First Sessions Pace Week Admission at Membership Rates
The article reports on a meeting of the M. U. shorthand and bookkeeping classes. It notes a $2 old rate and a $1 per session fee for members, with new admissions possible for the year and a 6 class shorthand plan. Instructors A B Clemens Irving Brady E H Bonnell G Q Packer lead sessions.
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Henry A. Arson
A. Bobineon
Shana
Shor Nan
A. B. Clemens
Irving Brady
E. H. Bonnell
G. Q Packer
Swedish Gymnastics Lectures Highlight Health Talks
A Boston series titled FOR BETTER HEALTH opened with Miss Fogler demonstrating Swedish gymnastics while Miss Lindley spoke on the body and its functions. Lectures run October 17 to November 21 covering digestion respiration nutrition child development and first aid with practical wound care and life-saving procedures.
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Oane X
Herr
Miss Fogler
Miss Lindley
Two Italian Counts Claim Headship of Guelph Line
A Berlin dispatch reports Counts Giovanni and R Guelfi claim to be the male heads of the royal German house of Guelph and heirs to vast wealth. They cite the German emperor before Florence civil tribunal, seeking disgorgement of millions they say Wilhelm possesses, while the counts admit no real chance of success.
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House of Guelph
Berlin
Florence
Kingdom of Italy
Giovanni
R . Guelfi
Wilhelm
Count Guelfo
Doctors Endorse Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Vote
At a regular meeting of the Neste county medical society physicians passed a vote of thanks for a quantity of Gilmore's Aromatic Wine presented to the society. They recognized the remedy as well suited for a large class of poor patients everywhere considered excellent medicine on occasion. Sold by East Front Street.
The Young Man Waited and Odd Stage of Romance
A fragmented narrative describes a woman applying a strange disguise and perfume as a young man waits. The text includes interspersed pieces from magazines and other sources, with brief exchanges and a dash of dramatic irony. The composite varies in tone from comic to didactic across unrelated excerpts.
Expecting Too Much in Life by Mrs Linton
Text samples a pessimistic gospel urging reduced expectations. It warns against seeking too much from fame work money happiness friends stability and loved ones, advocating peace through not expecting anything in return.
Ended in Smoke by a Cigarette Romance
A New York Recorder item recounts a supper party where a hostess urges a guest to try smoking with a sentimental maid who is known to smoke. The maid lights a cigarette despite protests, the cavalier is teased, and the romance ends with the lovers as strangers, the dream ending in smoke.
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Lee
New York Recorder
Don’t Ye Wish and Plodding Pete Regular Chophouse Patrons
Fragmentary note reflects dialogue about regular customers at a chophouse. Names The Chophouse, Plodding Pete appear in a dialected exchange. Details unclear but hints at ongoing patronage.
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Pete
Rept et Home Ags Snippeys Frantic About Tttle Ba Measles
Four near neighbors report new bonnets and church absences amid rumors. The note hints at social tension and fear surrounding illness, with playful misprints reflecting a fragmented local chatter.
Shipshape rule and a naval dinner tale
Fragmented reminiscences detail strict rule keeping aboard a ship, a captain hosting a dinner to stretch scarce resources, and a steward assignment mix up. A passenger’s request to help a companion is declined with polite naval decorum, revealing class and duty tensions in a bygone era.
Remarkable London Nose Graft From a Patient Finger
A London surgeon performs a bold nose graft using a patient’s finger, after initial grafts failed. The trial begins with an amputated finger reshaped into a nasal form, but that graft dies. The plan shifts to harvesting half of the patient’s own finger, with the arm in plaster to preserve identity while the reshaping proceeds in a New York styled technique.
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London
Atlantic
Old Country
Wankee
New York
Love and caste clash ends Lord Willoughby match
The London season yielded few matches as money and bank troubles disrupted engagements. The notable split was Lord Willoughby de Eresby MP, eldest son of the Earl of Ancaster, and Miss Morice Wilson of Tranby Croft, reflecting the era’s hierarchy and social tensions.
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London
Lord Willoughby de Eresby
M. P
Earl of
Sample of nerve at a G street boarding house incident
A fragment from a boarding house report describes a child asking for a small piece of meat and a larger slice marked for another person, illustrating a tense scene of hunger and social strain.
Twins of Harnett County Seek Copper for Coffins
Two elderly twins from Harnett County North Carolina aged 86 visited Raleigh on Wednesday on a queer mission to buy copper for their coffins. They are described as in fine health and are noted as the oldest twins in the state. One twin wore a richly embroidered vest worn for 43 years.
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Coflins
McLean
Harnett County
N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina
Baltimore
Belgium Rail Fares Offer Cheap Two Week Passes
London dispatch reports Belgian railroads grant a two week concession with a third class ticket valid on any line nationwide for five dollars and a first class ticket for ten dollars. The scheme claims to deliver Europe’s cheapest travel option for visitors.
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Europe
Travelera
London Cor
New York Sun
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