Open Court to Mend Broken Hearts in Chicago
Chicago opens a domestic relations court in the new city hall with Judge Charles N. Goodnow and Frank N. Hillis leading roles. The court aims to restore harmony in homes, focusing on adults as “adult juveniles,” aided by wives and settlement workers for children’s welfare and a future emphasis on family issues.
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Municipal of
Chicago
Department of City Government
Court of Domestic Relations
Charles N. Goodnow
Judge Goodnow
Hillis
United States
Goodnow
Jane Addams
Millionaire's Son Billy Leeds Weds Boston Divorcée Secretly
Boston social news reports William Stuart Leeds Harvard 10 of Lakewood New Jersey, son of the tin plate king, secretly marries Boston divorcee Mrs May Joyce in Nashua New Hampshire. City Clerk Cyr confirms he performed the ceremony in his office.
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Boston
William Stuart Leeds
Harvard
Lakewood
N. J
Tin Plate King
May Joyce
Nashua
N. H
Arthur L. Cyr
Broadway
New York
Billy
Leeda
Harvard Union
Crimson
Brentford Hall
Massachusetts Avenue
Dana Chambers
Cyr
Billy Leeds
Joyce
Patrick day sleepwalker wakes in Maplewood
Eugene Kelley, fifty two, of 2127 Adams Street St Louis, was found unconscious on Manchester Road and Bellevue Avenue. After five hours in jail he awoke and claimed he had slept through St Patrick s Day amid memory gaps and confusion about where he was and how he got there.
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Louis
Maplewood
William B. McBride
Manchester Road
Bellevue Avenue
McBride
Willecken
Gorra
Benton Station
Eugene Kelley
Adams Street
St. Louis
St. Patricky
Rip van Winkle
Visitors’ Blink at New York Is City Without Fellowship
Rev RB Sawyer of Ware Mass who spent a fortnight in New York offered sharp observations in a Statement to New Yorkers noting the city’s wealth and knowledge yet perceived loneliness among millions. He says New Yorkers rush on subways and theaters like a funeral and fail to observe or connect with one another.
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York
RB. D. Sawyer
Ware
Mass
New York City
Cinyeny
Mr. Sawyer
New York
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promotes Health Claims
Ad copy touts Swamp Root as a remedy for kidneys and bladder with a booklet of information. Encourages mentioning the paper and notes availability at drug stores for fifty cents to one dollar.
Cook Outsmarts Scholar With Sign Translation
Jack, a college student famed for ancient languages, cannot parse a mixed Latin sign from an optician. His sister suggests the sign reads Consult us about your eyes, a meaning the cook supposedly translates with ease, highlighting everyday language over scholarly jargon.
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Jack
Cook
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies Claim
Miss Elizabeth Gehrk of Fort Smith Arkansas describes relief from severe neck eczema after three weeks of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Goop, noting sleep returned and scabs formed, with a prior doctor visit and alibis about gunpowder burn healing. The ad claims Cuticura products sold by druggists and offers a free sample with a 82 page care booklet.
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Elizabeth Gehrk
Forrest City
Ark
Akin
Balr
Potter D. & ©, Corp
Dept. X
Boston
Bloodless Battles and Public Discourse
A peace promoter advocates a system for candid discussion to replace conflict while a reader suggests professional boxers have nearly solved the problem. A chaotic domestic scene and aphorisms about dress, temper, and habit accompany varied excerpts.
Farmer's Grasshopper Woes Puzzle the Anthony Bulletin
A Kansas farmer tests a bait by feeding live grasshoppers a mixture of greens, bran, and a dead grasshopper. The initial hopper dies, then 20, then 400, then 8,000, and so on, until 160000 eaters are dead and the farmer is finally untroubled.
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Kansas
Anthony Bulletin
Castoria Bears The Signature For Children’s Relief
An advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It urges readers to ensure the bottle bears the genuine signature and brand name for trusted use, highlighting its long history of use for kids.
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Mathes Castoria
Care of the Child and Community Welfare Focus
A brief note highlights Los Angeles county plans to spend as much on child care societies as on animal welfare groups. The idea suggests elevating children’s importance to par with animals, reflecting evolving public priorities.
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Los Angeles County
New Law on Hit and Run Faces Mockery in Debate
A New York use is recalled to critique a constitutional ruling that a hit and run motorist need not identify themselves, sparking remarks by James Halden Wilkes of Atlanta and a defense of justice as selective. A Highland estate tale follows with a piper’s Sunday mishap and a quip about the fourth commandment.
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New York
James Halden Wilkes
Defense Society of Atlanta
Highlands
Piper
Solely to Blame Diner Confronts Errant Timepiece
A London Opinion excerpt portrays a quarrel in a restaurant where a diner blames a tardy companion, and the proprietor reveals the hostess is the wife. The dialogue hints at a humorous clash over timing and musical accompaniment.
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R. P
London
Jarfield Tea in Liver and Kidney Health Inquiry
A fragment notes Jarfield Tea as invaluable for liver and kidney matters while a later line observes some women as set in their ways, reflecting a mixed, opinionated snippet from the era’s discourse.
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Jarfield
Dramatic Claims for Digestive Remedies and Quotations
The passage touts Dr Caldwell's pepsin and Syrup Pepsin as cures for indigestion with testimonials and side notes about other health products. It mentions Rudy Kasner of Moline and references digestion, blood and skin health, and a cheeky note about courtship and jail.
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Caldwell
Rudy Kasner
Moline
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Allen
LeRoy, N.Y
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