Seventeenth Century Table Etiquette and Spoons Uncovered
A 17th century study reveals nobles kept personal sets of spoons forks and knives for visits. The earliest hallmarked table fork bearing the Manners and Montagu crest dates to 1632 with related spoons at Haddon Hall. A 1627 will mentions a gilt spoon and forks, reflecting etiquette guides of the era.
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Associated Press
Wiverpool
Lfe
Pyarsons
British Museum
Manners
Montagu
Haddon Hall
Katherine Ridge
Four Courts
Dublin
Eire
Ridgeway
George Ridgeway
Irish Council
Adam Loftus
Lord Loftus
Ely
London
Italy
England
Don’t Suffer With Piles Pyramind Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Pyramid Pile suppositories for relief from pain itching and bleeding caused by piles. It claims a free 0 cent box at any drug store and positions Pyramid as a nationwide coast to coast remedy.
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Pyramid
Fork Story Sparks Gossip Among Local Circles
A fragment notes a silver fork being described as long unused by some society men, sparking chatter about its unpopularity among certain groups. The stray phrasing implies a humorous or spiteful local gossip tone.
Dubuque Woman Sues for 1000 Damages in Auto Crash
Mrs. A. P. Wouston of Dubuque files suit in municipal court against Alson Maynard of Waterloo seeking 1000 for car and personal injuries from a collision at the Washington and Fifth streets intersection on November 19, 1924. Plaintiff alleges Maynard drove negligently while she drove carefully, causing $200 damage to her car and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Wouston
Dubuque
Alson Maynard
Waterloo
Washington and
Fifth Streets
Fear of Heart Trouble Turns To Relief For Brooklyn Man
Allan Small of 607 Greene Avenue Brooklyn recounts lifelong fear of heart disease rooted in family history. He credits Carter’s Little Liver Pills with alleviating abdominal pains sour stomach and gas pressure on the heart, restoring health and hope.
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Allan Small
Greene Avenue
Brooklyn
Carter
Standard of Service Roe Changes Owners Also In Reinbeck
In Reinbeck Iowa on Tuesday evening the Standard of Service Roe changes ownership as I A Bredfeldt transfers his local route. Bredfeldt keeps his truck and will move to Buckingham to assume his former route, while Keb 8 raises questions about an accident and a funeral.
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Reinbeck
Tohn Summing
I. A. Bredfeldt
Buckingham
Bredfeldt
Street Workers Strike in Chicago Over Wages
Chicago February 18 More than 2300 street cleaners garbage collectors dump laborers and foremen walk out demanding wage increases from 50 cents to $1 a day. Municipal officials warned total cost could reach about $400000. Col A A Sprague public works commissioner said he would not work with the stoppage.
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Chicago
W Ha
Col
A. A. Sprague
Public Works
Strikers Halt Work Pending Union Leader Consultation
Report notes a plentiful supply of common labor and states no attempt will be made to break the strike until heads of the union are consulted.
Reinbeck Band Holds First Rehearsal Under New Leader
Reinbeck Iowa March 18 The Reinbeck band conducted its first rehearsal of the season Tuesday night with new director Frank Benda. The group has rented the Koht room above the Franklin cafe and looks forward to a brighter musical season.
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Reinbeck
Einbeck
Frank Benda
Franklin Cafe
Tellegen's Wife Revealed Strong New Jersey Ties
Isa belle Craven Dilworth, wife of Lou Tellegen, is the daughter of J Dale Dilworth president of the Salem Glass works in Salem New Jersey. The couple wed in Rutherford fourteen months ago. The Dilworth family is a long established glass fortune in Salem County New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Isabelle Craven Dilworth
Lou Tellegen
J. Dale Dilworth
Salem Glass Warka
Salem
New Jersey
Rutherford
Dilworth
Fale
County
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common female ailments causing headaches backaches cramps and other pains. It claims the tonic restores health and strength for working women in homes stores shops and offices.
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Lydia RE
Pinkham
Treat Colds Fast with Hili's Cascura-Bra Wide Quinine
Advertising copy asserts a quick cold cure named Hili's Cascura-Bra wide-Quinine that promises to end colds in 24 hours and La Grippe in 2 days, urging prompt treatment to avoid extended illness.
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Hili
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Witte
Sud
Falan-Fleming
East
Fourth Street
Wraterlan
Fang
Yree
Aton
Drupgista
Monterey
Azores
Ade
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