New York Gossip On Subways And Aviary Hats
A satirical column mocks New York subway rules limiting target parcel carriage and recounts a ticket agent’s clash with a messenger boy over a Merry Widow hat. The piece jokes about the man’s arrest for assault, Rockefeller autobiography fantasies, and dangerous taxi rides amid strikes, depicting urban celebrity and theater sparking public debate.
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New York
Merry Widow
New York Theatre
George W. Hobart
Joe Weber
Blanche King
Western motorists demand equal rights boost for 1909 events
Western motorists and clubs gain traction in the national scene as 1909 Glidden tour shifts westward toward Chicago and the Dakotas. The push comes amid battles with eastern bodies and plans for a large western route, plus Savannah stock car show excitement and renewed Garden concerns in New York.
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Chicago Examiner
New ‘York
American Automobile Association
Hoover
Chicago
Iowa
Dakotas
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
West
Chicago State
Indiana
Sani
Chicago Automobile Club
Automobile Club of America
Savannah
Miles
Fads and Fashions of Interest to Ladies
New York fashion writers note that while stylish frocks today offer grace and beauty, ordinary figures with modest incomes must plan carefully. Tailored street suits now require more than one to cover the season, and ready made blouses feature notable fall styles with varied details.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Metropolitian Opera House
Ukranen
Aehich
Fashionable blouses and accessories of the season
The article describes popular blouse materials such as net and chiffon, with Brussels mesh net favored for embroidery. It notes long, transparent sleeves and oversleeves for style and coverage, the rise of satin-trimmed guimpes, and new muff designs in rug colors. It also highlights the Spring Collar with a steel rib fastening and the continued popularity of buttons from Paris.
Colds and Croup Claim From Local Remedy Advertiser
A fragment advert claims a Mr or Mrs Wim from Wheeling West Virginia used a cough remedy and a Chamber Remedy to cure or prevent croup in a child. The note mentions a widow doctor and a local company with initials RR Ed Divg Co warts IP Smith.
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Standard Oil Trust
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Second Reformed Church
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Bryan
Aative
Tzehriul
Taft
Washington
Cortright
Athens, Georgia
Gravanco
E. R. Betterton & Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Walla
Yokow
Hanition Samy Os
Linoin County
Nia Ed
Hamilton Club
Es Express
Hunter
Bond Batterton
Green River
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James H. Dootson
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
Paris
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