Russians Pitch Their Tents At Amur Camp In Siberia
A London News correspondent visits a Siberian military camp near the Amur where about 38 000 soldiers are quartered. Tents are square canopied shelters with sod bases, six bunks each, and guards on every post. Officers, bugles, and larking Tommies fill the Sundays with music, wrestling, jumping, and social crowds while soldiers appear sturdy, healthy, and content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
The
London News
End of the Old Beau Nash in Declining Years
The piece chronicles the end of Beau Nash once renowned as Master of the Ceremonies. Aging, insolence, and fading popularity lead to poverty, reliance on charity, and a shift in patronage from the great to humbler figures. Quin’s prodding and a new generation deepen his isolation before his death in a modest home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beau Nash
Beau Fielding
Beau Brummel
Quin
Nash
Bath
Beaux
Garrick
Nearer the Sun Now and Winter’s Slow Sail to Spring
The article notes Earth’s proximity to the sun but explains axis tilt yields little heat. It reflects on the coming week and winter’s onset, yet emphasizes a move toward longer daylight and brighter skies after the solstice, with a steady push toward spring.
Has the World Gone Wrong Poem Fragment
Poem fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald describes scenes of everyday life and happiness amid a busy world. It contrasts engines and labor with quiet, hopeful moments between lovers and neighbors, ending on a gentle note that the world is good to some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Young Tom Claflin Becomes Sea Captain in San Diego
OM CLAILIN, at sixteen, shifts from failed job seeker to fisherman under a lean boom bust. He buys a leaky lugger for 12.50, naming it the Good Ship Little Mother. His mother, a cheerful nurse, supports the dream amid hard times and illness in Chicago and San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OM Clailin
Chicago
San Diego
Cal
Tom
Point Loma
Coronando Beach
Thomas Claflin
Tom Cliffin and the Monterey Mission at Sea Rescue
Tom Cliffin sails the summer sea in search of fish and adventure aiding his family. After Hansen dies in fog near the Monterey, Tom captures a Mexican killer at San Diego by diving from a lugger and returning with proof. He earns a reward to buy a new boat, while the Little Mother wrecks.
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Pedro
Charley
Tom
Monterey
Monster Coast Defense Monitor
South American
San Diego
Tom Cliffin
Santa Fe
Monitor
Hansen
Chicago
Frisco
Atcker
John TH. Raftery
Chicago Record-Herald
Little Mother Sets Sail in California Dream Venture
Tom Claflin leads his family to launch the Little Mother, a reconditioned yacht painted white with blue lettering, as they sail from Coronado toward Loma Lighthouse. The voyage brings first earnings for Tom, who imagines a future as a professional fisherman while his siblings celebrate aboard.
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Claflin
Tom
Charley
Loma
Properties of the madstone as a rural healer
A narrative explains the madstone taken from a white deer's stomach used against rabies. It is applied to bites and reportedly adheres, drawing out poison through a blue streak toward the elbow. A New Mexico case claims recovery after the stone’s thirty minute adhesion and subsequent water reaction. The value of a mudstone varies, with one specimen at $500.
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New Mexico
Telegraphs Through Jungles Reach Southern Lake Yangangka
Reports describe ongoing progress of the transcontinental telegraph from the jungle frontiers toward civilization. Linemen endure hardships as supply transport shifts to carriers across long impassable stretches, swamp growth, crocodile dangers, elephants uprooting poles, and forested ravines hindering surveys and access during the rainy season.
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Lake Yangangka
New Chief Justice of Sierra Leone Named
Honora reports Mr. P. C. Smyly named Chief Justice of Sierra Leone. At thirty five he becomes the youngest in the colonial service and has spent six years on the west coast. He earned his LL D at Dublin University ten years ago and is noted for rapid advancement.
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Honora
Sierra Leone
P. C. Smyly
Colonial Service
Dubln University
Londin Chronicle
The Pin in Fashion and the Art of Dress
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece argues that true fashion lies not in perfect seams but in imagination and subtlety. It praises skilled draping, touches of artistry, and the judicious use of a pin to create distinct style over rigid, heavy stitching.
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Great
Couturiere
Dreesemaker
New York
How to Hold Up the Skirt
A guide on graceful skirt handling for dressy wear. It advises lifting the back of the skirt from the center, drawing it up evenly to keep sides full, reducing drag, and adding a light shake so folds fall naturally. It notes long skirts are fashionable but impractical in wet weather.
American College Life and Domestic Impulse Debate
The New York Mail and Express discusses Miss Gill of Barnard College proposing a year off between sophomore and junior years to focus on home life while pursuing higher education. It questions whether college training dulls domestic impulses and notes American passion for full devotion to chosen careers.
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Miss Gill
Barnard College
New York Mail and Express
Winter Rall Muff Styles for Fashionable Toil and Care
Winter muffs remain costly and varied this season with new shapes and trims. Gray taffeta silk muffs pair with a double cape collar and lace accents, while fur and satin options offer different interlinings. A Harper's Bazaar note outlines infant sleep patterns from newborn to twelve months, stressing long nighttime rest and a two-year midday nap habit for proper growth.
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Harper’s Bazar
Newest Fashions in Gloves and Gowns from Paris Styles
French suede gloves with rhinestones or cameo buttons set fashion with gun metal finishes on buttons. Little girls sweaters feature red trimmings and brass fronts while velvet trims, silk flowered slips, and pearl detailing appear on gowns. Ivory corduroy bridesmaids outfits pair with black lace plumes and pompadour striped silks top young evening dresses, as gold buckles and velvet borders highlight late designs.
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Freeland
Paes
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Siberia
Alan
Pala Acis
Crescent
Coronado Island
Clafiin
Ettranes
Coronzola
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