Peace of the Past in a Small Ohio Town
Mrs Drusilla Gladden reports Devah Bland’s upcoming visit to Ohio as her widowed cousin Angeline Culver prepares to spend a week with the Gladdens. Pa Gladden, 80, eagerly plans the reunion, arranging wood, meals, and rides, while Angeline reconnects with old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drusilla Gladden
Devah Bland
Devah
Devy
Ohio
Angeline Culver
Angeline
Porter
Indiana
Mra. Drusilla
New California
Angeline Porter
Pa Gladden
Mrs. Gladden
A Secret Plan For Devy’s Visit Sparks Family Plot
Asahel and Drusilly Gladden scheme to secretly welcome Devy with a staged gathering at their home. They plot to delay news till Sunday, arrange Angeline, and manage the whole event as a family surprise despite Mrs. Gladden’s hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drusilly
Mrs. Gladden
Devy
Asahe
Gladden
Marindy
Angeline
Homecoming brings forgotten friends and a wedding
Angeline arrives to a warm welcome as Devy Porter's past love returns with a widowed Angeline. Mr Gladden hopes to reunite the couple while Devy and Angeline share a tearful reunion and the pair kiss on the porch as the scene closes on a hopeful note.
Art and Fashion in the Era of Confection Designs
The piece reflects on historical and modern dress design, contrasting patronage by powerful artists with today’s fashion drawing boards. It critiques the detachment from art and proportion, noting how fashion plates seduce customers into matching idealized silhouettes and demanding copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
da Vinci
Bramante
Writers Prefer Noise Over Quiet Luxury
The New York Telegraph notes many famed writers resist luxury quiet spaces. Twain shuns refined studies, choosing barn distractions. Warner and Stanton write amid bustle. Bradner Matthews hoards a library yet never writes there. other authors favor chaotic desks and diners over serene rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegraph
Mexican Dollars in China
Mexican dollars circulate widely in China with silver coin shortages leading to use of black silver and uncoined forms when official coins are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Austin Methodist Church Service Schedule
Austin Methodist Church presents Sunday schedule with Rev. A. M. White pastor. Services include 9:30 class meeting 10:30 morning sermon 12:00 Sunday school 3:30 Junior League 6:15 Epworth League and 7:30 evening sermon. Wednesday 7:45 midweek prayer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
First Congregational Church Services and Ride
The report notes morning services at 10 30 with Rev Carl Kelsey of Chicago preaching at Union vesper service at 5. Attendance includes Sunday school at 12 15 Junior BE at 3 30 and Intermediate at 4 15. A tally ho ride to parks by about forty five Congregational members is described as a delightful evening event.
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First Congregational Church
Waller ° Avenue
Midway Park
W. L. Demorest
Iowa Street
North Pine Avenue
Carl Kelsey
Chicago
Union Vesper
Austin Episcopal Service Schedule
Early communion at 7 30 a m. Morning service 10 30 Sunday school noon. Evening service 7 30. Rev H L Mitchell rector at 5731 Ohio Street corner Waller Avenue and Ohio Street Austin Episcopal church services listed.
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Waller Avenue
Ohio Street
L. Mitchell
Oak Park M. E. Church Service Schedule
Rev. W. H. Burns pastor leads Sunday services at Oak Park M. E. Church with morning worship at 10 30 Sunday school at noon Junior League at 3 30 and Senior League at 6 30 p m.
Business personals. Austin shaving and electrical services
An eclectic small ad note lists services from a barber shop and a contractor. O S Werner advertises shaving and hair cutting at 203 No Park Ave. Mr Randell offers wiring and door bell repair with orders sent to 1009 North Park Ave. J I Graham sells creamery butter and coffee at 324 S Prairie Ave with phone 1011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BR. Patrick
O. S. Werner
No. Park Ave
H. &. Randell
North Park Avenue
Epicure
J. I. Graham
S. Prairie Avenue
Miller's Drug Store Promotes Cough Syrup and Cold Capsules
Oak Park notes Miller's Drug Store at 206 Lake Street offers Miller's Columbian Cough Syrup and Cold Capsules for coughs and colds. A local salutation from Colton ends with a personal vow, underscoring the era's promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller’s Drug Store
Miller's Columbian
Miller’s
Lake Street
Euclid Avenue M. E. Church Service Schedule
J Clayton Yonker is the pastor and Sunday school begins at 9 30 with S H Goodyear as superintendent. Morning preaching at 11 o clock. Class meeting at noon. January Epworth League at 3 afternoon and Senior Epworth League at 6 45 followed by an evening preaching at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euclide Avenue
M. E. Church
J. Clayton Yonker
S. H. Goodyear
Summer Union Services In Austin Begin July 16
Union church services will be held in Austin each Sunday at 5 p m for six Sundays starting July 16. Dr H L Willett of the University of Chicago will speak at every meeting delivering a sermon series on The Life of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Austin
H. L. Willett
University of Chicago
Christ
Travel offer to Boston by Nickel Plate August 11-12
Fare is 19 dollars round trip to Boston via Nickel Plate Road on August 11 and 12. Return must arrive at the original point no later than August 31. For details and sleeping car accommodations contact the General Agent at 111 Adams St Chicago. No 27.
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Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Electric Bitters Claimed To Cure Scrofula In Mrs Brewer
Dr D B Cargile of Washita writes that four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula after years of suffering and failed treatments. The ad claims the tonic purifies blood and treats eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores while boosting digestion and strength. Sold for 50 cents by Traill and Cooling and Chas P Miller druggists with guarantee.
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D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
Brewer
Traill & Cooling
Chas
P. Miller
Fruggists
Out of the mouths of babes brigade style humor
A collage of child quips and churchday humor about math lessons prayers and future ambitions. A mother answers a child on thirteen, a boy contemplates becoming a preacher, a girl protests piano practice and a rector notes Scripture guiding perception of God in nature and life.
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S. Prairie Ave
Cicero Telephone
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North Taylor Ave
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Marion Street
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Clara
God
W. A. Wasson
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Justices Peace
Wesley Ave
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Holland
Chicago Line
Macatawa Park
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Lake Michigan
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Steest
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Eicago
Insley Bros
N. Waller Ave
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