The Famous Italian Medium Eusapia Palladino Explored
A detailed profile of Eusapia Palladino the Italian spirit medium now in New York. The piece recalls her background the code of knocks used in séances and a famous table levitation performed under strict observation. It notes the high price to attend and hints at public fascination with psychics in the era.
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Eusapia Palladino
New York City
Palladino
Naples
Mme. Palladino
Eustopia Palladino
Signor Damianal
Chinia
Cesare Lombroso
Lombroso
John
Mme
J. H. Oyslop
Signora Palladino
New York
The Princess Slip and Foundation Garment Trends
Fashion notes urge women to adopt princess slips as essential undergarments to smooth lines and prevent waist fullness from separates. Descriptions cover back fastening with small buttons or snaps, gored top for perfect fit, detachable flounce, and material options from silk and taffeta to lawn or crainsock for dainty results.
Center of the world at Zuni Reservation in New Mexico
The Zuni Indians claim the earth center lies near their village in western New Mexico about 200 yards south of the Zuni settlement. A bake oven shrine marks the spot with sunrise facing entrance and thunder stones on top. Feathered prayer sticks and sacred meat vessels fill the interior as ceremonial dances occur nearby.
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North Pole
New Mexico
Gallup
Kansas City
Birthplace of Napoleon Becomes Potential Corsican Museum
The Ajaccio house where Napoleon I was born draws visitors as plans surface for a small museum. A French paper describes the villa as an ordinary yellow plastered house with closed shutters and a tiny garden. a marble slab above the doorway proclaims its historic role as the birthplace on August 15 1769.
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Napoleon
Ajaccio
Napoleon I
Corsica
Westminster Gazette
Deserters from British Navy Add Cost to Hudson Visit
London Truth notes more than 300 deserters left in New York after the Hudson-Fulton voyage. It warns the cost of Sir Edward Seymour’s ceremonial trip rises with high allowances and cites the £120 per bluejacket training cost. It questions US refusals to deliver deserters, deeming such action constitutional but not conducive to friendly visits.
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New York
Edward Seymour
United States
Atlantic
London
Health and Beauty Advice on Hair and Hands Care
Practical tips for maintaining white bands and skin health. Advice covers scalp cleansing lotions, avoiding redness from poor circulation, lemon rubs for skin texture, and a home shampoo mix using raw egg borax violet ammonia and potash. Also notes saline hand washing with fine salt to keep hands smooth and white.
The Lion of Lucerne Threatened by Water Damage
The Lion of Lucerne, a celebrated Swiss monument to national valor, risks disintegration as water weakens the rock. Carved in a rock face, it honors Swiss guards who died defending the French royal family in 1792 and was completed in 1821.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Tuileries
An Orchestra of the Future Cartoon Spoofs Modern Music
A Berlin comic paper cartoon titled An Orchestra of the Future shows bells, a pavement pounder, steam whistles, grind stones, a thunder machine, a cannon, a dog, a cat, and children waiting to be spanked. The cat yowls as a tail is pressed in a wringer, the dog is made to bark by stepping on its tail. The caption notes such novelties may come with modern musicians.
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Berlin
Orchestra of the
Dyeing Tan Shoes for Winter Wear
The note explains dyeing tan shoes black is inexpensive and extends wear through the winter season.
Jealous of His Title Letter Demands New Salutation
An English baronet circulates a request to servants to address him as Sir Garonet rather than Dear Sir. He argues the term Dear Sir is incongruous and discourteous for baronets, urging future letters to begin with the title Sir Garonet.
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Garonet
Father Santa Delights From Judge's Library Toy List
A reader recalls a boy named Johnny gazing at a pile of gifts including trains, toy soldiers, blocks, wagons, books, dolls, and more. The piece notes his earnest question about Santa bringing all these items and ends with a nod to a judge's library source.
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Santa Claus
Johnny
His Method in Gift Buying Stirs Holiday Debate
A New York World quotation shows Cawker claiming he never makes Christmas presents while others insist he should. The exchange captures a humorous clash over holiday gifting, highlighting differing approaches to gift giving.
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Cawker
Christus
New York World
She Changed It The Tinicky Disposition In Love
Miss Strong and Mr Timmid discuss temperament in a playful. Mr Timmid admits a tinicky disposition while planning a future with his fiancée. The Catholic Standard and Times notes a light domestic exchange with wit.
There Has Been a Change
A humorous remark questions Santa Claus’s existence amid women taking on men’s work, suggesting Mrs. Santa Claus might now handle Christmas duties. The note reflects a social shift in workforce roles during the era.
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Santa Claus
New York World
Holiday suspicion over cigars blamed on married men
In a terse exchange Jaggs asks about a smoke and Baggs questions motives during holidays. Baggs admits suspicion and notes cigars taken from married men, implying a potential theft or trust issue between the two men.
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Jaggs
Baggs
In a Real Box at the Opera
A light exchanges scene follows Jack and Tom with Jack admitting he took two ladies to the opera but realized he left the tickets at home. The brief dialogue captures a humorous misstep in social plans.
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Jack
Tom
Boston Transcript
After the Mass Play Report Mentions Cy's Son in Hospital
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet recalls a boy in college and a parent asking about him. The reply says the son is doing well and hopes to be out of the hospital before Christmas.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge Quotes on Santa Claus and Cost of Gifts
A judge comments that Santa Claus faces hardship in delivering presents while parents struggle to pay for them, highlighting the burden of gift giving during holidays.
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Santa Claus
Bobbie
Papa
In the Boudoir Christmas Verse Sparks Holiday Mischief
A playful excerpt reports on a quiet Christmas Eve scene with stockings on the floor and two residents plotting a cheeky plan. One jokes about being hanged while the other jokes about a toe hole, reflecting lighthearted mischief during the season.
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Boudoir
Landscape design aims at personal touch for small properties
Hugh Bryan, landscape architect of Portland Oregon, announces plans to visit in late January or early February to discuss creating winter and year round landscape effects for lots from 50 feet to five or ten acres. He offers free advice with no obligation, promises cost savings and emphasizes planning, personal owner input, and practical plant choices. He notes he is not connected with nurseries or selling plants and invites appointments at 214 Beech Street.
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Health and Beauty
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New York Times
Hugh Bryan
Beech Street
Portland
Oregon
Dake
Sansome Street
Prangcisco Calirp
J. G. Cross
Creech & Walker Contractors and Builders
Kopia
W. W. Langhorne
Aberdeen
Ishkah Block
Corner G
Shkah Streats
Austin M. Wade
Wishkah Block
Wilson Buttner
Hast Heron St
South L St
Wash
E. J. Adams
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdeen, Wash
Garage Theater
A. F. Caldwell
Vkr
Bernard Daly
Erin's Sweetest
Singer
Herald Printery
Townsend
Patterson
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Washington
E. Wishkab
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Hume
Hayes
Bankers, (Incorporated
L. Mill Vaner
Aberdeen State Bank
Cor, Heron and
H Sts
General Commercial Banking
E. J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
The
Bateton
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Ataype
Lillys Bia
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