Diary of a modern Pepys and social whirl in New York
The piece traces a lively day in New York high society with encounters of Karl Carroll, Jack Curley, Jean Dalrymple, Neal Andrews, Dorothy Hall, Florence Speed, and Vicki Baum. It recalls past era hotspots like The Players in Gramercy Park, anecdotes about Judge Samuel Seabury, J. P. Morgan, Cafe Beaux Arts, and Bustanoby’s Saturday nights, ending with reflections on aging and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Modern Pepys
Mar
Marshall Nielan Caleld
Karl Carroll
Jack Curley
Jean Dalrymple Morehouse
Neal Andrews
Dorothy Hall
Florence Speed
Vicki Baum
Park
the Claremont
J. P. Medbury
Frank Crumit
Joha Sanderson
St Regis
the Times
Gilbert Frankau
Christopher Strong
William Faversham
Faversham
Theoore Roberts
William Hart
William Boyd
George Fawcett
Mitchell Lewis
William Haines
Gramercy Park
House
Cafe Beaux Arts
Cale
Texas Guinan
Bustanoby’s
Tormenting Piles Promised Cure Disclosed
An ad touts a hemorrhoid remedy from Petersons Ont claiming rapid relief and healing of sores with remote soreness alleviation. It promotes a medication at 23 cents per bottle available at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersons
Andy
Local Neighbors Attend Church Gatherings and Visits
A string of social visits and small-town activities is recorded. Families like the Stoughtons, Reas, and Roscoskys camped by the river at Cascade Park while Mrs. Martha Carlisle and her Sunday School class planned a future play The Red Headed Step-Child. Numerous calls and visits occurred among residents of Lake Breeze, West River Road, and nearby towns with several hostings at homes and a Fremont reunion noted.
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Arvilla Lyons
Charles Wilford
Lake Breeze
Joe Padley
Lake Shore Road
George Hedges
West River Road
Willard B. Taft
Theodore Wetchel
Elyria
D F. Eschtruth
Richard
Weichel
Fremont
Lorain
J. Cook
Cecelia Dresney
C. Hurlbut
Otto Kiesler
Shawville
Lewis
R. B Brown
Charles
Columbus
Willard EB Tatt
Vernon Taft
the Lake
Hawhinney
Anna Karman
Everett Baldwin
Ashland
T. M. Baldwin
Uncle of 26 at 13 in Holyoke Mass
In Holyoke Massachusetts a 13 year old Woodrow Wilson Whitford is described as the uncle of 26 and the grand-uncle of one amid notes that in 1981 about 227,229 people were drawing Spanish American War pensions, a figure linked to the war’s casualties.
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Boston
Sealyham
Holyoke
Mass
Woodrow Wilson Whitford
Chronicle Telegram
Occasional Wife Chapter 37 Contract Tensions
Camilla and Peter clash over money and pride as she offers help with his work and she questions the terms of their arrangement. His refusal to rely on her funds deepens a rift that leaves Camilla choked with hurt and uncertain about their marriage as autumn sunlight fades.
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Peter
Camilla
Pear
Cap
Camila
Darling
Avon Lake Briefs Reflect Weekend Visits and Reunions
Avon Lake residents and guests gathered for beach parties and visits across nearby cities. The Heiders of Lakewood and families from Elyria Lorain and Ridgeville joined friends at Avon Lake Park and various homes. Gerald and family updates, hospital notes, and travel to Detroit Columbus and Wellington appear among social and local happenings.
Silver Tea Hosted by Congregational Ladies in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville August 22 Miss Lola Shaw hosted a silver tea for the southern division of the Congregational church. Forty ladies attended. Miss Grace Scheuneman spoke on the friendship between Samuel Clemens, adding a literary touch to the social event.
