Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Travel Plans
Philadelphia society circles report a June rush of engagements and weddings. Miss A Gertrude Steele to Professor F E W Pearson set for June 18 at 2421 North Twentieth Street. Several couples plan summers in New England and Canada, with many preparing country homes and trips to Europe and Cape May. Distinguished visitors include Baroness Hengelmailer, Grand Duke Boris, Prince Chen, and the Crown Prince of Siam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gertrude Steele
William Steele
F E. W. Pearson
North Twentieth Street
New England States
Canada
Washington
Boris
Prince Chen
Siam
Summer Visitors From Philadelphia In Atlantic City
Atlantic City hosts a flock of residents and visitors from Philadelphia. Samuel Kahn and Theodore Frothingham families arrive for the season. Mrs Robert Washington and Miss Larth Biddle are listed among those spending the summer here. Mrs Brady, Cyrus Townsend Brady’s mother, and the Rhoded family take cottages at Chelsea. Mrs Mcintosh Stewart also secures a Chelsea cottage for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Samuel Kahn
Philadelphia
Theodore Frothingham
Locust Street
Larth Biddle
Walnut Street
Mrs. Brady
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Saee
Summer arrivals fill Newport villas on Bellevue and coast
New summer visitors reach Newport Rhode Island settling at private villas along Bellevue avenue and nearby cottages. Families from Philadelphia and local attractions are noted among the arrivals for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1. T. Burden
Yy Gwendolin Burden
Bellevue Avenue
Saturday Only Train Service Notice
Brief OCR note references a Saturday only train via Philadelphia and Reading Railway with unclear pricing or ticket count. The readable fragment mentions a pen and partial fare context but lacks concrete dates or full details.
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Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Summer Dances Planned at Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
Captain and Mrs Morton Henry of Boston visit Ernest N Morison in Ilchester. Dance dates are set for June 25 July 9 28 September 3 17 and October 1 15 20. Peyton Clark of 1205 North Charles Street sails for Europe for the summer. Captain Isaac E Emerson and Miss Margaret Emerson rent a Newport cottage. Mrs Lawrason Riggs and Miss Bright spend July at Narragansett Pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Baltimore
Morton Henry
Boston
Henry
Ernest N. Morison
Ilchester
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
Peyton Clark
North
Charles Street
Europe
Isaac E. Emerson
Margaret Emerson
Newport
Lawrason Riggs
Miss Bright
Cathedral Street
Narragansett Pier
Lankenaus Niece Maries in Philadelphia Chapel
In the Mary J. Drexel Home chapel on Twenty first street and Girard avenue Miss Mare Wirth, niece of John D. Lankenau, married Hanse Heiland in a ceremony directed by Rev. Dr Goodel. The event fulfilled Lankenau’s will, with decorations of Southern emilax white roses and lilies. The crowd included Drexel Home directors, German Hospital members, and friends. The couple left for a wedding trip before plans to go to Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Drexel
Twenty-first Street
Girard Avenue
John D. Laukenau
Mare Wirth
Mr. Laukenau
Mrs. Lucas
Mary Joana Drexel
Lankenau
Drexel Home
German Hospital
Asie Tester
WweReen
Karl
York
Heiland
Nicaragua
The Dogs Lament on Language and Labels
A playful verse critiques terms used for dogs and people who misbehave. It lists insults like doggerel dogeared hound cur and dogma, reflecting on how language degrades dogs and humans alike. The piece laments harsh labels and the unfair way language frames animal and human worth.
Simplicity vs Modern Cleopatra in Moral Reform
The author warns against wealth and comfort as modern temptations, urging the acceptance of religious and moral principles as the path to true happiness. Simplicity, earned virtue, and right living are praised as the forces that can overcome alluring riches and restore civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishof Mackay-Smith
Cleopatra
Anthony
Fort Truth
Philadelphia Passengers Sail on Noordland for Liverpool
About 150 Philadelphians, including Drexel Institute teachers and students, Nicholas Douty the tenor and his family, Miss Florence Roberts, Miss Miriam Nichaelson, and many others, sail on the Noordland with 156 steerage passengers and a valuable cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
American Line
Noordland
G. C. Apfeld
Rei Anderson
Nial Raetjer
Eo Bowie
Isabella Bronk
Adrew Clarke
Andrew P. Clarke
Catherine Clarks
FF. Clarke
Clarke
Iss . Coy
Iss Fivases Fil
Nicholas Douty
Mra
Alfred Douty
E.R. D. Dove
William J
Stage Notes on Girard Avenue Closure and The Emerald Isle Cast
Announcement notes Girard Avenue Theatre to close for summer after Moths. Kate Condon named prima donna of The Emerald Isle with Jefferson d Angelis starring in autumn. Bessie Bonehill alleged dying in London after autumn music hall run. she married William Seeley of Seeley and West. Charles Hawitzer author of Lord of His House shown in London theatre. critics praise bright dialogue though Hawitzer’s recent shows fared unevenly in New York.
