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GENEVA IN 1899: 'Of The Girl Reporter'

Last month’s column explored the various appeals the Geneva Daily Times made to women readers, ranging from news about Paris fashions, advice about...

26.05.2024 30

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Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1899: ‘Of Interest to Women’

At the end of 1898, the Geneva Daily Times announced its expansion from four pages to eight, and promised new features for women, including short...

28.04.2024 10

Finger Lakes Times

Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1899: Darktown Swells

On Feb. 1, 1899, the Geneva Daily Times commented on the Darktown Swells, an African American minstrel show. Typically, these featured people of color...

30.03.2024 10

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Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1899: 'Messages of love'

“Messages of Love Flying Fast Today” ( Geneva Daily Times headline) On Feb. 14, 1899, the Geneva Daily Times reporter gushed about “a day in...

02.03.2024 7

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Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1899: Boston Ladies’ Military Band performs in Geneva

The reason for last year’s columns on Geneva’s history in 1898, as seen through the lens of the Geneva Daily Times, was the celebration of...

28.01.2024 10

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Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1898: The Geneva Daily Times

30.12.2023 10

Finger Lakes Times

Linda Robertson

GENEVA IN 1898: The 'Christmas Issue' of the Geneva Daily Times, 1898

The Geneva Daily Times proudly announced that its Dec. 17 Christmas Issue was “the most extensive ever attempted in this city.” Instead of the...

16.12.2023 20

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