American Women Praised by English Essayist Miss Ella Hepworth Dixon
English essayist Miss Ella Hepworth Dixon visits the United States and extols American young women for their brightness and adaptability while noting forwardness of American boys. The piece covers letter writing advice, women’s education progress, and wealthy social life around Mrs. Phoebe Hearst’s stable and fashionable sporting attire trends. She contrasts past limits on women with modern opportunities and highlights forward-looking views on women’s roles.
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Ella Hepworth Dixon
United States
Sallie Joy White
Swell
Hearst
Phoebe Hearst
M Street
Washington
Fashion Notes on Summer Millinery and Gowns
A lively survey of current style, detailing neckus bows in black velvet, two clasp Milanese suede gloves, clingy blouse effects, flat front summer shoes with high heels, ribbed leather garments, polka dotted scarves for hats, back-fastening stocks, Empire bodice bands, novel feminine golf shoes, tight sleeve shapes, and a possible reduction in the high linen collar while retaining a sharp front point.
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Paquin
New York
Constipation remedies claim liver cure with 25c pills
An advertisement touts Ayer's Pills as a cure for constipation headaches and dyspepsia. It promises relief from head pain and eye ache with a taste complaint, claiming the liver is involved and urges purchase from all druggists for 25 cents.
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Ayer
Unique buffalo farming ranch in Wisconsin spans many years
One of the most distinctive businesses in the United States is buffalo farming near Cochran, Wisconsin. The Huber Brothers operate a large herd, with 42 full-blooded animals and a number of cross-bred calves. Burgess and Hanson of Luana, Louisiana recently bought six, including Old Tom and Lincoln, the herd’s kings. Tom lived in captivity for years before an injury led to his removal from the group.
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United States
Cochrane
Wis
C. Ifwher
Thief River Falls
Wisconsin
Haber Brothers
London
Burgess & Hanson
Luana
Huber Brothers
Old Tom
Lincoln
Tom
Huber
New Food Plant In Africa And Other Items
An article notes a tropical Africa legume called woandsu or Glycine soubterranea, cultivated for food and resembling beans with a white flourish flavor like chestnuts. It cites varied spread to Asia and Brazil and includes chemical data and daily nutrition. Also mentions Tibet’s population and Dalai Lama rule, Mongolia religion, Hall’s Catarrh Cure endorsement from E A Rood, and various ads and notes on agriculture and health cures.
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Africa
Richard Auenther
Frankfort
Asia
Brazil
Tibet
France
Germany
Spain
Le 8
Dalai Lama
China
Mongolia
Lassa
Bottle Tree of Australia Grows Fifty Feet Tall
An Australian curiosity called the bottle tree reaches about fifty feet in height and resembles bottles in many shapes, both upright and inverted. Its interior contains a glutinous sap used to make a refreshing drink, tapped like maple sugar, while natives hollow trunk sections to create excellent sauces.
Fragmented Medicine Ads and Warnings Across Scattered Text
A garbled compilation shows multiple patent medicine claims and dubious cures. References include Garfield Headache Powders, Cascaros candy, Allen's Foot Ease, Dr Kline nerve remedies, and a London School of Medicine note on women doctors, with scattered mentions of Detroit trolley limits and various dubious health claims.
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Allen
Rample
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeRoy
Detroit
Mich
High heat seasons wood and cracks may follow
The text explains that excessive heat dries wood quickly causing cracking or splitting. It also notes a motor vehicle line in Algiers running daily 108 miles between two towns, enabling traffic previously impossible.
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Algers
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Directoire
Bretelles
Pittsburg Dispatch
Geo. Yellett
Towson, Md
Acta . Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Enerprise
E. A. Rood
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Mru
Winslow
West Indies
Piso
J. Winias
Third Avenue
Minneapolis
Brillan’s
United Kingdom
National Geographic Magazine
Garen
Dox
Atlanta
Gav
Ernat
West Point
McIlhenny
Tabasco
Khrey
Hermitage
Vary
Baltimore
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Grand Opera House
Paris
Kline
R. H. Kur, Ltd
Arch St
Phila.l’a
London School of Medicine
India
South Africa
Tersia
British Depot
Cutm. Corp
U. 5
Lion Coffee
Maryland
Mary Ann
Mary
Ackage
Amesia
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