Echoes of Fort Dearborn Legend Endures in Dearborn Tr
Mary Robinson Rager, aged nearly a century, dies leaving a link to Chicago’s Fort Dearborn massacre. Daughter of Alexander Robinson, a Potawatomi chief and ally to whites, he helped save the fort’s fate after the 1812 attack. Robinson’s life spanned battles, treaties, and frontier diplomacy with Ottawa and Chippewa, ending a chapter near Chicago’s forest preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Breat City
Cook County
Chicago
Mary Robinson Rager
Alexander Robinson
Chee-Chu-Pin-Quay
Metropolia
Fort Dearborn
Middle West
Fort Wham Jienry
Cooper
Pottawatomia
Robinson
Mackinae
Mid
Anthony” Wayne
Fallen Timbers
Port Dearborn
John Kinzle
Weald
General Weall
Detroit
Nnis
Heald
Black Partridge
Michigan Avenue
Captain Wells
Captain Heald
Black Bird
Pottawatemle
Uselesa
Roine
Munsont
Captan
Mrs. Heald
Wili
Vondiien
Mackillie
Abd
Hobinson
Lake Michigan
Mackinac
Healds
Captain Roberts
Louisville
Black Hawk
Atkinson
Henry
Lewis Cass
Prairie du Chien
Desplaines River
Untis
Mary Roblinson
Francis Rager
Hur
Old Northwest
Amusing Misreadings at a Lancashire Music Hall
A traveling salesman in Lancashire visits a closed Jocu music hall then encounters an amateur dramatic society at a nearby hall. He jokes about the act as a farce while the doorman explains the scene. The piece features playful wordplay and unrelated musings on diet and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Eat Eels and Live Long Baren Kihnekirakurn Retires
Unclear text shows a retirement note tied to Baren Kihnekirakurn amid garbled phrases. The fragment hints at a retirement event and a discussion of importance or significance, with names and terms partially legible.
Spring Fashion: Hats Coats and Suits With Slim Lines
A Paris influenced look emerges for spring with fabric and straw hat trims, slim coats, and two piece suits. The short jacket ensemble returns with sport calfskin models and the jumper may join wardrobes, while color remains conservative and embroidery adds detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Poiret
M. Poiret
Paris
Aga
Chile
Styles in Footwear Paints a Shift in Pumps and Fit
Brown patent leather pumps are worn with afternoon costumes while evening styles gain popularity. Specialists note newer models are widening to fit broader feet as orthopedic authorities and modern shoes push toward a roomier fit.
Plain Effects In Silk Anticipated For Spring Fashions
A New York Herald Tribune fashion note forecasts plain silk and crepe de chine frocks for spring. Chantal contributes light georgette and color blending trends, capes and jackets reappearing, lace and mesh yokes, and two color groupings from Patou. Bright hues mix with neutrals, stripes appear on jumpers, and trims like boleros and featherlight yokes remain key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantal
Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Denny
Patou
Fullness and Sleeve Styles Dominate Gown Design
The article discusses sleeve fullness as a key feature in gowns, noting caps with puffed contrasts at the wrist, white flowing lines, and sleeves attached to the dress at or below the elbow. It highlights barrel and plaited sleeves, bell shapes, long tight sleeves, and a French courturier trend with tight tailored sleeves and gold bracelets.
Peasant Influence Seen in Modern Fashions
The article notes awakening interest in peasant details in current styles. It cites subtle elements like sleeve touches and ornamentation reflecting humble origins, and describes bright red and blue color blends as part of fashionable frocks for youth.
Curling the Half Tha Pew Style for Elderly Women
A hairdressing trend for elderly British women features curling in a pew style. Barristers wigs are contrasted with gray hair, pearls, and a black velvet frock, creating a refined, attractive look.
Energetic Protestant youth call for Apontolls Brotherhood appeal
Reprinted notices show a recruitment appeal inviting energetic Protestant young men and women to join the Apontolls Brotherhood. The ad lists a mall application with five registrations, a property listing in Caxlie Point near Roan Mountain Tennessee, including 80 acres with a house and trout stream, priced at 31,000 cash, plus an acre with buildings for 800. Also mentions Lecroy's Mechanical Cement Repairs in Hol Springs Arkansas offering water jacket and leak fixes at 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apontolls Brotherhood
Monell
Caxlie Point
Wingaham
Anderann
Ind
Lecroy
Lecroy Mic
Department J
Hol Springs
Ark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Echo Sary Dearborn
Willam Wells
Wayne
Dearborn
Fort Wayne
Heath
Indiana
Wells
Rebekah Wells
Teald
WLRS
Dary Robins Tager
Metehiulkort
Gwen Lee
Milady
United
Statove
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Pittsburgh
Boston
New-York
Tscheonvilleé
Tampa
Los Angeles
Josh Bilis Tings
Mise Viola Powell
Cloue
Tate
Tanlac
Maderom
Beth
Anlac
Aetila
Washington
11Th St
Brooklyn
New Fork
Owneta
Windful Articulars
GHO
H. Jantzer
Uh Aversus
New York
Whington
Sense-bulletin Servic Burau
Kenwood Ave
Chitags
Dablias
McLeoiee
Pastor Koenigs Nervine
Elme
Ile
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