Dressmaker Caroline Van Horn Defies Odds in UK and US Fashion
Caroline Van Horn, a French-born dressmaker, rose from Parisian schooling to London society fittings and then to command a high-salary role in New York. She earned fame for daring designs including a striking mourning gown for Lily Langtry and later built an independent, influential dressmaking house serving Emma Eames, Sara Bernhardt, Mrs. Potter Palmer, and the duchess of Charlnes.
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McClure
Chicago
Caroline van Horn
Paris
France
London
Caroline
Col
Tom Jay
Liverpool
Jay
Regent Street
Tom Jay Inself
Colonel Jay
Jay’s
Mlle. Manx
Worth
Lily Langtry
Black
Mrs. Langtry
Madame
Emma Eames
Sara Bernhardt
Potter Palmer
Duchess of Charlnes
Man Returns Lost Fox Terrier for Taxi Fare
A New York City man reported his fox terrier Tango missing from One Hundred and Sixth Street and Riverside Drive. A seedy stranger later brought Tango home in a taxi and asked for five dollars and forty cents more to cover the fare.
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One Hundred and Sixth Street
Riverside Drive
New York
Tango
Brooklyn
Probably Sorry He Spoke Boarder Brown Causes Dinner Scene
A fussy boarder named Brown sits to dinner in a story where he constantly grumbles and pays late. He complains his serviette is damp prompting the landlady to snap back about his mounting debt, delivering a sharp domestic moment.
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Mr. Brown
Brown
Rope Purchase Ends in Tragic Barn Death
A frugal man bought rope at eight cents a pound to tie a calf but bought five cents worth. That evening his family found him dead hanging in the barn, implying suicide by rope.
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Tightwad
His Eulogy for the Crossest Farmer in the County
An obituary-like scene unfolds at a rural funeral where attendees praise the deceased. An honest elder delivers a terse verdict noting the man’s habit of closing his stable doors at night, revealing a blunt but revealing glimpse of the decedent.
Marriage praised by Voltaire in Philosophical Dictionary
The text quotes Voltaire arguing that marriage reduces crime by creating virtue and wisdom in men. It claims married men commit fewer crimes than bachelors, and that a father of a family does not wish to shame his children or pass on dishonor.
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Voltaire
Delicate Hint by a Four Year Old at a Visit
A four year old named Fred visits a friend with his mother. Each visit ends with cake and coffee. on this occasion Fred grows impatient and, to remind the hostess delicately, says he will play the piano and asks to be called when the coffee is ready.
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Fred
How to Remove Mildew Stains with Soap and Lemon
Mix soft soap with equal parts powdered starch and salt plus lemon juice. Apply to both sides of the stain with a small brush. If possible lay the article on grass all day and night until stains disappear, then wash as usual.
Out of Harm's Way in Wartime Banter
A wartime quip features a dialogue on roles with one choosing the drummer’s side. The speaker jokes about grabbing a drum and beating it when a charge is ordered, highlighting humor amid conflict.
Bears kill salmon as Alaska fish supply wanes
E. Lester Jones, deputy commissioner of the bureau of fisheries, reports Alaska bears gulls and terns are destroying millions of salmon. Bears in shallow streams during spawning season slaughter large quantities and discard many more, harming the regional fish supply.
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E. Lester Jones
Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
Black Bear Creek
Cleveland Peninsula
Jones
Sierra Creek
Twilight Twins Ride First Time With Mother in Brooklyn
Mrs Bessie McCann of Brooklyn escorts her sons to a Twilight Sleep lecture at the Brooklyn Academy of Music under Twilight Sleep Association auspices. The piece notes the McCann children are healthy and that the United States uses Twilight Sleep with Freiburg method influence.
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America
Bessie McCann
Brooklyn
Brooklyn’ Academy of Music
Twilight Sleep Associ
Freiburg
Germany
Associatica
United States
Widow S W Grote Plans Ashes on Riga Homestead
Mrs S W Grote sails from New York on the Holig Olan to Riga to scatter her husband’s ashes on his old homestead per his last request. The couple wed twelve days before his death by his own hand. her husband was the czar’s imperial physician’s brother. Mme Grote, Swedish born and known as Doctor Grote, inherits all his property.
