Navy and land matters noted in President's address
The address praises naval reforms and new vessels, backs a statue for Admiral Porter, and urges creation of a national naval reserve. It reports forest land policy, public land disposals totaling over 13 million acres, and changes to several forest reserves including Olympic, Prescott, Big Horn, Santa Ynez, and Crow Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eich
Thor
Philippines
China
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
David D. Porter
Spain
Secretary of the Interior
Olympic
Washington
Prescott
Arizona
Big Horn
Wyoming
Santa Ynez
California
Crow Creek
Pension Roll Totals and Census Progress Indicate 1909 Trends
The pension roll lists 993 226 names at year end with a net rise of 2010 and 45344 added during the year. Army pensions disbursed 134 700 597.24 dollars and navy pensions 3 761 533.41, totaling 138 462 130.65, leaving 5 542 768.25 in unexpended balance. The act of May 1900 widens annual pay to 250 dollars to widows. The census director says the twelfth census work advances well, gathering data on industry, mining, farms, education, religion, and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jor Navy
Ito
Treasury
Interior
Congress
Department of Agriculture reports year of progress and plans
The department has extended work across seeds and plants research with states, advanced meteorological efforts for ocean vessels, studied animal disease and food adulteration, planned woodland care, soil studies for better farming, and efforts to support arid region grasses. It urges adequate civil service funding and a records hall in Washington while cautioning against excessive government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Civil Service Commission
Congress
the Public Service
Washington
Zangwill and Rostand Plays Stir Broadway Audiences
A theater critic reviews Maude Adams in L Aiglon and Mme Bernhardt’s upcoming appearance, compares them with Rostand and Zangwill. Adams is found lacking in the Duke of Reichstadt role while Bernhardt’s presence heightens expectations. Zangwill’s The Moment of Death is praised as a psychological study with a three scene structure, revealing strong dramatic potential and the fate of a duke’s heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhardt
Miss Adams
Migs Adams
Maude Adams
Ecaglet
Reichstadt
Napoleon
Maria Louisa
Prince Metternich
France
Wagrdim
Charles Frohman
Wagram
L’algion
Mme. Bernhardt
Empire Theater
Israel Zangwill
Maldon
Christmas Fancy Work Ideas and Embroidery Trends
The article notes a busy season for Christmas craft and needlework, highlighting embroidery, painting, and crochet. It describes heavier embroidery designs for vanity cases, handkerchief cases with blue borders, and a simple linen catchall bag with a scalloped edge and machine stitching.
Glove Case and Dress Accessories Ideas
A detailed guide on crafting a scalloped cloth glove case with naturalistic floral designs and color matched ribbons. Includes instructions for dresser scarfs, light organdie slips, and a scented sachet pad tucked inside, secured by a satin ribbon bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Holiday themed tablets and blotters feature lively designs
The piece describes home craft items for the holidays including roses, tulips, holly and mistletoe motifs on tablets and blotters. It notes comic subjects such as funny field creatures and a watercolor calendar illustrating La Fontaine fables with Reynard on the cover and morals on each card. A school slate is suggested as a novel laundry list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Fontaine
Reynard
Scarffpin Roll Assembly From Embroidered Instructions
Detailed sewing directions describe making a scarfpin roll lined with silk and cotton, with a felt belt sewn inside. The belt is tacked at intervals to form openings for pins, rib bons tie the roll, and the finished item measures about four inches by one inch with pins oriented toward the center.
A Bachelor’s Blessing Opens as a Gift Item
The display of the bachelor’s blessing at fancy goods counters offers a handy case of sewing essentials. It is marketed as useful for married and unmarried alike, with silk canvas or leather versions containing cottons needles and needlebook, and valued for travelers who need to sew on rebelling buttons.
Dainty Gift Wrapping Ideas for Christmas Presents
A period piece advises clever dainty gift wrapping for Christmas. It suggests using holly colors for boxes and ribbons a dark green box with a scarlet bow or white boxes with holly woven ribbons or snow like white with green holly and red berries.
For Your City Friend Chestnut Gift and Rustic Fernery Craft
A short prose fragment extols rural gifts to city friends. It praises boxes of chestnuts walnuts hickory nuts and suggests delight in a small rustic fernery with ferns mosses and greenery as a thoughtful gesture.
Salt Lake City and rail routes advertised across the West
An 1910s style ad extols Salt Lake City as a transcontinental hub with the Rio Grande Western line linking East and West. It touts climate, attractions like Temple and Tabernacle, and promotes travel literature plus Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound sold by City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Tf Plac
Ormon Temple
Tabernacle
Ghus
Great Salt Lake
Rio Grande
Denv
Colorado
Souther Pacific
Oregon
Salt Lake Cit
Salt Lake City
Rio Grande Western Railway
Utah
Anmer
F. W. Thompson
San Francisco
J.D
City Drug Store
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Maude
Adams
Zangwill
Sarah Bernhardt
The
Little Minister
L Aigion
North Pole
South Pole
John
Queensland
Robert
Tie
Doralee
Boyer
Paris
Edmund Rostand
L’aiglon
Materi
Theann
Bartrand
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
East
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
L. L. Downing
Idaho Street
City Hall
Dillon, Mont
F. W. Voo.En
Gen. Mgr
E. Bray
Bedrock, Salmon & Gibbonsville Stage Co
Eas
Salmon City
Shoupe
Gibbonsville
Ida
Leesburg
Blackbird
Forney
Yellow Jacket
Bilver Creek
Prairie Basin
Salmon Ver
Red Rock
Mont
Care Stage Co
F. W. Vogler
IC. L
SHOE
New York
Glendale St
Montane
Dillon
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