Evening dress standards urged by authority on men
An authority on men's wear argues for a single proper standard for evening dress in New York society. He condemns mixing jackets, advises the evening coat as proper for theater, opera, banquets and balls, and urges plain shirts, white or black waistcoats, and avoidance of dinner jackets and mismatched accessories. Haberdashers should promote plain standard goods.
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New York
Haberdashers
Haberdasher
Iron Ore Deposits Spur U S Steel Growth
The rise of rich ore beds in upper Michigan and the Vermilion Mesaba ranges in Minnesota provides a strong stimulus to American iron and steel. Nearly nine-tenths of U S iron now derives from Lake Superior, with England’s dwindling mines forcing import needs for European demand.
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Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Lake Superior
United States
Vermilion
Mesaba Ranges
England
Spain
New ‘York ‘Tribune
Novel alarm clock to wake sleepers by lamp glow
A London optician describes a novel alarm clock using a small electric lamp driven by a sectoral shutter as the balance wheel. The lamp, activated at a set hour, shines on the sleeper’s head to awaken him quietly and effectively.
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London Optician
Australia’s vast deserts house immense productive capacity
Two thirds of the continent lie in desert, yet Australia shows enormous output with 100,000,000 sheep and tens of millions of cattle and horses. It exports vast sums in gold, copper, coal, and tin, with Ballarat and Bendigo alone yielding large gold totals and broader NSW sites adding further metals and agricultural products reaching tens of millions of pounds annually.
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Australia
Ballarat
Bendigo
Tambaroora
Lamblag
New South Wales
Sendy
England
Ainglee’s
Meat and Hest Sun Burgers The Vitamin Theory
A noted army surgeon asserts that in hot climates the carbon in a white man's blood oxidizes under the sun, causing rapid burping. He argues a substantial amount of meat must be eaten to supply the wagon.
Changes in the map how they were puzzled over time
In Scribner's Magazine the author reflects on shifting world geography since 1825 noting vast unexplored lands then and the dramatic, ongoing changes in South America and the American western boundary as populations moved westward.
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Patagonia
South America
Australia
New Holland
Africa
Mediterranean
Cape
Central Asia
Hving
Scribner's Magas Zine
Detecting Distant Thunderstorms with a Carbon Coherer
An inventor, M. T. Tommagina, describes a device to detect distant storms. A self decoloring carbon coherer connected to a dry cell and telephone receiver creates an audible illusion of nearing weather. Using three copper antennas, 30 m long, observers reportedly hear distant rain before a cloud is seen, indicating a thunderstorm twelve hours before it reaches Lago Maggiore.
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M. T. Tommagina
Lago Maggiore
London
Apes and Men Debate Haeckel on Pithecanthropus Claim
A Cleveland Plain Dealer correspondent reports Professor Ernst Haeckel, a leading German Darwinist, denies a newspaper claim that his voyage sought further study of the ape man fossil Pithecanthropus erectus. He asserts Dubois's 1894 discovery settles human ancestry for unbiased scientists, making descent from apes a matter of fact.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ernst Haeckel
Malay Archipelago
Dugene Dubois
Dubois
American well drives fast at Paris exposition
At the Paris exposition an American firm won permission to drill an artesian well in Bois de Vincennes near Paris. The well reached 1,086 feet in two months, a depth rivaling Paris two wells that required nine and six years. The Americans offer to mate the well to Paris water supply, drawing praise from French journals for a practical New World lesson.
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America
Bois de Vincennea
Paria
Paris
Rails as Dominant Industry Across the United States
The text proclaims railroads as the most stupendous industry in the United States with a capitalization of 11 billion dollars. It notes employment of over 875,000 workers and 1898 payrolls surpassing 405 million dollars, highlighting the appeal and demanding nature of railroad work.
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United States
Notable International Figures and Obituaries Across the Era
A compilation of brief notices recalls Mrs Langtry spending 10000 on Chelsea furnishings, Lord Rosebery’s possible marriage to the Duchess of Albany, Sir Edwin Saunders the long time dentist to Queen Victoria, ex President Harrison’s Greek life, Captain J M Brooke’s Merrimac design ties, John Aird’s Nile dam works and art collection, William Warper’s Philadelphia post moving to London, Governor John Land of Minneapolis birthday honors, O M Bake donating a Fort Hamilton site to the Daughters of the American Revolution, the late Lord Derby’s vast wealth and charity, Queen Charlotte’s failing health and deteriorating mind.
