Fads and Fashions of Interest to Ladies 1900s style
New York fashion guide describes autumn winter trends with Directoire influences, long shoulder lines, tailored coats, and varied sleeve lengths. Feathers, gilt embroidery, and winged adornments dominate hats and gowns while tea gowns feature velvet, lace, and draped skirts. Color trends include canard blue, ducks egg, and tobacco brown with bold brooches and buttons as focal accents.
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Liberty
Paris
Batiste
Bette
Tyre
A Paying Investment by John White
John White of 88 Highland Ave Houston Maine reports long winter coughs vanishing after using Dr Kings New Discovery bought for 50 cents. He credits the remedy with repeating success this season. The product, sold with guarantee at local druggists W J Smith Hro and H R Palmer Sons, costs 50 cents or 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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John White
Highland Ave
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
Dr. Kings
New York Theaters Abolish First Night Death Watch
Managers of big Broadway houses plan to end first night lists to curb the feared death watch crowd. Regulars who attend openings to jeer or withhold praise will be excluded from reserving seats, forcing them to rely on opportunistic ticket scalpers. One manager said he would rather give away seats than face such a hostile audience.
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New York Herald
Broadwy
Ara
New York
Missouri
Death Watch
Andy Cocerful
Athens
Mus
Perks
Best Treatment for a Burn and Salve Value
Practical notice extols Chamberlain's Salve as essential in every home for burns due to rapid soothing action and minimal scarring. It touts relief for chapped hands sore nipples and skin diseases, priced 25 cents and sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J Smith & Bro B C McEvoy L P Canning.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J Smith & Bro
B.C. McEvoy
L. P. Canning
Bright prospects for Athens merchants unfold in city report
Leading citizens of Athens voice strong optimism for a fall sales surge with steady cotton demand and rising bank activity. Merchants report brisk trade, growing inventories, and confidence in a robust fall season despite lower cotton prices.
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Athens
Irec
Seattle
Aaron Cohen
Watson discredits several charges in political dispute
Athinta Sept. 26 Thomas B Watson refutes claims tied to Georgia politics in The Jeffersonian. He denies threats regarding Governor Brown and any deal to trade electoral votes for William Jennings Bryan. He criticizes reports as false and reiterates opposition to Gov Smith’s policies.
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Athinta
Thomas B. Watson
Phich
Jos M. Brown
Georgia
Watson
Wiilam Jennings Fevan
Honewdhorn Babe
Miro Watson
Finulis
Sioel
Ostys
Atlanta Journal
Hoke
Chen
Smith
Haskell Resigns From Democratic National Committee
Governor Charles N. Haskell announces resigning as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in Chicago after arriving from Guthrie. He cites avoiding embarrassment to the party, denies admission of guilt regarding Hearst and Roosevelt charges, and declines immediate answers to questions while providing written responses.
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Chicago
Charles N. Haskell
Treasury
Democratic National Committee
Guthrie
Democratic National
Haskell
Democratic Party
William Hearst
Roosevelt
Guidt
Htengo
Bryan
Democratic
Admlctorium
Trewis
Juan Martin J
Iowa
Josephine Daniels
Deseratic Press Con Nittes
Maskell
Norman KE. Mack
Hearst
Ale Snee
Muskogee
Ola
Standard Oil Company
Electric Bitters touted as strength builder by Chicago man
P J Daly of 1247 West Congress Street testifies that his elderly feeble mother gained flesh and strength after using Electric Bitters. The elixir is claimed to relieve stomach liver and kidney complaints and is sold with a guarantee by local druggists.
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P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Plainsman recalls a rattlesnake duel with a bowie knife
A Colorado frontier narrative recounts a western encounter where Dick Haynes and companions chase and dispatch a colossal rattler. The tale details the fight, the rattler’s coil and strike, and how Haynes endured a snake bite on his thumb before pressing on to camp.
Reflections of a Man from the New York Pro
An excerpted reflection discusses gender roles and marriage as it contrasts men and women. It touches on a woman’s choices, a man’s perceptions, and societal expectations about weight, dignity, and parental influence. The piece presents a playful yet pointed commentary on modern relationships and personal conduct.
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Wurther
Louis M
J. E. Talmadge
E. H. Dorsey
Mr. F Brandt
Mr. R. T. DuBose
Pam
Thet Es Andard
Reasonall Riees
Tait
Lexie
Degat
Shelton
T Hat Peope
Uy Suilding
T Hive
A. H. Davison
W. F. Dorsey
Col
M. G. Michael
Wilkins
R. L. Moss, Jr
H. R. Palmer
Yora Carter
Brown
Winle Henercng
Rattiers
Colorado
Sunset Ranch
Bane
Evi
Dick Haynes
Rattler
Ang
Sutter
Mls
Marrie
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