Take Another Woman to Dine in Summer Widowers Tale
New York August reports a Bronx resident seeking advice on summer amusements as his wife stays in the country. Prominent figures like Mrs Elizabeth B Grannis and Diamond Jim Brady weigh in with varied suggestions and cautionary counsel. The piece notes wives, widows, and single women offering ideas from outdoor dinners to theater and social clubs, while others urge caution and self restraint. Various figures including Tex Rickard and Walton H Marshall are cited sharing leisure strategies for bachelors in the city.
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New York
Iran Scott
Bronx
Scott
Mr Scott
Elizabeth B Grannis
the Nations
Christian League For the
Diara
Jim Brady
Grinnis
Werhood
Ona
Vrs Grannis
Japanese Institute Rigid Passport Rules
Tokyo warns visitors to ensure passports are in order before leaving the United States. Japan now requires strict examination of all passengers including those from allied ships. Northern European origin names face special cross examination of business and itinerary. Changes come after frequent attempts to land in Japan with false passports.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Europe
America
Gold Brick Via Parcel Post Valued at 1800 Dollars
Pedding Cal Aug 12 The Victor Power and Mining Company of Harrison Gulch sent a gold brick weighing five pounds one ounce to the mint in San Francisco by parcel post The postage was 44 cents The brick was insured for only 100 under post office rules It was wrapped in canvas and labeled in the usual way.
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Pedding
Cal
Victor Power and Mining Company
Harrison Gulch
San Francisco
Woman Guide Seeks Job as U S Marine
Cincinnati Ohio Aug 12 Miss Lulu M Dew of Madisonville Ohio seeks enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. About 20, she is in splendid shape and has spent most of her life in Mexico near Chihuahua. She aided American soldiers during the Madero rebellion and met Villa while guiding rebels, at a banquet hosted by her sister in Chihuahua.
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Cincmnat
Ohio
Joan of Arc
Lulu M Dew
Madisonville
Dew
Marine Corpa
Mexico
Chihuahua
Madero
Villa
Romantic Idealist Seeks as Wife a Pretty Blonde
A 20 year old Romantic Idealist outlines his ideal wife in a letter to a woman columnist. He seeks a well educated, affectionate blond between 17 and 20 who will be a partner not a servant and prefers a lively, modern marriage with theater, gifts, and companionship. A counterpoint warns against blond men and advocates brunettes who mix looks with brains and humor.
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Marguerite Mr Marshall
Oey
Tam
Europe
Thousand Isles
Selections For Negligee In Warm Days Fashion's Informal Trends
Warm days drive casual negligee choices in this 1916 fashion note. A plain severe cut in filmy chiffon showcases a lavender gold embroidered design, with satin accents at the hip and sleeves. An Oriental themed headpiece completes the ensemble with a long chiffon veil.
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Dewick
No Late Follies For Curfewed Husband
New York August 72 Magistrate Simms in Yorkville Police Court imposes an 11 PM curfew for Michael Toukey East Side landlord and husband. He must be home with his wife six months and arrive peacefully. Toukey faced disorderly conduct charge from wife Annie Toukey joint owner of multiple tenement houses. She cited a late night rent collection incident ending with a Mop defense. Probation officer appointed to monitor compliance. violation could send him to the workhouse.
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New York
Simms
Yorkville
Michael Toukey
Toukey
Annie Toukey
Third Avenue
Fortieth Street
Tookey
Dry City Unable to Cure Women Souses
Denver officials report liquor law cuts in male drunkenness outpace progress among women. Juvenile and city court authorities note fewer habitual male drinkers, while women show marked drops in drinking but far fewer reformations.
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Souses
Denver
Colo
Letter Takes 12 Years to Travel Dozen Miles
Johnstown, Pa. Aug. 12. A letter mailed in Indiana county in 1904 finally reached Punxsutawney sister Mrs. Clark Wilson after twelve years. Glad Hair of Smicksburg sent the letter to his sister, with no reply before it was forgotten until recently. The letter’s precise whereabouts during the delay remain unknown.
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Johnstown
Indiana County
Glad Hair
Smicksburg
Clark Wilson
Punxsutawney
Bayonne Babies Drink Beer Instead of Milk
Bayonne reports show many foreign infants are started on beer before weaning. Dr W W Riba notes cheaper beer prompts use and that regular beer harms stomachs, predicting later vulnerability to epidemics. Health authorities weigh a plan to enforce total abstinence.
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Bayonne
W W Riba
Riba
Judge Refuses to Let Girl Wed Big Man in Pa Court
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Judge A M Freas blocked a marriage license for 21 year old Joseph Bossert and a girl named Anna Mitch who appeared 13 or 17 by her claim. The judge ordered the parents to keep the girl home for two years while she remains under guardianship.
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Wilkes-Barre
Anna Mitch
Joseph Bossert
A M Freas
Orphans’ Court
Joseph
Freas
Save Tinfoil for War Sufferers
Berlin reports Goethe Gymnasium students in Frankfurt raised over three thousand dollars for war sufferers in ten months. Last month’s foil collection totaled 39 dollars, donated to the Loetzen home for war orphans.
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Berlin
Goethe Gymnasium
Frankfurt
Loetzen
Profit In Raising Guinea Pigs From Local Farm Hobby
A brief note from Bvansvilla dated August 12 reports Carl Welas a 1f year old toy enjoying an income alignment to many grown pets. The feature describes a small-scale effort starting with a simple plan and routine care.
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Bvansvilla Ind
Carl Welas
Wife Defends Right to Fan Husband in Court
Bayonne, New Jersey, Aug 12 Jane Carey 23 defends her right to fan her husband John in hot weather saying she will do the fanning herself She chased down a rival fan Misa Sheehan 25 of Manhattan who rode in a park scene with John and was charged with disorderly conduct after a struggle Mrs Carey pressed a nonsupport warrant against John in court and refused to press the charge against Sheehan. the court asked about using a palm leaf or a baseball bat.
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Bayonne
Jane Carey
Ives
Boulevard
John
William J Cain
Recorder
Physical Overdevelopment Tied to Delinquency of Girls
Chicago reports show a psychopathic study of youth before the juvenile court. Dr Breen Healey and Augusta F Bronner find a notable rise in juvenile crime including burglary and truancy. They link moral delinquency to physical overdevelopment and cite the cabaret lure as a contributing factor.
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Chicago
Chicagos
Breen Healey
Psychopathic Institute of the Juvenile Court
Hia Anaistant
Augusta F Bronner
Healy
Rooster Picks Its Owner in Court in Philadelphia Case
In Philadelphia on August 12 Mrs Freas of 649 Morton Street German town reported her hemneary robbed and fowls taken. A rooster then identified the owner by crowing, leading to the suspect Newton being held for trial after police found a bag of fowls near a porch.
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Rooster
Philadelphia
Levinta Freas
Morton Street
German Town
Mra Freas
Mollenkoff
Newton
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