Courtship Tales From Graveyard to Spiritualist Circles
A collage of odd human courtships from Europe and Britain with graveyard and spiritualist settings, including a Polish cemetery keeper’s daughter, a Manchester seance romance, and a Lancashire miner wooing beside a dying father’s bedside. The piece ties in broader social curiosities and local notices about residents traveling, engagements, and club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Maquirer
Manchester
Germany
Many Relatives Leave for Trips and Visits
A long list of social notices shows Mr and Mrs Harry Adams returning from Maxinkuckee while Mrs Russell King and daughter visit Ohio. Dozens of others plan trips to Buffalo New York Sandusky northern Michigan and Colorado returning from Crystal Lake and the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Randall
Buffalo
Charles Garrard
Yellow Springs
J. S. Spann
Henry 5
Hanckel
Southampton
L. L
WD. T. Bacon
Knights Templars
Louisville
J. D. Adams
Katharine Dunlop
New York
Florence Geraldine Witt
Knightstown
Herman Kinzly
William L. Horne
Bedford Springs
William F. Coughlen
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Col
Louise M. Closser
Myla Jo Closser
Frank Tarkington Baker
A. M. Kuhn
Edna
Caroline Buschaupt
Anna Wright
Europe
H. A. Crossland
Harvey
Germany
W. J. Miles
Bessie
Hazel
John Wachstetter
Anna
Cleveland
Woman's Auxiliary of
C. J. Wahnstadt
Fletcher Avenue
Rhoades
St. Joseph
Mich
Margaret Ward
John C. Keenan
Hanlon
Joplin
Clayton Potts
McCoy
William Mulholland
Philadelphia
Radford
Millersville
William R. Mendall
Bert Crane
Gus Simpson
George Steffen
Mayme Bernhart
Lillie
Charles D. Green
George Coughlin
Herman Pfafflin
Edward Welkert
Otto Miller
Frank Edenharter
Ethel Smith
Bertha Bieler
Bene Wlegand
Arthur B. Milford
Crawfordsville
Mary Florence
Samuel Elliott Perkins, Jr
Main Street
Joseph M. Francis
North
Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis
Anne Dean
Frenz Christian Bopp
Dorothy Milford
Elsie Helen Whipple
Rockville
Harry Adams
Maxinkuckee
Russell King
Ohio
Frank
Hill
Sandusky
W. E. Max
S. H. Malpas
Lakes
Jillian Hoy
Evenin
Clemens Vonnegut
Lynn FH. Stone
Crystal 2
Henry F. Stevenson
White Mountains
E. H. Shaw
Boston
Julia Ketcham
J. JL. Ketcham
Raymond Compton
Chicago
Jennie B. Clapp
William H. Clapp
Pressly
Gustav Becker
Michigan
J . Miller
Niagara
Carlsbad
Kappa Alpha Theta Club
Samuel Ashly
North Alabama Street
Bruce
Margaret Bruce
Webster Lake
Howard B. Bates
Cincinnati
Granville M. Ballard
Lucille
Petoskey
F. M. Smith
Helen
Misa Jennett Gregg
Omaha
Katharine
Helen Doyle
Columbus
Edmund Doyle
Adele Howard
Greenfield
Boyd Wilson Templeton
George E. Fenney
Harry A. Metzger
Gertrude
Waukesha
Wis
Milwaukee
L. C. Abromet
Anniel L. Abromet
New York City
James Yule
Ella
Harry& Bastian
W. W., Woodard
J. EB. Regan
Dave Tarlton
J. E Collins
Wil
Great Northern
J. W. Hillman
Portland
Lieut. Hillman
Influence of clubs and the growth of women’s study
A historical view of women’s clubs shows how meeting outside one’s circle pushed members to study broad topics, discuss social issues beyond personal interests, and pursue serious reading. Clubs broaden knowledge, promote expression, and gradually empower women in literature, human nature, and intellectual life.
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May Wright Sewall
Egypt
Asia Minor
Greece
Clu
John Ruskin
Smart” Journaliste
The Club Woman
A humorous poem about a woman joining a club and pursuing leadership, describing her ascent from newcomer to ambitious candidate, the other members’ concerns, and the critique of power hunger within a women’s club. It satirizes political striving and self interest in group settings.
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Nisinales
Rice as a substitute for potatoes in gossips corner
Elkhart Review columnist urges using rice amid high potato prices. Notes rice benefits, preparation tips, and wide global reliance. Also lampoons Wearst newspaper cartoon on Justice and skirts, then quotes remarks by the Knights of Fidelity leader urging publicans to unite politically.
The Gossips Portrait of a Saloon Keeper
A Kentuckian by adoption and an Indian born man runs a highly respected Louisville area saloon for decades. He forbids drinking on Sundays, minors, and boisterous behavior, keeps a clean, welcoming space, and upholds strict standards. He is trusted by the community, his family active in church and charity, and he remains prominent in local civic life.
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Kentucky
Grand
Presbyterian Church
Kentucky Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
A Comparison on Education for Newspaper Work
The Buffalo Evening Times argues that while college education enriches, a successful newspaper career hinges on lifelong field experience. Two twenty-year-olds split paths, one via college, the other starting as a reporter, with the piece questioning which path yields broader, practical education and better preparedness for real-world duties. It concludes that most successful American newspaper men are not college graduates.
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Buffalo Evening Times
The Voice of the Pulpit on Democracy and Economic Justice
The Rev Albert C Grier argues today s social unrest stems from injustice not woe and calls for a humane economic order. He promotes democracy as access to life s raw materials, rejects capital or labor tyranny, favors petition nominating for offices, and outlines ownership based on creatorship and social common use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
New Democracy
New Free Soil Party
Edward Bok Endorses Foundational Reading List
In Ladies' Home Journal Edward Bok argues that profitable reading rests on fundamental books: the Bible, Shakespeare, a good dictionary, an encyclopedia, and Roger’s Thesaurus, in that order, as essential for all intelligent readers.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Roger
Love Lives On poem tribute by Ripley Saunders
A reflective verse by Ripley D Saunders in the St Louis Republic declares love a steadfast anchor through life’s trials. It centers on faith, resilience, and a constant heartbeat that endures. The item also notes a social prompt asking about Mrs J Austin's new dress.
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Ripley D. Saunders
St. Louis Republic
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Reed
You Or I
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The
Elkhart Review
China
India
Japan
Davenport
Justice
Pao
Knights of Fidelity
Publicana of
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Muncie
the Newspaper Worker
College
Albert C. Grier
D. D
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Tor Good Shepherd Universalist Church
Racine, Wis
Matthew
Sunday Journal
Mrs. J .Austin
WY Assom
Miss. Hansen
Walter McFarland
McFarland
Keys
H. PP. Wasson & Co
Sox
J. A. Porson
Louts
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