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Langtry
Chelsea
Lord Rosebery
Duchess of Albany
Phi Delta Theta
J. M. Brooke
Virginia T-itary Academy
William Warper
Baroa
Commercial Museum
Philadelphia
London
John Ind
Minneapolis
St Paul
O. M. Bake
Hamilton
Fort Hamilton
Arthur Bt. Clair
Lord Derby
Lancashire
Ile
Queen Charlotte
Maximilian
Mexico
Items of Interest From a Century Ago
A jumble of world trivia includes 25000 robins exported from England yearly, Bradshaw’s 1889 Railway Guide selling for 225 at a London auction, 80670 Americans in service abroad at census time, China Times publishing in seven languages, a Persian minister gifting a large graphophone to the AHah, and Alsace’s Hohkoenigsburg castle repairs funded by 160000 marks with 700000 from the Reichstag. German soldiers mail packages for 4 cents up to three kilos. Windsor farms kept by King Edward. Queen Victoria’s prize herd. Paris banker burglary yields 812 trousers, 204 coats, 241 waistcoats, a record of extravagance eclipsed only by embezzlement police recovery.
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Tha
Windsor
Edward
Victoria
George Hl
Paris
Aphorisms and maxims from historical sources
A collection of short moral sayings and reflections from authors such as Blow Lowell Kempis Ovid Shakespeare and Locke. The quotes address virtue fortune conduct and human behavior emphasizing honor honesty and resilience.
Bath Slippers to race as trotter in 1901 season
The Turf Record notes Bath Slippers slated as a trotter for 1901 and quotes 131 Geers predicting The Abbat may set a 2:01 mark. It lists Forrest Herr at 2:10 with trial 2:07, Damera T by Domincer dam Josephine Young and other speed efforts, plus races and purchases across circuits including Santa Anita and Atlantic City.
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Geers
A. IL .Tyson
Wilmington
Del
Forrest Herr
Damera 'T
Domincer
Joseph-ine Young
Joe Patchen
Nico
Easter Girl
W. T. Sutth
Atlantic City
Charger Wilkes
Lizvie
The Glass of Fashion and the Lexington Fire Dog Nice
Fashion notes describe spring dress trims and fabrics with mentions of pinked ruching and Louis XV motifs. A Lexington Kentucky fire dog named Nice regularly attends firehouse events and responds to alarm calls, guiding crowds with trained barks and alerting to bells and tenders.
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Jace
Lexington
Niece
Nice
Nive
Trial of Captain Barrows Ends in Manila Without Verdict
Samuel Flower, paying teller of the Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans, is under arrest on a $36,000 shortage charge as Captain Barrows’ Manila trial closes without a verdict. Detroit police say they will cease efforts to suppress the Salvation Army, single tax, and other movements.
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Barrows
Manila
Samuel Flower
Hibernia National Bank
New Orleans
Detroit
Salvation Army
Angler and Rustic Youth Discuss Entering the Harvest
A city angler asks a boy if he plans to enter the scene, and the rustic youth answers yes, noting Farmer Wanger approaching over the hill as they watch the operation. This fragment from the Philadelphia Press captures a rural moment of curiosity and anticipation.
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Treanasning
Farmer Wanger
Philadelphia Press
Witty Bonnet Banter At Shop Window
A brief Philadelphia Record item shows a couple in front of a shop window. The wife jokes a bonnet would suit her, while the husband replies it will not be hers today, capturing a light domestic moment.
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Philadelphia Record
Convert Tales From A Chicago Shop Window
A brief Chicago News item notes a clerk influenced a wife to buy a necktie, changing two men's views on hypnosis. The exchange shows one man converting after witnessing the accessory purchase in a shop setting.
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Smith
Jones
Chicago News
His First Sight and Other Comic Tales
A fragmented column mixes odd anecdotes from travel and city life including a man’s bemused observation of a schoolgirl’s gymnastic display, a wartime shipboard quip about God Save the Queen, and an ad promoting Hell’s German Liniment with a protection guarantee and money-back offer from Goupikas and JeMinas of Anoka Minnesota.
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Agea
Thez
Goupikas& JeMinas
Anoka
Minn
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