Memorial Day Wisdom and Oddities from a Civil War Martinet
A General derides strict discipline calling a martinet a fool at a Memorial Day banquet. A sergeant recalls a Civil War captain who ordered troops to share undershirts. Other items joke about English beef preferences and a duke requesting a butcher for very rare sirloin. A quip about fishhooks and 2000 year designs ends with a jab at a professor lecturing on women's dress.
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Wm Martinet
F. D. Grant
Martinet
Otto Ff. Schaar
New York
Heavenbound Baby Nightgown Request Sparks Family Tension
In a Punch cartoon, a mother orders Tommy to fetch a baby's night gown. He balks, the mother warns that refusing kindness could send the baby back to heaven, and insists the brother retrieve the gown. The dialogue centers on a sibling dispute with comic exaggeration.
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Tommy
Baby
Four Year Old’s Prayer Plea Cited in Home Herald
A four year old staying with a hostess ends her prayers with a plea for ease and memory, saying she cannot remember her prayers and that the hostess may not know any. This quaint note from the Home Herald captures a gentle domestic moment.
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Mrs. B
Home Herald
We Cannot Quote Women Votes and Offices Debate
A fragment quotes a debate on women's suffrage questionably asking if women would seek political offices. The dialogue hints at skepticism about women running and references ice cream sales as a dismissive example. The text lacks clear event or speaker names.
Party game ideas and playful games for social evenings
A collection of hostess ideas for pairing partners, party games, and novelty menus. Includes methods using numbered blossoms, letter table challenges, Cupid themed invitations, blind menu puns, a musical instrument guessing game, a scent guessing contest, and a missing letters puzzle. MADAME MERRI.
Spring fashion notes on trims and layers in 1910s style
The discussion highlights bright touches in accessories and fabrics. It notes washable chemisettes, tulle and wet fabrics, Grecian capes made from circular skirts, and boas evolving into close-fitting collars or angel-finished plumes. A Parla coat appears long with silk-braid edging and high turn over collars creating draped lapels.
Cushion Cover with Ribbon and Embroidery Details
A fragment describes an attractive cushion cover worked with ribbon and embroidery on silk or other material. It notes gold tinsel thread edging, a tasselled fringe, and cross-tinled cord, with shading in brown tones and a stitched panel.
Holland Society Tablet Unveiled in Zwolle Netherlands
A Holland society of New York unveiled a public building tablet in Zwolle Overysel on June 6 to honor Baron Joan Derck van der Capellen for aiding the united colonies in their fight for independence from England. The Society for the Study of Jurisprudence and History in Overysel aided the erection and provided support in every way.
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New York
Holland Society of New York
Zwolle
Bronze tablet unveiled at international project ceremony
The unveiling drew numerous prominent officers and citizens from both nations. A bronze tablet, 66 inches long and 27 44 inches wide, was designed and cast by Gorham at its Providence plant. It honors Joan Derek van der Capellen tot den Pol for services to the United Colonies during the American Revolution.
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
Providence
Holland Society of New York
A. D
Joan Derek van der Capellen
Fought On The Old Monitor Veteran Awaits Message
Chicago veterans marched on decoration day while Capt Hans Anderson the last surviving Monitor crew member and hero of the 1862 Hampton Roads battle waits in Brooklyn for news from Washington. His wife, 74, stands by as his pension of ten dollars a month continues amid illness.
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Chicago
Army
Navy
Monitor
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Capitol
Washington
Hans Anderson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Old Navy Captain Seeks Pension Help Through Roosevelt
A petition signed by prominent New York figures was sent to Congress through President Roosevelt requesting a pension increase for Captain Anderson. The Chicago group wonders if the plea reached success. Anderson, from a sailor family, joined in 1861 when the Monitor’s inventor faced crew trouble. He fought Merrimac where Monitor guns caused havoc, then served until retirement due to age and frail health.
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Neas
New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Chicago
Anderson
Capt
Ericsson
Monitor
Navy
Tuberculosis Congress to be held in Washington next autumn
The International Congress on Tuberculosis will convene in Washington next September. A large exhibit showing global progress in fighting the disease will be staged in connection with the meeting, with dates set for early September and October.
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Washington
Soup Rules At Dinner Stir Dublin Hotel Scene
A London Telegraph excerpt recalls six years ago in Dublin when a waiter named Barney enforces soup at dinner. The visitor refuses, exclaiming he does not want soup and will not eat it. Barney insists, quoting the house rules and threatening no drop else until the soup is finished.
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Dublin
Barney
London Telegraph
Eczema All Over Him Ends Nightless Year With Cure
A mother recalls her son Clyde’s yearlong battle with eczema. Doctors failed to help. after using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, he slept the first night and steadily improved, becoming perfectly well in six weeks. Mrs. Algy Cockburn, Shiloh, Ohio, June 11, 1907.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
Standard for Beauty Declares Proportions for Women
The text lists declared correct proportions for both short and tall women. For short women it specifies height 6 feet 4 inches, neck 12 and a half inches, bust 96 inches, waist 21 inches, hips 37 inches, forearm 11 inches tapering to 6 inches at the wrist. For tall women it lists height 5 feet 8 and a half inches, weight 157 pounds, bust 36 inches, waist 25 inches, hips 42 inches, top of arm 14 inches, wrist 6 inches.
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Promotes Comfort for Feet
Public interest grows in Allen's Foot Ease foot powder. The ad touts Allen's Foot-Base as the genuine, antiseptic remedy with over 30,000 testimonials and claims imitators offer inferior substitutes. It urges customers to demand the original Allen's Foot-Ease.
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Allen
New Jersey Legislator Slams Governor Over Bill Salvo
A New Jersey legislator denounces the governor for dismissing proposed legislation. The colleague condemns the move as a vile act, likening it to biting mosquitoes and calling the bills unfair. The exchange reveals partisan friction ahead of upcoming votes.
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New Jersey
Mrs Pinkham Sails for European Tour and Vacation
Mrs. Pinkham of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn Massachusetts, sails for Naples with her son Arthur W. Pinkham and younger family members for three months touring Europe and taking a long-needed vacation starting May 20.
A Redeeming Trait and a Jest About Adam and Eve
A wry remark contrasts Adam and Eve in Eden with modern habits. The exchange notes one redeeming trait: they did not send souvenir postcards. The quip highlights a humorous take on human foibles and memory.
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Eden
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Remedy for Infants and 30 Years Use
An old advertisement urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for infants and children, highlighting the familiar “In Use For Over 30 Years” and “The Kind You Have Always Bought” phrases. It warns against debt for nonessential items driven by neighbor comparisons.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Home Use
An old advertisement for Murine eye care products touts relief for red and watery eyes. It mentions Murine eye remedy at 50 cents, a 43 page booklet included per package, and marketing from a Chicago company. The copy ends with a quotation about fate and gifts.
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Mart Seothes
Alliste Bell
Murine
Urine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proves Benefit
After seven years of illness a woman from Pancannla, Ind. Ter. credited Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. The testimonial from Sallie French notes relief from female troubles and nerve weakness after treatment. Pinkham invites letters for free advice from Mrs Pinkham, with confidential guidance available. Address Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
TE Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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