Old-Time Fashions for Little Girls Dress Gowns and Garters
A fashion column discusses children’s party frocks with gored skirts and lace yokes, stressing simplicity, proper fit, and pale colors. It notes materials like soft cashmere and biellette fabrics, and outlines styles for school wear, dancing gowns, and afternoon dresses. It also tracks garter innovations from Paris, including side and up-and-down designs, praised for staying power and comfort.
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Tarleton
Lawn
Paris
Jace
Elves in the Shawano Woods A Forest Tale for Children
A Wisconsin clearing described with velvet moss ferns and a yellow topside toadstool surrounded by six white spotted mushrooms. The tale tells of a gray bearded father elf and six elf sons whose beards touch the ground as they grow. Children seek the clearing to glimpse friendly elves and learn the ritual greeting and answers to questions.
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Shawano
Wis
Father Elf
Meaning of Hero in a Swiss Village Fire
A boy saved the cows during a village fire and explained that true heroism is doing the right thing at the right time. His father agrees, noting the brave act as a lesson on courage and duty. The tale emphasizes virtue over fame.
Story of a Little Quaker Heroine and Deer Antlers
Martha Chapman and her twin brother, Quakers in Bucke County Pennsylvania, endure Indian guardianship and peril. Martha tames a buck by haltering its horns to a tree and brings home the deer, later preserving its antlers in a descendant’s room for more than two centuries.
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Pennsylvania
Martha Chapman
America
Bucke
County
Martha
Chapmans
Catler
Chapman
A Girl's Scissors. The Amsterdam born cuttings artist
A historical sketch of Joanne Koertzen a girl from Amsterdam who drew praise across Europe for paper cuttings in light and shade. She turned from music embroidery and wax painting to cuttings that portrayed landscapes marine views and portraits of rulers including Peter the Great and the Empress of Germany. Her work drew royals to viewings and a monument by her husband Adrian Block commemorates her sixty five years.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Joanne Koertzen
Europe
Peter the Great
Germany
Leopold
Royal Art Gallery
Vienna
Adrian Block
Shawano Kite Regatta Sparks Old Time Sport Among Boys
In Shawano Wisconsin a spring kite regatta draws boys to risk and skill. Contestants use Hecht canoes and large kites tethered by twine to form airborne trains. Two crew may ride to manage kites and steer in variable wind, with fish line twine and multiple lines per kite.
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Shawano
Wisconsin
Bouy
Sewing Tips To Stop Buttons From Coming Off
A woman advises Lena on a sewing method to keep buttons in place. She suggests threading knots on the front, pinning across holes, and winding thread beneath the button to create a strong stem to resist wear and pulling. She claims the technique prevents buttons from loosening.
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Lena
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed For Sleep Aid
An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and sleep, noting prompt relief and benefits for colds and pneumonia prevention. Emmert & Burrell, Druggists, sell the remedy. The text also cites a Russian legal penalty of up to 1 month arrest or 100 rubles for selling or handling tax for commercial purposes, with fines up to 160 rubles for violations.
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Chamberlains
Emmert & Burrell
Russia
White Mark Foley Kidney Cure Offered For Kidney and Bladder Ailments
The advertisement promotes White Mark Foley Kidney Cure as a reliable preeparation for kidney and bladder diseases. It promises a money refund if not satisfied and lists H. J. Moogk, W. F. Jungkunz & Co as proprietors. The price is stated as 50 cents.
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H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Chicago
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dodd
Dodd's
Dodds Medicine
Forest Belt Covers Washington Coast and Cascade Slopes
The region west of the Cascade summit holds the United States' heaviest continuous forest belt. This vast woodland spans Cascade and coast ranges and surrounds Puget Sound in the drift plain.
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State of Washington
Cascade Range
United States
Cascade
Coast Ranges
Puget Sound
It Hits the Spot Honey and Tar Ad and Salt Lake Drainage
An advertisement for Foley s Honey and Tar promises immediate relief for sore throat and chest with a warm healing sensation It also notes Great Salt Lake receding due to irrigation drainage and claims the lake is fed by Jordan and other rivers not underground springs and that irrigation reduces Salt Lake s water supply.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Jungkunz & Co
Great Salt Lake
Jordan
Salt Lake
Allen's Foot-Ease endorsed for wheel riders shoe comfort
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet, claiming it cools, prevents sweating, and boosts endurance for over a million wheel riders. It offers relief from smarting, hot, swollen, aching feet and even ingrowing nails, priced 25 cents with free sample by mail.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Grain-O is a wholesome grain drink for all ages
Grain-O is a pure grain beverage advertised as a health builder not a stimulant. The ad claims it aids digestion and strengthens nerves for both children and adults and notes it costs about four times coffee at 4lives and 25 cents per package.
Winter in the South Gulf Coast Getaway
Advertises the gulf coast portion along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans as an ideal winter retreat with mild climate pure air and first class accommodations. Highlights through cars from northern cities and Florida connections. Encourages readers to request folders from J. K. Ridge ly N W P A Chicago.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Midland Route Tourist Car Service Restored to Chicago to San Francisco
The C M and St P Railroad resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service with a Chicago departure at 10 36 p m Friday and a Wednesday San Francisco arrival at 9 45 p m. The itinerary includes Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and additional stopovers. An optional Salt Lake City visit is offered. Eastbound departures from San Francisco occur Saturdays at 8 a m with Chicago arrivals on Wednesday at 8 25 a m. G H Hearrorp MBdkwtd
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C. M
St. P. Ry
Midland
Chicago
San Francisco
Omaha
P. Ry
Colorado Springs
Col. Mid
Salt Lake
So. Pac. Ry
Salt Lake City
Double Daily Fast Trains to Florida via Southern Railway
Southern Railway offers winter through schedules to Florida and southern resorts with through sleeping cars from Cincinnati to Jacksonville and from St Louis and Kansas City to Jacksonville. Connections include Queen and Crescent via Chattanooga and Plant system routes. Through tickets and maps available on request.
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Southern Railway
Southern Resorts
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
Jesup
Plant System
Jacksonville
Knoxville
Asherville
Savannah
North Carolina
Land of the Sky
St. Louis
L. Be, & St. L. Railroad
Air Line
Kansas City
Birmingham
Atlanta
Plant
THE
Florida
South
Tribune advertising appeal for 1900 politics and editions
The Tribunes editorial promotes party loyalty and the 1900 platform, praising its masterly policies and the Ohio publication reach. It highlights four years of President Cleveland, the Tribunes four editions including a weekly and a daily Sunday supplement, and claims broad circulation and_value for business readers.
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Fey
Newa
Tribe
Republicad
Cleveland
Tari
United Pees
Tribune
The Tri-Weekly Tribune Embraces a New Substitution
The Tri-Weekly Tribune announces a shift from the Iata Semi- Weekly to a handsome three edition weekly. It offers more news content for half a dollar less than the former rate and includes editorials, book reviews, foreign letters, "Home Topics," fashions, fictions, agricultural data, and business information. The new price list: Tri-Weekly Tribune $1.50 a year, Weekly Tribune $1.00 a year, with sample copies available by mail from The Tribune, New York City.
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Iata
Tribune
Aga
United States
Tri-Weekly
The
New York Tribune
Daily
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