Miss Julia Allen Offered Violin Professorship in New York
Miss Julia Allen of Scranton is told she may join Ovide Musin to help launch a major violin school in New York. Musin, leader at Liege’s Royal Conservatory, aims to devote six months yearly to the project and has invited Miss Allen as an assistant. Friends see it as a well deserved honor and a chance for advancement, though her reply is not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Allen
Conservatory of Music
New York
Ovide Musin
Musin
Royal Conservatory
Liege
Miss Allen
Hood
E. J. Mreen
Bennett
Combine
Street Railway Company
Milk Combine
Musical Gossip and church choirs across the region
A Welsh and American musical scene update detailing who conducts the Schubert Glee Club at Providence, with Gwilym Mor lins as the correct conductor and Miss Sadie Edwards praised as a versatile musician. It notes recent performances at Plymouth and Ocean Grove churches, Welsh press mentions of Gladys Mwynwen Jones, and various prize announcements for choral and vocal competitions including St. Pauls church in Atlantic City and the Scranton Liederkrana social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Rhyddereh
Schubert Glee Club
Providence
Gwilym Morlins
Gladys Mwynwen Jones
Movements of People Among Local Families and Visitors
A long list notes Mr. C. L. Marcereau and family at Asbury Park, H. C. Sanderson returning from the Adirondacks, L. W. Hessler and family from Ocean Grove, and many others visiting or returning from trips to Honesdale, Maine coast, Staten Island, Harvey's Lake, East Northfield, Montrose, Danbury, and Cape May. It records guests, residence changes, and short travels including St. Denis in New York, Lake Winola, Lake Carey, and Adirondack plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kellow
Lafayette Street
Lewis Woatkina
St. David's
William Clark
South Canaan
Wayne County
G. B. Jermyn
Oswego
Julia Allen
Cordella Freeman
Adirondacks
Margaret Gibbs
South Main Avenue
Asbury Park
Tey
J. W. Randolph
Miss Randolph
Niagara
John Heim
Meridian Street
Mia
Charles Potberg
Philadelphi
Simpeon
Maine
C. L. Marcereau
H. C. Sanderson
L. W. Hessler
Ocean Grove
Anna Salmon
Honesdale
H. H. Coston
Jessie Hagen
Alder Street
East Northfield
Mass
Tillie Houser
Shenandoah
Champion
Jackson Street
Cassie
Hannah Devine
Prospect Avenue
Staten Island
Nellie Butler
South Scranton
Harvey's Lake
Edith Perham
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bright
Bright, On South Blakely Street, Dunmore. William Shepherdson
Danville
Thomas Thomas
Plymouth
William V. Griffiths
Sumner Avenue
Richard O'Brien
R. W. Snyder
C. Camwell
Charles Gamewell
St. Denis
New York
Walter J. Kingsley
Cleveland and Wilson Minstrels
Lycceum
City
T. A. Eynon
Lake Winola
W. G. Parke
Montrage
George Sanderson
Colorado
Robert Peck
Viola
Del
Max Geipel
Kimbhurat
W. Fulton
Miewos Seybolt
Pittston
Mies
Carrie Knittle
Elizabeth
N. J
Frank Stiles
Danbury
Mise Grmece Sandereon
Paemont
Summitake
A. RR. Raut
John Raut
Mise Liggle Raub
Lake Carey
Misser Grace
Edith Norton
Mulberry Street
Arthur Poote
BE. G. Worden
Syracuse
Tillie Hawley
Ming Josephine Howley
Public Library
Montrose
Local social notes from area residents and visitors
A stream of homecomings and vacations fills a regional social page. Names include Mr C B Penman, Miss Sarah Harris, Miss Bessie Harrington, Mr and Mrs C P Matthews, Mrs Sidney Williams and daughters, Mr and Mrs Fred Fuller, Misses Margaret and Ruth Hanley, Kathe and Nellie Cunni, Deputy Register Willa Henry Kobler, Miss Torrey and her brother Will, Miss Lillian Gouihart, Miss Wheeler, Mr J L Cornell and family, Mrs Thomas Dickson, Mr J M Chance, Mr and Mrs Geo Mundy, Mia Stanley Allen and Mrs Mary Barker, Jennie Gavan, L Rechsteiner, Lucy Donnegan, Lizzie V Malin, Katie Gavan, Miss Alice Siebert, Miss Margaret Hanley, Emma Hanley, Calvin C Coons, Miss Nell Brown, Walter B Davis, Thomas J Thrauhorn, Mirecs Alice and Tazie Toran, John Cadwgan, Mrs Marshall Darling and Emma, and William Williams aka Fatty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Penman
Harrisburg
Sarah Harris
Factoryville
Bessie Harrington
Summit Lake
C. P. Matthews
Atlantic City
Sidney Williams
the Pines
Lake Ariel
Fred Fuller
Maine
Margaret
Ruth Hanley
Preston Park
Kathe
Nellie Cunn Ti
Prospect Avenue
Athentic City
Willa Henry Kobler
Philadelphia
Morrixtown
Mohawk Lake
J. M. Chance
Ogunquit
Air
Geo, Mundy
Mia
Stanley Allen
Marry Barker
Messrs
Allen
Barker
Jennie Gavan
L. Rechsteiner
Lucy Donnegan
Lizzie V. Malin
International Correspondence Secui Onry
Katie Gavan
Halvidere
N. J
Alice Siebert
Columbus
Margaret Hanley
Lake Huron
Emma Hanley
Calvin C. Coons
North Main Avenue
Albany
N.Y
Nell Brown
Jackson Street
Elmira
N. Y
Walter B. Davis
Bouth Hide Mark Avenue
Lake Winely
Thomas J. Thrauhorn
Thirteenth Regiment
Mirecs
Alice and
Tazie Toran
Chestnut Street
Camp Alger Returns Visitor Group From Lake Below
Dunn Lorine Edward and Fred Clark and award Jones of South Main Avenue returned from a camping trip at Lake Below in Wayne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Camp Alger
