The Social History of Smoking Recalls Elizabethan Tobacco Fame
The piece surveys tobacco’s rise from Elizabethan fashion to modern revival. It notes Shakespeare’s era, James I’s anti tobacco stance, royal ladies known for smoking, and the shift from pipes to cigars and cigarettes. It touches on Puritan restraint, snuff culture, and the eventual broad acceptance of smoking across classes.
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New England
Queen Victoria
Prince Regent
Lord Petersham
England
Spain
Athenaeum Club
London
Doctor Hawtree
House Committee
Quilip
Dickens
Lord Rawdon
Vanity Fair
Carlyle
Tennyson
Alfred
Italy
Charles Lamb
Halland
Nicknames of the War Through History and Humour
A London Tit-Bits excerpt surveys war nicknames across eras. It notes Joan of Arc fans calling France “godlame,” and mentions allied loyalty to that epithet. It cites coarsened terms like “Ruski” and “fussy-wussy” for the British and Sudanese, and references “Guppy” for good natured contempt, with Boer terms “roolnek” and “Brodrick” deemed familiar but not insulting.
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Roolnek
Brodrick
London
Unclear Origin Text Yields Fragmentary Note
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled words and missing context. Interpretable details are insufficient to identify persons, places, dates, or events for a proper newspaper card. The readable bits suggest no discrete action or outcome to summarize.
Styles in blouses showing chiffon and georgette crepe trends
A fashion overview discusses fabrics and designs for blouses. Chiffon remains favored, with georgette crepe rising as a rival. French trimming, shoulderless linings, and flesh colored ribbons cited. White organdies, polka dots, and color in embroidery trend. net fabrics from France influence blouses, Cheruit inspired silhouettes, and long sleeves with various necklines describe current styles.
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France
Cheruit
McClure
Decoration for soft silks fascinate with delicate patterns
Quaint medallions and bouquets scatter across soft silks with colored rings and irregular shapes placed at wide intervals. Lovely georgette crepes show baskets of flowers, a taffeta broche bears a unique flower, stripes trend, and gay linings appear in coats. Delicate organdic embroideries with soft color touches enhance nets and tub petticoats.
Petticoat Width and Trim Rise With Prices
The article notes six yard petticoats are standard for summer wear while shorter three yard versions remain the cheapest. As prices climb, widths and frills grow, with four embroidered ruffles from knee to hem and scalloped edges as popular trims. New petticoats with four lawn ruffles edged by narrow hems in coordinating colors attract buyers.
Gorgeous Evening Gown for the Young Debutante
An evening gown designed for the young debutante features a heavy taffeta bodice in red purple and yellow with a pale yellow chiffon skirt supported by hoops. Silver bands over the shoulders and at the waist add a delicate finishing touch to the ensemble.
Tight silk bodice and voluminous skirt redefine fashion
Marie Tempest helped popularize a tight pointed silk bodice paired with a full organdic skirt. The style offers a reversal of the commonplace, flattering figures including large waists. The look features dipping bodices and battlement edging inspired by ElizabethanElements like the ruff and farthingale.
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Marie Tempest
Untidy Coiffure Tips For Polished Hair Ends
A short guide advises steering stray hair ends from the collar with a quick brush, back combing, and steady effort. It suggests lifting those loose ends, briskly arranging them, and setting them in place to achieve a neater coiffure.
This Way to the Top Believers in Democracy Find Merit
Wounds on man or beast should be healed by Hanford's Balsam. A good bluffer is a man who can keep the other fellow from discovering his fear to fight. For sprains make a thorough application of Hanford's Balsam. Believers in democracy may take heart that twelve directors of a leading New York dry goods company all began as cash or office boys or drivers and rose by merit.
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Hanford
New York City
Ragtime Horse Déjà Vu Then Wagons Crave Tune
A Cleveland horse with a ragtime habit followed a phonograph melody in a store. He trotted across the sidewalk dragging a Wells Fargo express wagon that wedged in the door. Immersed in the tune, the animal allowed himself to be led away by driver Joseph Davis after the phonograph was turned off.
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Cleveland
Wells-Fargo Express
Joseph Davis
Names That Spell Danger For City Engineer Jeup
A playful Indianapolis News item reveals a teacher unravels the identity of City Engineer Jeup after months of misaddressed mail and rumor. The puzzle centers on the brother in law Mr Yorp, misread as Mr. Jeup, leading to a humorous spelling revelation about the engineer’s name.
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Jeup
B. Gee
B. Jesus
Indianapolis
Yorp
Mr. Jeup
Jupheld
Mr. Yorp
Concentrated Satisfaction From Wheat Based Drink
A large number of former tea and coffee users have learned of a pure food blend made from wheat with a delightful flavor. It does not cause sleeplessness heart flutter or headaches common with caffeine in coffee and tea.
Instant Postum flavor promise and convenience note
Instant Postum suggests a snappy flavor like mild coffee while being caffeine free and free from harmful ingredients. It comes in condensed soluble form for home picnics travel and everyday use, offering a tasty alternative when tea or coffee interferes with taste.
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Campbell
Virginia
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Margherita
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