Society Notes Highlight Camp Travis Social Season
A busy wave of gatherings fills Camp Travis and San Antonio society. Major Koaempfer’s wife hosts a bridge party, Mrs Phillips of Neg Fork guests at Groveland Place, and Mrs Brown from Natw Tenn visits. Mrs Brockhausen honors daughter Mabel Brockhausen at the Menger with a formal dance. Music clubs, auxiliary groups, and wedding news complete a lively social week with numerous attendants and guests from local families and military circles.
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Mys
A.B. Kaempfer
Koaempfer
Camp Travis
Veterrain
Groveland Place
Dom Williams Philips
Neg Fork
Thillipe
Lawrence Phillins
Uaiap
Gillette
Colom
Litel Brown
Menger
Brown
Natw
Tenn
Pravis
Mfr
J. C. Brockhausen
Menger Hotel
Mabel Ibrockhausen
Jane Xradysting
Main Avenue High School
Brockhausen
Chandler Diehl
Ethel Bierce
Mabel Brockhausen
Can@na Caffarelli
Harriett Sprague
Elizabeth McCarty
Dorothy Delesdenier
Carrie Pfeiffer
Mary Tonise Price
Francis Petts
Esther Watkins
Virginia Fisher
Neilie Franklin
Francis Kelsop
Clara Bartholomew
Ruth Piannkuche
Arntine “Lester
Francie Wells
Eleanor Fitch
Thelma Proul
dime _ Calloway
Elizabeth Maxwell
Kathleen Collins
Ayleen Howard
Ethel Hull
Tule Maureaux
Pauline Maureaux
Joyce Garrett
Dorothy McLean
Helen Pierre
Jane Seiser
Mardorie Adams
Ruth Bourn
Mary Maron
Jess Edwards
Florence Vodrie
Eula Mae Ragsdale
Natalie Ragsdale
Stella Vodrne
Helen Hale
Madeline Edginton
Ray Stout
Betty Henry
Elizabeth Sinclair
Ruth Neely
Louise’Aran
Adelside Goodenough
Olen Seiser
Blox Hawkins
Louise Way
Ruth Herbst
Dana Jones
Kathryn Ball
Willette
Clark
Zetta Alonzo
Jimmie Steele
Frankie Grimsinger
Alice Klotz
Christine Vanderstucken
Millie Tennis
Kbt Dugegh
Risa Erlor
Fida Ridder
Ada Tee Schuyler
Janie Bell
Elizabeth King
Dorothy Jackson
An Adventure in Years Chapter XXII
Ned and Sonia face Strongs silence and a furtive portrait rift. Ned suspects jealousy and watches Sonia and Dora Delong while Strong toys with their lives. Ned contemplates leaving as tension and desire rise, ending with Sonia fearing the escalating danger.
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Ned
Sonia
Strong
Foley’s Honey and Tar and Pills Mail Order Ad
An old Chicago notice invites readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley, Foley & Co. for a trade package. The package would include Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
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Deto
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Light Summer Frocks Highlight Versatile Wardrobe Range
A 1910s style feature outlines affordable summer dresses in silk, linen, or cotton. It describes a morning frock with an uneven hem, removable collar and cuffs, and side snap fasteners, plus shooter frocks in foulard and silk crepes. It notes unlined chemise styles with ruffles and the value of varied fabrics for why a well dressed woman should stock multiple outfits.
Watching the Parade and the King of the Cabin
Chauncey M Depew is portrayed as upbeat and generous, avoiding envy and sorrows to stay optimistic into old age. A playful interlude follows with a cat named Marty and a heroic King fighting a snake near a cabin, ending with a human voter remarking on the scene.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Beco
Depew
Tat Rooney
Chapuncey Depew
Fuir
Chaunesy M
Marty
Cat
Malty
Hottest May Day in Chicago Triggers Heat Rush
Chicago on May 23 endured the hottest May day in ten years with thousands seeking shade in parks and a tent city forming at Matteson Illinois. The heat caused several faintings and a child died, while emergency tent accommodations were set up for families, with tents costing about five months’ rent in advance.
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Chicago
Vance
Oeex
A Bedtime Story By John Barton
A fragmented tale follows the King of the Scales in Malty Kitten's cabin with Marty Chunterpaws and companions. The scene hints at geography of the cabin, a cold iron object serving as a stove, and the presence of a rat-filled interior as the characters interact and recall their history.
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John Bartons
Malty
Big Marsh
Marty
Chunterpaws
Skunky
Jim
Illusion of a perilous realm and a cryptic king
A fragment describes a perilous deep shadowed realm with a malevolent being named Evil Queg. The King contemplates a plan and asks about a missing ally as fear and mystery surround the possible confrontation. Characters Fle Thunderpaws and Killdeer weigh risks and survival.
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Queg
Min
Fle
There’s Room at the Bottom for All the Slothful
This column argues there is space at the bottom for many types of people who waste time or act dishonestly. It cautions that failure is a choice and that those who avoid effort may still drift downward, while a few persist may rise, but rarely.
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Della F F. Stewart
Legion
Pointed Paragraphs on Truth and Social Folly
A compact critique of social clichés and gender roles, noting how appearances mislead and cautioning restraint. The piece surveys men’s self deception, women’s fashion symbolism, and the clash between public leadership and private steadiness, ending with a cryptic cemetery reference.
Spring housecleaning tale ends with vinegar aid
In a big red house a messy spring cleanup blends with summer as a helper spills lye. The mistress uses vinegar to treat burns, olive oil for irritations, and praises her quick recall in danger. A Russian neighbor shelves suspicion and joins in kindness amid domestic bustle.
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Red House
Memory's Power and tenacious recall in psychology
A correspondent questions claims that memory retains all mental input for life. Examples from Helen Keller and Louis Waldeaire illustrate latent memory. A friend recalls a childhood scene of a wagon ride, discovering facts only from an uncle, confirming memory's resilience. Prof Warren notes a father woke to recite a poem.
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Masu
Warren
Hardenville
T. H. Addington Bruce
Helen Keller
Louis Waldatele
Miss Weller
Vec. Warren
D. T. Warren
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