Innovation in Ber lin encampment boosts order growth
Dr Well notes Thomas Wildey encampment in Berlin Germany innovates by requiring lodge consent for entrants to become patriarchs, aiming to attract truly deserving brothers. Illinois sees large membership gains. 1906 projected to be the most prosperous year for the Prairie State order. General M A Rainey received a gold watch from Marengo lodge. Arkansas law on I L G M assignments provokes dissatisfaction. Illinois lodges John Fricason and Three Links dominated by Swedish descendants. John Ericsson lodge repeatedly wins initiations. Massachusetts reports term ended June 30 membership 56 576, up 85 since Jan 1.
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Prairie State
Patriarchs
M. A. Rainey
Marengo
Grand Lodge of Arkansas
On tHige
Illinois
John Fricason
Links
John Ericsson Lodge
Massachusetts
New Grand Commander of District of Columbia Craft
William F. Hunt elected grand commander of the District of Columbia Knights Templars. long active Mason and Washington merchant. Notes on Masonry figures, home expansions, Shrine membership, and historic lodges across states.
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District of Columbia
William F. Hunt
Knights Templars of
Washington
New Jerusalem
Potomac
Eastern Star
Sullivan, I
Mystic Shrine
Justice Lodge
New York City
United States
Canada
Lilinois Freemason
Royal Masonic Institution For
United Grand Lodge of England
Royal Neighbors of America Membership Rise Report
The beneficiary recorder reports a membership in the order of more than 107000. There was a net gain of over 2000 members last month.
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Royal Neighbors of
America
Recorder
Knights and Ladies of Honor Near Nine Hundred Thousand Members
The order reports membership approaching 900000 with several jurisdictions enlarging at about 200 new members monthly.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor
Order
Poor Cooking and Its Effects on Health and Happiness
The article argues that poor cooking and indigestion drive health decline and bad temper, urging households to improve kitchen practices. It links digestion to well being, stating ignorance causes these issues and that better cooking can abolish poor meals and improve daily life.
Shielding the baby from excitement and handling gently
The article advises avoiding showing the baby to excess to protect nerves and bones. It warns against frequent lifting and suggests a careful lifting method: support the back with one hand under the feet and the other along the spine to form a hammock with the clothing, keeping the baby comfortable and safe.
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Baby
Outing Magazine
Kitchen Helps For Home Use And Cleaning Tips
Home tips cover blending flour and water with a fork to prevent humping a tip for washing hot glassware first to avoid breakage proper brush storage bristles down and a homemade copper cleaner using salt water and flour a method for drying newspaper sheets to catch drips and reduce scrubbing effort.
Women in Chivalry Embrace Female Members in Orders
The London Globe notes orders of chivalry once formed by male protection of women are gradually opening to women. France leads, with the Bonaparte Legion of Honor admitting women for valor. among new members are two actresses, including Bernhardt, and painter Mme Le maire known for rose-filled studio gardens.
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London Globe
France
Legion of Honor
Bonaparte
Bernhardt
Mme. Lemaire
Don’t Early Beauty Habits Warned For Young Women
Advice urges girls to avoid early cosmetics and stick to soap and water until twenty five. It warns married women against shabby dress and smeared faces, noting husbands may silently judge and rifts can start from such appearances.
Scissors as Must Have Kitchen Helpers
A kitchen staple not in every home, a pair of sharp scissors speeds tasks such as trimming lamp wicks cutting papers and string and even trimming salads. The article notes scissors save labor though some uses like trimming bacon and ham rinds or skinning fowls are less common.
A Confession Of A Portrait Named Beaman
Nathan Haskell Cole in Lippincott's narrates a confession of a man who carries a picture of a lady fair. He praises her beauty saying her Grecian features, dimpled chin and silvery hair evoke his happiest days. The passage reflects obsession and idealization of a beauty.
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Nathan Haskell Cole
Lippincott's
Drawing Lots Over Diagnosis Conflicts
In a late hour exchange from the Doctors-Gentlemen, disagreement over a diagnosis leads to a proposal to settle the matter by drawing lots. This is noted in the periodical under the Women’s Home Companion column style.
