Black Gothic Fashions Dominate London Wardrobe Trends
London style cues post King Edward VII death drive women toward black and black and white gowns with short skirts and hip length coats. Designers emphasize satin and velvet trims with slim silhouettes and draped waists, while color accents appear in waistbands and waistcoats to stave monotony amid mourning.
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Edward VII
London
Mayer
Aready
Enduring Lives Across Centuries in London Times Series
A revived London Times correspondence explores long memories linking generations. Notable passages recount John Rolle born 1750 and alive at Queen Victoria’s coronation, Magdalen men recalling Johnson, and Mrs Flora Annie Steel diverse family memories.
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London Times
John Rolle
Queen Victoria
W. H. Wilkins
Lord Brougham
Charles the First
Magdalen
Routh
Dr. Johnson
Oxford
Daniel Radaird
Aly
Charles VI
Lord Glanville
John Bright
Bradshaw
Lancashire
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Cromwell
Horrocks
Victoria
Lord Lovelace
Lord Onslow
Charles 1
Dysentery Cordial Advised For Travelers
When traveling or entering new habitats, carry Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a prepared remedy. Change of food and water in unfamiliar places with no doctors can trigger dysentery, but having the cordial on hand helps cope with the disorder.
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J. D. Kellogg
Parmiulee's Vegetable Pills Offer Quick Relief
Advertisement claims these pills cure low mood melancholy by restoring stomach function and liver activity. It asserts widespread usefulness, urging readers to use the remedy for relief.
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Parmiulee
The Large Toad How He Left the Small Puddle
A fable about a Kansas lawyer who thrives in a small town then moves to Chicago chasing fame. His swelled head leads to ruin while a local Oklahoma image of age and misfortune echoes warnings to ambitious townsmen. Susanna Veriwinkle appears as a connecting figure in a faded tale.
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Emporia Gazette
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Oklahoma
Banporie
Unique swimming machine packed in a traveling bag
A French inventor named Garnier creates a ten pound swimming machine that folds into a bag. It combines catamaran, motorboat, and bicycle ideas and lets a non swimmer traverse water efficiently while expending little energy.
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Garnier
Colonel fined for kissing domestic servant in Bristol
Four retired army officers including Colonel Cathcart Dempster were fined 409 and costs after pleading that a head injury from a 60 foot fall disabled his memory. The Bristol incident involved a domestic servant and occurred on Monday.
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Clonel Cathcart Dempster
Bristol
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