Summer Fashions for 1906 Women Promises Color and Frills
The Delineator notes 1906 summer styles feature light tones and pastels. Semi-tailored gowns emphasize feminine curves with boleros. sleeves puff to the elbow and velvet-inlaid cuffs flare. Accessories include black velvet bracelets, tulle arm wisps, and satin ribbon garter armor for practical ornamental use.
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Helen Berkely-Liloyd
Marking Initial Letters for House Linen
Suitably crafted initials for marking house linen and blankets. Easy to work with on grain cotton washing silk or wool according to article texture. Quick production, good effect, and practical for labeling household fabrics.
Red Haired Witches Tied to Trial Records
A Metaphysical Magazine note reports that old trial records attach a lock of hair to documents. A researcher claims every observed case shows the accused witch was red haired, suggesting a curious link between hair color and witchcraft accusations.
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Metaphysical Magazine
Invention of artificially aerated waters by Joseph Priestley
The article notes Priestley in 1772 published directions to impregnate water with fixed air for mineral waters. It cites a calculation that perforing aerated waters in Great Britain and Ireland reaches about 200 million gallons annually.
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Joseph Priestley
Great Britain
Ireland
Improving Hair Care With Orris Root Dry Shampoo
The article advises using coarse powdered orris root as a dry shampoo. It recommends applying a thorough night dusting to avoid dandruff, stressing careful brushing to ensure complete coverage.
Professors Morley and Ladd Retired on Carnegie Pensions
Dr. E. W. Morley a chemistry professor and Dr. George T. Ladd rhetoric professor at Western Reserve University retire with Carnegie pensions. Their long service marks a milestone in the university’s faculty history.
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E. W. Morley
George Trumbull Ladd
Carnegie
Western Reserve University
Dainty White Persian Lawn Bureau Set With Embroidery
A dainty bureau set made of white Persian lawn features pale blue shadow embroidery daisies tied with bow knots and trimmed with a lace edge.
Bayonne Cat Jim Jeffries Stuns Opponents in Ring
A Bayonne Jersey housecat named Jim Jeffries earns a legendary reputation, never losing a fight, with tiger like glare and nerve force that paralyzes his rivals. The white three year old feline is described as a dynamite wrapped in fur and a comic contrast to city showbiz intrusions.
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Jim Jeffries
Bayonne
N. J
Bered
Country Opera House
Snow White
Connecticut's Oldest House in Huntington
An early colonial salt box house near Bridgeport, seven miles away, showcases antiquated architecture with two stories in front and a sloping back. Its interior features a long central hall and twenty pane windows, and a historic well with a sweep pole remains. Washington reportedly stayed there during the Revolutionary War. current owner F Hawley inherited it from his great great grandfather.
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Huntington
Bridgeport
Washington
F. Hawley
Educated Rabbit Travels by Wheels Across Countries
A survey chronicles rabbits fitted with mechanical attachments proving capable of traveling long distances. Early skeptics conceded limited use, with trials in Australia showing rabbits carrying tens of letters in wheels. The piece ends with a moral about persistent experiment and speed.
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Broadway
Australia
A Maine Farm Family and a Spinster’s Front Room Feud
In a Maine farm tale, Jethuel Philbrick and his sister Lyddy clash over a front room set by a will. Mrs. Philbrick battles for control while Miss Lyddy guards her home with stubborn resolve. A fire tests loyalties and childbirth of a fragile alliance until Dan’s rescue shifts the balance.
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Jenmiel
Miss Lyddy
Lyddy
Tethuel
Mrs. Philbrick
Maine
Waterford Bank
Jethuel
Pugsley Hill
Laura
Lem
Dan
Philbrick
Daniel
Dan’l
Lyddy Philbrick
Center of Gravity Seen in Richmond Brick Carriers
A sketch contrasts brick carrying in New York with Richmond Virginia where workers balance bricks on their heads. The caption suggests a local instinct for center of gravity as a cultural trait, noting the differences in load carrying methods.
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Richmond
New York
Virginia
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