The Fashions of the Season in High French Millinery
The New York Post notes this season favors princess shapes for evening gowns and cape costumes with Louis XVI and Gainsborough hats returning in high priced French millinery. Gimp and passementerie trims grow, while green shades like Jourdain and vert russe appear in Paris made outfits. Fur wraps feature sable and astrakhan with wool imitations. long black cloth gowns remain a refined staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XVI
Devonshire
Gainsborough
Jourdain
Journal
Vert Russe
Paris
Sable
Seal
New York Post
Short Stories and World News Items From An Early Era
American brewers have already invested four million dollars in and around Havana. There are about 114500 telegraphs offices now open worldwide. Tennessee’s world’s fair exhibit could travel by water to St. Louis to showcase river navigation near Chattanooga. Filipino women launder sheets, a nurse reports hospital linens as fearful and wonderful. A cow butchered near Montrose, Pennsylvania yielded a pocketbook with bills and 45 cents, plus a shingle nail and hairpin. The Hancock tavern in Boston, famed in colonial times, is cited as the latest historic landmark to go, once a hub for bon vivants visiting the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Tennessee
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Manila
Montrose
Boston
Hancock Tavern
Dental Don'ts and Tooth Care Admonitions
Advice warns against neglecting dental hygiene and highlights actions to prevent tooth decay. Emphasizes brushing, regular tartar removal by a dentist, rinsing with an alkaline wash after acids, avoiding irritating tooth powders, not sleeping with an open mouth, and using both sides when eating to balance exercise of teeth.
Up to Date Proverbs Reflecting Practical Maxims
A collection of concise proverbs on planning, effort, and prudence. Highlights include the value of forward planning, the balance of push and pull in success, and warnings that excessive credit can hinder freedom. Aims to guide practical thinking with dated, pithy wisdom.
Christianity Is the Soul of Socialism, Says Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman writes in the New York Commercial Advertiser that socialism grows from love and Christianity, though many forms arise daily. He argues social reform should honor humanity while avoiding dogma, noting institutional limits and the need for inner virtue. He sees socialism as a path to easier virtue, not life itself, urging loving kindness as the enduring core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
United States
England
Ife
Bliss Carman
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Lead ers. A Fable and The Duty of Good Union Men
A two part piece blends a fable about hostage horses starved in pens with a satirical view of democracy and leadership. Philosophers and social critics weigh in on governance, hospitals, tenements, unions, and how best to guide a society toward improvement. The editor notes: the owner’s stance on labor action shows prudence and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carlyle
Mr. Ruskin
Tlorses
Mr. Bellamy
Society For the Suppression of Nature
Bolton Hall
Tight Rope and Trapeze Magnet Trick Demonstrated
A New York Tribune item describes a home magic setup using a needle and magnet to create a wobbling vertical needle, a cardboard stage, cork pins, and a hidden magnet. A tiny paper figure rides the needle, with a match and thread trapeze swinging to simulate a performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York ‘Tribune
Make and Olian Harp from a Wind Instrument Idea
A plan describes crafting a harp-like instrument from a narrow box of thin deal with a central hole and strings tuned to one note. Placed to catch breeze, the wind across strings creates varied tones. the piece also includes a verse on English rhymes from London Tit-Bits.
Handkerchief Trick Involves Moisture And Alcohol
A handkerchief placed in the midst of a flame can burn without harming the spectator when it is properly prepared. The cloth is soaked in water, then squeezed gently to remove excess water while staying moist, and finally saturated with alcohol.
The Doll That Winked At Him
A boy adores a doll that can open and close its eyes but recoils in fear when it nearly shuts them. He cries that the doll winked at him and refuses to touch it again. A second note describes the hot poker illusion causing inverted images of small objects to appear near the pokers end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hels
Mamma
Met
Dr Miles Free Heart Disease Treatment Offer
Free trial of Dr Miles treatment for heart nerve stomach and dropsy patients. Elixir tonic pills plaster and laxative kit claim twenty five years of research and three times success over usual methods. Testimonials from Col. Sploman Hon W A Warren Julius Keister J Trimmer and others. Send for free treatment at 203 to 211 State Street Chicago Illinois.
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Miles
Col
BB. Sploman
United States
Tlowrulars
Dieno
Cal Sys
W. A. Warren
Jamestown
N.Y
Juhus Keister
Mohican Avene
Chicago
J. Trimmer
Greenspring
Franklin Miles
State Street
Chicana, Tl
Freeland Tribe
Geologist Finds Fossil Footprints At Mt Carbon
Dr H J Verbsin of Pottsville reports sandstone slabs at Mt Carbon show prehistoric animal footprints. Forefeet appear five toed like a small band with stout fingers and a thumb, hind feet have four toes. John L Sullivan files bankruptcy petition in US district court listing liabilities 2658 and assets 60 in wearing apparel.
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H. J. Verbsin
Pottsville
Mt. Carbon
John L. Sullivan
United States District Court
One Pind of an Egotist Essay Quote
A collection of witty remarks on egotism cites Chicago Post and New York American quips. The Chicago line defines an egotist as a man who minds his own business to the point of annoying others, while the New York American taxes party literacy on religious and political stance.
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Chicago Post
New York American
Train Schedules From Drifton and Hazleton Junctions
Daily train times from Drifton Havleton and Hazleton Junctions to Oneida, Harwood, Humboldt, Sheppton, Beaver Meadow, Stockton and more. Sunday service listed with morning and afternoon departures. Connections exist at Hagieton Junction with electric cars and at Trunston for P. KR. R. trains toward Wilkes-Barre, Sunbury and Harrisburg.
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Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
White Haven
Rolla
Qoulin B.wilkur
Cortlandt Street
New York City
Chas
Lee
Gildioy
Hazleton
Drifton
Jeddo
Eckley
Basle Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadowstead
Roan
Hazieton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Yomieken
Deringer
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Havleton Junction
Pranberry
Tombicken
Unday
Hazleton Junction
Dertogar
Hoan
Koan
Tilam
Beaver Meadow Road
Hazie Brook
Jedda
Hazle Brook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freeland Tribune
Iguy
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Main Street
Freeland
Tribune
Freeland, PA
the Fashions
London
Castoria
Pecipe
Oled
Saisuel
Ee Seei Salle
New York
LL. B
Bears
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Passengen
Wenath Mauch Chonk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
Sandy Run
Pittston
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Hethlehem
Phldophia
Delano
Totteville
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Mt. Carmel
Allentinoy
Huzieton
West
Alientown
Lethlehem
Euston
Delano Mahanoy City
Mt. Carme
Potteville
All Points
Shenandogh
Pottaville
Mmmw & Co
Washington, D
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