It Was a Good Thing
An agent offers a device that saves half the ice when placed in a refrigerator. A practical woman asks for a guarantee and then buys two to “save all the ice.” Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Not Father, but Mother in Runaway Tale
A Philadelphia Press item recounts a youthful tramp who fled after his mother died and his father remarried. He explains he ran until nearly worn out, confessing the stepmother provoked his escape rather than his father.
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Mrs. Goodart
Pop
Agen
Philadelphia Press
Flattery Sparks Debate Between Beauty and Intellect
A New York Press snippet portrays a flirtatious exchange on a sunny beach. A woman proclaims admiration for intelligence, a man agrees yet doubts the combination of beauty and intellect. She calls him a flatterer as their banter shifts toward vanity and charm.
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New York Press
Divorce Bid Clouded by Impossible Union
Smith recalls Green’s declaration of love to a young widow. Jones asks if they wed. Smith confirms the marriage and states Green seeks a divorce on grounds that they cannot live together.
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Smith
Green
Jones
Detroit Tribune
Lawyers Bicker Over Exhausted Means in Case
A brief exchange quotes a veteran lawyer asking why his client would lose and a younger attorney replying that he has exhausted all the means at his disposal for his client. The line captures courtroom strategy and doubt.
Fishermen debate the big catch out at sea
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a dialogue where Kwater tells Crabbe to stay hopeful about fishing, while Crabbe argues that the largest fish always slip away, reflecting a fisheries debate and fortune in the sea.
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Kwater
Crabbe
Philadelphia Ledger
Exacting housekeeper scolds maid over endless chores
An exacting housekeeper scolds her housemaid one morning. “Mary,” she declares, “your work has no finish.” “Dat's de trufe, ma'am,” Mary replies. “It sho' nuff doan' ha' no end.” Harper's Weekly.
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Mary
Harper's Weekly
Do you believe all geniuses are ego tists
A Chicago Record Herald quote questions belief in genius egotism and recalls a speaker who has long minimized his own importance and abilities.
The Tragedian and The Property Man Feud Cited
A humorous quip from The Tragedian mocks the claim of salary cited by a press agent. The Property Man counters with questions on payment, reflecting a backstage dispute in Brooklyn theater circles.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Why is Smartly so unpopular
A Washington Star quip questions Smartly figures as a daily visitor who claims discomfort is due to humidity not heat, challenging common heat related complaints.
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Washington Star
Imagination and marriage quote in courtroom exchange
Mrs Boreing asks what imagination is and Mr Boreing defines it as the faculty that leads men to believe marriage is bliss in a judge’s dialogue.
Prevailing Idea Dialogue in Yonkers Statesman
A brief dialogue between Mrs. and Mr. Bacon discusses a hundred pounds and the balance between getting and paying, reflecting a wartime or economic exchange tone in Yonkers. The exchange centers on value, cost, and practicality with a wry social undertone.
Baseball Week Schedule with Davenport Independents
Davenport Independents visit with Walter Davis managing the guests on Wednesday and Thursday. On Saturday the 15th two games with the Cherokee Indians are planned, an afternoon and a night game under lights with a larger ball shorter bases and a narrower field.
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Davenport Independents
Walter Davis
Cherokee Indians
Auction Sale of Dougherty Property in Denny's Addition
Owner to sell residence at 5 blocks 7 in Denny's addition known as the Dougherty property one block north of Milwaukee freight depot on North Second Ave at public sale Thursday September 20 at 3 p m. The two story eight room home includes bath pantry large cellar cistern and well. Barn for four horses buggy shed granary and water pipes. Call at J W Lemley’s home or contact J A Y Ashby Agent to view and submit sealed bids to be opened at sale. Highest bid wins. Terms announced day of sale. J E Bovee Chas Brown Auctioneers 75-9t
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Denny
Dougherty
Milwaukee
North Second Ave
J. W. Lemley
J. A. Y. Ashby
Agt
J. E. Bovee
Chas, Brown
Breath of Life and Cough Cure Promoted by Mrs Stephens
Mrs Ora A Stephens of Port Williams Ohio writes that three bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery stopped her two year cough and cured her fear of consumption. The note endorses the remedy for throat and lung troubles with a trial bottle offered free. Guaranteed by Stewart druggist. Price 50 cents and 1.00.
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Ora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Stewart
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