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Kate Condon
Grand Opera
Jefferson d' Angelisa
Bessie Bonehill
London
England
William Seeley
Seeley and West
Charles Hawitrey
Piet
Hawtzer
New York City
George Iss
Green fashion display exalts linen gowns and hats
A shop showcases green themed garments and accessories in a seasonal display. Green outfits include linen gowns and shirtwaists, hats with broad brims, and parasols in white taffeta with green accents. Velvet ribbons, black trimming, and Parisian touches complete the modish green note.
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Paris
Milan
Noted in the Shops Fashion Notes for Summer
The article reviews summer fashion items including fitted bathing suit skirts, changeable etamines, beige straw automobile hats, all white daytime and evening dresses, and a Leghorn hat flower basket for a June wedding. It also describes the Pilgrim Skirt with battlemented ruffles, leather parasol handles, June rose bowls, and Lily of the valley embroidery on black stockings.
Paris Evening Model Brings White Net and Lace Gowns to Fore
Paris Evening Model highlights white net gowns with ecru lace and lace insertions as fashionable bases for elaborate evening attire. It notes changeable taffetas in pink blue and silver shades, flowered silks and muslins with wide flounces, and all white or white lace gowns as timeless elegant standards.
Home Beauty and Sewing Tips From an Old Column
A tint of turpentine in washwater freshens a room. Frail nails gain from almond oil or rubbing. Palms thrive with weekly lukewarm leaf spritz in milked water, then two hours soaking. Wash fine fabrics with cold suds, avoid wringing. Home toilet vinegar blends with rosemary rue lavender camphor. soak berries 24 hours, strain. Silk ribbons survive in gentle wash, dry flat. The piece describes lace, chiffons, and velvet dots in white black and color schemes.
The Summer Vegetables and Fresh Ways to Prepare Them
Fresh vegetable guidance from a period cook outlines several methods for carrots potatoes tomatoes and beans. Carrots are sautéed in butter with onion and parsley. potatoes are curry-dried with onion stock and lemon juice. Tomatoes are pan-seared then served with a milk-thickened gravy. String beans are cooked gently with butter salt pepper and nutmeg to preserve flavor, then finished with a brown ham-butter sauce and beef stock for a richer accompaniment.
Tea Table Love Superstitions on Tea Reading
The article describes old time tea table superstitions about romance. Cream before sugar supposedly harms love while two spoons signal a wedding and a teapot lid left off foretells a caller. A floating tea stalk on an unmarried woman's cup hints at a beau and the tea stir and spoon position predict arrival.
Heart shaped wedding cake keepsake hampers waxed with gold initials
Wedding cake boxes are small heart shaped affairs covered in white moire with gold monograms. Some have a hint of orange blossom and white ribbon. A novelty at a recent wedding featured tiny willow hampers holding cake and adorned with white rosebuds and bows, displaying the couple’s entwined initials and the recipient’s name.
Secret management by wives cited in Lady's Realm
The Hon. Mrs. Nathaniel Yeans asserts a wife may conceal a single secret from her husband and friends. Publicly managed discretion is vital, she argues, lest overt control appear dictatorial and ruinous to a husband’s spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Eanis
Fashion Rules Shirtwaist Fronts And Star Spangled Imagery
A late ruling dictates shirtwaist fronts be ironed smooth with no starch as tucking and pleating are blamed for untidy appearance. The speech invokes Old Glory imagery praising national unity and honoring heroes, closing with name Frank L. Stastoa and a line about blood and country enduring forever.
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Frank L. Stastoa
Traction Line Purchased By Boston Firm
A Boston representative from Tucker & Anthony acquired the Newark Traction Company line and the Interurban to Greavillé for Columbus Buckeye Lake and nearby routes, forming a major regional purchase announced in COLMBUSE Ohio on June 14.
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Colmbuse
Ohie
A. BR. Appleyard
Boston
Tucker & Anthony
Newark Traction Company
Greavillé
Columbus
Buckere, Lake
Japanese Baron Tours Philadelphia Institutions
Baron Shibusawa and party toured Girard College and nearby sites, meeting President Fetterolf and General Wagner. The visitors observed classrooms, kitchens, and the cadet parade, with the baron praising American progress and noting a planned Korea railroad project costing 25 million yens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wagner
Board of
City Trusts
Frank M. Highley
Anna M. Shreve
Baroness Shibusawa
Nishikawa
Fetterolf
Ichihara
Girard College
Pac
Wagner
Engineer Jane M. Johan W. Smith Dies in Springfield Rail Collision
Springfield reports the death of Jane M. Johan W. Smith of Fordland Missouri who was among early engineers on the Baltimore and Ohio line. The fatal incident occurred as a derailed train carried workers to the site, with Smith among the crew. details remain unclear and the investigation continues.
