Fall of Clark Street Gambler King and His Tarnished Fortune
Chicago reports on Mike McDonald once king of Clark Street gambling as his fortunes crumble with old age. His third wife jailed for murder, a second dying in New Jersey, and other former gangsters face poverty, death, or exile as tainted money yields mixed fates. The piece surveys the era, rivals, and victims, noting Jere Dunn’s murder case and the varied ends of Dunn, Hoey, Dowling, and the Garrity brothers.
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Chicago
Mike” McDonald
Webster Guerin
New Jersey
McDonald
al” Adams
King” of
New York
Clark Street
John Deming
Bob” McCune
Keister Bob
Jere Dunn
Jimmy” Elliott
Dunn
James Papes
Treasury
Springfield
Canada
Jimmy” Carroll
Joseph Lewis
Joe
Jimmy” Hoey
al Walters
Riley
Hoey
Mollie Holbrook
Bunko
Harry Lawrence
Steerer No. 1
Garrity Brothers
John
Hugh
Mike
John Garrity
James Peavey
Garrity
Mike Garrity
John Dowling
Dowling
James Watson
Sir James
Luther Laflin Mills
Harbor
Soft Stuffs Dominate Spring Fashion Trends for 1910
Voices, silks, cashmeres lead the season with pliable textures prevailing over heavier fabrics like mohairs and suiting. Panama cloth emerges in spring suits and separated skirts, while serge returns in new pastel shades with self trim and soutache details. A silver blue serge ensemble showcases Empire styling and intricate plaited hems and button detailing.
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Serge
Directoire
Princesse
Empire
Panama
Southland
Beware of Worry Habit and Tiredness as Health Risks
A wartime era health notice warns patience to avoid worry and fatigue. It ties fatigue to susceptibility to germs and cold, urging elimination of worry and constant energy as defenses. It frames worry as damaging to mind and body like rust to metal.
Money for the Heathen and a Party Game
In a Lent fund drive Mrs Blank hemmed towels for five cents each and wash cloths for three cents, raising two dollars for the Ladies Aid. The piece recalls a party game about a guest named Cate with puns on her name, culminating in a list of phrases culminating in Innocence and Enduring devotion to domestic life.
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Blank
Pleasing the Men Folks Birthday Bohemian Supper Guide
A dated domestic guide suggests entertaining a husband and male visitors with a bohemian birthday supper. Decor ideas include odd plates pewter flagons stiff small trees and candles or plants, a bare topped table a central dish of scarlet flowers and red yellow fruit. Entertainment features caricatures table toasts name cards with scenes and postcards. Menu includes rye bread cheese ham sandwiches raw onions potato salad pickles coffee celery and cheese. Stories around the table are recommended.
Mother and Daughter Fashion in Black and White Stripes
A seated figure wears a black and white striped suit with a black trimmed coat and handmade lace collar. Enamel buttons, bronze straw hat with white feathers and beads, pink roses underneath brim. A little girl in plaid taffeta skirt and navy blue coat with silk trim.
Love story in the career of the Great Mirabeau
A Paris book review recounts Mirabeau and Sophie Mounnier's ill fated liaison. The affair began during his imprisonment, led to elopement to Holland, then renewed confinement and eventual tragedy as Mirabeau ended the relationship and Sophie died in distress.
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Mirabeau
Mounnier Faguet
Paris
Les Annales
Sophie Mounnier
Sophie
Saint Cruz Trout Tank Feeds Tamed Fish at Hotel
At Santa Cruz California in the St George hotel a tank holds 50 trout so tame they eat meat offered from a hand and rub against the feeder's palm, illustrating unusual animal docility in a hotel exhibit.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
St. George Hotel
Perfumed Pillows A Fad For Bed And Couch
The piece notes pine and lavender pillows rise in popularity as bed and couch accents. Pine pillows use deep yellow embroidery on strong muslin, while lavender pillows feature light lavender or white cretonnes with blossoms. A small baby pillow is handy for travel, offering comfort during naps.