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S. W. Grote
New York
Riga
Russia
Grote
Farewell to White Bread in Berlin Banquet
The proprietor of a notable Berlin restaurant held a final white roll banquet where white bread was served for the last time and its consumption banned.
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Berlin
Germans Confiscate Copper in Belgian Cities
Amsterdam reports the Kaiser’s troops seized brass doorknobs chandeliers and other bronze fixtures in Belgian cities to prevent a copper famine in Germany.
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Amsterdam
Germany
German Soldiers Save French Baby With Milk From Milking Cow
An alderman serving as battalion adjutant recounts how German troops, amid scarce rations and shell damage in a West Prussian village, found a starving six month old French baby. After milking a cow thrice with a guard, they provided milk and bread, calming the crying infant while a soldier with children in tow scolded the noisy but grateful mothers.
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Berlin
Girl Fights in Many Battles in Poland
Olga Krasiinikoff, a nineteen year old, fought in 19 battles in Poland before a foot wound and concealment of her sex were revealed. She received a fourth degree St. George's cross while in a Moscow hospital.
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Petrograd
Olga Krasiinikoff
Poland
Moscow
Russians unveil wheeled shield for six men in battle
In Petrograd reports describe a new shield design mounted on wheels. It covers six men abreast and claims to stop rifle and Maxim bullets, signaling a reform in frontline protection for troops.
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Petrograd
Feathers for Relief Ostrich Farmers Donating Feathers
South African ostrich farmers will contribute one pound of ostrich feathers each to relief funds in Britain and Belgium. The campaign aims to support wartime aid with a practical, locally sourced donation from ostrich farming communities.
Auto Conquers Angry Bull In Newark Picnic Clash
Thirty members of a Newark Bible class fled a charging Holstein bull at a Pleasantdale picnic in the Orange Mountains. Cars sheltered men as the beast charged, damaged a vehicle and even toppled a man who fainted, until a driver rammed the bull into an adjacent lot and the party ended.
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West Orange
N. J
Newark
Pleasantdale
Orange Mountains
Vincent Farm
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Cleanse for Children
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels in hours. It claims many mothers use it for constipated children and notes a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages and grown-ups.
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California
Alfalfa Seed Company Offers Catalogs and Samples
Made GC. J. Johnson of Lincoln Co Minn famed for 243 bushels from 2% bushels sown last spring. America’s headquarters for Alfalfa and Potatoes Timothy Clovers and Farm Seeds invites readers to beat that in 1915. Send 20 cents for big catalog and six packages of vegetables or 126 And Box 700 La Crosse Wis for both catalog and seed samples.
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America
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offer Free Mail Sample
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for cleansing and purifying the scalp and Cuticura Ointment to soothe irritated skin. It warns dandruff and itching harm hair and invites readers to sample by mail via a postcard to Cuticura Dept. XY Boston. The note ends with a pithy proverb about new excuses.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An old ad promotes Mother Grays Sweet Powders for feverishness headache teething disorders and upset stomach. Claims ease in 24 hours and that many children like them. Sold by all druggists 25 cents sample offered. A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Gray
Agera Eo Yieanans
Aes
Atlas
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Light Enough Hats With Lamps For Fashion Use
In Flatbush, articles describe artificial flowers for millinery embedded with tiny incandescent lamps. The lamps draw power from storage batteries hidden inside wearers hats. Bensonhurst questions whether fashionable women would want lighter headgear.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Long-Felt Want Sparks Novel Tele Scoping Horn Idea
In Flatbush a novelty tele scoping phonograph horn is described as modular for easy carrying. In Bensonhurst a practical concern is voiced about needing a device to silence a neighbor's phonograph.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
The Wife Purchases Gown Echoes Militarycorners
The Wife notes the gown is stylish yet not military in cut while The Husband argues its design imitates tight corners hard to escape, reflecting a London Opinion on fashion and discipline.
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London
Not by a Long Way at the Christening
A minister records the christening as the twenty seventh, while the indignant mother insists it is only the ninth. The exchange reveals confusion over the date during the ceremony.
Widow of Jaggs Brother Noted in Exchange
A fragment recounts a conversation about a handsome woman described as the widow of one Jaggs brother, followed by the question of which brother. The text also notes London consumes seven million nine hundred fifty thousand dollars worth of wine annually.
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Jaggs
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Little
Salzer
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