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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
5
A Philadelphia society column lists luncheons and yachting parties hosted by the Van Rensselaer family and others, with guests including J. Harrison and Hugh L. Willoughby. Many households announce summer venues from Newport to Bar Harbor, Capon Springs, and Europe, plus engagements, travel, and society departures aboard liners.
Two ladies from the Southern Industrial Convention share Alabama corn bread ham gumbo soup hot biscuits and general kitchen tips. The column includes practical instructions for corn bread ham variations gumbo soup and Southern staples with notes on rice and hominy preparation.
The article reviews sun umbrellas and weatherproof pongee and gingham options, detailing sizes 22 and 24 inches, colors from old rose to black, and sturdy ash sticks. It highlights elegant handles such as King Edward, crane, wedgewood with medallion, and gold or silver caps suitable for monograms, plus gingham and pongee styles with embroidered and matching fabric designs.
A short discussion on perfume use stressing subtlety over excess and the long history of fragrances as beauty aids. It notes that common scents are often objectionable and even expensive perfumes can be misused, with references to ancient Assyrian and Persian practices.
The Philadelphia Times invites readers to contribute practical household recipes and tips. Send favorite true and tried recipes with explicit quantities and mixing directions. Include hints on economies, motherhood, children, and babies to help women.
A vintage guide to rose themed table setups for June. It suggests using a yellow chiffon table runner about eighteen inches wide, a central bowl of deep red and yellow roses with greenery, and alternating red and yellow rose dishes along the length. Silver dessert dishes, rose shaped candles, floating leaves in finger bowls, and rose menu cards complete the decorative scheme.
Advice for infant care in hot weather from the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia and the Board of Health. Bathe daily in lukewarm water, dress lightly, air clothing, sleep separately, avoid spirits and syrups, ensure timely sleep, give water, and keep air and cleanliness, with cautions against sweets and overheat.
A man boarded a Walnut Street car yesterday from Sixteenth Street. His attire appeared stylish, with a striking scarfpin showing Mephistopheles in gold holding a ruby in his right hand.
A column riffs on modern manners and beauty with quips about gaslight looks, trolley rides, capsule foods, and the ideal wife. It notes men in shirtsleeves, fashionable hair, and the rising trend of automotive talk as starlit June nights charm couples.
A London infant about 165 months old swallowed a six inch hatpin while standing on a chair. The pin lodged in his throat and was later removed by doctors in an operation. He recovered fully, with medical teams successfully extracting the object.
A stylish baby worn by a fashionable mother displays fine white kid shoes with shiny patent leather vamps and white buttons, drawing attention to their elegant footwear.
The Philadelphia Flower Fruit and Ice Mission held a morning meeting at St. Luke's Epiphany Church to distribute 2,400 bouquets to hospitals and homes. Funds were raised for sick diet kitchens to provide ice, with donations listed from numerous churches and individuals and directed to treasurer Miss E C Heyl at 23 West Upsal Street or the mission on Wednesdays.
Great excitement grips Pine Bluff as E. E. and Solomon Fluker are killed by white brothers Robert and Thomas N. Clegg. A jail guard is doubled as talks of lynching swell. The duel involved pistols and motives are disputed with about $5,000 raised to prosecute the prisoners.
In Shreveport a laborer fatally shot John Gray Foster, brother of Governor Benton McMillan's wife. A posse searches the area as the Foster family, highly prominent in the state, hears of the murder and ensuing pursuit. A separate note from Richmond reports eight year old Thomas Gill charged with grand larceny for jewelry theft, after a prior Reformatory term, living in a barrel on Church Hill.
Lexington dispatch reports the Baptist Conference meeting at Murray decided ministers shall not remarry divorced individuals unless adultery is proven, outlining stricter marriage rules for clergy.
Atlanta June 12 Supreme Court rules state teachers must wait for salaries until the Legislature meets and makes provision unless Governor Candler borrows funds to meet payments.
Funeral services were held for Governor William J. Samford in Tuscaloosa. His body was removed to Montgomery to lie in state at the Capitol tomorrow, with interment set for Friday at Opelika.
In Lexington on June 12 Rev. Burris A. Jenkins pastor of the Christian Church of Buffalo New York accepted the presidency of Kentucky University.
A Baltimore woman recalls four selfless male roommates on the third floor who pool clothes and share daily necessities. They trade collars and cuffs, bath robe, soap, and even a whisk broom with no quarrels, illustrating remarkable mutual aid among strangers.
President Taylor at Vassar College announces H Heath Bawden of Iowa State University as associate professor of philosophy to replace F C French. Bawden was a 1898 philosophy fellow at Chicago and earned his PhD from Chicago in 1900. Gertrude Buck is promoted to associate professor of English. Rockefeller gifts total 110000 for Eliza Davison Hall dormitory and 10000 from Miss Helen Gould for a third scholarship in memory of her mother.
