English Etchings on Land, Labor and Leisure in Britain
A survey notes wealth concentration with fewer than 8,000 owning half Britain’s soil, London boy workers’ health gaps, and barbers’ boys poorest. It cites 380 million acres pasture in England, rising grassland, Edinburgh as smallest empire capital, Tristan da Cunha’s tiny population, 2,000 golf clubs and 300,000 players, 600,000 balls weekly, Dutch wooden sabot use rising in London, priced from 25 cents, and Streatham Hill importers spreading the trend despite few wearers.
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Great Britain
London News
England
British Empire
Edinburgh
Tristan da Cun- Ba
London
Streatham Hill
Plays and Players in Brief
Eva Tanquay enters vaudeville while George Ade will write for Ezra Kendall. Maxine Elliott plans a New York month in Her Great Match. Winchell Smith and William Gillette collaborate on a new American comedy. J Fred Zimmerman has acquired The Lady from Lane's rights from George Broadhurst. Augustus Thomas travels from Mexico to write for Dustin Farnum. Carlotta Nilsson to appear in On the Eve after contract ends. manager unnamed. Mary Mannering improves after grip and rheumatism. tour postponed several weeks.
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George Ade
Ezra Kendall
Maxine Elliott
New York
Winchell Smith
William Gillette
J. Fred Zimmerman
George Broadhurst
Lane
Augustus Thomas
Mexico
Dustin Farnum
Carlotta Nilsson
Leopold Kampf
Mary Mannering
Editorial Snips On Marriage Money Football And Crime
A collection of quotes critiques social trends from the era. Subjects include mock marriages, rich philanthropy, football's toughness, Pittsburg's reputation, class poverty, and cautions about using criminals in antitoxin research.
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Galveston Daily News
Hetty Green
Washington Star
Eliot
Kansas City Journal
Pittsburg
Kansas City Times
Modes of the Moment in Women's Silks and Trimmings
The New York Post notes polka dots checks and stripes dominate silks while metallic millinery appears less. Gold lace over black tulle or white proves effective. elaborate trimming grows, affecting skirts coats and waists. Foulards favor bordered patterns with satin bands. taffeta remains a trimming option as satin and glossy sweaves gain demand.
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New York Post
PITH AND POINT Observations on secrecy contracts and social opinions
A chalked moral from the Atchison Globe about not trusting words without a contract, secrets earned by self interest, people’s complaints for pay, and the view that many decide for all parties. It adds warnings to travelers to paste this on luggage lids and doubts friends’ eagerness to visit.
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Atchison Globe
Quick Quips From papers on money war and evolution
A collage of witty clippings notes the quick cost of money and a weak navy critique, asks why evolution yields fewer humans, observes Chicago earnings versus expenses, jokes about dieting and shifting tastes, and puns on fresh grasshoppers versus shrimp across midwest and Atlantic odes.
Model of the Moment Neckwear Trends in Vogue
The New York Post notes ecru and silver wool voile designs with a dark blue line, predicting neck ruffs to rise in fashion. Jabots remain strong at about five inches, offered in slashed, painted, or fan shapes with chic glove colors like tan champagne gray.
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Ecru
New York Post
Money Through Time From Coins to Cube Gold
Notes used by the Bank of England cost a cent each in 1844 Napier’s coin weighing machine aided the Bank of England. In the fifth century red copper was as precious as gold. Among native Australians currency used green tone and red ocher. Old Chinese coins included cubic gold pieces and bronze knives and mining tools.
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Bank of England
Napier
France’s Grand Opera House Hosts 170 Member Orchestra
France reports a 170 performer regular orchestra at the Grand Opera House in Paris, the largest among theaters. The piece notes few millionaires outside Paris and a pending bill in the French chamber to abolish courts martial in peace time, shifting soldiers’ trials to civil tribunals.
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Grand Opera House
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
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Eva Tanquay
Chicago Chronicle
Townsend
New York Press
United States
Roseau
Chicago
Montreal Star
Middle West
Atlantic Ocean
Louisville Courier-Journal
the National Photo Company
J. Antonius
W. Heron St
Grays Harbor
MacKenzie’s Photo Co
P. O
Herald Printery
East Wishkah ST
East Wisheah ST
Aberdeen Soda and Bottling Works
West Heron St
Cor. M St
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
A. F. Coats, Pres
J. H. Hewitt
Butchers
J. P. Morgan, Treas
Ninemire Packing Co
Montesano
Transcontinental Machine Company
Park and Oak Streets
Portland, Oregon
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
R. W. Bryan
E. Wishkah St
Palm Theatre
Billy McDonald
Pacific Coast
Shelly Brothers, Grocers
Market Street
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