Jilted Men Form Private Club To Avoid Hearts
A New York correspondent describes a rare club on Twenty-ninth Street formed by wealthy men who have been jilted. Members pledge to woo no woman and to live together rather than marry, hoping to avoid engagements while seeking social prominence. Each entry remains exclusive and automatic lapses if a member contemplates a new engagement.
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New York
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Twenty-ninth Street
Eecruss
J. C
Tramp Wept as Rye Smell Draws Crowd on Broadway
A busy Broadway window show draws a crowd of mostly women to watch a muscular exhibitor using a new exercise device. A bottle of rye spills, a woman in respectable dress drops her wet paper and hurries away, while an old tramp sits by the gutter and weeps at the waste. In a separate vignette, a Springfield Union report tells of a father seeking revenge after twenty years by accepting his daughter's suitor, declaring his plan to ruin him through the son. The father’s impassioned speech ends with the daughter’s fiancé terrified and the suitor collapsing.
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Dbotiule
Broadway
New York Exchange
Worana
Springfield
A Excellent Supper Dish Panned Potatoes
A recipe from Ladies' Home Journal describes panned potatoes baked slowly in a shallow milk bath for about two hours. Slice raw potatoes, layer with salt, add enough milk to cover, bake in a low oven, stirring occasionally to avoid breaking slices. The result is a delicious flavor even from inferior potatoes.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Promise of Best Selling Medicine
Ad claims declare the product as the top choice of consumers for medicines, asserting leaders in sales and quality. The copy emphasizes Hood’s brand prominence and superiority in the market.
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Hood's
Modern chafing dish recipes from the Chicago Tribune
A Tribune feature extols the chafing dish as a fashionable, versatile kitchen tool, tracing its ancient antecedents and listing novice friendly recipes. It highlights social influence from Mrs. George Gould and Mrs. John Jacob Astor and provides step by step methods for Welsh rarebit beefsteak a la mode chicken croquettes sweetbreads and escalloped oysters along with a Spanish cream pudding ready for chilling.
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Israel
Pompeii
George Gould
Lakewood
John Jacob Astor
Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson
Chicago Tribune
Choosing Food for Infanta and Dusters Fashion
The article urges consulting a child's instinct in selecting foods for Infanta, noting that healthy instincts should resemble animal choices and warn against overbearing force. It then comments on colorful dusters with sterling handles and feather details, highlighting blue feather varieties and mother of pearl accents as vogue items for ladies.
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Gay
Cerine
Milady
First Long Dress Marks Girl's Transition to Womanhood
The article notes a girl's first long dress signals coming of age and changes in demeanor, hair style, and social expectations. It cautions against rushing into adulthood, urging girls to cherish childhood and doll play while recognizing the social milestone the long dress represents.
Grandfather Head Rest for the Rocking Chair
A simple gingham pillow rest for grandfathers chair. A downy pillow is covered with striped gingham, trimmed with a full bottom ruffle and four flat buttons. Cord loops attach the rest to the chair for easy washing and quick reassembly.
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Grandfather
Oil Cleansing Advised for Facial Skin by Actresses
The piece recommends using oil rather than water to cleanse the face. It cites actresses who remove makeup with cocoa oil to avoid skin damage, noting oil cleans deeper and leaves a cleaner cloth after wiping away grime from travel. A historical tip urges avoiding soap and water and finishing with oil.
Merchants and Craft Guilds in Twelfth Century Towns
In twelfth century England merchant guilds formed in major towns and craft guilds soon followed in the next century. Early crafts included weavers fullers bakers and leather dressers. Merchants and craftsmen clashed over town control before uniting against royal or noble tyranny as monarchs fostered towns for wealth and revenue.
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England
Westminster Review
Fight to the death over love among African warriors
An officer recalls a near-sleep sighting of three Zulus dueling by a bowlder near Ingogo drift. The contest began with sticks, moved to clubs, then assagais as the winner struck the rival in the chest and claimed the woman for himself.
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South Africa
Maj. von Wissemann
Ingogo
Tom
Teo
Ship Launching In Japan And Papuan Words
The article describes a Japanese ship launching ritual using powine a large pasteboard cage of birds hung over the prow. When afloat a man releases the cage and birds fly away creating music and wings. It also explains Papua meaning frizzled and the Papuan district named for their decorated head dresses.
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Japan
Papua
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Barnum
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NEW York Weekly Tribune
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