Dunn Lorine
Edward Oor
Fred Clark
Award Jones
Bouth Main Avenue
Lake Bigelow
Wayne County
Humorous Child Speak and Family Quirks Collection
A series of comic excerpts from children and relatives reveal misheard phrases and playful malaprops. Jokes cover parrot training, double chins, height and feet, milk trading for a cow, ants as nephews, pencil marks, jewelers, and misread songs with a punchy, old newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Katie
Momiui
Mabel
Walet
Chicago
Nellie
Dorothy
Mamig
Harry
Preston
Bright Prospects for Peace Echoes From Chickamauga
An OCR fragment from a Chicago Tribune item shows girl students sending verses to boy soldiers at Chickamauga. The poem bids brave troops farewell, calls for swift war, and promises reunion if Spaniards fail to deter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Echo li Misaortri
Chickamauga
Picaresque Notes on Water, Milk and Heat in Scranton
A column deflates city concerns about the water supply and milk scams. It sketches a humorous contrast between board of health inspections and the Monday water shutoff. The piece muses on heat, sleep, and practical tips for staying sane in hot Scranton weather with quirky asides about birds and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Saucy
The Frigate Bird
The frigate bird has immense flight powers with wings spanning ten to twelve feet and a three foot body. Its small webbed feet see little use, as it soars far over the ocean and rarely lands. It nests and rears young only on land, while rest is found aloft.
Soldiers' Best Friend Miles Wins Frontline Favorite
Baltimore Sun recounts Major General Nelson A Miles as beloved by regular army ranks. Fort McHenry clerk W H Le Roy recalls Miles halting cold hardships in 1890 91 Dakota campaign by shifting gear from officers to soldiers and improving winter attire. He credits Miles with humane care and prompting canvas clothing in tropical postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Miles
W. H. le Roy
Fort McHenry
le Roy
General Miles
Miles
Dakotas
Eighth Cavalry
Wells
Puerto Rico
Blue Conte
Baltimore Sun
Grandmother's Mince Pie Reverie Poem Fragments
A poetic fragment extols a divine mince pie with mystic crusts that melt in the mouth and lift the eater from earthly care. It evokes Pomona, heavenly flavors, and a paradisical experience guiding dream paths toward the sky with the act of tasting.
Governor Elisha Dyer's Rise and Public Endorsements
Rhode Island Governor Elisha Dyer, a Brown and Giessen University graduate and Civil War veteran, reflects on Paine's celery compound amid anxiety and nervous strain. The missive discusses alleged benefits, blood health, and relief from headaches and insomnia as claimed by the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Dyer
Rhode Island
Dyer
Brown University
Giessen University
Germany
Paine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thuan
Clara Simpson
Beaver Falls
James A. Linen
Isaac Post
A. H. Christy
John Ryman
Highland House
Dallas
Edith
Edna
Austin B. Blair
Thousand Islands
Frances Oakford
Jefferson Avenue
George B. Smith
Country Club
H. A. Knapp
Sargentville
Maine Coast
Jonas Long
Elmhurst
Park Hotel
Connell
Pearle Courtright
George Courtright
KR. W. Luce
Wiliam Bryant Powell
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Amy Northup
Ree Peck
T. V. Powderly
Washington
Margaret Powell
Eynon Street
Lake Henry
W. LL Fuhrman
Spruce Street
W. B. Holmes
Honodile
John Diehl
Jack- 60N Street
New Jersey
Rogers
Israel
H. B. Ware
Henry Nelli
Flint
Mich
James MM. Torrey
Sarah Decker
Moscow
David Weed
Ben Luce, Jr
Pétron
North Main
Sadie Edwards
West Side
Haydn Evans
Dudley Buck
William Evans
Plymouth Church
Second Presbyterian Church Quartette
First Methodist Episcopal Church Quartette
Wilkes-Barre
Cathérine Timberman
Mies Ora Barnum
Thomas Williams
Charles Smith
Scranton ‘Liederkrana
Charles Wagner
von Mr. Daniel Thomas
Dan Cwmbwria
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Its
Jackson Btreet Baptist Church
T. J. Davies
St. Ws
Dr. Parry
Masecheroril
Totor
D. Proheroe
H Rie
Bassa
Aberystwyth
W. C. Reynolds
Thomas Keaslaw
Honendnie
Young Ideas
Board of Health
Frigate Bird
Chase
Bristol
Pomona
Paradise
Golls
W. J. Lampton
NEW York Hotels
Broadway
Eleventh St
Grace Church
William Taylor
Westminster Hotel
Irving Place
I. D. Crawford
Wanaindkers
Cooper's Hig
Hotel Albert
Ith ST
University Place
Mic Oce Stacer
E. Ferrett
Pearl St
Dickson M'F'g CO
Bera
Wilkes-Barre la rEce Arena
MT. Pocono, PA
Clairmount House
Pocono Mountain
Chas
Smith
Mount Pocono
Monroe Co
Spring Lake Seach, N. 1
Long Branch Monmouth House
Spring Lake Beach
BH. Yard
HL. M. Clark
M'g'r
Hotel
Devonshire
Asbury
Ocean
B, Hamblen, Jn
Ocean Grove, N. J
Arlington
C, H, Millak
League OF American Wheel Men
Indianapolis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents
Morgan
Gop
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