American Count and American Heiress End in Divorce
New York reports the fall of Count Boni de Castellane and Anna Gould after years of extravagant Parisian living. The palace Grand Trianon and lavish purchases strained finances, triggering a Parisian scandal and a looming divorce in which Boni seeks his pre marriage income while Anna may keep their three sons.
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New York City
Gould
America
House de Castellane
France
Paris
Anna Gould
Dlub
Atlantic
Envy-Heart
Grand Trianon
Castellanes
Countess de Castellane
Duke of Orleans
Avenue du Bois de Boulongne
George Gould
Gould Treasury
de Castellanes
George
Count Boni
Pshaw
Boni
Anna
Versailles
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Castellano Palace
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
Chateau d’Hiver
Pau
Walhalia
Jay
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Chicken Law
The Missouri Supreme Court rules the so called chicken law valid and enforces chicken theft as a felony in Audrain County where Jack McGuire was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The decision follows growing poultry production and protection concerns across the state.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Poultry Raisers’ Association
Audrain County
Jack McGuire
Sen
Missouri
When Shall We Have Beefsteak Be Synthed
A 19th century discussion notes repeated claims of chemical synthesis of foodstuffs from coal derivatives and lecithin as the nutritive principle. It questions feasibility and timeline for synthetic beefsteak amid industrial by product utilization and advancing chemistry.
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Cosmos
Paris
Corks From Waste Paper Patent Approved
A new machine converts waste paper and paper pulp into corks. The corks resist acids and oils, passed tests by chemists and large users, and are claimed to outperform traditional corks in every aspect.
Mexican Idol Donated by Vera Cruz Governor to Carnegie
Senor Theodore Dehesa the Vera Cruz governor has given to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh a Mexican idol once deemed the gem of his archaeological collection.
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Senor
Theodore Dehesa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Amusing Ways to Find Partners for a Hostess Party
The article lists playful methods to arrange partners for a social gathering. Ideas include hidden slips with paired words, ball-and-scramble games, and matching flowers or ribbons. Other options involve baby photos, musical fragments, well known quotations, disguises, auctions by description, and card suit puzzles to pair guests.
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Darby
Joan
Anthony
Cleopatra
Paul
Virginia
Desdemona
Bells Screen Entertainment At A Private Club
An evening of living pictures titled The Bells features a simple setup with a raised platform and colored lighting. Scenes include Those Evening Belles Those Morning Belles The Modern Belle An Old Time Belle Long Long Ago Scotch Belle The Convent Belle The Monastery Bells and The Belle of the Future with a baby.
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Scotland
Progressive Conversation Card Topics from Madame Merri
A set of discussion prompts for social mixing includesShould Women Vote What Would You Do with a Million What Trip Would You Take If You Could Choose What Is Your Hobby What Is Your Bete Noir Can You Keep a Resolution The method suggests passing cards five or six topics then ten minutes of talk, ring a bell for new partners, and voting on the most popular topic.
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Madame Merri
Veterans Dying Off From Civil War Pensioners
During the last six months twenty eight thousand pensioners of the civil war have died, more than a full regiment each week. The rate will rise for years as veterans who fought for the union thin out while a still sizeable host remains.
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Union
The Charm of Existence. She and He in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee and beyond a dialogue questions what makes life worth living. She notes happiness as the key while he argues meaning lies in things we do not possess.
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Milwaukee Wisconsin
Capable of Profound Thought Quote Opens Dress Pattern Debate
A Philadelphia Record quote asserts that women can grasp dress pattern descriptions, arguing life’s intricacies pose no terror to intelligent women. The line reflects gendered commentary on understanding fashion and intellect.
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Philadelphia Record
Massage for a Leaner Chin by Skilled Operator
A massage technique claims to reduce a double chin but warns that only a skilled operator should perform it. Improper handling could cause harm, the note advises.
Statues erected atop New York Custom House amid debate
Statues representing the nations of the earth are being hoisted to the top of the New York customhouse. As laborious attempts are made to explain them the pieces are considered as useful in a representative capacity as most figures of the sort.
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New York Customhouse
Double-Eyed Fishes Discovered in Guatemala
Fishes in Guatemala are reported with two pairs of eyes, one pair above water and one pair below, enabling vision in two elements at once. The finding highlights an unusual adaptation in aquatic life.
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Guatemala
Social Etiquette for the Modern Business Woman
A described shift in manners for working women notes that while exempt from strict social calls, they must still observe courtesy. It covers timing for notes and visits, use of dainty stationery, sending cards for absences or address changes, and the restraint in mixing business with personal matters. It also outlines appropriate greetings and the handling of illness or misfortune with inquiries.
