New Class of Shop Thieves
Chicago Tribune reports a new thief type in large stores driven by return policies. Women with respectable appearances steal items and demand refunds, evolving from small tricks to multi item returns with altered checks, revealing exposure risks and shifting from professional lifters to a broader, better dressed thief class.
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Chicago
Ourlain
Chicago Tribune
Newfoundland Dog Saves Horse From River Rescue
Sport the Newfoundland living at Harriett Island public baths guides a frightened laundry wagon horse to shore after it drowns in the Mississippi. The dog’s owner hails Sport as a hero and calls for a liberal reward for his sagacity.
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Harriett Island
Mississippi
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Eagelsior Adorless Rating Company
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Montclair
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Nutley, N. J
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C.B. Smith & Company
Broad ST
Newark
N. J
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McCale CQ
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New York
America
H. T. Lhfperts
Mr. Rockefeller
Crombie
Ind
Linden, New Jersey
Elizabeth
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