The New First Lady and Washington Social Scene
A 1909 style outlook on Mrs Woodrow Wilson shaping the White House social life. Predictions center on Mrs Townsend and other society leaders guiding entertainments, the White House gallery, and new first family dynamics, including Wilson daughters and two White House babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reina
Woodrow Wilson
Dupont Circle
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Washington
Wilson
Richart H. Townsend
Townsend
Scott
Pennsylvani
White House
John B Henderson
Henderson
Senate
Mimouri
James G. Blaine
Parks
Mre Wilsons
Dolly Madison
Mra Roosevelt
Parker
Wantlagion
George Howe
Milas Helen Taft
Mr. Wilson
Josephine Cothran
Virginia Paxtus Howe
White House Society
Josephine
Virginia Howe
National Capital
Misheard Shorthand Tales Highlight Hilarious Errors
A humorous survey of misread notes and vowel mix ups in shorthand reporting. It cites examples where phrases like This day be big with fate became This day te big with fat and other slips show how tiny vowel changes can distort meaning. It notes readers’ astonishment at errors such as confusing pressure with Prussia and curates with pew rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivera
Castile
Donalder
Prussia
Lord Carnarvon
Jeremy Taylor
John Right
Gamecock
Birmingham
Mr. Chamberlain
Followed the Crowd to Marriage Turns and Tales
A fragmented reminiscence traces a man’s changing marriage stance from twenty five to forty five. It notes vows never, then a plan for a house keeper, and finally a nurse in later life. The piece hints at social pressure and a jesting finale about marrying a middle aged widow if given the chance.
Fairy Stories Barred From Austrian Schools
Austrian schools exclude fairy stories by Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen citing their slight importance in a recent order reported by Heaton Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimm
Hans Christian Andersen
Heaton
Sport items and notable club news span Pacific tours and athletics
Ed Mart leading Princeton 1911 champions teams up in Seattle while Hart returns to public notice. Oxford and Cambridge push for an international university athletic meeting in America. Trotting meets planned in New York, New Jersey, and other venues from July to October. At the Atlantic Yacht Club, Blackton and trustees plan racing sloops for next season. Jockey Club approves a Charleston racing meeting with officials named. Alfred Wood, once a top Enellat runner, retires from professional racing. Oxford and Cambridge rugby players may tour the Pacific, with a planned intercollegiate series involving Stanford and California universities next autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mart
Princeton
Seattle
Hart
America
Oxford
Cambridge
Pacific Northwest
Atlante Yacht Club
J. Stuart Blackton
Albert Smith
Peter W. Rouss
William Gardner
W. B. Tylor
Arthur W.teele
Edward J. Graff
Univeraitrea
Oxfort
Cantihlee
Oxford University Athletic Club
Leland
Stanford
California
Mack Gains Control as Athletics Sell Stake
Manager Mack of the Athletics becomes sole owner after buying shares from Hough Jones and others. B. L. Shibe remains president as the club consolidates stock to Mack and consents to retain key players including Bender and Oldring amid circulating reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Athletics
Pwha
Amehill
Fle Athletics
Tock
Mijor Teagers
Gonnle
Frank le Mougt
Ant Bumner
Jopex
Mace
Meer Hough
Jones
Sharon
Tuul Park
Earth
Shires
Atteletica
B. BL
Shibe
Hia Dons
Thomas
Job
Hough
Connie
Tele Holdings
Duby
Mick Set
Bender
Oldring
Nonsense and Gibe in Cartoonish Exchanges
A collage of vintage quips from Chicago Record-Herald the Washington Star and Punch highlights daily humor about farming fixation shop vendors and social flirting. The snippets lampoon preoccupation with self and the comic arithmetic of popularity with a joking majority of one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bumstead
Chicago Record-Herald
Manny
Tather
Chicago
Herald
No Consolation And A Village Grocer Gossip Reel
Fragmentary OCR blends jokes and chatter from multiple sources. The village grocer spotlights a running gag about keeping two fullers from Magica and a caller passing six ground glass doors to glimpse a map. Also references to a son’s love interests and a man of importance in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epping
Birmingham
Gardeners Seek Sugar Butter Oil From Neighbors
A chatty note from Mrs Hardin and Mrs Teaty-Yea in Kansas City Star asks for a cup of sugar, an egg, and a piece of butter, lamenting the inability to take home gas for cooking. The message reflects a household barter moment amid shortages.
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Blue Eyed
Jonaghion
Virginia
Mer
Mra Josephivien Mowe
New
Adinistration
Mr Starshall
Marshall
Abelem
Peron
Wikwn
Wentinggton
Mumiam
Otto Che
Binet
Seyremwatee
Tive
Rhode Island
Newport
Gerry
Mra
Hoke Smith
United States
Georgia
John Sharp Willams
Miasiasippi
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Judy
Albert Burleson
Texas
Interior
Burleson
James A. Oats
A. Mitchell Pulmer
Pennsylvania
Chemlat
Wiley
Secretary of Agriculture
M’combs
Willan &. McCombe
New York
Perin Cothran
Baby Josephine
Pach Gros
Richmond P. Hobson
American Press Association
Peter Goelet
George Hows
Pach
Thomas R. Mareshall
James A. O'Gorman
Grist
The
Sport Mill
New Jersey
Parkway
Flemington
Ave
Monroe
Goshen
Troy
Orangeburg
Kingston
Mineola
Trenton
Jockey Club
Atewania
Charleston Malt and Racing Association
Charleston, & C
H. Pettengil
W. F. Schulte
W. Gerhandy
Charleston
Alfred EF. Wood
Hay
Woot
Canada
Wood
Pather
Philadelpuie Telegraph
Charlie Goldie
Almont
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fea
Agachia Mim Pt
Feve
Breeas
Mane Nou B
Martes de Bowie
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