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Margaret Hubbard Ayres
New York
Pattern Department Ad Requesting Orders
The notice solicits orders to the Pattern Department of the paper. Readers are asked to send ten cents for receipt, include size and pattern number, and use the provided coupon to place orders.
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Pattern Department
Japanese Dinner Ideas From Madame Merri
Readers request an up to date Japanese dinner plan. A large city import house can supply salted plums pickled fish chop suey soy sauce rice flour rice cakes and preserved fruits served with forks or toothpicks. The menu features boneless meat olives tea scented rice salads with fish and intricate napkin folding.
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Japan
Madame Merri
Nine-Gored Flare Skirt Pattern No 5530
Dark blue broad cloth nine gores create a flare skirt with hip adjustment and rippling folds to the floor. Features include a back habit box-pleat option, round to medium lengths, bias trim, and six and five-eighths yards of 44-inch material for medium size. Sizes 22 to 32 inch waist.
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Panama
Scallop Patterns Inspire Home Textile Decor
Needlework expert Sarah Hale Hunter outlines versatile scallop motifs for pillow cases sheets towels and scarfs. She suggests simplifying large scallops by omitting eyelets and using single scallop stamps for double patterns. Emphasizes padding with white cotton and decorating with mercerized threads to unify a bedroom set.
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Sarah
Hale Hunter
Facial cleansing tips with warm water and toner rinse
The advice suggests avoiding cold water on the face to prevent triggering blackheads. It advocates using warm water with a complexion brush and soap, then a thorough rinse and a final cold sponge as a tonic. It also endorses drinking hot water internally as beneficial.
Lace and embroidery styles shift in fashion contrast
The piece notes a shift in lace designs from last year to the current season. It highlights an all over lace trimmed with medal lions of batiste embroidery as the new reversal, while the prior lace-trimmed embroideries remain in favor.
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Batiste
Wallace on living in a London boarding house
Dr Alfred Russel Wallace explains to Herbert Spencer his choice of a modest London boarding house. He cites a desire to avoid mental excitement from overly engaging conversations, describing the residents as a "rather a commonplace set of people retired Indian officers and others."
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Alfred Russel Wallace
Herbert Spencer
London
Sure Sign as Cook Skips Notice Indicates Departure
A terse New York Press aphorism notes that when a cook fails to give notice it implies she has already left. The line casts a wry glance at professional departures and expectations.
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N. Y
The Love Stone in Every Home
A Mothers' Magazine reflection on the hidden力量 of love in homes. It argues that despite rough exteriors and busy chores, the true beauty of a house lies in the love that underpins care for family, children, and daily life.
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Mothers’ Magazine
Pink luncheon sparks bold editor’s typographical error
A Western city weekly boasted of chronicling the smart set but built up readers with a pink luncheon feature. The issue’s opening praise was undercut by the blunt line The luncheon was punk, causing the edition to sell out and tease future numbers.
She Paints With Compliment From Houston Post
A brief literary exchange quotes a Houston Post line noting beauty and art. The dialogue comments on skin and painting as a metaphor, highlighting graceful phrasing and witty banter in a newspaper snippet.
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Houston Post
Man Marries His First Love, Then Questions Arise
In a Cassell's humorous quip, dialogue plays on marriage logic as Mabel and Gertrude discuss a man who marries his first love and wonders how a man could marry himself. The opener blends wit with domestic insight.
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Mabel
Gertrude
Cassell
Fortune telling at a party sparks a playful setup
A clever fortune teller at a party can serve as an engaging ad junct. Guests could visit a small booth one by one to learn their fate. Knowing individuals greatly helps amateur fortune tellers.
Doctors Consultation Billing Question
A Houston Post quotation notes a riddle about doctor consultations. The joke asks if doctors divide the bill during a consultation and answers no, they double it.
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Houston Post
They Were Happy Miss Screecher to Cease Vocal Exercise
A Chicago Daily News snippet notes Miss Screecher will stop her vocal training and travel for rest. Supporters joke the journey serves as a rest cure while critics quip the neighbors may suffer the quiet.
It Was False and So Waste in Tit Bits Verse
Edwin speaks tenderly of Angelina's hair and longing to be loved as his lines reveal. Angelina trembles as Edwin pledges devotion, expressing a romantic, lyrical exchange from Tit Bits.
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Edwin
Angelina
Once Was Enough Mrs Crawford Quote
A comic exchange from Puck features Mrs Crawford asking why Mr Henpeck cannot muster courage, and Mrs Crabshaw recalling a past moment when he did propose, highlighting social anecdotes of romance and nerves.
A Simple Plan Seems to Gauge Interest via Anger
In a witty exchange from the New York Weekly, Mr. Youngman asks how to learn a woman’s thoughts without proposing. Mr. Benedict casually replies that making her mad reveals her feelings.
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Mr. Youngman
Mr. Benedict
N. Y
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