Rise of Boston magnate Burrage from poverty to wealth
Albert C. Burrage, once a struggling lawyer with debts, rose to immense riches in eight years through investments linked to Brookline gas, Standard Oil, and Amalgamated Copper. Now a director and one of New England’s wealthiest men, he owns mansions, a villa, a Cal residence, a luxury yacht, and a sprawling family life with four children.
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Albert C. Burrage
Boston
Burrage
Burfare
Brookline
Mass
Henry H. Rogers
Edward Addicks
Addicks
Ashburnham
California
Harvard
Worcester County
Alice H. Haskel
Roxbury
Brookline Gas Company
Mr. Burrage
Rogers
Httle
Mathews
Addicks Company
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Amalgamated Copper Company
New England
Commonwealth Avenue
Europe
America
Cohasset
Redlands
Cal
Woman Under the Bed and a Burglar Alarmed City
The St. Louis Republic reports May Willard a young woman from St. Louis confessing to burglaries while disguising as a man. The sensational tale recounts her arrest and the shock it causes among readers as she prowls during night hours.
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Miss May Willard
St. Louis
May Willard
St. Louis Republic
Espy
Lawyering Hallmark in an Ohio Country Court
The excerpt recalls Congressman Tompkins of Ohio recounting a rural lawyer’s appeal in a justice court over a railroad cow’s death. The speaker notes the line about how the train should have been run and the bell and whistle rung, and questions whether damages were awarded.
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Ohio
Tompkins
Buckeye
Two Ways to Teach Parrots
A bird dealer describes two methods for teaching a parrot to talk. In a dark room with the voice repeating a target word the parrot learns after four hundred to five hundred repetitions, while some take a week or more.
First Doctors: Origin of Medical Doctor Title
The term doctor appeared in the twelfth century with Indiius of Bologna receiving the title at the University of Bologna. Gullermo Gardinio is cited as the first doctor of medicine, honored by the College of Aosta in 1220, per Metaphysical Magazine.
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Indiius
University of
Bologna
Gullermo Gardonio
College of
Aosti
Italy
Law Was a Dead Letter in Hogs Law Responds to Hogs
A traveling observer recounts a southwest town with hogs roaming streets and a city marshal who can enforce no law. When a pig bites a man and a crowd of armed locals appears, the marshal concludes the law is what hogs and townspeople will defend, leaving enforcement unclear.
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Waal
London’s Transformation By Yankee-Style Skyscrapers
The article envisions a rebuilt London within twenty years featuring government buildings and Yance-built skyscrapers, with underground tube railways and widened avenues. It notes mixed reactions among English citizens, some preferring the traditional capital and fearing a rush toward “shrieking American pandemonium.”
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London
Back to Nature's Breast Causes Cities Exodus Each Summer
The article notes a yearly exodus of affluent Americans from cities during summer as they retreat to the country for health and renewal. It cites an instinctive pull to nature and ancestral ties to wilderness settlement as drivers of the seasonal shift.
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Antaeus
Old Mother Earth
The University of Cairo and Its Diverse Moslem World
The Era describes Cairo University with 10,000 students and twenty four nations each housed in riwaks around a sunlit central square. It notes bitter Sunni Sufi schism polluting holy wells, varied attire and customs, and beliefs that guide the plain man toward religious guidance.
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University of
Cairo
Mohammed
Dogwood Winter Phrase Sparks North Carolina Visit
A visitor from Hickory, North Carolina questions Philadelphia residents about the term dogwood winter amid a cold snap. He explains the tradition from his region where cool, cloudy spells with frost accompany the dogwood bloom each May.
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North Carolina
Philadelphia
Hickory
N. G
Modes of Trimming and Notable Garments in Fashions
The article describes trimming ideas for skirts including broad double folds and lace with velvet or colored velvet accents. It highlights a graceful visiting gown in blue cloth with buff chiffon yoke and panels, plus Corticelli silk embroidery and wide skirt tucks. A black broadcloth jacket with white Corticelli stitching and maire revers is noted as stylish.
Beautiful gowns from Paris in late 19th century fashion
A description from Weiner Chic highlights two Paris gowns. The first features a white guipure skirt with almond green taf feta, a green satin Louis XV coat with lace appliques, guipure border ruffles, and a white mousseline blouse with a gold-buckle girdle. The second gown uses veiling with venise insertion and black velvet ribbon, plus a white linen plas tron with puffed sleeves.
Home Made Negligee Gown Ideas for Stylish Sleepwear
A home made negligee gown guide suggests flowered muslin over pink or blue satin for a soft look. It describes a deep yoke with narrow tucks, diagonal front plaits, and delicate edging, plus a sheer yoke and ruffled tulle stock adorned with tiny pearls.
All White Gowns Dominate Fashion Runways
White gowns without color dominate fashion with voluminous silhouettes. Descriptions praise feathery flutters in lace and embroidery, highlighting ribbon bows and a chic mull dress with lace trimmed flounces and a pouffant front waist.
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