Alaska's Transportation Crisis and the Call for Change
The piece argues Alaska’s core problem is transportation, not graft, detailing existing rail and port facilities, winter limitations, and Canadian versus American roadbuilding. It favors deeper federal involvement, honest development, and better understanding of Alaska’s climate, geography, and people to unlock its vast mineral and timber potential.
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Laska
Alaska
United States
Cook's Inlet
Montreal
Quebec
St. John
Albany
Buffalo
Atlantic
A. H. Harris
Los Angeles Times
Nome
St. Michaels
Fairbanks
Ketchikan
Juneau
Skagway
Cordova
Valdez
Seward
Ohio
Copper River
Northwestern
White Pass
Yukon
Alaska Northern
Yukon River
Canadian
London
Great North Country
American
Pacific Ocean
Iditarod
Tanana River
Skag
Way
Dawson
Canada
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Alaska Road Commission
Congress
Arctic Circle
Oregon
Washington
California
Plymouth Rock
Tailored Hats for the Summer Girl
The article details new tailored hat shapes for mid summer with minimal trimming to emphasize form. White and black models feature white wings and ribbon, black velvet facing, and chic milans and hemps with white trimming. Colored braids with wire frames and changeable taffeta trims, large ribbon bows, and bright feather accents are noted as popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerise
Primrose
Julia Bottomley
Revival of coiffure style in 18th century fashion
The sketch presents a revived 18th century hairdressing style with hair arranged low on the forehead and secured by a silver ribbon band. At the back the hair forms loose curls and coils with a single casual curl falling over the shoulder, paired with a floral flowered taffeta dress for a picturesque look.
Notions Preview Spring Fashion in White and Velvet
The piece notes smart tailored costumes in snowy white whipcards and white serges with braided details, navy crepe de chine blouses, white satin trims, and taffeta dresses for spring wear. Brocaded velvet for evening wraps gains importance while shoes grow more ornamental.
Paris Adopts Jade and Malachite Hues For Gowns
Paris shifts from red to bold jade and malachite greens for dresses. Veiling with white or flesh pink tulle flatters the face and prevents washing out the color. When needed, dark green tulle replaces black. Gowns feature jade and malachite stones as trim and ornaments.
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Paris
Rajah Ring and Indian Armlets Enter Jewelers Realm
Durbar interest shapes jewelry trends with Indian armlets for bare or sleeved arms and the rajah ring. The ring mimics the toe ring of Indian dancing girls and sits below the finger joint on the back of the hand. Many armlets feature coiled serpent designs symbolizing luck.
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India
Derbys and Straw Shapes Dominate Hat Styles
Derby hats of straw and taffeta with hemp are described among the latest headwear, alongside oversized Panama hats trimmed with wings. The derby, resembling the winter style, remains popular and sharply tailored, appealing to young women for its smart appearance.
Use Tweezers for Hem Stitching and Embroidery
This tip suggests using tweezers to pull threads from hems and towels during cross stitch. It claims fingers stay safe and sore fingers are prevented, noting tweezers are excellent for removing bastings and that having two pairs handy is wise.
Calumet Baking Powder Wins Top Honors in Paris and Chicago
The International Pure Food Show in Paris March 1818 awards Calumet Baking Powder the Grand Prize and Gold Medal. This follows the Highest Award Calumet won at the World's Pure Food Exposition in Chicago, underscoring its claimed superiority in wholesomeness, purity, and uniformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Theorld
Chicago
Supreme Faith Gag Prompts Marriage Bizarre Bet
A humorous exchange about gifting a wife a $1,000 check as a test of nerve to cash it, illustrating a satirical domestic moment. The dialogue features a speaker claiming generosity while revealing a wager driven by fear of repercussion.
Faint Hearts and Fair Ladies in Frost Era Saga
A fragment hints at a tale where romance meets money and health. A beautiful blonde marries a wealthy elder man due to valvular trouble, while others tout bold choices in love and fortune amid wintry imagery.
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Frost
Snow
Cole's Carbolisalve Promises Quick Skin Relief
An old classified style ad touts Cole's Carbolisalve as rapidly relieving burning and skin diseases with instant burn pain relief and scarless healing. It lists price 25c and 50c, and offers a free sample by writing J. W. Cole & Co. in Black River Falls Wisconsin. It adds a proverb about lending without security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Bromine Quinine Laxative Ad Promises Quick Cure
Public notice touts Bromo Quin ine laxative claimed to cure a cold in one day. Signature line references J. W. Grove as endorsing the product and asserts wide use worldwide. Product described as a remedy for common cold symptoms with emphasis on rapid relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Grove
Garfield Tea Promises Nature’s Medicine and Mortar
Ambition is praised with prudence and restraint as a veteran say Garfield Tea offers wellbeing. The ad likens a wife to a chaperon guiding a married man, warning against overreaching while touting domestic balance.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Change of Life
A letter from St Anne Illinois testifies how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a woman through the change of life. She describes relief from displacement backache headaches irritability and weakness after two months of use and offers to publish her experience for others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
St. Anne, Ill
Lydia E
Estella Gillisp
St. Anne
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Poremmnion Rosen
Jade
Malachite Green
Dean
James C. Hardin
Weatherford
Tex
Doan
Estella Gillispie
Ford Mfg. CO
ST. Paul
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