Monument funds and postal rates across oceans rise in opinion
The Detroit Journal critiques the American urge for monument building while noting a shift in postal policy. It endorses extending domestic Cuba rates to two cents an ounce, aligning Cuba with U S Canada and Mexico in a broader exchange. A century old copper tempering mystery resurfaces with claims by a woman and her two sons on the Pacific coast.
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Cuba
United States
New York Tribune
Canada
Mexico
Pacific
Strange Reciprocity Between Plant And Ant Described
An article from the New York Herald details a mutualistic bond in Australia between a thorned plant and a small ant. The plant provides hollow hornlike leaf thorns filled with nourishment for the ant, while the ant defends the plant from leaf‑eating insects, often risking life to guard its food source.
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Australia
New York Herald
Swiss Army to Arm with Nickel Steel Guns 7.4cm Caliber
A rapid fire artillery plan for the Swiss army proposes nickel steel 7.4 centimeter guns firing ten rounds per minute with a 500 yard range. Wounded soldiers and punitive measures are noted in fragments, referencing restitution and calm after misdeeds.
Worldly Beauty and Duty Amid Travel Reflections
A brief verse attributed to John A. Joyce in the Washington Post encourages resilience and cheerful endurance. It frames beauty in the world for those who suffer and smile, and notes love comes to the worthy while dedication remains the sweetest task even when isolated.
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John A. Joyce
The
Washington Post
The Extra Day On A Pacific Liner
Laura Marcy and Perry Prescott discuss a time trick aboard the City of Pekin while sharing a deck chair among rugs and pillows. They explain how they borrow a day from westbound ships, dropping hours to gain a new day, yet the mood remains tense after an earlier quarrel.
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Mr. Prescott
Laura Marcy
City of Pekin
Perry Prescott
Perry
Marcy
Mrs& Marcy
Prescott
Lan Ta
Laura
Jand
Mleres
Extra Day By The Ocean In A Whimsical Tale
Laura and Perry banter about an extra day found mid ocean. They explain dropping and pasting hours to relive a day, while playful tension grows as a tan shoe taps and Laura reacts to Perry's kiss on her leather shoe. The moment shifts between humor and budding romance aboard a deserted deck.
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Prescott
Laura
Perry
New York Home Journal
Lane’s Sharp Repartee to Hendricks Aboard Leavenworth Boat
A Indianapolis News reminiscence recalls Henry S. Lane as a premier stump speaker. In 1857 or 1858 during joint debates with Thomas A. Hendricks in Crawford County, Lane delivered a scorching retort as the steamboat neared. Hendricks whispered to stop but Lane quipped that the gentleman would take to water, delighting the crowd.
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Henry S. Lane
Indiana
United States Senate
Thomas A. Hendricks
Leavenworth
Crawford County
Lane
Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks
Mr. Lane
Alaska Copper Belt Developments Begin Export
Alaska's rich copper deposits start development with the first shipment from the White Horse belt sent to Tacoma. The belt runs about 25 miles along a Yukon tributary, four miles wide, with ore reported 25 to 75 percent copper and gold values between six and ten dollars per ton.
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Alaska
White Horse Belt
Tacoma
Yukon
Family Pride and Wood-I Notice Sawyer’s Family Ties
In a Detroit Free Press piece, Sawyer reflects pride in his family tree and roots in the lumber business, citing his father’s start in the trade and the work history shaping his career.
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Sawyer
Slabb
Detriot Free Press
Women’s Hotel Company buys land for 500-woman building
The Women’s Hotel Company of New York City has purchased land near Madison Avenue and East Twenty ninth Street and is drawing plans for a building to house 500 women. Subscriptions reportedly total $300,000. The facility aims to provide comfortable quarters for businesswomen in a bachelor-apartment style.
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Women's Hotel Company
New York City
Madison Avenue
East Twentyninth Street
Spring Hat Styles Feature Green Velvet and White Chiffon
A striking Leghorn hat, reshaped like a coal scuttle bonnet with green velvet straps, crown band, and a large white chiffon scarf draped over the brim. A white gauze straw turban trims with pink rose clusters, loops, and white tulle, tied with a bandeau and black velvet bow on the side.