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Springfield
Jane M
Johan W. Smith
Fordland
Baltimore
Olo
Obituary of Dr Caleb Barlan Prominent Delaware Physician
Dr Caleb Barlan, a noted physician, died yesterday at his Farspuraut residence Delaware. He was born October 13, 1804 in Formsle Towne and studied at the University of Sylvania in 1886. He later studied abroad and moved to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb. Barlan
Farspurat
Dél
Formas le. Tows
Del
University of Sylvania
Sean
Wilmington
Pennsylvania Special to Chicago Aims Twenty Hour Run
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to inaugurate the Pennsylvania Special, a nonstop cross country flyer from New York to Chicago with a target of twenty hours for 912 miles. The run includes segments Jersey City to Germantown Junction, Germantown to Altoona, Altoona to Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne and Chicago, with ambitious speed and safety preparations led by President Cassatt.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Great Britain
France
Pennesylvania
Seaboard
Broad Street Station
Germantown Junction
Altoona
Harrisburg
Juniata Valley
Pittsburg
Alleghenies
Fort Wayne
Philadelphia
Cassatt
Limited
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Adamson
Dr. Patterson
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1801
FE. Cooper Shapley
Jenkintown
Frank H. Highley
West Philadelphia
H. Rosenberg
North Park Avenue
Gustave Rice
Mobile
Cape May
T. B. Belfield
Helen Clarkson
Elsie Belfield
Spring Garden Street
Iron Mawr
Leon Greenbaum
Nanna Newburg
St. Louis
Joseph Kranskopf
William G. Neilson
Wingarth
Keene Valley
Moore Wharton
Rosa
Nellie Wharton
Fine Street
Chestnut Hill
Rmner
Rs. Emanueal Furth
Miss Blancheurth
Daniel Greenabaum
Randolph Justice
Morris Louis Stovell
A. Haywood Mason
Alice Eleanor Mason
Upsal Country
Gustave Bacarach
Simon Bacarach
Milton G. Schwein
North Eighteenth Street
the &T. Paul
Sadsuel W. Haines
Moredun
Walnut Hill
Monroe Smith
J. P. Clark
Benjamin Tower
South Eighteenth Street
Nex
Duncan Kennedy
U. S
Charles Daniels
Harry Hamlin, Jr
Harry Hamlin
Osgood Cottage
H. C. James
Bateman’s
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R. A. Wickes
Pinard Cottage
C. O. Iselin
Delaney A. Kane
D. K. Jay
Jay Cottage
Beach Street
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse
Eastbourne Lodge
Edwin D. Trowbridge
Thirty-ninth Street
Noroton, Conn
Ormond Gerald Smith
Fast Seventy-ninth Street
Glen Cove, L. 1
Herman Schwab
East Thirty, Seventh Street
Sharon, Conn
Baroness Hengelmailer
Bar Harbor
Mrs. Day
Massachusetts Avenue
Missus Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Dublin
Laura Mordecai
Washington, A
Charles Henry Jones
Misses Jones
Vermont Avenue
T. Warren Brooks
Pine Street
Robert Washington
J. Mauran Rhoded
Chelsea
F. Percy Smith
Misses Smith
R. I
Wharton
Ek Bay Cottage
Ocean Highlands
I P. & Wickes
Batti
Ee Wootbury Kane
H. A. . William Co
Seetick
Bes Hegitts
King
U. 8
Mary Wirth
Hans Heiland
Reading
Charles BE. Obold
City Controller’s Office
Robesonia
Cora K. Palm
Henry Palm
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Mise
A. Locke
Edwin H. Melvin
Julie Michel
Mies
Rachel EF. Leek
Morris
Frank H. Macartney
M. McDonough
Thomas Me Gée
P. MacWalter
MacWalter
R. Nicholson
Sarah Popewell
M. P. Sellers
Ernest A. Smith
Edith Stone
H. Spiers
A. B. Brewher
Alfred H. Fine
RB. En Brates
Thwat Frederick
Powaites
Ft. x “von Trump
J. Wallace
Martha Walter
Ha Yeas
Sidney Whitmore
Girard Avenue Theatre
Entertainments Today
Opara-Magee
Keith's Thestee
Ananda
Cheetah Hill
Wilden Grove
Weetetse Pamadheith
Sid Ai
Yale
Case
Queen Alexandra
Talie
DU Barry
Parker Quincy Adams
Husband Management
Ohie Traction Line
Progress of
Baron
EB. Shibugawa
Japan
Walton
Fairmount Park
Bryn Mawr College
Thomas
Baron Shibusawa
Tokio
Adam H. Fetteroff
Stephen Girard
Baroness
Salute National Song
First National Bank of Japan
General Wagner
Third National Bank
Pres
Ent
Korea
Fusan
Seoul
Carnegie Steel Company
Baldwin
White House
John Brown
United
United Gas Improvement Co
Partridge & Richardson
Buffalo
Chestnut Street
Columbia Avenea
GEO. B. Kewton & CO
Gunee
American Building
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