A horse escaped from a Jones Bakery wagon at North Twelfth Street and charged into an apartment house cellar at 1338 Walnut Street. Hundreds blocked traffic as the animal resisted rescue for hours until a block and tackle freed it. Driver Joseph Wright was taken to Jefferson Hospital with injuries. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals transported the horse to its stable.
Questions and terse replies cover topics from state history to printing. Mentions first purchase, Cambridge editions, racing ships, America's Cup defenders built in New England, and a Civil War clash at Booneville Missouri on June 17 1861 with actions by Governor Jackson and General Lyon.
Elizabeth Moore Flagler, daughter of the late Brigadier General Flagler, wed Dr. George Wilbert MacKean of Baddeck Nova Scotia after a five year penance for shooting a boy in her father’s yard. The ceremony, witnessed by thirty guests, was at Washington with Rev. Herbert Smith officiating. The bride’s brother Captain Clement A. Flagler gave her away.
Miss Marian Baird and Reed A. Morgan married on a rose festooned piazza at Bardwolde Merion in a ceremony led by Rev. Dr. William H. Miller. The couple, escorted by Charles O. Baird, plan a honeymoon through Yellowstone Park California China Japan and Alaska before settling in Chestnut Hill.
Miss Rose Linda Cope daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry S Cope of Ambler married Irving B Smith last evening at Ambler Presbyterian Church Rev N Thomas Brown officiated Maid of honor was Miss Helen E Diamond of Moore Pa Bridesmaids were Miss Florence Cope and Miss May Tyson Best man was Frederick Smith Ushers were J Bispham Stokes Morris E Leeds Arthur H Thomas and Arthur M Leeds The couple will live at 3237 North Seventeenth Street
Edward F. Arnett and Miss Mary V. Curry tied the knot yesterday at Visitation Church B street and Lehigh avenue with Rev. Father James McLaughlin officiating. Miss Margaret Glackin served as maid of honor and Thomas Mallon was best man. The couple left for Buffalo for their honeymoon after a wedding supper.
Miss Cora Frances Brown wed Dr. Delamere Forest Harbridge in Bethlehem Presbyterian Church with Rev. John R. Davies presiding. Mary R. King served as maid of honor. Stuart M. Harbridge was best man. ushers included Roy M. Harbridge Clifford Phillips Clyde Woolson and Dr. C. C. Campbell. Couple to reside at 3330 North Fifteenth Street after July 1.
A vivid account describes Dutch Saturday house cleaning with women washing rooms, draining water from canals, and polishing brass and milk cans. Streets flood briefly as floors dry, while lacquer workers paint bread trays and boxes with ornate designs. Gardens, sidewalks, and fences are scrubbed and sabots whitened, creating a townwide ritual of cleanliness.
A quiet wedding was held last night at 1715 Diamond street as Miss May Lang married Dr M J Karpeles. Rabbi J J Kraugskopff officiated with only immediate family present. The couple will reside on West Chelten avenue in Germantown after the ceremony.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Fisher to Charles J. Friend was held last evening at the Reformed Episcopal Church of Our Redeemer. Miss Hannah Groch served as maid of honor with bridesmaids Caroline Friend Julia Friend Mabel Rush and Laura Eastburne. Best man was William C. Claghorn and ushers included William Neukumer William J. Fowell H D Collison and Frank Dager
Miss Florence A Bowen daughter of Mrs F A Bowen married J Edward McCarter at her mother's home 410 Dickinson Street. The bride was given away by her uncle Common Councilman J R C McAllister. The couple left soon after for a Southern honeymoon trip.
George M. Young and Anna Helena Duffy were married yesterday in the rectory of St. Monica's Church at Eighteenth and Rester streets. They will reside at 910 Spruce Street after June.
Miriam E. Conrad and Joseph W. Phillips were married at noon under a spreading chestnut tree atop Mount Schuylkill near Schuylkillven. The ceremony, performed by Rev. D. M. Moser of St. Matthew's Lutheran, followed by a reception at the Paxon homestead amid June blooms and scenic surroundings.
Amid personal exchanges, Percy promises to treasure Pauline’s words while Pauline warns that her love letters are not a guarantee of good faith and may be published. The exchange hints at public framing of private affection in a Chicago Record-Herald feature.
Miss Nellie Geiger daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles L Geiger of Shippensburg married Dr Leslie Montgomery Kauff man of Kauffman s 8th Franklin county in Carlisle this evening in a small ceremony attended by family and friends.
The speaker jokes that a comic opera is the one arena where a certain Prime Minister figure does not expect to find a political picture. The line evokes a playful, self aware tone about theatre and public figures.
Miss Beulah Ladlam daughter of Mayor Thomas E. Ladlam married Ithew Jawell today in Sea Isle City New Jersey with H. Snodgrass officiating. The ceremony united the couple as townspeople note the union in a local social event.
