Paris fashion, kisses, and headlines from The Leader-Record
A miscellany of brief, humorous, and polemical notes from urban papers. Topics include French fashion limiting women to thinness, a Paris edict via majority rule, newspaper jokes about romance and theater, economics in Wall Street and beer prices in Panama, and satirical takes on international affairs. The item lists various public figures and opinions with light irony.
Question About Proposing a Newspaper by Congress of Moth erhood
The text voices doubt about starting a new newspaper to spread their gospel and notes broader newspaper alignment with babies. It references Grover Cleveland’s 68th birthday and a hunting trip, while joking about jackrabbits and Dr Osler on retirement age.
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Congress of Motherhood
Grover Cleveland
Osler
Ayeras
Raity
Court Rules Fancy Socks Pay Duty on Embroidery
United States circuit court rules socks with embroidery taxed as timepieces if embroidery forms a clock shape. Decision implies 30 percent duty applies in such cases.
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United States Circuit
Lafitte and Napoleon confront past in secret council
Lafitte and Gretoire visit Napoleon who questions Lafitte’s honor as the duo pledges service. Napoleon hints at a future alliance and a possible restoration of Lafitte’s name. Lafitte departs with orders to act, bearing papers revealing his true lineage and estate.
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Lafitte
Gretoire
Napoleon
Jean Lafitte
Louisiana
Jean: Lafitte
Greloire
Sire
Jean
Emperor
Waras
Lantte
England
Lafitté
America
Mon Ami
Madame Teche
Muriel
Margot
Mmorg
Languedoc
France
North America
Bonaparte
Postum Turns Family From Coffee to Healthier Drink
A Kansas City mother explains coffee withdrawal improved her health and her seven month old baby's digestion. She notes dizziness, eye spots, heartburn and sour stomach resolved after switching to Postum, which family members now drink daily.
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Ansas City
P Cotes
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Blends Health Claim and Humor
An old advertisement fragment touts Dean's Kidney Pills claiming to relieve back strain and kidney trouble, with testimonies about weight shifts and a quip about strength and endurance. The copy also mentions Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and a weight-gain note about daily meals, all from a historic period newspaper page.
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G. Warren
Washington
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buttaiy Y
Why the Hermit Kingdom
A fragment from Fra F. Sands' Korea piece argues Korea's isolation stems from centuries of oppression and invasion. It notes cities temples libraries sacked and nobles toppled, driving artisans abroad and shaping a wary nation wary of foreign powers.
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China
Japan
Korea
Fra F. Sands
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