Porto Rico Trade Boom Sparks American Enterprises
As U S troops secure Porto Rico the Silvia reopens links with New York trade. American capitalists land with bank credits to seize island opportunities, aiming to shift trade from Spain to the United States and build rails factories and roads, boosting coffee sugar and other exports. The article cites 1896 trade and notes US dominance growing, with plans for new steamship lines and rapid investment as a broad commercial era dawns.
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Silvia
Porto Rico
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
San Juan
Ponce
Bank of Spain
United States National Bank
Spain
Atlantic
Uncle Sam
United States
Port Isle
Boston
Frank H. Hitchcock
Department of Agriculture
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Cuba
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Mayaguez
St. German
Gustave Preston
Philippines
Yauco
New England
Arroyo
Cayey
Havana
Oykos Sylvester
Fearless Semmes The Story Of His Exploits At Sea
Montgomery Alabama Advertiser recounts Raphael Semmes life from birth in 1809 through naval service, command of the Sumter and Alabama, and his 78,000 mile two year cruise. It notes Alabama's duel with the Kearsarge in Cherbourg on June 11, 1864, Semmes sinking, rescue by Deerhound, and later career until his 1877 death in Mobile.
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Semmes
Maryland
Vera Cruz
Somers
Tripoli
Gulf
Raphael Semmes
Confederacy
North
Sumter
Gibraltar
Azores
Alabama
England
Ocmulgee
New England
New York
Hottentot
Cherbourg
France
Kearsarge
Flushing
Winslow
Deerhound
London
Mexico
James River
Richmond
Mobile
Asia
Montgomery
Ala
Woman and fashion's dainty lawn and lace gowns
A description of the season's delicate gowns featuring lawn and organdie in soft pinks with extensive lace edging. The design highlights include a nine gore skirt with scalloped hems, satin ribbon neck and waist finishes, a full yoke mousquetaire sleeves and a pouch front with fullness, bertha frill, and frill caps to enhance volume.
Morning Toilet For a Young Girl
A simple stylish outfit designed for a young girl by Jerick White for the St. Louis Globe Democrat features a pretty shirt waist with a circular bell skirt. The short waist uses red percale dots, no underarm gores, a pointed back yoke, full pouch fronts, and a box plait closure with straight cuffs and removable collar. The serge skirt is cut in a pleasing shape and trimmed with braid.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
But
Jerick
Quaint Little Greenaways Revived Fashion Note
The piece notes a shift toward old time Greenaway dresses for young girls ages two to eight this summer. It highlights square necks, shoulder frills, and lace or embroidered yokes. A rumor suggests tots may abandon knee length dresses for these traditional styles, with varied fullness and short waists.
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Babyland
Current jewelry fashion warns against overdoing adornment
The piece notes that wearing many jewels is in fashion now but cautions it is not tasteful. It highlights strings of pearls and numerous brooches or pins used to accent necklines and waists. It argues jewels suit full dress but are inappropriate with wash gowns.
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Harper’s Bazar
Miss Carolyn Thomas Sponsors Troops L and M in Rough Riders
Ili nois girl Miss Carolyn Thomas is sponsor for Troops L and M of the rough riders. Her father Judge John R. Thomas and brother John R. Thomas Jr. are noted for heroism at San Juan. She joined the war effort, receiving a commission flag at San Antonio. Upon the Olivette's July 16 return with the wounded she welcomed the men, the only woman to do so.
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Carolyn Thomas
The
Rough Riders
John R. Thomas
Indian Territory
John R. Thomas, Jr
San Juan
San Antonio
Thomas
Chicago Times- Herald
Woman's Improvement Society Fosters Las Cruces Progress
In Las Cruces New Mexico the Woman's Improvement Society formed four years ago built a hearse for town use and now funds a public park a planned town hall and library. President Mary S McFie states the group supports husbands by aiding town beautification through entertainments balls and refreshments. McFie a prominent civic figure came from St Louis in 1884 with her husband John R McFie associate justice of the territorial supreme court.
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Woman’s Improvement Society of
Las Cruces
N. M
Mary $. McFie
John R. McFie
Supreme Court of the
Saving of Steps and the Chinese Wisdom
A brief essay from the Philadelphia Press recounts a Chinese proverb about not returning empty handed from labor. A wise woman raised her family to wealth by collecting garbage ashes and other items on the way out and bringing back fuel sticks or wall stones on the return trip, thus fertilizing fields and saving steps.
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Philadelphia Press
Cucumber Beauty Ritual Praised by Young Woman
A New York Times interview captures a girl endorsing cucumber based beauty care. She claims improved skin with a natural cosmetic using cucumber juice and thick peelings to whiten and tighten pores while applying slices at meals.
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New York Times
Properly fitting shoes prevent foot sores and coinage of ideas
The text argues that tight or loose shoes cause harm, and that shoes must fit closely without pinching or rubbing. It advises rubbing soap on the heel interior to prevent slipping and blisters in new low shoes.
No Corsets Policy At Russian Schools
The Russian minister of public instruction bans corsets for female students in high schools, universities, and music and art schools. He urges adoption of the national costume, citing health and physical development concerns from his visits to girls' schools.
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Woman and Fashion
Victor
J. W. Henderson
South Acton, Mass
Richardson
Kk, H. Maker
Concord Mass
T.F. Sheehan
Barrett’ S Mill Road
Concord Junction
Mas
Hale
Maynard SY
So. Acron
Westerly
Quincy
U.S. Fowler
Maynard
Maynard Restaurant
H. E. Boyd
Maynard Block
James T. Foote
Glendale Street
Mass
Hapgood
Stow- Mass
Enterprise Office
Horace Tuttle
Renest Hosmer
D. D
Acton
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