Belts and Sashes Expand Black Gown Wardrobe
Different belts and sashes extend a black gown wardrobe at little cost. Broad or narrow belts and colored chiffon or fringe ended sashes offer varied looks for an indefinite period. A black silk gown once seen as essential now returns with flexible styling ideas for skirts and waists.
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Harper's Bazar
Proper Gloves for Church Dress and Accessories
The guide outlines glove choices for church attire, favoring two or four button white or light tan leather options and suede styles with two buttons. It warns white suede is inappropriate with brown or gray gowns and stresses glove selection should align with muff lining and overall walking costume. It notes white gloves are impractical with fur or white linings for earnings and fashion practicality.
Foot Growth Myths From A Fashion Shoemaker
A Washington Star piece titled The Mother's Mealth quotes a fashionable shoemaker discussing girls feet from ages 16 to 23. He claims feet grow larger in youth, then shrink as fat settles, with noticeable changes at 17 and 23, and notes after 40 feet regain fat. He denies cycling enlarges feet and explains sizing adjustments without changing length.
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Washington Star
Mothers and the cost of children's clothing in society
A reflective piece on how social pressures and maternal love drive mothers to clothe their children in fine garments. It notes mothers’ sacrifices, the shift to ready-made dresses, and the ongoing demands of purchasing, mending, and maintaining wardrobes as modern conveniences reduce needlework burdens. Dr Grace Peckham Murray cites a school scene remark about 560 buttonholes made by a mother.
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Grace Peckham Murray
Harper's Bazar
Pearl hair combs and jeweled headpieces rule fashion plates
The article highlights pearl combs studded with stones and bound with gold as the new hair ornament, noting opalescent seashell inlays and the return of tortoise shell. It mentions Lalique carved pieces, diamond accents, and the trend toward tall, broad combs, aigrettes, and jeweled roses in hair. It also covers broader fashion notes on lace, fabrics, and millinery trends for spring.
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Paris
Lalique
Kimberley
Pearls of Thought and Quotes Gem of Virtues
A collection of aphorisms and maxims from Langford Seneca Richter Cicero Hutchinson Ovid Locke Colton Gail Hamilton on knowledge gratitude happiness and integrity. Each line offers a distilled moral or insight from notable figures across philosophy and literature.
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Langford
Seneca
Richter
Cicero
Hutchinson
Ovid
Locke
Colton
Gail Hamilton
Miniature toko-niwa gardens from Japan captivate American rooms
The New York Sun describes how Japanese toko-niwa gardens occupy four to five feet square and replicate natural landscapes with carved boxes, stones, evergreens, bridges, streams, and a tea house. Though costly to import, these delicate diminutive gardens can thrive for years with proper care or occasional visits from a Japanese gardener to refresh watercourses and prune plants.
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Japan
America
United States
Tew House
New York Sun
General Hamilton and the Boer Mother Tale
General Jan Hamilton, quarreling with a Boer farmhouse mistress, wins her gratitude through a humane exchange. Interpreted conversations reveal no grace in replies until the moment he asks about her 14 year old son. After a battlefield claim and a test of mercy, the mother’s stern mask dissolves as Youth’s Companion stirs emotion.
First Lynching in France Reported at Montreuil
From Montreuil a small town comes the report of two burglars lynched after assaulting the house owner's wife while her husband was bound and gagged. The act is described as the first lynching in France, as far as known.
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France
Montreuil
New York World
Superfluous Convenience
A witty quip from the Chicago Record ponders gendered fashion and pockets. It notes a man with twenty pockets and a woman with none, asserting that even forty nine pockets would not spare her from carrying a purse by hand.
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Chicago
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Farriors
Tribune J’renting Company, Limited
Old World
Detroit Journal
Chantilly
Queer House Gardens
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