Hipless gowns spark fashion shock at Boston hall show
Miss Elizabeth A C White demonstrated slimming corset techniques before about 1000 dressmakers at Horticultural Hall. Fat models were squeezed and restrained with anchors and long garters as she praised Paris health focused styles. The demonstration drew laughter and applause as the audience watched the dramatic corset fitting.
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Paris
Elizabeth A. C. White
Horticultural Hall
Miss White
Directoire
Providence
Back Bay
Chicago
Wife of Chicago embezzler arrested in Malden
Mrs Nellie Edwards wife of J H K Edwards an alleged Chicago embezzler was arrested by Officers Bushell and Barrett this morning and will fight his requisition. She is daughter of Charles A Wing and 757 Main street. Edwards worked for L Gould Co Chicago as secretary treasurer and is accused of embezzling about 5400 dollars.
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Malden
Nellie Edwards
Chicago
Bushell and Barrett
Common Sense And A Tablet For Indigestion Relief
A frontier advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as common sense digesters for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets supply nerve force fluids and nourishment to the stomach, improving digestion and blood support. The ad notes availability in every drugstore at 50 cents per package and offers a free trial by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Ony
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Stuart
Marshall
Mich
Edwards Arrested Near Wife's Family Home
Shortly before noon Edwards was arrested while walking with his wife near her parents' home. His wife became hysterical and was removed to her home. Post office inspectors and private detectives have been on Edwards' trail for weeks, aided by the American Surety Company. He claims he will clear things up when the time comes. Previously he led the Warren Boot & Shoe Company in Boston before joining L Gould & Co in Chicago about ten years ago.
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Edwards
Post Office
American Surety Company
Chicago
Warren Boot & Shoe Company
Boston
L. Gould & Co
Stewart Makes Jeffords Quit In Short Bout
Jim Stewart a young pugilist architect forced Jim Jeffords of Philadelphia to quit at the end of the second round of a six round bout at the Princess A. C. tonight. Stewart dominated from the start.
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New York
Jim Stewart
Jim Jeffords
Philadelphia
Princess A. C
Stewart
Hampton's Broadway Magazine Tops Recent Months Highlights
The October issue of Hampton's Broadway Magazine debuts as Hampton's Broadway Magazine with editor Benjamin B. Hampton. It features Admiral Evans' Own Story of the American Navy, a Roosevelt letter, a Kipling poem, Lyle's The Supreme Court, and pieces by Denison Collins Browne plus fiction by London and others, signaling strong literary and cultural content.
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Broadway Magazine
Hampton
Benjamin B. Hampton
Admiral Evans
Theodore Roosevelt
Rudyard Kipling
Broadway
Eugene P. Lyle
Supreme Court
Lindsay Denison
James H. Collins
Porter Emerson Browne
Tin Pan Alley
Alaska
Jack London
Mary Merton Vorse
Maxmilian Foster
Iona Gale
Harris Merton Lyon
John 8. Lopez
Ethel Watts-Mumford Grant
Lucille B. van Slyke
Roosevelt Hosts Oyster Bay Audience at Sagamore Hill
President Theodore Roosevelt entertains about 2000 villagers at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay. The crowd includes 40 German Saengerbund singers who hear the president translate their German address. Roosevelt praises American motherhood and work balanced with play.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Saengerbund
Hicksville
Father York
Huntington, L. I
Charles G. Reynolds
Brooklyn
Reynolds
Rescue at Revere Beach Saves 17 Year Old Lucy Larkin
Miss Lucy Larkin, 17, sank at Revere Beach as spectators watched at 5 o clock yesterday afternoon. Commodore Alfred M. Davis of the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps swam to her aid and pulled her to shore where she regained consciousness. Patrolman Edward L. Mason prepared to help but was not needed. The rescued girl returned home later.
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Lucy Larkin
Revere Beach
Commodore Alfred M. Davis
United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps
Edward L. Mason
Metropolitan Park Police
Commodore Davis
Dorchester Woman Praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Dorchester woman reports relief from six months of weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes headaches, poor appetite, and weight loss, and notes improvement after several boxes. The pills are advertised as a safe tonic for women and girls with a book offer and pricing.
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Williams
Jeremiah O’connor
Erie Street
Dorchester
Mass
Dr. Williams
Lam
Nana
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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