Miller the jockey star of New York racing era
The article profiles Walter Miller, Brooklyn born jockey rising in New York circuit, detailing his 387 wins in 1896, earnings around 60 thousand dollars, and his training under Thomas Welch. It notes rivals like Radtke, Koerner, Dugan, and international peers, plus Miller’s family support and the lure of a high earnings career at Belmont Park and beyond.
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New York
Belmont Park
Miller
Newcastle
Thomas Welch
James R. Keene
Keene
California
South
Walter Miller
Brooklyn
Baden
Germany
Walter
Thrift Talk for Young Men Emphasizes Saving
A column urges young men to save regularly to build wealth and avoid poverty. It contrasts thrift with fate, warns against waste, and uses a table to show how small daily savings grow into substantial sums over decades. It endorses denying cigars and tobacco to fund a fortune.
Ali Khan the Savage: Avars’ Descendant of ruthless Russian servant
Ali Khan, known as Colonel Alikhanoff, was a fierce expansionist who carved Turkestan with fire and sword. He aided rail and trade from the Caspian to the Oxus, backed by brutal campaigns with Kaufmann and Skobeleff, and later governed with relentless efficiency before his violent end.
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Sheepshead Bay
Flanner
Mr. Flanner
Russia
Alikhanoff
Ali Kahn
Turkestan
Kaufmann
Skobeleff
Khiva
Merv
Samarcand
Kamaroff
Penjdeh
Herat
Verestchagin
Genghis and
Timour
Ali Khan
Fighting the White Plague Progress of the Organized Assault on Tuberculosis
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis has expanded from seven to fifteen state societies in two years, with eight new states forming groups and others planning similar work. The national exhibition, begun in Baltimore, has toured 16 U S cities plus Toronto and Mexico since November 1905, drawing 221 981 attendees that year and 372 000 in 17 months. Two years ago four state sanitariums existed. now 17 are established or planned.
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Miller
Ted Sloan
Radtke
United States
Lucien Lyne
New York
England
Fred” Taral
America
Austria
Skeets
Martin
Hungary
Tommy” Burns
France
Spencer
Turner
Rausch
O’connor
Johnny” Reiff
Cormack
Henry
Shields
McIntyre
Wiley
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
East
Middle West
Association
Baltimore
National Association
Toronto
Mexico
Make Your Own Kite Instructions and Materials
For the boy who wants to make his own kite the diagrams shown will explain themselves. All the materials needed are strong thin paper or cotton goods thin sticks that bend easily rattan is best strong thread straight long sticks patience and ingenuity.
Styles of the Season for Baby Apparel Revives Bishop Dress
The article notes a revival of simple juvenile fashion by mid summer, with plain, easy care fabrics replacing fussy trims. It highlights bishop dresses for play, unembellished outer garments, simple long coats, and washable hats or sun bonnets, all easing mothers’ labor while keeping children neatly dressed.
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Sendry
Reading Lessons From a Notebook Across Ages
A mother explains Machiavellian plots while Frank dislikes Hugo. She recalls a school exercise where students kept a notebook of unfamiliar references then shared notes weekly. Readings included Waterloo, Shylock, Bartholemew, Leander, and more as a prompt to test comprehension.
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Frank
Mother
Victor Hugo
Machiavel
Miss Dayton
John
Mr. Winters
St. Bartholomew
Leander
Washington Star
Ice on Wires Puzzle Delights Warm Day Readers
A Philadelphia Ledger tale describes suspending a two pound ice block on a fine wire bridge across a water pail. The ice melts and appears to be cut into three, yet remains a single block as the wires freeze into the ice and later emerge intact.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Vogue Veils Adorn Wardrobe In Varied Chiffon Styles
Fashion notes describe long chiffon veils in colors from light gray to champagne with three yard lengths and hemstitched details. Short veils 1½ yards feature large velvet dots and contrasting colors, while white chiffon with white velvet dots remains popular. The practical automobile veil is 1½ yards square, hemmed, and worn over the hat. Other novelties include pink silk tissue and lace veils in black cream and blue with silver embroidery, plus mousseline with shadow embroidery. Veils remain a key accessory for the season.
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London
A Safe Custodian
A short children’s tale shows Johnnie offering his nuts to Granny who cannot eat them due to no teeth. He leaves the nuts with her, promising to return. The scene blends humor with a gentle, domestic moment in a village setting.
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Johnnie
Granny
Little Ian Tries Backward Shirt Trick After Bath
A playful scene shows Ian struggling to dress, wearing his shirt backward and ruefully stating he must turn himself around so the shirt can button in front. The moment captures a child’s simple determination and self reliance.
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Ian
He's Handy to Have
A conversation reveals one woman's approval of a bright artist who has recently earned money and shows a desire to spend it on her. She plans to visit a cafe that seats strangers at the same table to avoid friends noticing their company.
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Miller
Quarrels Over Rent Roil New York Courts
In New York City the landlord tenant clash runs hot with a daily average of 190 court cases. The figures reflect widespread disputes over rent and housing conditions.
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New York City
Bolero fading from fashion in Paris critique
A Paris correspondent notes the bolero’s decline and describes current fashion trends favoring a long jacket effect or redingote. The piece argues the bolero no longer fits many figures, leaning toward negligee style and raglan mimicry, with slim figures favored for the long jacket.
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Paris
In Shape of a Tomato Pincushion Craft Idea
The article describes making small decorative pincushions shaped like fruits and vegetables, focusing on a tomato design. It offers materials, colors, and construction steps including velvet covering, red ribbon divisions, and a green ribbon stalk with a wire core and a hanging loop for display or sale at a bazar.
Silk gloves with navy embroidery dazzle fashion notes
The article praises silk lingerie gloves with lace trim and ornate backs. It highlights navy blue silk tops hand-embroidered in navy silk, plus varied trimming on long sleeves. Dame Fashion insists the fashion must be in one note and celebrate these details.
Fashion Notes on Formal Wear and Accessories
Fashion notes describe morning suits with cambric collars and cuffs, plain cambric bands with pinhead dots, narrow black taffeta belts, jeweled gold bags, and matching linen shoes. Details highlight colored leathers, harmonizing stockings, and pastel belts embroidered with roses or pansies. The palette centers on gray and dark emerald greens.
Lace Gaiters The Latest Summer Accessory
The article promotes lace gaiters as the newest and sharpest summer wear. Made with fine white lining and a winter cloth gaiter shape, the heavy lace ensures smooth set and durability. They fasten with small pearl buttons and are cut and fitted with accuracy and care.
Tailored Gowns of Black Silk in Paris Styles
Paris notes in the Kansas City Star describe several smart tailored gowns in black silk. One gown features a Louis XIII habit with a white toile vest embellished by raised embroidery, while another includes a waistcoat of Irish lace with four gold buttons on a double breasted front.
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Paris
Kansas City Star
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Koerner
E. Dugan
Danny” Maher
Lord Derby
Maher
Fred Taral
Willie” Shaw
Johnny” Relff
Eee Lewis
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Total Eee Eee Rere Ees
Dugan
Herbert F. Price
Ali Khan, the Savage
Star Kite
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Vogues
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