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ARIS Exhibition and Fashion Notes From a Gilded Era
ARIS is described as the gayest place on earth with rising popularity and fashionable dining, especially at the German restaurant famed for its artful decoration. Women reportedly wear mixed theater and street costumes, with evening coats in light fabrics. Advertisements for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound recount female health testimonials praising relief from menstrual pain and irregularities.
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Aris
Paris Exposition Evening Styles and Dining Scenes
SADIE MERRITT describes Parisian nightlife around a Spanish café and Rue de Paris theaters. Exposition evenings feature diverse gowns from tailor made to concert dresses in silk, satin, and lace, with dust-filled venues and evolving fashion phrases as society flits between dining and performances.
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Sadie Merritt
Thai player Wratier wins lifecoin prize, police notified
A Thai player won a gold lifecoin prize claimed by his brother who nearly panicked. She initially pondered keeping the money but ultimately decided to hand it to the police.
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Wratier
DaWitts Little Harry Risera Pills Praised by Housaworth Bros
A brief praise notice states there are no better pills than DaWitt's Little Harry Risera and notes prompt, certain results. The endorsement comes from Housaworth Bros.
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Harry Risera
Housaworth Bros
Do You Wear Exerlasses For Better Look
Miss Pert asks about why you wear exerlasses. The short sighted man replies he wears them because he knows he looks better with them.
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Miss Pert
Itfarlem
Landslide Near Suffolk Coast Threatens Wakefield Lighthouse
A land strip one mile long fourteen feet wide and twenty feet deep has slid onto the Suffolk coast. The Wakefield lighthouse now sits six feet from the cliff edge.
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N. Y
No Canning Industry in China Noted by NY World
The New York World notes there is no canning industry in China as sauces and compotes are stored in earthen jars or old wine and beer bottles. This observation highlights traditional preservation methods used in Chinese households and markets.
Quick relief for asthma from Faley's Honey and Tar
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas reports eight years of severe asthma with fatal attacks, but since using Faley's Honey and Tar she has not suffered a new attack and claims immediate relief from symptoms. Houssworth Bros.
Judge Declares Ice Trust Illegal in Omaha Case
Judge Dick inson of the district court rules the Reservoir Ice company, known as the ice trust, violates the state anti trust law. He declines to dissolve the corporation pending reply and issues. Attorney General Smith says he is satisfied with the decision and notes any person connected with the company is liable to a fine upon citizen complaint.
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Hives Proclaimed Easily Cured by Dean’s Ointment
Advertises Dean's Ointment as an instant relief and permanent cure for hives. Claims availability at any drug store for 50 cents.
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Liveryman George Bender Ends Life Over $1000 Note
Evansville Ind July 2 George Bender a liveryman from Tennison Ind killed himself rather than meet a $1000 note. He had life insurance for $1000 payable to his wife and was found hanging in a barn at age 25 after the note holder called to collect.
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Kidney health ad urges early symptoms heed
An old advertisement warns that ignoring early signs of kidney or bladder trouble can lead to Bright's disease or diabetes. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cuts as a remedy to restore kidney function and emphasizes not delaying treatment.
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Foley
Houseworth Sros
Two Hundred Oysters and a Dishonest Feast
West Philadelphia officer John Long known as Long John earned a local nickname for a prodigious appetite. He attended a church oyster supper and devoured two hundred oysters in minutes, then returned to the station. The thieves later stole the remaining oysters from the classroom.
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The
Philadelphia Record
John Long
Long John
Long
Pokesman Lane
John
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Endorsed
A medical notice urges keeping Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry on hand to treat cholera infantum dysentery diarrhea and related illnesses as delays can be dangerous and a quick remedy is advised.
Himalayan Antelopes at Pike's Peak Discovery
A Cordilleran section meeting of the Urological Society of America reported bones found at Glen Eyrie near Dike's Peak that identify a goat antelope not like any current American species. The bones also include remains of a slender limbed horse related to Asian Himalayan antelopes, indicating ancient connections between continents.
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Urological Society of America
Glen Eyrie
Dike’s Peak
America
Asia
Historic hill in Loston Massachusetts linked to revolutionary war
An elevated site in northeastern Loston Mass became a historic focal point during the revolutionary period. It hosted a British fort that bombarded Charlestown during the Bunker Hill battle, setting the town ablaze. Early Puritan ministers are buried on the hill’s summit and the ancient cemetery is preserved.
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Bunker Hill
Detroit Free Press
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Sold for Liver and Bone Help
Houseworth notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous pills claimed to cure liver and bone troubles with no gripe.
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DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Cronje a Scotchman of Border Descent Say Scots Ties Run Deep
At a Scottish Border Counties association meeting in the Free Masons tavern Sir James Crichton Brown, the chairman, stated Gen. Cronje was of Scottish descent with relatives in a border county. He noted Cronje’s Dutch name relates to McCrone, and his parents’ origins tie him to Eleuchencairn and the Haugh of Arr, making him a Galloway man whose foray tactics echo local raider tradition.
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London Standard
Backache Warning and Kidney Cure Claim
A health notice warns that backache can signal kidney disorder leading to Bright's disease or diabetes. Moulsworth Bros. promotes Fe ley's Kidney Cure as guaranteed for the kidneys.
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Feley
Moulsworth Bros
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