Frock for Growing Girls From Cheviot Tan and Brown
An illustrated New York World design presents a cheviot gown for girls aged 10 to 16. Features include a gored skirt with green velvet bands and gilt buckles, velvet trims, tight back waist, and a velvet collar. The piece emphasizes practicality and evolving standards in children’s dress. Mrs. Jordan, wife of Dr. David Starr Jordan, supported her husband’s scientific work and was formerly Miss Susan Bowen, a Mount Holyoke zoology professor at marriage.
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New York World
Jordan
David Starr Jordan
Susan Bowen
Mount Holyoke’ College
Queen Anne comb returns as hair fashion item
The article extols the Queen Anne comb in tortoise shell as the most dignified hair ornament. It suits middle aged women and caps, while young girls appear quaint with their shining hair styled around the erect, austere comb.
Mantel decor ideas for a clean summer display
The article advises removing heavy drapery and antish dust elements, favoring bare smooth oak mantels. It recommends minimal decoration with white plaster casts, a Parthenon panel or Donatello cherubs, and a few upright framed photos to stay stylish and practical in hot weather.
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Donatello
Colorado guardianship reform passes with mother joint guardian ruling
At a Woman's club meeting Miss Harrington led a discussion on Colorado laws denying mothers guardianship. The debate spurred Senator Hartzell to file a bill to make mothers joint guardians with husbands, which the tenth general assembly approved without dissent.
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Woman’s Club
Miss Harrington
Colorado
Hartzell
General Assembly
Denver News
Trade вопросов and political debates in 1890s papers
The piece cites The New York Evening Post praising W L Wilson for joining Cleveland's cabinet and condemns tariff tinkering. It references General Master Workman Sovereign, Mr Godkin, and comments on wage politics, free Canadian lumber, and the formed lumber association in New England as a reaction to free trade.
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New York Evening Post
W. L. Wilson
Cleveland
Wilson
House of Representatives
Evening Post
Senate
Godkin
Congress
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Colebrook
N. H
England
Bennett's bungler misrepresents US exports to Germany
A rebuttal accuses the New York Herald and James Gordon Bennett of deliberate falsehoods about US tariffs. Treasury data show exports to Germany rose in many categories from 1893 to 1898, including beef and hog products, butter, seeds, and flour, while sewing machines and cotton goods fluctuated.
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United States
Treasury Department
Germany
New York
Her
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department
Herald
Worthington
Ford
Bureau of Statistics
Argentina
Paris
Worth the dress guru dies making fashion a art
Obituary reflections from multiple papers honoring Worth the English printer’s devil who became a leading authority on fashion. They praise his genius, artistry, and influence elevating dressmaking to a fine art, noting his death leaves a legacy that shaped 19th century couture. Local editorials emphasize his impact on industry and culture.
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Kansas City Journal
Worth
Ile
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Pittsburg Dispatch
M Worth
Philadelphia Record
M. Worth
Beciamenga
Boston
May
Paris
Kansas City Times
Horses, races and racing men in early 1900s notes
Hickok names Trilby Racontour as Derby favorite at 7 to 4 while Regal Wilkests appears set to beat rivals. Flo and Cloister feature in Grand National talk with Hi coté guiding Cloister. A horse dies near Upper Willow Creek Oregon within a month of age 40. About 500 horses and 100 jockeys face bans Aug 20 to Sept 18. Dwyer bars women from betting on tracks under his control. Byron McClelland eyes Henry of Navarre in major western races if fit. Assemblyman Percy seeks legal limits on racing stake distributions. Feorrier, once Master Horsyvshaurs’ president, links to farrier term origin.
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Cloister
Hicoté
Upper Willow Creek
Turt Pongeuss
Contig Couson
P. J. Dwyer
Byron McClelland
Henry
Minnesota
Jewish Jottings on Zionism and Jewish affairs
A readable summary notes global Zionist hopes to ease obstacles to Palestine colonization and fund a Jerusalem Jewish university. It references about 60,000 Jews in Paris, Miss Edgar Thomas’s view of Paris versus New York, and the high end of Temple Emanu El’s wealth. It also mentions women’s suffrage debates among Jewish press and leaders in New York municipal interest.
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Paria
Edgar ‘Thomas
Paradise
New York
Jerusalem
Lout
The
Jewish Review
Elis Island
Broadway
United States
Temple Emanu-El
Gotthelf
Rival Twin Capital Fight Between St. Paul and Minneapolis
The war over which city should host Minnesota’s state capital intensifies with bitter exchanges between St. Paul and Minneapolis. Editors urge compromise and even joint capital status to end the dispute.
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St. Paul
Boston Globe
Minneapolis
Boston Herald
Pittsburg Dispatch
Minnesota
Buffala Express
Hops Duty Reduction Boosts US Imports and Exports
The duty cut on hops led to imports rising by over 600000 pounds in the last year compared with 1893 while exports reached 2700000 pounds. Markets abroad, especially England, were thought ready to receive them though England bought 2890000 pounds less salt than imports last year.
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Jess
England
Cotton Advisory Warns Against Believing Rise in Prices
The Arkansas Democrat urges planters not to be deceived by cotton price increases. It argues independence lies in making cotton a surplus crop and notes price gains reflect expectations of fewer acres planted this year, guiding policy decisions for growers.
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Arkansas Democrat
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Hickok
Goldings
Regal Wilkests
Flo
Victor Athletic Goods
Overman Wheel Coo
Victor Bicycles
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Portlan
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Mont
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VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
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Montana
Poindexter & Orr
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Palestine
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Coles Co
UL A
Rival Twins
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Military Encyclopedia
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