Directoire Coats Bring Smart, Artistic Fashion Ahead
The next season’s directoire coats impress with artistic design tied to wearer pose. A dull blue silk bolero front coat features gathered waist, deep side plaits, high waistline buckle, elbow sleeves, and chenille fringe. Bold, contrasting materials and bolero jackets rise in popularity with embroidered, lingerie, or linen ensembles.
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Directoire
Man Prefers The Tidy Girl And Perfect Fit
A man favors a dainty fresh look over last season fashion, valuing a flawless fit and polished details like boots and gloves, while disregarding ill dressed appearance and hair. The piece contrasts neatness with untidiness in female presentation.
Salt for the Complexion Facial Routine Suggests Salt Milk Mixture
A woman promotes a beauty regimen using salt to wash the face at night and a salt plus milk paste applied overnight. She claims hot water cleansing with salt, cold rinse, and a milk diluted salt treatment will whiten, firm, and smooth the skin, producing ivorylike results.
Fashion Gleanings in Black Embroideries and Silk Jackets
Black allover embroideries remain in style this winter with lighter open fabrics. Silk braided jackets in black, sometimes velvet appliques, with or without sleeves, appear again. Net uses opalescent and gold spangles with raised gold figures and beads, in narrow edgings. New buttons resemble marquise rings, offered in Italian turquoise, ruby, sapphire, emerald, pink coral, with rhinestones.
Flower Baskets of Straw With Glass Vase Fittings
French water baskets for flowers weave fine straw into dainty shapes and colors. Each basket includes a glass vase inside to hold stems upright. Colorful combinations showcase lilies of the valley roses lilacs tulips orchids and forget me nots in pale greens pinks whites yellows and mauves.
Fastening Knife Handle with Resin and Sand Mix
A method to fix loosened knife or fork handles uses one pound yellow rosin and eight ounces sulphur melted together. The liquid is formed into bars or powder. Mix two parts powder with one part fine sand or brick dust. Fill the handle cavity, insert the stem, and heat to secure the piece firmly once cooled.
Sweeping Hints For Dust Control On Floors
Practical cleaning guidance suggests using moist sawdust on bare floors to trap dust. On carpeted areas, moistened newspaper scraps spread before sweeping capture dust as you brush the carpet. Do not soak the materials. keep them moist rather than dripping.
Ironing Embroidery Technique For Smoothing Linen
Fold a blanket several times and cover it. Place the embroidery face down on the cloth. Put a damp cloth on the back and press with a very hot iron until dry. The steaming action smooths the linen and enhances the embroidery.
Mending Rents in Table Linen and Towels
Instructions describe repairing worn edges in table linen and towels by inserting stiff paper under the tear, sewing a network of fine stitches across the edge, and choosing embroidery cotton to suit cloth quality. Use flax for thin places and broken linen threads.
Cooking tips for lima beans from a vintage recipe
Cook tender beans then drain and press through a sieve. Pack in a baking powder can. Slice and serve with a French dressing. Lima beans are delicious cooked thoroughly chilled and served with a simple dressing or tossed in butter and served hot.
If an egg is cracked wrap it in grease-proof paper
A practical tip advises that when an egg cracks it should be wrapped in grease-proof paper tied with string and placed in boiling water to cook safely.
Auto Divorce Sparks Incompatibility Over Fuel Choice
A playful courtroom exchange reveals Flyhigh and his spouse have separated after a dispute over car fuel. She favored denatured alcohol for their motorcar, while he insisted on gasoline, illustrating irreconcilable differences and leading to divorce.
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Flyhigh
An Apology Dialog Misquote by Briggs and Diggs
Briggs accuses Diggs of always putting his foot in his mouth. Diggs apologizes and explains the remark reflected his misjudgment about the size of Briggs foot.
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Briggs
Diggs
Among the Athletes in a Cobbler’s Shop
A young man in a cobbler’s shop asks an old man if he ever played football. The veteran puffs out four blows of tobacco smoke and replies he has no experience with athletic games, saying he never played at noon or ever.
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Bunko
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