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North Ridgeville
Lola Shaw
Ladies
The
Congregational Church
Grace Scheuneman
Samuel Clemens
Wiener Roast Held by St Peter's Sodality Members
Miss Iona Bochler hosted a widow and corn roast at her Center road home for the Young Ladies' Sodality of St Peter's church after practice. Tuesday morning Rev John N Rheim united Herman Wald and Helen Stark of Dover in marriage with attendants Christine Agnes Irene Stark and James Diederich. A large group of St Peter's ladies attended the Lorain Deanery at Cascade Park. Rufus Smith returned home from Silver Beach Virginia.
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Young Ladies’ Sodality
St Peter's Church
Iona Bochler
Center Road
John N. Rheim
Herman Wald
Helen Stark
Dover
Christine
Agnes
Irene Stark
James Diederich
St. Peter’ S Church
Lorain
N.C. Co. U. Bite
Cascade Park
Wednesay
Western division tea marks last in series for church ladies
Out of town guests include Mrs Norman Strelan of Parma and Mrs Shaw plus Mrs Sandrock of Elyria. Mrs W R Barnlett will open her home August 31 for a tea hosted by the western division of church ladies. This will conclude the series replacing the regular L B meeting held last month.
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Mark Twain
Helen Keller
Norman Strelan
Parma
Horses Are Passion of Little Girl
Dr Garr Myers prints a reader essay by twelve year old Dorothy sharing her deep love for horses. She describes collecting horse pictures, studying breeds, and dreaming of Kentucky derbies and Polo. An editor note adds information on two Myers pamphlets and local readers.
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Little Girl
Garry C. Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
DR Myers
Dorothy
Dr. Myers
Kentucky
Phar-Lap
Cole
Sun Beau
Beautiful Lady
Gallant Fox
Margarette
Myers
Dr. Garr
Central Press Association
East Twelfth Street
Cleveland
Community Notices From Maddock Road To Lorain
Residents move into Maddock house while Field Homecoming draws many locals. Knapp and Seely families attend Rudd reunion at Lynnhurst. Mrs. Robinson seriously ill with heart trouble at Schultz home Brecks Court. Dr W Ferguson to fill pulpit Sunday. E C Young family travels to Spring Lake Michigan. Mrs Charles Weisheit Sr recovering from heart attack. Oletha Eldred spends Friday in Lorain. Mrs Fred Watson undergoes second nose operation.
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Maddock House
Maddock Road
A. R. Knapp
Paul Knapp
James
Seely Knapp
Florence
Gladys
Rudd
Lynnhurst
Robinson
Schultz
Brecks Court
W. Ferguson
Oberlin
Triking Wrong Key Causes Most Typing Errors
Corvallis Oregon report shows typists err mainly from striking wrong letters and lapses like omitting letters or words. A commerce graduate compiled contest data at Oregon State College noting novice average speed 43.89 wpm and amateurs 52.59 wpm with 114 entrants from 33 Oregon high schools.
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Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State College
Oregon
Pastor Weds at 90 in Grand Island Neb
In Grand Island Nebraska Rev P Smith aged 90 and Mrs Martha Wink aged 79 of Aurora were recently married here. The ceremony united a veteran pastor with a longtime church member, marking a notable pairing in the local community.
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Grand Island, Neb
Martha Wink
Aurora
Rev
P. Smith
Toenail Scarred Chickens Sparked Gunfight in Arkansas
In Blytheville Arkansas C L Clinton and Jesse Smith two Black laborers shared a shack over chickens. To tell them apart each family cut off a different toenail left for Clinton right for Smith. A chicken with neither toenail appeared and a fight broke out. Clinton fired first sending Smith to hospital while Clinton is jailed.
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Blytheville
Ark
C. L. Clinton
Jesse Smith
Clinton
Smith
Trickster Swallows Needles During Park Theatre Act
Dan Smith, a University of New Hampshire student, was brought to Wentworth Hospital after accidentally swallowing three needles while performing a needle threading trick at the Central Park Theater in Dover.
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Dover, N. H
Dan Smith
University of New Hampshire
Wentworth Hospital
Central Park Theater
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Detroit
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St. Joseph's Hospital, Lorain
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Thelma Walker
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Silver Beach
Thomas Evans
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M. W Evans
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