Imitation diamonds called heliolas flood markets abroad
A French process makes glass and foil into clear, brilliant stones resembling diamonds. Known as heliolas, these imitations are sold in the United States, used in jewelry and back combs, and even worn by some real diamond owners as temporary substitutes. They come in various shapes and colors, with prices from 20 to 50 dollars per hundred.
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France
Asia
Patix
Mivilen Lane
Florida
London and European Notes From a Dated Column
A jumble of historical anecdotes touches on miners, finance, royalty, and science. It mentions illusory wage rises, a Marseilles financier fined for usury, Queen Vienna and social customs, Aston Villa’s defeat by Queen's Park, a Vienna surgeon restoring sight to a 10 year old and a 96 year old, Emperor Meiji of Japan, and notes on Italy's penal code abolition. The piece surveys a London cathedral project, Westminster Abbey, and Epiphany customs in France and Italy, including king elections, charitable acts, and regional folklore like La Befana in Tuscany.
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Vienris
Birmingham
England
Aston Villa
Queen's Park
Glasgow
Vienna
Jamauross
Muto Hite
Japan
lAfiv
Dapan
London
Eng
Mis Wikow
Italy
Weaminster
Tothillibls
Mildlesex
Mildlesex Magistrates, and A Sie Adjoining, Long In Possess Ouottardinal Manning
Westminster Abbey
France
Luke Louisa
Pourhon
Jean
Tuscany
Nicholas
Hele
la Befana
la Nefana
Orion
Myalean Deli Ferry
Chicago
Russian New Year Festivities in Paris Salons and Court Ceremonies
A descrip tion of Russian New Year customs in Paris and Russia mentions Mme De Kosakoff Bourdoukos hosting salons, the etiquette of Russian and American girls, and the Emperor’s courtesies. It recounts the kiss on the mouth tradition, hand kissing abolition and reintroduction, and the Epiphany ceremonies at Saint Petersburg with the imperial family at a gilded Neva chapel.
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Paris
Nowim Godom
Nowim
Russia
Alexander IL
Jeff Galchina
St. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Embrac
America
Imrial
Novgorod
Ater
Strive
How Cheap Pictures Are Made and Matrimonial Collisions
A reader relays a tale of cheap painted pictures produced on a long canvas, with quick daubed scenes to sell for little money, noting frames bought in bulk. The fragment shifts to reflections on marital conflict, describing the unequal emotional toll on husbands and wives, citing pity and patience, and referencing periodical commentary on domestic strife.
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Sony
Chicago
Ad Petite
St. Louis
Home and Farm Tips From Prairie Farm and Other Papers
A garbled collage of domestic advice and recipes from multiple sources including Prairie Farm Troy Times Bestun Globe and Cuenyo Trifune. Topics include infant care pantry hints lamb do’s and don’ts kitchen science and a goose roast recipe with potato dressing and apple sauce. Several misspellings and fragmented instructions appear throughout.
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Prairie Farm
Troy
Profit limits for high farming of wheat and corn
An article discusses that increasing crop yield beyond a point reduces profit due to higher costs from fertilization and labor. Prof. Jordan of Pennsylvania State College argues profitable wheat yields are limited, noting historical pennsylvania yields and growing costs for wheat and corn. He suggests small areas well tilled may under some circumstances be more profitable, but overall farming profit hinges on area, labor, and capital structure.
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Prof
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Pennsylvania State College
Tex
Pennsylvania
College
Chicago Tribune
Arabi Pasha Portraits and Crooked News Snippets
A collage of clipped notes describes Arabi Pasha as a strong, kind felin, with mixed judgments on rhetoric and politics. The longer passages mix quirky, partial anecdotes with medical ads, editorials, and failed tests, mentioning Brooklyn doctors, a Philadelphia widow’s estate, and Swift’s Specific cures. Sporadic references span medicine ads, Bath luxury, Kidney-Wort praise, and odd vignettes about fashion and crime.
Tippecanoe Pillars of Pioneer Strength and Health
A nostalgic advertisement extols the vigor of earlier settlers, praising their hardy constitutions and frontier endurance. It warns of modern debility and promotes Warner’s Safe Cure as a universal tonic, framing Tippecanoe as a legacy remedy derived from old family recipes and linked to the famous battle.
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Harrison
Lorigula
Horta
Maheer
Tippecwnoe
Mosara
Warner & Con
Hemioster
Warner's Safe
Tippecanoe
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