Dean Wilder hears two stories at Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Senator Depew asks Marshall Wilder to stage two stories at an entertainment. Wilder agrees to arrange a reading at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, then the piece shifts through a string of humorous vignettes about elevators, insurance, old friends, novel expressions, spectators at ball games, a poster scene, a museum wanderer, London trip rumors, a marriage proposal, and railroad timetables as travel fantasies, all tied to late 19th century social observations.
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Senator
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Miss Gould Hosts Girls in Hudson Home Visit
Miss Helen Gould entertained a group of girls from her clubs at her elegant Hudson River home. After tours of the grounds and conservatories they viewed the house and its art collection. A confidant remark among the girls suggested even heaven would not scare Miss Gould after this place.
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Helen Gould
Cone
Hudson
Mamie
Miss Gould
The Social Iconoclast Keeps Cheer Amid Critics
A girl recounts an afternoon of social critique from literary, dramatic, and artistic circles. She hears that lectures, operas, and novels are familiar or flawed, and confesses only partial sympathy for gossip. Her mother urges restraint as she notes sharp tongues and hidden tempers behind cheerful façades.
Sketches of Summer Plans For Opie Read And Friends
A humorous roundup previews where Opie Read, George Ade, James J. Montague, Al Bixby, Burt Leston Taylor, S. E. Kiser and others will spend the summer. Talks of travel to Jacklins Roost, Medicine Hat, Waxelbaumville, and concerts on rail trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie
George Ade
James J. Montague
al? Bixby
Burt Leston Taylor
S. E. Kiser
Goethe
Burt Taylor
Grand Marias
N. P
Splatterwater
Ade
al” Bixby
Medicine Hat
Bix
Kiser
Opie Read
Chicago
Read
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charles Eugene Banks
Cutch
Gerald Sullivan
James Montague
Waxelbaumville
Minnesota
Lakeville
Eketches
Italy
John S
Dwight
Terbacker
Matrimony and the unmarried woman’s lecture on marriage
A forty year old married discussion unfolds as a happily single woman explains she will never wed. She argues husbands demand freedom for themselves yet cling to a wife who serves like a daughter and bears no burden, ending with a hint of further observations.
Married life tensions aired in candid exchange myelta
A dialogue between a young married woman and an unmarried woman reveals the burdens and sacrifices of marriage. The married woman laments restrictions on social life and domestic duties, while the unmarried woman questions the value of appreciation. A third voice warns that perceptions change after years.
Some Reflections Bachelor Girl
A collection of humorous social observations about women and men. The jokes contrast traditional stereotypes with modern expectations, citing humor and independence in a playful, satirical tone attributed to Minnie J. Reynolds in the New York Times.
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Minnie J. Reynolds
New York Times
Short Crop of Corn Due to Cool Weather
Washington reports Secretary Wilson says cool weather slowed corn development across Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Minnesota South Dakota. Rains and high waters destroyed valleys while saturated lands hindered maturation. Best corn on dry rolling lands though overall may be average if weather improves. Grass oats wheat and barley look good. macaroni wheat grown domestically at eight million dollars annually.
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Washington
Wilson
Ohio
Indiana
Tivois
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
New York Makes Much Butter In 1902
Albany July 17. Commissioner Charles A. Wieting reports to the dairy division that New York state produced 60,920,270 pounds of butter in 1902, up 20,736,959 from 1900, while cheese output fell to 124,597,296 pounds, down 2,061,270. The statistics show New York accounts for nearly half of U S cheese production.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles A. Wieting
State Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
New York State
United States
Pearsons offers 25000 gift for Parkville college drive
Parkville Missouri July 17. President L C McAfee announces an offer from Dr D K Pearsons of Chicago of 25000 dollars on the condition that 75000 dollars more be raised. The gift is made in memory of the founder and former president the late Dr John A McAfee.
Lighted Match Costs Life in Philadelphia Fire
Robert Woods aged 80 died from burns in his home in Philadelphia on July 17. His wife was fatally burned and their son in law William Buck was burned while attempting rescue. A lighted match in a closet started the fatal blaze.
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Philadelphia
Robert Woods
William IF. Buck
Woods
Langley Is Ready to Fly in Potamis River Test
Widewater Virginia July 17 The eyes of the scientific world are on this village as the air research advances. Four miles out in the Potamis river a queer house perched on two buoys anchors the Mir dike flying machine invented by Piot S Langley.
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Langley
Widewater
Potamis River
Piot, S. PL
Emperor Honors Artists At Pertini Exhibition
Bertin July 17 The German emperor awarded John S. Lament a large gold medal for the Pertini art exhibition and Edwin A. Abbey received a small gold medal for his work as an American artist.
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Bertin
John S. Lament
Edwin A. Abbey
Glass Workers Contribute to England Ireland Lockout
The national convention of the American Glass Workers union in session in this city rated $0,000 from its national treasury as a contribution to the locked out glass workers of England and Ireland.
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Sneinnat
American Glass Workers' Union
England
Ireland
Objects to Boots in Bed in Dublin Divorce Suit
Mrs Emma Wendall files divorce against Alfred Kendall a wealthy pioneer alleging he frequently came to bed with his dirty boots on in their Dublin Indiana home dated July 17.
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Dublin
Ind
Emma Wendall
Alfred Kendall
Archbishop Improves In Milwaukee Diocesan News
Archbishop I. X. Katzer of the Milwaukee diocese shows partial recovery after a serious illness marked by lingering lymphatic and systemic weakness. Doctors report his vitality increasing slowly though his condition remains delicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
I. X. Katzer
University head exonerated after Regents found no charges
July 17 Huron 8. D. Exoneration announced by the State university regents after an investigation into President Garrett Droppera found no misconduct. The regents report complete exoneration of the university leader.
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Huron
Regents of
the State University
Garrett Droppera
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