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports Jane es Mary Reuter daughter of Peter Reuter of Merchantville married tonight to a groom unnamed in the fragment. The notice notes the ceremony occurred in the borough with family presence and local observances.
The ceremony was held at the home of the bride’s parents in Philadelphia. Rev G J Miveller of St Paul’s Tedebenacat Lutheran Church officiated the wedding.
Miss Bessie Hay daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace Hay married Robert F S Heath at the Murphy residence Hammonton New Jersey with Rev Herbert Loomis officiating. The couple’s connection to Philadelphia and local grandfather William B Murphy noted as part of the ceremony.
The wedding of Rev. M D Nutter of St Peter s Methodist Episcopal Church and Miss Carrie Derrickson of Frankford took place at the bride s Quality Hill home this afternoon. Rev Asbury Burke of Frankford Methodist Episcopal Church officiated.
Benjamin T. Bye and Miss May A. Appleby wed at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church last evening. Rev. W. W. King officiated with Mrs. F. Burgette Short serving as matron of honor.
Miss Alice Davis of Colora and Cecil Kirk of Principle wed last evening at the bride’s parents home in Elkton. Rev. Mr. Maloy conducted the ceremony in a quiet family setting.
John P. Kelly of Philadelphia married Nellie Beatrice Flynn at St. Joseph's Church Midland this morning. Rev Don Luigi Saltori officiated. Miss Marie Boyland of Cumberland served as bridesmaid.
At the home of Mr and Mrs George H Howard 1914 N street NW their daughter Mabel married Captain John H Russell U S M C The couple left for the country home of the groom and will reside at the Washington Barracks station in DC after a short Pennsylvania visit
Professor Thomas R. White of the University of Pennsylvania married Elizabeth Wilson this evening at the Friends church in New Castle Indiana. The reception followed at the home of W R Wilson, the bride's father and a leading local figure, with guests from the East in attendance.
An Indianapolis News piece recounts Saunders, a rugged rural postmaster who blocks mail for debts. Inspector arrives, observes a comic confrontation with Jim Larkin over back mail and taters, leading to a mock "original business principles" verdict from Washington after Saunders fists Larkin and the inspector departs.
An LHJ report describes Theophile Janiaud a pupil at Biols Normal School France who began sleepwalking in July of his second year. He walked toward a river path with his brother in law Simonet who tried to steer him to safety. He claimed better vision in darkness and proved it by stepping over a match under his foot.
An obituary records Captain William H. Wilhelm of the Twenty first Infantry wounded in a shoulder engagement with Filipino insurgents near Tipsam. Lieutenant George C. Peavy, veteran of the First New York Lincoln Cavalry and a prominent member of the G unit, is also noted in the obituary.
A. R.wof Brooklyn died at his Brooklyn home after being shot in the right hand during an engagement in the Shenandoah Valley while attempting to sabre famed guerrilla Colonel Moseby.
Percy McElrath United States Consul at Turin Italy died suddenly in Colorado Springs Colorado after seeking rest on a sixty day leave due to failing health. Abraham H Wandling former coal department superintendent of Delaware and Hudson Canal Co died at Scranton Pennsylvania aged 76, native of Mooresburg.
F Peterson a leading Swedish American author and editor died at his Chicago home. He authored about a dozen books on historical political and sociological topics. Charles Hyde a millionaire oil magnate bank owner and railroad head died yesterday at his Plainfield home in his eighties after stomach illness.
Miss Margaret Fe Hahn of Port Deposit Maryland daughter of Captain Emil Hahn died at her home yesterday She was a member of the present graduating class of Tome Institute and presumed to have been in line for forthcoming commencement ceremonies
A long list of marriage notices appears, naming couples such as Daniel Madden with Catharine Kelly, William A Offrestal with Katie Hudson, Arthur Tunnicliffe with Annie Carmichael, Allen Barringer with Letitia Henderson, and many others. The notices include dates and partner names, reflecting a bustling registry of nuptials. The list also references additional pairs like John Sokolowski with Alexandria Horis and William Rowland with Ida Allen, among numerous others.
Two wedding notices from Philadelphia alleys list the unions of Joseph Barr Jr and Katie Hanes on June 11 at Siloam Church with Rev. George J. Burns and Paul Blatt enberger and Villette L. Burke on June 12 at the bride’s home with Rev. J. P. W. ao area of the groom. Both couples are from Philadelphia.
Benjamin M. Berf passed away suddenly. Funeral services will be held today June 13 at 2 oclock at his late residence 804 Spruce Street. Interment is private.
From a health perspective the 50c Mosa blend tea is described as worth ten times its cost and suitable for iced tea. It notes low cost per cup and mentions Hanscom's at 1311 Market Street with daily home deliveries in Atlantic City.
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