Congresses at the Paris Fair draw thousands of scientists
The Paris Exhibition hosts more than 200 congresses on topics from Horticulture and Hygiene to Deaf Mutes and Women's Rights. The Congress Palace is built by cooperative labor with minimal capital, while stories from the fair recount telegraph disruptions and curious innovations like the telegra phone and social debates on attendance and expense.
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Snobbery and Diamonds From a Bygone Dispatch
The article critiques modern snobbery and moral pretensions while detailing early telegraphone uses and the physics of magnetism in recording devices. It notes Denmark’s use of telephones with magnetized steel bands, mentions royal diamonds including the Orloff and Koh-i-Nur, and warns of diamond fragility and unsafe handling.
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Denmark
Dog’s costly luncheon chews corner of diamond
Allegheny columns hail a pug that bit a two carat diamond stud, cracking the stone and forcing recutting. Peter Donaldson, a second ward saloonkeeper, laments the loss yet boasts the canine feat. Jeweler August Lock confirms the bite and notes a moral on keeping gems away from pets.
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Baptism in Christian Tradition and Modes of Rite
The baptist rite is a Christian sacrament instituted by Christ with water washing as the outward sign. Early Jewish and heathen washings influenced baptism history, while debates continue over infant baptism and the immersion versus sprinkling methods. Immersion suits mild climates and safety considerations, as practiced by Christ and his followers in temperate regions.
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Madame Nevada’s Sister Reunited In Cleveland After Years Apart
Soprano Mme. Nevada, returning from Europe, meets her long lost sister Mrs Laura Icks of Weat Brookfield Ohio in Cleveland. Icks, wife of a farmer, was believed dead and had left home eight years before their mother's death. The two sisters renewed family ties and shared news.
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Pique and Duck Costumes For Summer Fashion
Fashion notes on piques and ducks for summer wear highlight light fabrics with embroidery and color variety. Describes blue, striped, white, and black and white ensembles with sailor blouses, Eton coats, and lace gowns. Emphasizes trims, plaits, belts, and lace bodices as key features.
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Eton
Khaki Fashions Dominate Summer Frocks in Paris Reports
An Paris fashion authority notes khaki remains in vogue shaping chic racing costumes. Gowns feature lace trims, tucks, and shinglesed skirts with white organdies, nun's veiling, and satin ribbons. Bodices show wide insertions, Belgian Valenciennes, and intricate turnover boleros highlight the season.
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Paris
Fashion notes on summer gowns with guimpes and sleeves
The piece highlights new summer gown details with guimpes yokes and elbow or double sleeves. It notes lace options in Malines lace and fine threads, plus black and white striped silk or white chiffon contrasts. Scarves and uprigged hand embroidered under-sleeves are mentioned for reappearing styles.
Calfs Liver with Fine Herbs and Stuffed Turnips
Cook fresh calf liver fried in butter with parsley onions and mushrooms then simmered in a light sauce. Prepare turnips by hollowing and filling with a buttery egg yolk mixture, bake until browned and serve hot.
Newport Style Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Soak one pint of bread crumbs in milk then beat eight eggs very light and mix with the crumbs. Melt butter and pour in the egg mixture. Scramble quickly season with salt and pepper. Serve on a hot platter with triangles of buttered toast as garnish.
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Newport
Doughnut Recipe From Old Time Fare
A recipe describes mixing one pound of sugar, egg yolks, butter, and molasses with sour milk, soda in water, and flour to form a moderately stiff dough suitable for doughnuts.
Proverbs and maxims on love and life from the era
A collection of aphoristic lines about love, marriage, money, effort, and character. The passages contrast resilience with misfortune, caution against judging by appearances, and note common beliefs about sleep and beauty as well as urban pride in St. Louis policemen.
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St. Louis
Chorus girls praised for precise timing and clocks
A brief remark notes chorus girls are well trained and keep excellent time, with a joke attributing their accuracy to clocks at their bench. The exchange shows light humor about stage discipline and rehearsal precision.
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