Russian Court Dress Regulates Diplomatic Attire Abroad
A Russian circular issued in St. Petersburg reopens the court dress issue for American and other foreign diplomats. It prescribes a blue frock coat with a velvet collar and brass buttons, white or blue waistcoat, and blue trousers for those not entitled to uniforms. The measure, once discussed in Washington via Ambassador Tower, replaces velvet with cloth for a plain style, and similar steps are feared in Berlin The Hague and Brussels.
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St. Petersburg
J. Gark
Rugain
Berlin
Gaenhagen
Hague
Brussels
United States
New York
New York ‘Tribune
Polished Petrified Wood Heads to Paris Exposition
Sioux Falls Journal reports on a $1,000,000 shipment of petrified wood from Arizona to Sioux Falls for polishing and shaping into buttons, table tops, and columns. Logs travel 65 miles to a railroad, then to the city for sawing. The exhibit aims to advertise Sioux Falls at the Paris exposition with unique machinery and artistry.
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Arizona
South Dakota
Apizona
Paris
Sioux Falls
Ancient Philadelphia mint coin linked to Diana and Liberty
A 2000 year old coin from the ancient Philadelphia mint in Lydia is described as well preserved with legible inscriptions. The face shows the Goddess of Liberty likeness with the word Demos beneath, and the reverse depicts Diana with her bow and the inscription Diana, Friend of the Philadelphians. The Philadelphia prize, found in Europe by violinmaker Joseph Mickley, was presented to the mint. In Susquehanna, a wildcat attacked a henhouse, injuring Mrs. Hempstead who fought back with an axe, the 30 pound wildcat defeated.
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Philadelphia
Far East
Demos
Diana
Lydia
Europe
Joseph Mickley
Mint
Susquehanna
Philadelphia Inquirer
Weight of American Mails Unknown
The United States government has not taken a complete accounting of the total weight of mail matter carried for over twenty years, leaving a long standing uncertainty about postal traffic and logistics.
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United States
Exposure and Fat on Army Campaigns
A New Orleans Times Democrat reader argues that soldiers gain fat on exposure during campaigns, noting wet conditions, bacon, and bootleg coffee as factors. He recalls pleurisy after leaving service despite failing sanitary rules, and cites widespread illness from bad water and embalmed beef during campaigns.
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Siu
Unus
Light Smokers and Tobacco Habits Across Cultures
A Washington Star report quotes a visiting Japanese official on tobacco use in Japan and abroad, noting Japanese prefer short smoked forms due to historical tariffs and scarcity. The piece contrasts shifts as Japan modernizes, with small pipes and cigarettes seen as economical, while predicting a future move to larger pipes.
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America
United States
Singh
Japan
Washington Star
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Bupalun
Chun
Han Wit
C. Lehman’s Hardware
Cuck
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Pullac
Holzer
Lewiston
Maine
Chicago Chronicle
Somerset County
Eustis
Jacquith
Kinbden
Newportland
Deans River
Uter
Travoln
Kokomo
Ind
Alice Chignell
California
Elgin
Elgin Roller Mills
Iowa
Graham
Proprietors
Stcehr's
NICE
Benson
Bro’s
B. Schori & CO
Warchance Nedrhe
Town
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