Acme Hall Tailors Showcase Superior Men Suits
Superior and standard quality suits for men youths boys and children. Young men and youths not forgotten. Myriad patterns in sack and cutaway styles by our own artist tailors. Best Made is our motto and low prices are an inducement at the Great Store. Baltimore south stock unmatched. Prices from $5 to $385.
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SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE COMPANY
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south
Acme Hall
Lucia Lucis Eulogizes A Crowning Cross
A lyrical memorial piece evokes Lucia and Lucis with reverent imagery of graves, wings, glory, and love's story. The speaker laments a lost beloved, stands by a cross, and seeks meaning in sacred symbolism through repeated invocation of Lucis.
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Lucis
Lucist
Inside a Railroad Roundhouse Night Shift
A Springfield Republican tour describes the Newark roundhouse life. Locomotives rest in stalls, hostlers tend engines, wipers scrub the engines, and coal and sand operations fill the era's bustling late-evening routine. The scene shifts to annexes with oil tanks and woodsheds, then to morning startup and daily runs.
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Union station
New York express
Boston
No. 129
Springfield Republican
Coronation Dress of the Empress Sent to Museum
The empress of Russia sent her coronation dress to the national museum. The mantle is cloth of gold, a supple gold tissue with a black silk heraldic eagle. The heart bears Moscow arms, wings show kingdoms under the czar and the duchy of Finland. The train is richly embroidered gold tissue and its weight caused fatigue to the wearer.
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Russia
national museum
Moscow
czar
Boston Transcript
Peppermint Oil as Pest and Disease Killer
The Boston Budget notes peppermint oil can kill cockroaches in an hour when diluted to one part in a hundred, and that one drop under a bell jar over cholera cultures destroys bacteria and spores in forty eight hours. It is praised as a strong surgical antiseptic and valuable against phthisis and diphtheria.
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Boston
Manchester Mirror
Teaching Boys Self Reliance Through Explanations and Trust
Eben E. Rexford argues that mentors should engage boys by explaining both how and why tasks are done, fostering self reliance and understanding. By treating boys as mini adults, assigning responsibility, and inviting questions, guidance slows unnecessary experimentation and builds intelligent progress.
The Nosegay Provost and Mile. Rachel Tale
A young Rachel Felix later famed as Mile. Rachel faced a brusque adviser ML Provost at the Paris Conservatoire. He urged her to abandon acting by suggesting she sell nosegays. Years later she played Hermione in triumph and gifted him a flower, saying she sold nosegays.
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Paris Conservatoire
BL Provost
Comedie Francaise
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Hermione
Paris
MS Provost
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Detroit Free Press
The Scourge of Southern France Mistral Winds Against Provence
The mistral, a northwest wind, devastates southern France in winter and spring. Snow in the Cevennes drives icy air into Provence and Languedoc, destroying vineyards and forests, even houses. Ancient geographers note its severity while locals joke the three plagues are parliament, mistral, and the Durance.
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France
Cevennes
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Provence
Languedoc
Strabo
Longman's Magazine
Why wool does not felt on sheep explained
The article explains wool fibers lie in one direction with serratures pointing away from the root so they cannot interlock. When fibers are manipulated during manufacture they are pulled in many directions, exposing opposing points that seize and cause felting to begin.
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Dry Goods Chronicle
Oysters for a Cough Remedy Gains Cited
A historical note claims an experienced vocalist used raw oysters as a diet over fourteen years to cure numerous obstinate coughs. The Exchange quotes the remedy as easily tried and effective.
World Sunday School Scholars Reach Ten Million
New figures report about 10,447,000 Sunday school scholars worldwide. The tally highlights global participation across churches and denominations.
Wood carving taught at Minnesota State University
A report notes that wood carving is taught at Minnesota State University reinforcing offerings in crafts. The feature highlights campus programs and the role of artisan study in the curriculum.
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Minnesota State university
Odd Notions of Barbers Shaving as an Art and Apprenticeship
The piece explores barber superstitions and fading beliefs about luck and tips, then explains shaving technique and how barbers learn the trade. It includes a firsthand account of barber training, lathering practice, and the two year apprenticeship plus board and pay, with anecdotes from New York and Wall Street contexts.
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Wall street
New York Sun
Electrically Colored Hair at Biddeford Mill
An overseer at a Biddeford mill exposed to a strong current from nearby belt motion has seen his iron gray hair transformed to a vivid bay color. The strange change reportedly occurred after frequent exposure to the electrical force in the works.
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Biddeford
Mourning Draped White House Four Times Since Cleveland
The White House has been draped in mourning four times during President Cleveland's terms, honoring Grant, Hendricks, Arthur, and Waite, reflecting the nation's period of grief across several administrations.
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White House
Cleveland
Grant
Hendricks
Arthur
Waite
Berlin Citizens and Officers Fashion Contrast
The Berlin surface life is dullly dressed with slouchy men and dingy garments while German army officers stand as leading dandies. Berlin men lounge in theatres and cafes, head forward, hands in pockets, drinking beer. Yet in talk they reveal a surprising range of knowledge, surpassing other Europeans in verbal skill. Blakely Hall's Berlin Letter.
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Berlin
Paris
London
Europe
Blakely Hall
Depressing Personal Atmosphere in Homes
In some households the wind is always east and no one knows why. The causes center on one member whose mood depresses others though he may not show anger. His demeanor makes even sober people sad and the lighthearted blue, as a candid friend notes that silence hides harsher thoughts than words.
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Henderson
Cheney
redbreast
London Standard
Illinois Board Orders Rail Stations Sanitary Upgrades
The Illinois board of health sent notices to all railroad companies in Chicago directing immediate cleaning of stations and grounds to prevent cholera and other epidemics in Illinois this year. The move reflects ongoing public health efforts reported by the New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Illinois board of health
Chicago
Illinois
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Two Kinds of Letters Bother a Man Most
Roscoe Conkling, retired from public life, noted that letters trouble a man most those he writes and those he does not write. His remark appeared in the Philadelphia Ledger reflecting on political subjects.
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Roscoe Conkling
Philadelphia Ledger
Leap year superstition in Russia linked to St Cassian cow threat
A historical note from Russia ties February 29 to a leap year superstition stating that if St Cassian looks on a cow it will wither. The belief reflects folk lore around calendar quirks and animal prodigy in ancient superstition.
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Russia
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