Pair sixty wed by contract in Queens civil marriage
Brooklyn report claims a first civil contract marriage filing in Queens County Clerk Jamaica. Groom Giuseppe Boccia sixty and bride Tonia Rosicca sixty stated their plan to wed by civil contract. Lawyer Joseph F. Soviero prepared the papers witnessed by Emer Ashmead and Louis Cohen. Judge Edgar F. Hazzleton then acknowledged the contract to make it legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Queens County Clerk’s Office
Jamaica
Joseph F. Soviero
Butler Building
Guiseppe Boccia
Tonia Rosicca
Boccia
Soviero
Emer J. Ashmead
Louis Cohen
Edgar F. Hazzleton
Kitten Aero Mascot First Cat in Aerial Mascot Display
Mrs E A Terhune Jr travels from Boston to Atlantic City with a kitten named Aero as the first cat used as an aerial mascot. The kitten appeared fond of the journey and stayed aboard the airplane while Mrs Terhune is pictured holding the cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Terhune, Jr
Boston
Mass
Atlantic City
N. J
First Wedding in 144 Years at Silas Baptist Church
Paris Ky report details the 144th anniversary of Silas Baptist Church in Jacksonville with its first marriage inside the historic building. Bride Bettie Mae Sparks and groom Dillard L Sebastian of Scott County planned to wed after the dedication ceremony, but the groom was reportedly killed by Indians at the ceremony. The town notes no other couple married in the church in 144 years until this event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacksonville
Bettie Mae Sparks
Joseph Sparks
Dillard L. Sebastian
Scott County
Kentucky
Ingj@jp
Boughéf
Chicago Fortune Heiress Keeps $2 a Day Job
Miss Jeanie M. Evans of Chicago, heiress to a $50,000 fortune, remains committed to her $2 per day work as a mographer in the A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. office in Cincinnati, after caring for her aunt Mrs. Kate H. Roberts who named her sole heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jeagie M. Evans
Three Room Flats For Rent In Columbus Ohio
Maj Walter Collins of the Volunteers of America says work will start at 80 South Front Street to convert a former building into housing for 18 indigent families. Rent is expected to be about eight dollars to eight fifty per week, with utilities included and furnished three room flats offering electricity and hot and cold water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Walter Collins
the Volunteers of America
South Front Street
Rheumatism Patient Reclaims Health After Taniac Cure
Edward Canute of Minneapolis says two years of pain from rheumatism ended after taking Taniac. He reports restored strength, no pain, and plans to return to his job, noting swelling and stiffness disappeared. Taniac is sold in Pella at Ideal Pharmacy and by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Rmas
Walter Guagp
Tenth Street
Taniac
Edward Canute
Girard Avenue
North
Minneapolis
Minn
Pella
Ideal Pharmacy
Man Quits Saloon Over Conscience Protecting Kids
A Pearson Maryland saloonkeeper chose to quit after a temperance meeting spotlighted his advertising. He refused to sell to drunks, saved his son and daughter and surrendered license and lease, moving his family into a merchant business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Potomac River
Jake
Wifely Wisdom Steals a Worldly Chance at Fairview
At the Merriwell breakfast table a quarrel hints a crisis in ambition as Jim berates Nan for wearing aprons. Nan hosts a lunch with Mr. Charleson, president of Jim's company, who praises her cooking and arranges a Fairview contract for Jim. Jim secures the order after a late confession from his boss, praising Nan's home skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Nan
Mr. Charleson
Fairview
Jimmy, Jr
Louisiana
Nannie
Merriwell
Shattering Home and Rebuilding by Old Fashioned Lesson
A father lectures his daughters on faith, home, and work ethic, defending traditional roles. He outlines a family corporation model with assigned roles for each member, budgeting, and shared duties, while stressing religious education, thrift, and industrious living to restore a stable home amid modern temptations. He assigns governance, salaries, and routines, promising a disciplined future grounded in Sabbath worship and communal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Mnother
Julia
John
Joe
Jim
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J. J. Sybenga
J. A. Posstore
A. J. Visser
Franklin St
DR. Aschenbrenner
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P. A. Edmund
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W. F. Crew
North Side Square
T. G. Fultz
Ofice
Main Street
F. F. Carpenter
Kitten Aero
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Grace
Weatherby
Weweee
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Beth Fe
Fue Gerson Gol
New York
Lee
Castoria
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Davenport, Iowa
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