Billie Burke Stars in Mrs Dot at Jackson's Friday
Miss Billie Burke returns to stage in Mrs Dot a W Somerset Maugham comedy that played Lyceum New York after Christmas and now tours. The widow heroine uses youth beauty and wealth to win her love amid brisk advance sales and strong supporting cast.
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Billie Burke
Mrs. Dot
W. Somerset Maugham
Lyceum Theatre
New York
Jackson
Miss Burke
America
John Drew
Dot
England
Julian L’estrange
Fred Kerr
Basil Hallam
Kate Meek
Annie Esmond
Ann Meredith
Fads and Fashions in Summer Attire and Accessories
The article catalogs summer style trends from slippers with metallic shades and seed pearl pendants to pongee look linens and Trish crochet yokes. It notes Paris glove rings, white canvas Gibson ties, wooden bead trims on hats and raffia belts, and bold hat lingerie styles. Also described are bathing fabric options like serge mohair taffeta and satin, linen collars with baby Irish insets, plaid ginghams for girls, and the continued popularity of basket weaves and colorful linen ensembles. Hatpins with protege points matching hat designs are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cleaning and cooking tips from a vintage home guide
Odd collection of household advice covering fabric stain removal with chloride of lime and sunlight, mildew treatment with lemon juice, food garnishes using cream cheese and parsley, tomato peeling, and nose shine reduction with hot water. The text reads as a dated domestic instruction piece with practical, stepwise tips and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar-Le-Duc
Cleaning and mending tips for clothes and furniture
The article offers basic home care: dissolve borax in water for cleaning, dispose of old items to save space and nerves, clean white hats with soap and water, keep crown shape with paper, clean black hats in hot water and ammonia, test gasoline spots with blotting paper and French chalk, fill furniture cracks with beeswax, smooth with a knife, and finish with olive oil.
Scared Into Sound Health by Kidney Pills
Springfield resident B F Kelley describes severe kidney and bladder trouble with dull headaches. After a few weeks of Foley's Kidney Pills the headaches eased, bladder action normalized, and distress disappeared. Brill and Curtis' Pharmacy. 7135
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Kelley
Springfield
Foley
F. B. Brill and
Curtis’ Pharmacy
Newest Notes of Science From a Dated Newspaper
The piece lists varied scientific tidbits and stats: 18 wireless telegraphy systems, hens laying about 400 eggs, flower bleaching by sulfur fumes, and many other facts. It notes trains, magnets, stethoscopes, and technological advances alongside outdated or generalized statements from historical science reporting.
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Atlantic Ocean
Danish Mercantile Marine
Stockolhm
New York
Illinois
Michigan
California
United States
Fren-_ diz
Bohemia
Vienna
Seesaw Patent For Varying Weights And Chisel Splitters
A Virginian patenting a seesaw adjustable for weight and arm length. A English inventor patents a corkscrew with a side lever to ease cork removal. Global telephones reach about 9.6 million with 7 million in North America. In 1909 U.S. plants produced over 13,000 tons of steel via electric methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
United States
Estate of Christianna C. West Probate Notice
The Court of Probate for Bridgeport limits six months from the date for creditors to exhibit claims. Those who fail to present properly attested accounts within time will be debarred from recovery. All debts to the estate should be paid to Henry F. Veit, administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christianna C. West
Bridgeport
Court of Probate
District of Bridgeport
Henry F. Veit
Admin
Sewer Proposals for City Construction Work
Proposals will be received by the Paving and Sewer Commission until Thursday evening June 9 1910 at 3 oclock for construction of sewers on State Street Fox Street and related crossings plus connections on Madison Avenue Goddard Avenue and Iranistan Avenue. Bids open at specified street corners including Northwest corner of Federal and Merpfield airfield North Waterview and Ann streets and other listed locations. Jean Bernard Keating Dib Secretary.
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Paving and Sewer Commission
Tn State Street
Hancock Avenue
Fox Street
Aton Street
Park Avenue
Etnah
Osborne Street
Iranistan Avenue
Maplewood Avenue
Madison Avenue
Federal Creee Avenue
Goddard Avenue
State Street
Avenue
Federal
Merpfield Ar
Colum Park Terrace
Jean Bernard Keating
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S.B. Thing & Co
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Cannon ST
Taylor Building
Joseph P. Coughlin CO
John F Fay
Fairfield Ave
Broad St
New England
Ie Telephone
Fletcher
Bousehold
Carter
Carters
Aioe
Easias
Castoria
CGN
HOTEL
56Th ST
7Th Ave
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Central Park
Grand Central
Pennsylvania R. A
U. S. Taxicab Co
Grenoble
GEO. W
State OF Connecticut
Srs
Beecham’s
Beecham
Keith
The
Varsity Pharmacy
Cor. Park Ave
the Wooster-Atkinson Co
Broad Street
D. D. Smith's
Pricat
D. D. Smith
Poli’s
Cape Cod
Buzzard’s Bay
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Narrangansett
Newport
Shore Line
A. B. Smith
New Haven
Conn
New Haven & Hartford
R. R. Co
the Farmer Publishing Co
Bridgeport, Comm
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