Hats and the Man in the Panama Fashion Clash
A Boston Journal commentary satirizes Panama hats versus other headwear, arguing personal independence in hat choice amid changing fashions. It muses on Daniel Webster hats Napoleon and Caesar, noting most people yield to custom while some cling to tradition, shaping public style debates.
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Doston Journal
Panama
Leas
St. Louis Fair
Caesar
Via Appia
Napoleon
Fontainebleau
Dresden
Hugo
Rehela
Florida as a sugar state prompts boom in lands
An author asserts Florida has 5,000,000 waste acres capable of producing 10,600,000 tons of sugar cane annually. He argues the U.S. could meet its sugar demand, save imports of about 150,000,000, and reduce sugar taxes by cultivating Florida lands. He calls Floridians to organize a sugar boom to create wealth and attract settlers and capital.
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Florida
Sugar Trust
South
Hager
Klondike
Cape Nowe
Reward for Catarrh Cure Claims Honest Business Men
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case cured by Hill's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the firm F J Cheney & Co of Toledo reliable for 35 years and lists several Toledo wholesalers backing the product. The notice touts internal action and urges testimonials, with price per bottle indicated.
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Hill
F. J Cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Keenan & Marvin
O. Hall
Brooklyn Borough Population and Facilities Snapshot
In Brooklyn the borough hosts about 20,000 apartment or tenement houses, 11,000 stores, 10,000 stubs, 5,000 factories, 541 hotels or saloons, 315 schools, 640 churches, 96 theaters, 91 lodging houses, 216 clubs, 46 station houses, 124 engine houses, 153 hospitals and asylums, and 1,300 warehouses.
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Brooklyn
New York
Ancient Egyptian greyhound with knobbed tail fascinates scientists
A 5000 year old wall painting in a Thebes royal tomb shows a tall greyhound with a ball like tail end. The illustrated hounds accompany a king in hunting antelopes, suggesting the pure breed existed far earlier than once believed and intrigues naturalists and fanciers.
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Egypt
Thebes
Clock Made of Flowers in Detroit Park
A grand floral clock in a Detroit public park features a seven foot diameter dial set on a green base. Thousands of living flowers cover the base, planted each spring and requiring daily trimming and constant care to keep the clock’s face clear and distinct.
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Detroit
Earth
Lion of Babylon Mosaic Unearthed by German Expedition
The Lion of Babylon is a 2400 year old mosaic of glazed tiles found in Nebuchadnezzar’s palace by a German expedition led by Dr. Robert Koldewey. The fragmented pieces were recovered and reassembled, revealing a watchful lion once guarding palace entrances.
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Robert Koldeways
Paice
Nebuchadnezzar
East
Wisconsin Representative Babcock Shaves Beard On Floor
Representative Babcock of Wisconsin shaved off his invariant black beard the other morning and was denied entry to the house floor until identified. He had not been shaved in 15 years, and as he walked to his seat members searched for recognition, many failing to identify their colleague without his whiskers.
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Representative Babcock
Wisconsin
Babcock
Portland grand vizier deaths in Ottoman court
Records show among the last two hundred grand viziers of the sultan of Turkey that not more than 24 died naturally. About 100 were poisoned, 66 were beheaded or drowned in the Bosphorus, and 40 have unknown causes. Only one served four hours and another ten minutes, both ended by strangulation.
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Turkey
Bosphorus
Doctor Praises Castoria Counterfeit Crackdown
A Hyannis letter dated May 12 1900 congratulates Chas H Fletcher of New York City on victories over counterfeiters of Castoria. The writer commends Fletcher for enforcing a high standard of preparation and warns against imitations harming children, noting Castoria’s long standing manufacture details from the writer’s lab.
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Hyannis, Mass
Chas
H. Fletcher
New York City
Mr. Fletcher
Brush the Coin Off Trick for Entertaining Guests
A party trick suggests placing a cent or nickel on the open palm and challenging others to brush it away using only the brush head. No brush can remove the coin, as it remains in the palm despite efforts. The front of the brush must be used, not the handle, per the rules.
Hera the Ingenious loop puzzle for all ages
Hera is an Ingenious new puzzle offering entertainment for the young and many adults who enjoy problem solving. TL features a circular field with a circular enclosing wall and scattered objects to interact with.
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Hera
Queen Victoria's Way and Odd Notices in Century
A history piece notes Queen Victoria's sustained involvement after Prince Albert's death, with notes written by her hand. It references Sir Henry Ponsonby and anticipates future access to royal papers. It also tells of George R. McKenzie who funded Presbyterian churches in Jersey City with no music, their closure, and resale. A Seattle Sunset Telephone subscriber seeks a new directory with his name.
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Oscar Browning
Noone
Henry Ponsonby
the Inquirer
George III
George R. McKenzie
Jersey City
Sunset Telephone Company
Seattle
Sprint
Roosevelt hosts garden party and Evans visits Boston mayor
The article notes Mrs. Roosevelt hosting garden parties to please the president who favors outdoor amusements. It also reports H. C. Evans visiting Mayor Collins of Boston, seeking guidance about the London consul general role he has been appointed to.
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Roosevelt
H. C. Evans
Collins
Boston
Consul Generals
London
Ripening of cheese and rare book sale headline
A new ferment named galactose aids cheese ripening, working at low temperatures and cutting storage needs. The London Athenaeum reports Mr T. J. Wise paid £600 for a near-pristine second edition of Tennyson's Lover's Tale, with corrections. Alabama shows 223,220 farms: 129,197 white led, 94,083 colored operated.
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London Athenaeum
T. J. Wise
O Tennyson
Stowfont
Alabama
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Serliner
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